A brief glimpse of our 金曜日 workshop, shared in text form.

***please share an interesting movie or drama you've watched recently. ***

Participant 1

Actually, I haven’t been to a movie theater recently. To put it simply, we can watch many movies on TV or through subscription services like Amazon Prime or Netflix.

I usually pay for these subscription services to watch movies online, but in many cases, I just watch movies on traditional TV programs, such as those on TV Tokyo.

TV Tokyo airs a lot of movies every afternoon from 1:40 to 3:00.　 The other day, I also watched *Top Gun*, starring Tom Cruise. Today, however, Nippon TV is showing *Top Gun: Maverick*.

Anyway, I think Tom Cruise is very cool. What’s more, I’m always amazed by his stunts in movies. He performs those difficult action scenes by himself, without a stunt double. That’s truly impressive.

And now he’s over 60 years old—that’s unbelievable!  

※I was surprised by this spontaneous answer. Why? Because someone else was talking about a similar topic just last Saturday.※

***Please share books or poems you'd like to read in autumn.***

Participant 2

I enjoy reading Japanese literature, but I haven't had the time to read recently because I've been so busy.

The reason I like classic literature is that it gives me a glimpse into how people in Japan used to think in the past.

That's why, if I had the time, there are so many books I'd love to read.  

***Share your ideal autumn day.***

 Participant 3

My birthday is in October, during the autumn season, but my mother often used to say how hard it was to care for a baby in the winter. Since I was born in the fall, winter came almost right away. She said it was tough because babies are more prone to catching colds, and she had to be extra careful about keeping me warm and protecting me from the cold weather.