quote:I just finished watching Ichiro kill a man on a Japanese TV crime drama. He played himself, returning from America and going to a hotel, where his older brother happens to be working. It turns out the brother is being blackmailed, something about an incriminating picture, and has made several cash payments to a shady figure. Ichiro agrees to help him make one final 10 million yen payment, and meets the blackmailer. But instead of paying, he kills the guy! First he signs an autograph ball for him, then suddenly gets him in a choke hold, taunts him a while, then makes him swallow poison. Then he calmly wipes off any prints that might have been left and walks away, with the dead guy sitting their foaming at the mouth. He's a pretty good actor... comes off as a convincing evil tough guy. But I can't believe he played that role. Has a sports celebrity ever done a part like that on American TV?
I just read this on another Baseball Board. It sounds interesting and I think it may be true... Anyone know for sure?
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