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He plays the piano, and has written songs for numerous episodes (the "Yamasaki Producer" series). This episode also showcases Yamasaki's not inconsiderable musical talent. Still, a certain amount of affection for at least some of the music shows through. The point of the episode, emphasized in Downtown's labored responses to the two overexcited show hosts is evidently to parody similar reverential music retrospective shows.
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It serves as an excellent overview of Japanese popular music over several decades. All of the music and album covers featuring Yamasaki are fairly faithful reproductions of original material. Upon first viewing I did not take a great deal away from this episode, but upon subsequent research, my admiration grew. Though not part of an explicit "series" this episode seems most similar to episode #1029 昭和の歌姫 山口百恵ヒストリー (Shōwa era songstress Yamaguchi Momoe History) featuring a similar set, the same actor playing Yamasaki's "husband" at the close, the same male and female program hosts, and primarily the same preoccupation with Shōwa era music. Matsumoto, Hamada, Endou and Tanaka called to a studio set, where they participate in an uncomfortable retrospective of Japanese Shōwa era popular music, performed entirely or in part by Yamasaki. Episode Title: 山崎 昭和歌謡曲 ヒットパレード ("Yamasaki's Shōwa era Popular Song Hit Parade")