Junichi Ishida has been having a good old yarn about his fresh venture in managing a yakiniku restaurant and his keen interest in getting into film production.

Once a well-loved actor, Junichi Ishida, who's now 70, hasn't been as visible on the telly as he used to be. But he's taken a new path since 2023, running a yakiniku restaurant over in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture. The joint's called "Sumibi Yakiniku Junchan," and it's all about top-notch domestic beef. Mr. Ishida himself looks after the customers, bringing his own special charm to the place.

He makes his way from his home in Tokyo to the restaurant, a solid hour and a half train trip, and he works there from 5 in the arvo to 10:30 at night. The whole experience takes him back to his uni days when he was a dishie during a stint of part-time work. Despite the downturn in his acting gigs and the belt-tightening that comes with it, Mr. Ishida's fired up to make a success of the yakiniku spot to keep things ticking along for him and his family.

The restaurant's pulling in around 10 million yen a month, which he reckons is pretty decent given how things are these days. Not just one to rest on his laurels, he's also getting keen on film production. He's eyeing up a project where he'll wear the hats of both scriptwriter and director, with hopes to kick this off by 2025.

He even dropped a hint about possibly appearing alongside his son for this venture and is promising a grand return to the scene in three years.

Japanese (日本語)

石田いしだ純一じゅんいちさん、焼肉やきにく店てん経営けいえいで新あらたな挑戦ちょうせんと映画えいが製作せいさくへの意欲いよくを語かたる

かつて人気にんき俳優はいゆうとして知られた石田いしだ純一じゅんいちさん（70歳さい）は、最近さいきんではテレビ出演しゅつえんが減少傾向げんしょうけいこうにありますが、新あたらたな挑戦ちょうせんとして2023年ねんから千葉県ちばけん船橋市ふなばししで焼肉店やきにくてんを経営けいえいしています。店名てんめいは「炭火焼肉すみびやきにくジュンチャン」で、品質ひんしつにこだわった国産牛こくさんぎゅうを提供ていきょうするこの店みせで、石田いしださんは主おもに接客せっきゃくを担当たんとうしています。

彼かれは都内とないの自宅じたくから店みせまで電車でんしゃで約やく1時間半じかんはん通勤つうきんし、午後ごご5時じから10時半じはんまで働はたらいています。石田いしださんは学生時代がくせいじだいにした皿洗さらあらいのバイトを懐なつかしみながらも、現在げんざいの仕事しごとに情熱じょうねつを注そそいでいます。俳優はいゆうとしての活躍かつやくが減へり、収入しゅうにゅうも大幅おおはばに減少げんしょうした石田いしださんですが、家族かぞくと自分じぶんの生活せいかつを守まもるため、焼肉店やきにくてんの経営けいえいでの成功せいこうを目指めざしています。

月つきの売上うりあげは約やく1,000万円まんえんで、彼かれはこれを「今いまの世よの中なかではありがたい」と語かたっています。また、石田いしださんは今後こんごの野望やぼうとして映画製作えいがせいさくにも意欲いよくを見みせており、脚本きゃくほんと監督かんとくを務つとめる作品さくひんを構想中こうそうちゅうで、2025年ねんには製作開始せいさくかいしを目指めざしています。

彼かれは息子むすこと共演きょうえんする可能性かのうせいも示唆しさし、3年後ねんごの復活ふっかつを誓ちかっています。

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