On April 20, it was learned that actor Gaku Sano suffered a meniscus injury and ligament tear in his right knee, resulting in a total healing time of 8 to 9 months, during the filming of TBS’s “Saikyou Sports Boys Summit 2025 Winter,” TBS announced. Photo: Gaku Sano , a sportsman who is truly a thin and macho man! According to the announcement document, during a recording session at a facility in Tokyo on March 18, he successfully jumped 17 steps (2 meters 46 centimeters) of a giant jumping box called a “monster box,” lost his balance in the air when landing, and twisted his right leg upon landing. He complained of pain and went to the hospital on the advice of the EMT and trainer who accompanied him. The next day, he underwent a thorough examination and was diagnosed with “damage to the meniscus and torn ligaments in the right knee,” and on January 20, his doctor told him that he would undergo surgery after the swelling went down. He will be in recovery for 8 to 9 months, and will have to “use a crutch to walk for a certain period of time. According to his office, Sano will continue to work, but “he will make an appropriate decision about his acting activities after consulting with his doctor,” according to his office. TBS said, “Although we took the utmost precautions for safety during the recording of the program in question, including assigning a paramedic and a trainer, we would like to express our deepest sympathies to Mr. Sano for his injuries. We wish Ms. Sano a speedy recovery and will continue to take all possible measures to ensure safety management in the production of our programs. Sano is an all-around sportsman, and last December he also reported that he had passed a professional boxing test.
