ABC TV's irregularly broadcast news documentary program "Chase Special" (Kansai region). It has been decided that the second installment of "'Female Yakuza' Mother's Confession Record," which was broadcast in September 2024, will be broadcast from 4:25 pm on March 2nd.
This is an intimate documentary about a woman who was once a female yakuza in a designated crime syndicate, but later switched to working in rehabilitation support and started a new life. The first time it was aired, it recorded high viewership ratings on Sunday afternoons (ranked #1 among commercial channels in that time slot), and its subsequent YouTube upload was viewed 2.7 million times in three months.
Mako Nishimura (58) decided to go and see her two sons, who she had cut off ties with in the previous episode, but her second son, who lives nearby, refused. She headed to the home of her eldest son, Daiki (28), who lives in Tokyo, but was chased away through the front door with harsh words, "Go home! You're a disgrace!"
Mako's two sons had always admired her younger brother (57) and still depend on him for everything. Mako tried to reunite with her brother, but he said something shocking: "I was going to kill you the next time I saw you." Nevertheless, her brother understood that Mako was sincerely remorseful and was working hard to support her rehabilitation. He suggested that she write a letter to her two sons and volunteered to act as a go-between.
After reconciling with her younger brother, Mako was allowed to enter her parents' house. Her mother (85) hadn't cooked recently, her memory was getting weaker, and her cooking methods were all over the place. The finished dish was different from what it used to be, but Mako held back her tears and devoured her mother's home-cooked meal with all her heart.
Mako-san put her hands together in prayer in front of the portrait of her father, who died at the young age of 55. In fact, her mother had been supporting her without her father's knowledge. Even when she became a female yakuza, she went alone to the boss of the yakuza gang and prostrated herself, saying, "Please take good care of my daughter." The boss was amazed at his mother's courage, saying, "This is unheard of."
Mako says, "Even though I became a yakuza, I was able to return to being an honest person thanks to my mother." Realizing the greatness of her now elderly mother, she renewed her resolve to become just like her.
The eldest son, Daiki, was looking for sponsors to make his long-held dream of making his debut in the world of martial arts on his own YouTube channel. Mako added a photo of him saying, "I want to help you with that."
"Until now, I haven't been able to do anything as a mother, but I want to at least help Daiki's dream come true." Daiki has an unexpected reaction when he reads Mako's heartfelt letter. Will Daiki ever tell his true feelings about his mother, who has lived with the sad fate of having a yakuza mother? Things are starting to move forward as mother and son are reunited for the first time in 10 years.
