The 106th episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Omusubi " (General TV, Monday to Saturday at 8:00 am and others), starring actress Kanna Hashimoto , was broadcast on March 3rd, and the change in Yui's (Hashimoto) father, Masato (Kitamura Yukiya), became a hot topic among viewers.
In the 106th episode, Yui, who works as a registered dietitian at a hospital, has mixed feelings about being told by patients that she is scary and strict because of her job of providing nutritional guidance. Meanwhile, her childhood friend Natsumi ( Shima Tabata) surprises Yui by announcing that she might quit her job.
Natsumi is working in the product development department of a convenience store, proposing lunch boxes for the elderly, but she laments that her boss seems to dislike her and that everything she proposes is rejected. Natsumi says that she wanted to commercialize a lunch box for the elderly after seeing her mother Misae (Kimura Midoriko) looking depressed recently.
When Yui, who had returned to her parents' house, talked about Misae's current situation, Aiko (Kumiko Aso) sadly replied, "Misae-san, she never comes to our house anymore." The saint who had been listening to their conversation muttered, "It can't be helped. We're all getting older now. We can't do things the way we did before. It's the impermanence of all things," and calmly said, "The world is always changing, and nothing is permanent." When Yui asked, "Dad, don't you look like a Buddha lately?" Aiko agreed, "Yeah. You're always saying things like you've learned something."
Then, Shoya (Hayato Sano) and his daughter Hana (Miyazaki Ririsa) came in and happily reported that they had been selected to represent Osaka in the girls' under-10 soccer team. Masato congratulated them, saying, "Congratulations, I'm so glad for you," and his expression became even gentler. When Yui retorted, "You look even more like a Buddha now, don't you?" Masato smiled gently and said, "I'm just savoring the blessings of my family."
Comments on social media included, "Lol, the saint has attained enlightenment," "The Buddha saint is cute," "This is a joke about the saint (Masato) becoming a saint," "The acting is really good. The saint really has a 'Buddha' expression and represents 'impermanence of all things'," and "I never thought the saint would become a Buddha when the people who used to hang out at Yoneda Hair Salon stopped coming."
