" Anpan " is the NHK Asadora drama series starring Mio Imada , which will air in the first half of the 2025 fiscal year. It is a "story of love and courage" based on the married couple Takashi Yanase(1919-2013), the manga artist and picture book writer who created "Anpanman," and Nobu Komatsu(1918-1993). The drama will start on March 31. Here, we will introduce Mimi Yamashita, played by Sonim.
◇ A girl’s school teacher who was a symbol of the era
Mimi Yamashita is a teacher at the high school for girls attended by the heroine Nobu Asada(played by Imada). Sonim, who plays Yamashita, is from Kochi Prefecture, where the story is set, and this is her first appearance in a Asadora.
When her role was announced in November last year, Sonim commented, "As a Hachikin girl from Kochi, I think I was a girl like Nobu-chan. But the complete opposite is a girl's school teacher, a symbol of that era. I would like to play the role in a way that brings out that contrast."
◇The drama's script, narration, music, and theme song are...
The drama depicts how two nobodys, Nobu Asada and Takashi Yanai(Takumi Kitamura), overcome all sorts of obstacles to become "Anpanman," the embodiment of "irreversible justice."
The script is written by Miho Nakazono, known for the TV Asahi series "Doctor X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon." The narrator is NHK announcer Risa Hayashida Risa, and the music is by composer and musician Izutsu Akio. The theme song is a new song by rock band RADWIMPS called "Tamamono."
It will be broadcast on NHK General TV from March 31st, Monday to Saturday at 8:00 a.m. and other channels.
