The second episode of the drama series " Since I Took You Away：Viewers moved to tears by the decision scene of "Hiromi" played by Keiko Kitagawa " (Kantele/Fuji TV, Mondays at 10pm) starring actress Keiko Kitagawa was broadcast on April 28th. The episode included a scene in which Hiromi(Eima Kurata), the second daughter of Asahi (Nao Omori), who was accidentally kidnapped by Hiromi (Kitagawa), falls asleep while eating dorayaki, and Eima's acting became a hot topic on social media.
◇The following contains spoilers.
In the second episode, Hiromi takes Moeko, who he had unknowingly gotten into his car, back to his house and tries to take her life to get revenge on Asahi. However, he is unable to do so because he sees Moeko as his deceased daughter.
Hiromi takes advantage of Moeko's feelings of mistaking him for her mother and makes her call him "mother." At that time, Hatsume Noguchi (Rina Ogawa), a bar staff member who moved into the room next door, comes to greet her and hears Moeko's voice.
Hiromi somehow manages to get through the situation, and while eating the dorayaki that Hatsume gave him with Moeko, Moeko falls asleep. Hiromi becomes worried, so he drives his car to a deserted beach and throws away Moeko's shoes and other belongings.
Afterwards, Hiromi thinks it's wrong to use Moeko to get revenge on Asahi, and decides to send her home. However, in front of the police box, Moeko continues to call him "Mom," and after some conflict, Hiromi embraces Moeko and cries, saying, "Moe-chan. Mom, I'll never let you go again."
On social media, Kurata's natural acting as Moeko became a hot topic, as she "fell asleep" with her face on the table with a dorayaki in her hand. Comments included, "The scene where she innocently calls 'Mom' is so heartbreaking. Her pure acting touches the heart," "Her voice and expressions are all so real they really pierce," "She's great at falling asleep," and "This falling asleep is also acting, right...? Ema is such a genius."
