The 39th episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " (General TV, Monday to Saturday at 8:00 AM and others), starring Mio Imada , was broadcast on May 22nd, and the appearance of "Kamajii" (aka Kamaji) played by Kotaro Yoshida attracted the attention of viewers.
"Anpan" is based on the married couple Takashi Yanase(1919-2013) and Nobuyuki (1918-1993), the manga artist and picture book writer who created "Anpanman." It is a "story of love and courage" that will make you feel the joy of living, depicting how these two, who were once nobody, overcame all sorts of rough seas and arrived at "Anpanman," the embodiment of "unreversible justice."
In episode 39, after the holidays, Nobu (Imada) feels distressed for the first time when he sees his students reciting the Imperial Rescript on Education.
At the same time, Takashi (Takumi Kitamura) receives a letter from Chihiro (Motoki Nakazawa). After reading the letter, Takashi learns that Go (Kanata Hosoda) has been killed in the war and that Nobu has received a marriage proposal... Meanwhile, Jiro (Ayumu Nakajima) comes to visit the Asada family. Kamaji (Kotaro Yoshida) and the others exclaim in admiration at the photo of Nobu he has brought with him. Jiro says that he actually came to ask a favor, and Nobu responds...
At the beginning of the episode, Kamaji tries to carve Go's name into the tombstone, but is unable to bring himself to bring the hammer down on the chisel. "Gou... I'm sorry. I can't carve it," he says, looking off into the distance as he apologizes, conveying the depths of his sadness.
Comments were also posted on social media, such as, "It seems like Kamajii can no longer do the things he could do with Yutaro...", "Kamajii is even worse than he was with his own son...", "The very first scene, where Kamajii can't dig Go-chan's gravestone, just brought me to tears", "It's heartbreaking for Kamajii not being able to carve Go's name on his gravestone. To lose Go, who was like a son to him, at such a young age, after his son Yutaro, is truly unbearable", and "Kamajii's pain and grief are immeasurable."
