The 41st episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " starring Mio Imada (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and others) was broadcast on May 26th. In the episode, Hiroshi (played by Yutaka Takenouchi), who was popular with viewers for his many touching quotes, suddenly passed away, causing viewers to express their sadness.
In episode 41, Hiroshi suddenly collapses on his way home from a house call and falls into a critical condition. Kentaro (Takumi Kitamura Fumiya Takahashi), who is immersed in his graduation project. The telegram reads "Come back soon," and Kentaro and Zama (Koichi Yamadera) try to persuade him to go home immediately, but Takashi mutters, "I can't go home yet. I can't face my uncle until I finish this," and continues working.
After staying up all night to complete his graduation project, which will be his greatest work, Takashi is granted his graduation certificate in Zama and rushes off to Kochi. When Takashi arrives at the Yanai house and opens the sliding door, Hiroshi is already dead, and Chihiro (Motoki Nakazawa) is furious, saying, "You're too late. What were you doing? You're too late! You couldn't have come sooner!"
Feeling more and more regretful, Takashi apologizes repeatedly and cries. Chiyoko (Naho Toda ) tells Takashi, "Hiroshi is not angry at me," and tells him the "will" that Hiroshi left behind before he died.
"If you don't finish it to the end... if you come at me half-heartedly... if you come at me half-heartedly... I'll hit you. This is the path that Takashi has chosen. This is the path that Takashi lives for. I won't forgive you for giving up. I won't forgive Takashi... Chihiro... for giving up."
Chiyoko tearfully patted Taka's back and said, "Hiroshi and Taka after all, you really do have a connection," and Taka also burst into tears.
On social media, people were saying things like, "It's going to be tough starting from Monday. Hiroshi's presence was too big," "I don't want to believe he's passed away," "I really hate it...it's so sad..." "I was in tears at Hiroshi's words at the end," "I think I'll be missing Hiroshi for a while," and "Thank you so much to Yutaka Takenouchi for playing the role of Hiroshi Yanai so carefully and wonderfully."
