Taigan no Kaji：Nakatani (Dean Fujioka)'s answer to his mother becomes a hot topic

The final episode of the drama series " Taigan no Kaji ~Kore ga, Watashi no Ikiru Michi~" (TBS, Tuesdays at 10pm), starring actress Mikako Tabe , aired on June 3rd. A scene symbolizing the conflict between Nakatani Tatsuya (played by Dean Fujioka) and his mother Rie (played by Nagano Satomi) became a hot topic.

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Rie came to visit Nakatani. Rie bowed to Nakatani and said, "I'm really sorry. I've always wanted to apologize. I've been strict with you because I wanted you to become a respectable adult. But now that I think about it, I didn't respect your wishes. I was just forcing things on you. Please, Tatsuya, forgive your mother." However, Nakatani left the place without saying a word.

As a child, Nakatani was constantly forced to study, with the words, "If you fail here, you will not be able to contribute to society." Nakatani was traumatized when Rie hit him with a hand mixer for a trivial matter, leaving him with a bleeding injury.

When Rie visited Nakatani again and apologized once more, Nakatani replied, "After I became a parent and started spending time alone with Karen (Igarashi Mio), I finally realized that it wasn't just my mother who was at fault."

"Please forgive me, I'll apologize as much as I want," she begged, but Nakatani interrupted, saying, "Please wait for me. When the time comes when I feel like I want to see you again, I will contact you. So please don't come to see me until then."

He continued, "Is it a year from now, three years from now, or ten years from now? If you truly respect me, I want you to wait for me." "Ten years... Yes," Rie replied, swallowing her shock.

On social media, comments were made such as, "Nakatani's decision is so true," "It's also good that Nakatani was able to properly convey her wishes to Nakatani's mother. Understanding and forgiving are two different things," "Nakatani's mother really is an abusive parent. Whether she wants to be forgiven is up to Nakatani to decide. I can't stand the feeling that she's forcing it," and "It was great to see her mother refusing to give up on being forgiven and Nakatani trying to stay positive despite her suffering!"