" Anpan " is the NHK Asadora drama series starring Mio Imada , which will begin airing on March 31st 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). There are only three days left until the series begins airing. Here, we will introduce Hiroshi Yanai, played by Yutaka Takenouchi.
◇Local doctor who serves as the director of Yanai Clinic
Hiroshi Yanai is the uncle of Takashi Yanai(Takumi Kitamura). He is a local doctor who serves as the director of Yanai Clinic. He is the adoptive father of Takashi and Chihiro (Motoki Nakazawa), and he always encourages them and shows them the way of life. This is Takenouchi's first appearance in a Asadora as Hiroshi.
When his appearance in the film was announced in August last year, Takenouchi commented, "While it's fun to play a role based on a real person like this one, I also want to make sure I don't disappoint the expectations of those who know the person. I feel that the character I will be playing, my uncle Yanai Hiroshi, is someone who warmly reminds us in our daily lives of the fundamental things that are necessary in life and the things we must never forget."
◇What about the drama's script, narration, music, and theme song?
The drama depicts how Nobu Asada(Imada) and Takashi Yanai, "two nobodys," overcome all sorts of rough seas and arrive at "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.
