The fourth episode of the drama series " Since I Took You Away " (Kantele/Fuji TV, Mondays at 10pm), starring actress Keiko Kitagawa , was broadcast on May 12th. The episode featured a scene where Hiromi(Kitagawa) and Miumi (Isshiki Kasumi) had a parent-child quarrel, which caused a stir on social media.
◇The following contains spoilers.
Isshiki, who plays Miumi, is 14 years old and was born in October 2010. She appeared in the role of Amahara Tsubaki in the NHK drama "Yuzuki-san Chi no Yonkyodai" (broadcast from May to July) which will be broadcast in 2024.
In the fourth episode, Hiromi, who was trying to buy a drink from a vending machine near the nursery school, happens to meet a man from a vending machine company who happens to be there. The man is Kumura (Abe Ryohei), who used to be Ririko's (Taira Yuna) tutor.
When Hiromi confides in Miumi about her troubles as she hits puberty, Kumura laughs bitterly and says, "I don't know anything about women." She then reveals that a high school girl she was tutoring accused her of sexual harassment, and a lie was spread on social media, causing her job offer to be revoked. Hiromi sympathizes, but when he finds out that the family Kumura frequents is the Yuki family, his expression changes. Furthermore, Kumura calls Asahi a "murderer."
From Kumura's story, Hiromi learns that Asahi has risen to the position of managing director at "Tainasu", and learns that Asahi is starting a new type of supermarket called "Switchback" and is recruiting employees.
Angered at Asahi, who is still working energetically in the same industry, Hiromi meets Kumura to find out the truth behind calling Asahi a "murderer." Kumura, who has been moving from one workplace to another, declares, "It's all the fault of those damn parents and son," and further reveals that he saw Asahi and a staff member arguing the night before the food accident was reported, and suggests that Asahi and the staff were covering up something.
In order to find out what Asahi has been hiding, Hiromi decides to change jobs to Switchback. As he prepares for the interview, Miumi sees him and gets angry...
When Miumi finds out that Hiromi is planning to quit her job as a cook at the nursery school and change jobs, she expresses her emotions, saying, "Why did you hide something so important from me?" She then gets angry and says, "You go into other people's rooms without permission, but you always keep secrets," and Hiromi tries to convince her that "adults and children are different," to which Hiromi replies, "They're not! Adults and junior high school students pay the same train fare!" When Hiromi replies, "That has nothing to do with it!" Miumi then lashes out, "I mean, your hairstyle is gross! And your suit is lame! You're an old lady!" and goes into her own room.
Hiromi and Miumi's "parent-child quarrel" became a hot topic on social media. Comments such as "Miumi-chan and Hiromi-san's quarrel was amazing," "The quarrel was like that of a real parent and child," "It must be a good parent-child relationship to be able to argue head-on and have a serious fight," and "They looked like a real parent and child" were posted.
There was also a scene afterwards where Miumi calls Hiromi to apologize to her after the interview and they make up, and on social media there were comments such as, "Miumi...she's such a good girl," "The conversation between mother and daughter was so heartwarming," "It really hit home and made me cry..." and "The phone call to make up made me cry. They really do have a bond between mother and daughter."
