The NHK Asadora drama series "Anpan " starring Mio Imada (General TV, Monday to Saturday at 8:00 a.m. and others) will broadcast its 9th week, "Next to Despair is Hope." In the 44th episode on May 29th...
" 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 44, Asada Bakery receives an order for hardtack to be delivered to the military. Kamaji (Kotaro Yoshida) and the others are excited about this honorable task. Nobu (Imada) immediately asks Kusakichi (Sadao Abe) to bake the hardtack, but he refuses. While Kamaji and the others are puzzled by Kusakichi's stubborn refusal, Ranko (Yuumi Kawai) says that she thinks she understands.
Hatako (Noriko Eguchi) refuses the request, as she cannot force Kusakichi. However, it is not that simple.
