A new character relationship chart for the NHK morning drama " Anpan " starring Mio Imada(General Asadora , Monday to Saturday 8:00am and others) has been released on the drama's official website. Starting from the 10th week "Live" which begins on June 2nd, the relationship chart includes a new character, Yagi Shinnosuke, played by Satoshi Tsumabuki.
According to the official website, Yagi Shinnosuke is a private first class in the Kokura regiment to which Takashi (played by Takumi Kitamura) will be assigned during the war. He worries about Takashi, who is unable to adapt to the military, and lends him a helping hand from time to time. After the war, he has an unexpected reunion with Takashi, and comes to have a major impact on both his and Takashi's lives.
Additionally, the latest character relationship chart includes the name of Sokichi Yamura, the "wandering baker" who left the Asada family at the end of the previous week's 9th episode, "Next to Despair is Hope."
The role is explained as follows: "A mysterious man who suddenly appears in Kochi. He is strict about money and has a bad mouth, but he is a skilled baker. At Nobu's request, he becomes a baker at Asada Bread. He has been living with the Asada family for many years, but a certain incident causes him to leave the family." Will "Yam-san" make a reappearance in the future?
"Anpan" is based on the married couple Takashi Yanase(1919-2013) and Nobu (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 to become "Anpanman," the embodiment of "unreversible justice."
