The 46th episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " starring Mio Imada (General TV, Monday to Saturday at 8:00 AM and others) was broadcast on June 2nd, and viewers were drawn to the interaction between Kamaji ( Kotaro Yoshida) and "Yam-onchan" Kusakichi (Sadao Abe).
In the 46th episode, Kusakichi leaves the Asada family after making the hardtack requested by the army. Kamaji tells Nobu (Imada) and Hatako (Noriko Eguchi) the reason why Kusakichi refused to make hardtack.
Kusakichi served on the battlefield as a Japanese volunteer soldier in the British Army during the European war, and experienced terrible experiences. Many soldiers around him had been shot and were unable to move, but no help was coming. He said that the most difficult thing for him was hunger, and he even stole some hardtack from the pockets of his dead comrades to eat. The hardtack reminded Kusakichi of his painful past.
Nobu regrets forcing Kusakichi to make hardtack, but Kamaji explains that it wasn't Nobu's fault that Kusakichi left. Kusakichi had intended to leave Gomenyocho immediately, but was persuaded to stay by the young Nobu (Yuzuna Nagase chan). Kusakichi blushes and says, "I've never been told anything like that in any other town, so it was a little embarrassing."
Kamaji told Kusakichi, "You... why don't you stay here forever? You'll fight with that stubborn old man and become an old man here too, so why not?", but Kusakichi left the Asada family. However, Kamaji looked forward and encouraged Nobu, saying, "Well, that's him. When the winds change direction again, he'll come back."
On social media, comments included, "Is Kamajii proposing?", "I've been crying since Monday", "Sadao Abe and Kotaro Yoshida's acting is incredible", "A superb acting battle", and "A bond has developed between Kamajii and Yamu-san..."
