The 51st episode of the NHK morning drama " Anpan " starring Mio Imada(General Asadora , Monday to Saturday at 8:00 am and others) was broadcast on June Getsuku, and Eita Okuno, who plays the role of Kanno Manzo, made his full appearance, which became a hot topic among viewers.
Okuno plays Kamino, the squad leader (sergeant) of the internal affairs squad to which Takashi (Takumi Kitamura) belongs in the Kokura Regiment, known for its bravery. He has a tough look and gives strict instructions to his squad members.
In the 51st episode, Taka is transferred from the Kochi regiment to the Kokura regiment. He begins his harsh military life under the strict guidance of senior soldiers, including Baba (played by Itabashi Shunya), who is in charge of training new recruits. Taka is found fault with and beaten by the senior soldiers, which makes him feel gloomy and wonder if he can survive there.
One day, Kamino gathered the members of his squad, including Takashi, and shouted, "I was just scolded by the company warrant officer. The new recruits in our squad are the slowest in the regiment. At this rate they will never be of any use to their country. On the battlefield! They will easily die an honorable death in battle!"
Furthermore, he shouted at Baba and Koda (Ryosuke Hagiwara) and punished them with Tekken, saying, "You guys haven't been trained properly! Let's make them useful soldiers quickly!" As Kamino punched his squad members one after another, Private First Class Yagi (Satoshi Tsumabuki) stopped him, saying, "Hey squad leader. Keep it moderate," and Kamino left.
Speaking of Okuno, he appeared in the Asadora"Yell" in the first half of 2020 as the brother-in-law of the main character, Yuichi Furuyama (Masataka Kubota), Tomohiko Kannai. Tomohiko was also a soldier, but after the war he worked at a black market ramen shop without telling his wife Gin (Rena Matsui).
Fans of the Asadora responded to Okuno's appearance, with comments on social media such as, "He's been reincarnated from Yell and is now a soldier again," "Will he open a ramen shop after the war?", "Even though he's a young person of this generation, he still has the face of a wartime soldier. That's amazing," "He looks so natural in a military uniform," "How many times has Okuno Eita played a soldier overall?" and "He suits the role of a soldier so well that it makes him seem even more real."
