The NHK Asadora drama series "Anpan " starring Mio Imada (General TV, Monday to Saturday at 8:00 am) will broadcast its 11th week, "I hate the military, but..." In the 55th episode on June 13th...
" 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 the 55th episode, the Kokura Regiment is ordered to mobilize, and Takashi (Takumi Kitamura) is sent to China. The day before departure, while the squad members are drinking and having fun, Takashi thanks Yagi (Satoshi Tsumabuki), who is gazing at the stars alone, and gives him a sketch of Yagi's profile. Yagi gives Takashi some advice to Takashi, who wants to return alive at all costs.