The 55th episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " (General TV, Monday to Saturday at 8:00 am and others), starring Mio Imada , was broadcast on June 13th, in which Takashi ( Takumi Kitamura) reunites with his elementary school classmate Iwao (Hamao Noritaka), which became a hot topic among viewers.
In episode 55, the Kokura Regiment is ordered to mobilize, and Taka is sent to China. The day before departure, while the squad members are drinking and having fun, Taka expresses his gratitude to Yagi (Satoshi Tsumabuki), who is gazing at the stars by himself, and gives him a sketch of Yagi's profile. Taka says he wants to return alive at all costs, and Yagi advises him, "The only way for the weak to survive on the battlefield is to be a coward. Even if your comrades are killed, don't think about getting revenge."
The Ogura regiment headed for the interior of Fujian Province, China. Suddenly, gunfire rang out, and it seemed as if they had encountered the enemy, but it was actually an ally. When Taka and Kota (Sakurai Kento) arrived at the garrison, they were reunited with Iwao. "Is this Taka from Tasuga?" Iwao called out, and was overjoyed to see them in a place like this! However, when he realized that Taka was a corporal, he suddenly straightened up and saluted.
Iwao was detached from the Shikoku Division's engineer regiment a year ago and is currently serving in the field. Iwao and Kota get excited talking about the time when they stole Takashi's lunch box and ate it when they were children.
Iwao is a childhood friend of Taka and Nobu (Imada). In elementary school, he bullied Taka, who had transferred to the school from Tokyo, and was sometimes scolded by Nobu. He fell in love at first sight with Nobu's younger sister Ranko (Yuumi Kawai) and proposed to her, but was defeated. When he appeared on the information program "Asaichi" broadcast on June 12, he announced that he would be returning from the 55th episode.
On social media, comments included, "This week was so brutal that Iwao started to look like a soothing character lol," "I wish they were reunited in peaceful times," "Iwao was shown to be a coward and not want to get revenge... that's a death flag... stop it," "I'm already having a bad feeling about this," and "The more good comrades he has, the more I'm scared of next week."
