"Anpan" 59th edition: Kazunari Ninomiya makes a surprise appearance

The 59th 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 19th, and featured a surprise appearance by Kiyoshi, the late father of Kazunari Ninomiya(Takumi Kitamura), played by Ninomiya Kazunari, which became a hot topic among viewers.

In episode 59, Taku, who is so hungry and exhausted that he finally collapses to the ground while still holding Kiyoshi's keepsake notebook. He loses consciousness. When he wakes up, Kiyoshi is there.

When Taka says, "I wonder where Chihiro (Motoki Nakazawa ) is? I think I'll soon starve to death, but I wonder if Chihiro will die an honorable death in battle...", Kiyoshi responds, "I couldn't let my precious sons die in such a pointless war. But... it was humans who started this miserable, pointless war. But humans can also create beautiful things. People can help others and make them happy. After all, your picture-story show made everyone so happy."

"But...I feel so powerless," murmured Takashi. Kiyo encouraged him, saying, "You haven't done anything wasted." "You live for your father's sake and create something that will make everyone happy. It doesn't matter how many decades it takes. Don't give up, just keep making it."

Kiyoshi, played by Ninomiya, has already passed away when the story begins, and his only appearance in the film is in a flashback scene in which he eats Anpan with his family - young Takashi (Yuki Kimura), Chihiro (Masataka Hirayama), and his wife Tomiko ( Nanako Matsushima ).

In response to Ninomiya's surprise appearance, comments were made on social media such as, "I never thought Nino would appear here!!" "I got goosebumps when Nino came out", "Both Nino and Takumi gave stunning performances", "Nino's father, who I thought would never move from in front of the bean Anpan, finally moved!", "He stole the show with one scene!" and "I was captivated by the acting. I guess that was why they cast Nino."