The 64th 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 26th. In it, Kenjiro Tsuda played the role of Tokairin Akira, the chief editor of the Kochi Shimpo newspaper, making his first appearance, attracting the attention of viewers.
In the 64th episode, Nobu (Misuzu Kanno) uses the shorthand book left by Setsuko (Ayumu Nakajima Misuzu) to decipher the message from Jiro (Nakajima Ayumu). Nobu's heart is warmed by the message from Jiro, and from that day on, he begins to study shorthand intensively.
One day, Nobu was taking shorthand notes of the exchange between a customer and a peddler at a black market when a drunk Tokairin called out to him, "What are you taking notes on?" Tokairin was suspicious and asked, "Are you a spy for the enemy country?" His companion, Iwashimizu (Yuki Kura), told him, "That can't be true. The war is over." Tokairin then laughed and said, "That's right."
When Tokairin saw Nobu's shorthand notes, he was surprised and praised him, saying, "Wow! Curiosity, inquisitiveness, tenacity, and brazenness. You have everything a newspaper reporter needs." He then told Iwashimizu, "We've been waiting for someone like you! We're hiring you!", to which Iwashimizu replied, "What irresponsible things are you saying?" Tokairin told Nobu to come to the editorial office of our company tomorrow, left his business card, and left. Nobu was interested in the words "Kochi Shimpo" written on the business card.
On social media, comments included, "The new cool older man, Kenjiro Tsuda, is here!", "Tsudaken is a feast for the eyes and ears in the morning," "He's definitely a great boss," "I'm happy to see Tsudaken every morning," and "I'm surprised at how quickly things developed, being suddenly scouted by a newspaper reporter."
