The final episode of the drama series " Since I Took You Away " (Kantele/Fuji TV, Mondays at 10pm) starring actress Keiko Kitagawa was broadcast on June 30th. The episode featured a scene where Hiromi(Kitagawa) reunites with Miumi (Isshiki Kasumi), which caused a stir on social media.
◇The following contains spoilers.
In the final episode, Miumi returns to the Yuki family as "Moeko" and finally gets used to her new environment. With "Switchback" about to expand into the Kansai region, Asahi (Nao Omori) is urged by Kido (Takeo Nakahara) to arrest Hiromi as soon as possible and settle the situation. However, Asahi is unable to make up his mind, thinking about Moeko's feelings.
Then, Yukiko (Hideko Hara) comes to see Hiromi, who has lost the will to live after losing Miumi. Hiromi is dejected and talks about atonement for Miumi, but after talking with Yukiko, he regains his will.
Meanwhile, Miumi leaves a letter for Asahi saying, "I want to see my mother again," and heads to Obasute, where she was supposed to go on a trip with Hiromi on her birthday. After reading the letter, Asahi and Hiromi head to Obasute together... and so the story unfolds.
As Miumi waits for Hiromi on the station platform, crying, Hiromi calls out, "Miumi!" As Hiromi approaches Miumi from the opposite platform, Miumi calls out, "No, you can't meet her. You'll get caught," and "Don't come, don't come." But Hiromi doesn't care and walks towards Miumi with a smile on her face, embracing her.
On social media, many people expressed their emotions at the reunion of Hiromi and Miumi. Comments such as "Hiromi called Miumi 'Miumi'!", "My tear ducts collapsed", "Hiromi is the only mother Hiromi has", "How can I not cry", "I can't stop crying at the hugging scene", and "She was trying to hold it in so her mother wouldn't get caught" were lined up.
Afterwards, the farewell scene between Hiromi and Miumi, who returned from Obasute, was also depicted. Miumi was worried about Hiromi, but Hiromi told her that she should only think about making Miumi happy, and confessed, "From the first time I met you, you were cute. You were always single-minded about the things you loved. You were always a kind girl. I loved you so much, and I stole you away."
When Miumi asks Hiromi, "Mom, do you... like me?", Hiromi smiles and says, "Yes, I do. I love you so much... I love you so much, I'll always love you." And when Hiromi asks Hiromi to call her by her name, Hiromi replies, "Miumi. I love you."
On social media, the scene where Hiromi confesses his feelings to Miumi was a hot topic, with many people saying things like, "I couldn't stop crying when Hiromi called her name over and over and said he loved her," "I'm so glad he was able to say it," and "I cried my eyes out."
