"Anpan" Episode 67: Viewers moved by Tokairin's tears

The 67th episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " starring Mio Imada (General TV, Monday to Saturday at 8:00 am and others) was broadcast on July 1st, and viewers were drawn to the words of Tokairin ( Kenjiro Tsuda).

In the 67th episode, the Kochi Shimpo applies to publish an evening edition, and Nobu (Imada) is put in charge of the evening edition along with Tokairin, who is appointed editor-in-chief, and senior reporter Iwashimizu (Yuki Kura).

The three of them were still outcasts in the editorial department with nothing to do, so Tokairin suggested they move to a vacant room. When Nobu asked, "Once I've finished tidying up, let me go and do some interviews," Tokairin replied, "Let's think carefully about the concept before that. What kind of evening edition should we make? Going out to do interviews without thinking will only be a waste of time."

"I don't trust newspapers," Tokairin said. "I'm fed up with newspapers that write all sorts of nonsense," he said. "During the war, they glorified the war, encouraged it, incited people, and when the war ended, they acted like nothing had happened and wrote the exact opposite. Who could trust a newspaper full of lies like that?" he said, raising his voice.

When Iwashimizu said, "But Mr. Tokairin, you've written a lot of articles, haven't you?" Tokairin confirmed, and replied, "But I'm getting fed up with myself."

When Tokairin asked Nobu what she wanted to write in the evening paper, she was confused and said, "I'm not sure yet..." Tokairin advised her, "Don't be afraid of being rejected. That's the golden rule for journalists," to which Nobu replied, "I'm the same as you, Tokairin. When I was a teacher, I taught a lot of kids the wrong things they did in school. And then... when the war ended, we might all just act like it never happened and go on living. To be honest, it's frightening for me to write articles in my own words and appeal to people's hearts."

Tokairin shed tears and spoke passionately, "Okay, I've decided. What we'll be picking up are the real voices, without any lies or deception. Voices from the post-war period...the voices of people living today."

Comments on social media included, "Kenjiro Tsuda, no, Tokairin Akira, is just so passionate," "It really touches my heart," "He's a great boss," "Tokairin is very emotional... Tsudaken is a great actor," "The tears are beautiful," and "The balance between the words, emotions and facial expressions is just perfect. It's the best."