"Anpan" Episode 77 Yagi's question becomes a hot topic

The 77th episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " (General TV, Monday to Saturday at 8:00 AM and others), starring Mio Imada , was broadcast on July 15th, and the words of Takashi ( Takumi Kitamura), his former comrade-in-arms, Yagi (Satoshi Tsumabuki), became a hot topic among viewers.

In the 76th episode (aired on July 14th), Nobu (Imada), who is on a business trip to Tokyo for a special feature for "Monthly Whale," interviews a member of parliament, Maki Tetsuko (Toda Keiko), with Takashi, and then has her camera snatched by a boy. Nobu chases after him in a panic, only to find that Yagi has caught the boy who stole the camera. Yagi tells Nobu, "Bad adults are getting homeless kids to do the thefts. Please forgive them," and tells the boy, "Don't steal other people's things."

Afterwards, Yagi handed out bread rolls to the children who had gathered and read "The Lower Depths" by the Russian literary giant Maxim Gorky. Taka explained to Nobu, "That man was a great help to me in the military."

In the 77th episode, Nobu asked for an interview saying, "We are reporters from the Kochi Shimpo and we came to Tokyo to do an interview for our magazine. If you don't mind, could you tell us your story?" Yagi replied, "Journalists should interview female Diet members too. That way magazines will sell more." When Taka asked, "What do you think of Ms. Maki Tetsuko (Ms. Keiko Toda)?" Yagi replied, "I'm not interested in politicians."

When Nobu said, "You were handing out bread rolls to hungry children, right? Professor Maki is also seriously working on hunger prevention," Yagi countered by asking, "Is it okay if people's stomachs are full?" He then said, "I'm not interested in arguing with you guys. Sorry."

Later, when Nobu and Taka interviewed people around him, they discovered that Yagi was using the money he earned from illegal alcohol to provide food for children, teach them how to read and write, and find homes for orphaned children.

On social media, people were saying things like, "What a wonderful person...", "I'm sure he wants to help them not only fill their stomachs and keep them alive, but also give them culture, wisdom, intelligence and the ability to live", "I wonder if he's looking for ways to educate his children", and "Yagi Panman. His extraordinary kindness, asking for nothing in return, is so touching (tears)."