Mio Imada stars in the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan" (General TV, Monday to Saturday, 8:00 AM and others). According to the latest character relationship chart published on the drama's official website, former Junretsu member Ryohei Odai will also appear as Degawa in the 19th week, "Flower of Courage," which begins on August 4th.
Degawa, played by Odai, is the head of the advertising department at Samsung Department Store. He highly praises the work of Takashi (played by Takumi Kitamura). He first appeared in episode 88 (broadcast on July 30).
"Anpan" is based on the married couple Takashi Yanase(1919-2013), the manga artist and picture book author who created "Anpanman," and his wife, Nobu (1918-1993). It is a "story of love and courage" that will fill you with the joy of living, depicting how these two, who were once nobodys, overcame all sorts of rough seas to become "Anpanman," the embodiment of "unreversible justice."
In week 19, Nobu (Imada) was busy working as Tetsuko's (Toda Keiko) secretary.
Taka, who works in the advertising department of Samsung Department Store, is put in charge of designing a poster for a play. While he is having a meeting at a cafe, a young man who calls himself Takuya Ise(Motoki Omori) approaches him... Meanwhile, Taka feels anxious after reading a manga. When Nobu encourages him to enter a manga contest, Taka quickly regains his motivation.
Two months later, Ranko (Yuumi Kawai) and Meiko (Nanoka Hara) move to Tokyo.
