The preview for the 20th week of the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and others), "Look Up at the Stars at Night" (August 11th to 15th), starring Mio Imada , was released on the official website and elsewhere, causing a stir among viewers.
" Anpan" is based on the married couple Takashi Yanase(1919-2013) and Nobu (1918-1993), the manga artist and picture book writer who created "Anpanman." It is a "story of love and courage" that will make you feel the joy of living welling up from your whole body, depicting how these two, who were once nobodys, overcame all sorts of rough seas to become "Anpanman," the embodiment of "unreversible justice."
In the trailer, director Eisuke Mutsuhara, played by Hinata Todo, makes his first appearance and declares, "This will be the first musical in Japan made by a Japanese person, for a Japanese person." Next, Takuya Ise(Motoki Omori) says, "I'll put a melody to the poem, so why don't you try writing the lyrics?", and Takuya is shown singing on stage.
The scene changes to the interior of what appears to be a general store. Yagi (Satoshi Tsumabuki) says, "Just write something that's uniquely you," and the three of them - Yagi, Nobu (Imada), and Ranko (Yuumi Kawai) - appear in the same scene. Up until now, Yagi and Ranko have had no contact, but it seems they will meet for the first time in the 20th week.
On social media, people were saying things like, "The preview has scenes of Motoki Omori singing and Yagi and Ranko, and I can't contain my excitement," "Yagi and Ranko are in the singing scene...I can't wait!" "Yagi and Ranko are connecting!" "I think Ranko is a good match for Yagi," and "Will they suddenly get closer?"
