Looking back on the 22nd week of the Asadora"Anpan"

NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " starring Mio Imada (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 am and others). On August 30th, we will look back on the 22nd week, "The Shape of Love" (August 25th to 29th).

" 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 the 22nd week, Yagi (Satoshi Tsumabuki) recognizes Taka's (Takumi Kitamura) talent for poetry and asks him to set up a publishing department at his company, Kyushu Cotton Center, and publish a collection of poems.

At first, Taka refuses, but Yagi's enthusiasm leads him to publish a collection of poems called "Aisuru Uta" (Songs of Love). Everyone thought it wouldn't sell, but it turned out to be a hit, and one day, Nakazato Kaho (Yuzuna Nagase), an elementary school student who had sent Taka a fan letter, comes to the Yanai household with her grandfather, Sunao (Asano Kazuyuki).

Nobu (Imada) and Takashi greet them with smiles, but Kaho, without a smile, throws out harsh words, leaving them both embarrassed. While Kaho and Ranko (Yuumi Kawai) get along well over the topic of movies, the Sunao tells Nobu and Takashi about a difficult experience he had experienced and expresses his gratitude for Takashi's poetry collection, saying it saved him.

Later, Nobu and Taka move out and start living with Hatako (Noriko Eguchi).

Meanwhile, Hatako answers the phone and accepts Taka's request to write a radio drama script. When Nobu apologizes to the impatient Taka, Taka suddenly remembers something and takes out a picture. Nobu is drawn into the story Taka tells, and encourages him to write it, even though Taka is hesitant to do so because it is about a child and his mother.

The next day, "Gentle Lion," which Taka had written, was played on the radio...and so things unfolded.