"Anpan" Episode 125: Taka visits Iwao's grave... Revealed through conversation with his son Kazuaki

The 125th episode of the NHK morning drama " Anpan " (General Asadora , Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and others), starring Mio Imada , was broadcast on September 19th, and viewers were drawn to the interaction between Kazuaki (played by Hamao Noritaka in a dual role), the son of Iwao, who died on the battlefield, and Takashi (played by Takumi Kitamura).

In the 125th episode, the audience for the musical "Anpanman: The Mysterious Hero" is filled with many children, and Taka breathes a sigh of relief. After the show, Ranko (Yuumi Kawai) appears, holding an Anpan like Anpanman's face, also known as "Yam-on-chan," Kusakichi (Sadao Abe). Taka and Kusakichi are reunited after a long time, and the two, who have both experienced war, talk about Anpanman.

Meanwhile, Nobu (Imada) follows Kazuaki, who has come to see a musical. Kazuaki is shocked to learn from Takashi and Yagi (Satoshi Tsumabuki) that Iwao was shot and killed by a boy on the battlefield, and is unsure whether to go to the musical, but his son Akio (Hashimoto Noriyuki) urges him to go, so he goes to the venue.

When Taka arrived, Kazuaki looked ahead and said, "After watching the performance today, I felt a sense of kindness that Mr. Yanai put into this piece. And I feel like I can understand, a little bit, the feelings the father had for his boy on the battlefield."

She continued, "When I was little, there were often flowers offered at my father's grave in Kochi. I wonder if that was Mr. Yanai," to which Taka replied, "I haven't been able to go there much recently, but when I'm in Kochi..." Kazuaki expressed his gratitude and said, "I wanted to show today's performance to my dead father," before picking up Akio and leaving.

Comments on social media included, "It really brought me to tears," "I cried because I saw Rin and Iwao in Kazuaki and his son," "I liked the part where Kazuaki started speaking in Kochi dialect while talking to Taka," "Kazuaki's son's name is Akio, so he must have named him after Michio and Kazuaki," "I was moved by the way he learned about his father (Iwao)'s feelings through Anpanman and his relationship with his son deepened," "No way! Taka was always visiting Iwao's grave," "So Taka was visiting the grave. I'm glad he didn't forget," and "Taka is such a kind person."