The synopsis and stills for the second episode, which will be broadcast on October 20th, have been released for the drama series "Shumaku no Rondo" (Kantele/Fuji TV, Mondays at 10pm), starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi.
Makoto (Yuri Nakamura) visits Heaven's Messenger, a company that sorts out personal belongings, hoping to retrieve the art book "The Fruits of Gilius" that she will use in her next work. She becomes suspicious when Itsuki (Kusanagi) suddenly starts crying in front of her, and suspects that her mother, Koharu (Jun Fubuki), is being deceived by an unscrupulous company. However, Koharu trusts Itsuki. On the day Itsuki visits Koharu's apartment, the two have lunch together in the park.
Eating the rice balls Koharu made on a sunny bench, Itsuki reminisces about his past self, who was at the depths of grief after losing his wife, and Makoto, who will soon be grieving the loss of his mother. Touched by Itsuki's kindness, who worries not only about Koharu as she dies, but also about the family she leaves behind, Koharu recounts her memories of Makoto and the art book.
Kaito (Akihisa Shiono), Yuzuha (Yagi Rikako), and Aoi (Ozawa Ryushin) are asked by Kimura Ryota (Nishigaki Takumi) to find 7 million yen among their late father's belongings. It's money their father left for his younger sister, Rina (Yamashita Aiori), who is studying ballet abroad. The deadline for payment for the study abroad fee is two days later. Everyone works at a rapid pace, but Rina, who is watching over them, becomes increasingly aggressive...
The script is by Miyuki Takahashi. This is a human drama about Itsuki Torikai, a single-parent estate organizer raising a young child, who, together with his colleagues at the estate organizer company, works closely with families facing various challenges.
