The first episode of the drama series "Shumaku no Rondo" (Kantele/Fuji TV, Mondays at 10pm), starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, aired on October 13th. Child actor Yahiro Nagase, who plays Kusanagi's (Itsuki Torikai's) son Riku, has been gaining attention on social media.
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The drama is a human drama about Torikai Itsuki, an estate organizer who lost his wife five years ago and is now raising his first-grade son on his own, as he works with his colleagues at the estate organizer company to support families with various circumstances.
In the morning, Itsuki wakes up to the sound of Riku crying. When he goes to his room, he finds that Riku has wet his bed. "I'm sorry," Riku tearfully apologizes, and Itsuki gently says, "You said 'I'm sorry' properly. But you don't have to apologize. You don't have to cry. It's okay, it's okay."
Reassured by Itsuki's words, Riku said, "Dad, everything's always okay." Itsuki replied, "Yeah. 'Everything' was Mom's favorite phrase," to which Riku smiled and said, "I'm okay too, Riku."
On social media, the film became a hot topic, with comments such as, "The interaction between Torikai and Riku from the very beginning was so cute," "The father-son scenes between Tsuyopon's dad and Yahiro-kun were so cute and heartwarming," "Riku-kun is so cute," and "This child actor is so talented."
