The second episode of the TBS Sunday Theatre drama "The Royal Family" (Sundays at 9:00 PM), starring Tsumabuki Satoshi Tsumabuki, aired on October 19th. Kyoko, the wife of Sanno Kozo (played by Koichi Sato), played by Kuroki Hitomi, attracted attention on social media, with people saying she was "extremely scary."
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The story is based on the novel of the same name by Kazuma Hayami. Eiji Kurisu (played by Tsumabuki) admired his father, who was a tax accountant, and followed in his footsteps, but he experienced setbacks and lost hope. However, his life takes a major turn when he meets Kozo Sanno, a horse owner.
Kyoko called Kurisu, who had become the full-time secretary for Royal Human's horse racing division, and said, "I would like to request a transfer to the food and beverage business, which I am in charge of." When Kyoko presented her condition, saying, "I will provide you with the position and monthly salary written there," Kurisu could not hide his surprise, saying, "What?! No way, such an amount..."
Kyoko was confident that there would be no problem as her eldest son Yuutaro (Kotaro Koizumi) was the head of the human resources department, and invited Kurisu to join the restaurant business, saying, "My eldest son also had a high opinion of Kurisu, saying he is an enthusiastic person. I want him to be able to demonstrate his abilities even more."
Kurisu is taken aback by Kyoko's rapid-fire proposals. "But the horse racing division is planning to continue..." he asks, but Kyoko interrupts him, giving him a cold look and saying, "I hear you can't find a trainer. I wonder if you can win this year."
Kurisu couldn't say anything back, but he finally made up his mind and nervously asked, "Do you dislike horse racing, ma'am?" Kyoko spat out, "Yes. I hate it." Then the screen showed Kurisu's expression, unable to say anything else.
On social media, people were talking about the film, saying things like, "Kuroki Hitomi is amazing as Kyoko. She's great at playing the role of the scary rich CEO's wife and she's really scary," "It's also great that Kuroki Hitomi is playing the role of the wife. She's so powerful and really scary lol," "It's so scary to have Kuroki Hitomi stare at you with a smile," "If you make Kuroki Hitomi your enemy, something terrible could happen," "The wife is really scary," "Kuroki Hitomi is the best at playing unpleasant characters!" and "Kuroki Hitomi really suits this kind of role."
