The second episode of the TBS Sunday Theatre drama "Reboot" (Sundays at 9:00 PM), starring Ryohei Suzuki, was broadcast on January 25th. The tears of Hayase Riku, who disguised himself as Gido, played by Suzuki, touched the hearts of viewers.
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Hayase learns from Ichika (Toda Erika) that Natsumi (Yamaguchi Sayaka), who was in charge of accounting for Goroku's (Kitamura Yukiya) organization, had been diverting money to Gido and using it for herself. Hayase is also shocked to hear from Detective Adachi Tsubasa (Makita Aju) of the First Investigation Division that Natsumi had been having an affair with Kaieda (Sakami Kaoru).
In order to get information about Natsumi, Hayase visits Hayase Pastry Shop as Gido. He learns from her mother, Yoshiko (Harada Mieko), that she had secretly borrowed money from Natsumi to keep the shop running. Yoshiko admits that she had borrowed about 15 million yen, and reveals that Natsumi had told her not to tell anyone, saying, "Riku making delicious cakes is what makes me happiest, so please don't worry me."
"I've been causing you so much trouble, Natsumi-chan." As he listened to Yoshiko's story, Hayase could no longer contain himself and looked down. "What's wrong?" Yoshiko asked worriedly. Hayase turned to the side so that Yoshiko couldn't see his face. A single tear spilled from his right eye, and he wiped it away so she wouldn't notice, saying, "I wonder how you managed to come up with such a large sum of money, Natsumi-san."
On social media, people were talking about how "Suzuki Ryohei's acting in the reboot is amazing. It's also amazing how he looks like Matsuyama Kenichi when he's not playing Gido", "Suzuki Ryohei's acting is amazing, as he can shed tears at this moment. He sometimes plays Matsuyama Kenichi too", "It feels like there's MatsuKen behind Suzuki Ryohei", "The scene where Natsumi's mother tells him that she had helped her raise the funds. Suzuki Ryohei's tears were especially good", "It's amazing how Suzuki Ryohei can only shed tears from one eye", "Even so, Suzuki Ryohei's acting is so amazing I got goosebumps", and "The tears that only came from his right eye were amazing."
The drama is a suspense story about Hayase Riku, who is framed for the murder of his wife, abandoning his family and past to reboot himself as a corrupt detective, Gido, and pursue the real culprit. The script is written by Tsutomu Kuroiwa, who has worked on many hit Sunday Theatre dramas such as "Grand Maison Tokyo," "TOKYO MER: Running Emergency Room," and "My Family."
