The third episode of the NHK Saturday drama "Mushoran Mitsuboshi" (NHK General, Saturdays at 10 PM), starring actress Eiko Koike, will air on June 6th. The subtitle of the episode is "Donuts are a Bonus." Yoko (Koike) decides to make donuts for the extended meal of the inmates working in the kitchen, but...
"Mushoran Mitsuboshi" is based on a masterpiece non-fiction book by Keiko Kuroyanagi, a currently working prison nutritionist, which depicts the little-known state of food inside prisons. The story follows a protagonist who made a name for himself as a skilled Italian chef, but by chance ends up working as a prison nutritionist, and depicts his struggles to overcome troubles and commotions with prison guards and inmates behind bars. It is a "prison social comedy drama."
In episode 3, Yoko plans to make donuts as an extra meal for the prisoners who work long hours in the kitchen, but due to rising prices, Chief Irie (Katsuhisa Namase) orders a drastic budget cut.
Yoko comes up with a tofu donut recipe using leftover ingredients to get through the ordeal, but an unexpected conflict arises between the kitchen staff and the other inmates, and the donuts for the extended meal are canceled. Her daughter, Akari (played by Ishikawa Moeka), who hasn't found a job yet, keeps staying out all night, and Yoko finds herself in a crisis both personally and professionally...
