Actor Katsuhisa Namase will appear on NHK's documentary program "Family History" (General Channel), airing on June 8th at 7:57 PM. Namase's grandfather worked as an engineer in Qingdao, but eventually contracted tuberculosis and was sent to a sanatorium. What was the final message left in the 47 diaries he continued to write until his death...?
The subtitle of the program that day was "Katsuhisa Namase ~47 Diaries Left Behind by His Grandfather: His Final Message~". Katsuhisa Namase's roots are in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. His father's side of the family was involved in sake brewing, making sake barrels, and his mother's side ran a water shop selling the famous "Miyamizu" spring water, showing that his family had strong ties to sake making.
My paternal grandfather, Misao, was a successful engineer in Qingdao, but eventually contracted tuberculosis and was sent to a sanatorium alone. My father, Yozo, took over the work to support the family. It was during this time that he met my mother, Etsuko. The two were about to get married, but on the morning of their wedding...
