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Anpan (2025)

Synopsis
The heroine for this Asadora has been announced as Imada Mio. It is loosely based on the life story of Anpanman manga creator Yanase Takashi and his wife Komatsu Nobuo.
Outline:
In the early Showa period, there was a girl racing through the streets of Kochi with incredible momentum. Her name was “Hachikin Onobu”, also known as Asada Nobu. Meanwhile, Yanai Takashi (Yanai Takashi), who lost his father to illness during childhood, was taken in by his uncle and meets Nobu at his new school. As the sounds of war drew near, Nobu became a fanatically patriotic military girl, just like those around her.
Eventually, war broke out and Takashi was drafted. The war completely transformed Nobu’s values, and she became the first female reporter at a Kochi newspaper, believing that “one must determine what is right for oneself.” After the war, Takashi, who had quit his job collecting scraps, joined the same newspaper, and they became colleagues at the same magazine. While Takashi wanted to become a manga artist in Tokyo, he was anxious about whether he could make a living. Nobu told him, “You should come later. I’ll go to Tokyo first and wait for you,” and she quit the newspaper and moved to Tokyo.
Takashi followed Nobu to Tokyo, and their life in a shabby six-tatami-mat apartment began. There was no bath, and the toilet was shared. The ceiling had holes, and on rainy days they had to use an umbrella inside, but on clear nights, they could see the stars. They found this life interesting, and both thought, “I want to be with this person who can enjoy life in any environment,” and they got married. The creation of “Palms toward the Sun” and “Anpanman” was still far in the future…
Cast
- Imada Mio as Asada Nobu
- Lead Role
- Kitamura Takumi as Yanai Takashi
- Lead Role
- Kase Ryo as Asada Yutaro
- Support Role
- Nobu's father
- Eguchi Noriko as Asada Hatako
- Support Role
- Nobu's mother
- Kawai Yuumi as Asada Ranko
- Support Role
- Nobu's younger sister
- Hara Nanoka as Asada Meiko
- Support Role
- Nobu's younger sister
- Yoshida Kotaro as Asada Kamaji
- Support Role
- Nobu's grandfather
- Asada Miyoko as Asada Kura
- Support Role
- Nobu's grandmother
- Hosoda Kanata as Hara Gou
- Support Role
- Abe Sadao as Yamura Soukichi
- Support Role
- Matsushima Nanako as Yanai Tomiko
- Support Role
- Yanai Takashi's Mother
- Ninomiya Kazunari as Yanai Kiyoshi
- Support Role
- Yanai Takashi's Father
- Nakazawa Motoki as Yanai Chihiro
- Support Role
- Takashi's Younger Brother
- Toda Naho as Yanai Chiyoko
- Support Role
- Takashi's Aunt
- Takenouchi Yutaka as Yanai Hiroshi
- Support Role
- Takashi's Uncle
- Hitomi Himari as Uto Shin
- Support Role
- Yanai family maid
- Takahashi Fumiya as Karashima Kentaro
- Support Role
- Shida Sara as Ogawa Usako
- Support Role
- Sonim as Yamashita Mimi
- Support Role
- Takiuchi Kumi as Kuroi Yukiko
- Support Role
- Yamadera Koichi as Zama Haruto
- Support Role
Crew
- Nakazono Miho
- Screenwriter
- Yanagawa Tsuyoshi
- Director
- Hashizume Shinichiro
- Director
- Noguchi Yuta
- Director
- Izutsu Akio
- Composer
Music
Theme Song 2
Theme Song 3
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