Mama to Papa ga Ikiru Riyuu

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Official Website
www.tbs.co.jp/mamapapa2014

Broadcast
Thursdays, 9.00 – 9.54 p.m. from 20 November 2014

Station
TBS

Story
Christmas day is the day of Yoshioka Toko’s 35th birthday. She takes photos of a homemade cake with her handphone and quickly posts it on her blog. At night, her husband Kenichi, who is busy with work, comes back early just for today. They enjoy a birthday and Christmas party with their 6-year-old daughter Ai and 3-year-old son Yu. However, Kenichi notices that Toko is behaving slightly odd. After the children have been put to bed, he asks her what happened. That is when she tells him, “I may have breast cancer.” Toko had felt a lump in her breast and went to see a gynaecologist nearby. She receives word that she needs a reexamination and undergoes a checkup at a hospital. In the new year, Toko brings Yu with her to the hospital to hear the test results. She is pronounced with breast cancer by the doctor. Furthermore, surgery is already impossible because she is terminally ill. When she enquiries in a quavering voice about her life expectancy, the doctor cannot say for certain. That night, Toko vows to Kenichi that she will not let illness get the better of her for the sake of their children. She apologises for all the trouble that will lie ahead of them. These words make Kenichi angry. He hugd her and says, “I won’t let you die. I’ll protect you.” The next dat, Toko undergoes further checkups and gradually realises the reality of her illness. She is assailed by a wave of fear and anxiety. However, she cannot show these emotions in front of her daughter and son … … On the other hand, Kenichi receives the results of a health checkup he had undergone at the company some days ago. The words “must be examined again”, momentarily unsettles him. He had encountered a similar situation in the past. In the end, the test results were normal. Kenichi does not tell Toko or his mother about the reexamination so that they do not worry unnecessarily. However, he is diagnosed with lung cancer. Like Toko, it is at the stage where surgery is no longer possible. Kenichi has a strong desire to support and protect his wife. He feels that this is what the people around him expect too. He does not dare to tell anyone about his own illness … …

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