The fourth episode of TBS Sunday theater “The Royal Family” (Sundays at 9 p.m.), starring actor Satoshi Tsumabuki, was aired on April 2, and the average household viewer rating was 9.0%, it was learned on the 4th. （The first episode started with 11.7%, followed by the second episode with 10.4% and the third episode with 10.4%. The second episode was at 10.4%, and the third at 10.3%. Individual viewership was 5.5%. Set in the world of horse racing, this is a story spanning 20 years of humans and racehorses, in which passionate adults who have pursued their dreams create miracles through their bonds with their families and friends. Based on the novel by Kazuma Hayami, winner of the Shugoro Yamamoto Award and the JRA Award for Horse Culture, and contributor of the essay “Also at a Packed Racecourse” to Sports Hochi on the occasion of the Japan Derby and Arima Kinen. The film also features a splendid cast including Koichi Sato, Wakana Matsumoto, and Ren Meguro of “Snow Man” fame. In episode 4, Kurisu (Satoshi Tsumabuki) is called by trainer Hironaka (Masanobu Ando) to visit a training farm in the Hidaka region. Royal Hope, who was bought by Kozo (Sato Koichi) for 100 million yen, has been moved to a breeding farm to be trained to become a racehorse, but he is extremely cautious and the skilled staff is unable to find a jockey for him. Kurisu and Hironaka then turned to a certain person for hope…and so it unfolded. This time, Meguro’s role is finally revealed. Kozo’s illegitimate child and ailing mother was played by Tomoko Nakajima. The internet was filled with “I didn’t expect an illegitimate child,” “An illegitimate child? I was surprised.” “It’s quite a hard role to play,” “It had a wonderful mother-son atmosphere. She was surprised, “It looks like a father and son – perfect fit.”
Hochi Newspaper