The 113th episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Bakebake " (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and other times), starring Akari Takaishi , was broadcast on March 11th. In the episode, Toki (played by Takaishi) is registered in the Ushimizu family register, and viewers have been drawn to his new name, "Ushimizu Toki."
In order to become a family with Toki and Kanta, Heaven (Tommy Bastow) decides to become a Japanese citizen and visits Matsue to complete the necessary procedures. However, there is no precedent for a foreigner being registered in a Japanese family register in Shimane, so he must get the approval of Governor Eto (Shiro Sano). In order to persuade the governor, Heaven visits Nishikori's (Ryo Yoshizawa) home to ask for his help, but Nishikori responds to Heaven's request by bowing deeply, saying, "The governor doesn't trust me right now."
Meanwhile, Toki also turns down Shoda (Shogo Hama) and is at a loss as to what to do. Meanwhile, Tsukasanosuke(Takashi Okabe) and Fumi (Chizuru Ikewaki) return home with good news. Since Toki's ex-husband Ginjiro's (Kanichiro) name remains on the Matsuno family register, Toki needs to be registered with the Ushimizu family register in order to become a family with Heaven. Tsukasanosuke then consult with Tae (Keiko Kitagawa), who readily agrees to Toki and the others being registered with the Ushimizu family.
Toki then excitedly asks, "Am I going to be Ushimizu Toki?" and Heaven laughs, saying, "Got it, Mama-san!" Fumi, who had been watching the two of them talk, also chimes in, "I got it! It's that one!" and whispers to Tsukasanosuke, "The Hour of the Ox."Tsukasanosuke finally realizes what's going on and says, "Toki will be happy..." and Fumi and Heaven join in, shouting, "Ushimizu Toki! Ushimitsu Toki!" Toki, who loves ghost stories, is overjoyed, saying, "Yay! I'm going to be the Hour of the Ox!"
This development became a hot topic, with "Ushi no Koku Toki" trending on X. Comments on social media included, "A spectacular plot twist. I was shocked because I never expected it," "I never knew it was connected to this!", "I never noticed!", "I thought it was a strange surname, but it turns out Ushimizu Toki is Ushi no Koku Toki," "Come to think of it, in the first episode the Matsuno family went on a "Ushi no Koku Mairi" (a midnight visit to the shrine), "That's a super long pass from the Ushi no Koku Mairi in the first episode!", and "It's awesome that the spectacular plot twist that took six months to resolve was a pun lol."
