Some TV presenters are famous for their voices, others for their piquant opinions or sense of humor. Veteran Kazuo Tokumitsu and relative newcomer Shinichiro Azumi are vastly different in terms of vocal timbre and personality, but they share one unusual trait: they can weep at the drop of a hat.
Consequently, they are often called upon to host variety shows centered on family tragedies or rags-to-riches stories. This week both are the emcees of "Tokumitsu & Azumi's Moving Reunions" (TBS, Wed., 6:55 p.m.), the eighth in a series of specials about people who have lost touch with family members and who wish to re-establish contact with them.
The main story, a continuation from a previous special, concerns a woman in her 30s whose mother abandoned her family 23 years ago and disappeared. The woman has never understood why her mother ran away and has been haunted by uncertainty ever since. Is this the show where she'll finally track her mother down?