I think he was a naturally quiet, focused child, and I have a feeling his grandfather worked to heighten those traits. 10.5 gives some tantalizing hints about the Tezukas, and one of them is that Kunikazu (grandfather) is somewhat contemptuous of and/or disappointed in Kuniharu (father), who is only a typical salaryman while Kunikazu is a judo instructor for the police. There's also a great shot of Kunikazu and Kunimitsu next to each other, in which you see that Kunimitsu really is the image of his grandfather (though he appears to have his father's rather untidy hair), right down to the stern expression.
I wonder what sort of line Kunimitsu has to walk between pleasing his grandfather and not making his father look worse. His mother, being the perceptive woman she is, probably does her best to help, but in the end, it's not surprising that he might already have learned such complete control at an early age. Even so, I think they're quite a loving, happy family at heart; Kunikazu might snipe at Kuniharu, but the younger man doesn't apologize meekly or get angry. Instead, he just looks half-irritated, half-sleepy, and points out that he is different from his father. And I love how when Ayana asks Kunimitsu why he's been smiling so much recently, the two older men do a synchronized double-take and say "Really?/Is that so?" To which Ayana just smiles and says yes. She is a non-creepy Fuji, possibly because she is female and therefore allowed to be cryptically perceptive. Kunimitsu himself, of course, remains typically expressionless apart from the initial blink of surprise. :D
I wonder what sort of line Kunimitsu has to walk between pleasing his grandfather and not making his father look worse. His mother, being the perceptive woman she is, probably does her best to help, but in the end, it's not surprising that he might already have learned such complete control at an early age. Even so, I think they're quite a loving, happy family at heart; Kunikazu might snipe at Kuniharu, but the younger man doesn't apologize meekly or get angry. Instead, he just looks half-irritated, half-sleepy, and points out that he is different from his father. And I love how when Ayana asks Kunimitsu why he's been smiling so much recently, the two older men do a synchronized double-take and say "Really?/Is that so?" To which Ayana just smiles and says yes. She is a non-creepy Fuji, possibly because she is female and therefore allowed to be cryptically perceptive. Kunimitsu himself, of course, remains typically expressionless apart from the initial blink of surprise. :D
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