The third episode of the NHK Asadora drama series "Kaze,Kaoru " (NHK General, Monday-Saturday 8:00 AM, etc.), starring Ai Mikami and Juri Kosaka , aired on April 1st, and it has been revealed that the average viewership ratings (according to Video Research, Kanto region) were 14.0% for households and 7.8% for individuals.
" Kaze,Kaoru" is the 114th morning Asadora. Based on the story of two trained nurses, Chika Ozeki and Masa Suzuki, who graduated from the same nursing school, the drama depicts how the two grow through their struggles and clashes with each other in how to interact with patients and doctors, and eventually become the "ultimate buddy" team. Mikami plays the main character, Rin Ichinose, and Uesaka plays the other main character, Naomi Oya.
The script is written by Tomoko Yoshizawa, who has worked on a wide range of genres, from comedies and family dramas to medical dramas and period dramas. The theme song is "Kaze to Machi" by the three-member band "Mrs. Green Apple".
In the third episode, while Mitsu (Mizuki Mizuno) and Yasu (Miharu Hayasaka) are in Tokyo to arrange a marriage, Kotaro's (Toranosuke Kobayashi) mother falls ill, and Kotaro becomes an outcast in the village.
Rin (Mikami) tries to cheer up Kotaro, but it doesn't work. Seeing Rin feeling down, Shin'emon (Kazuki Kitamura) begins to tell her about his own past. Meanwhile, at a church in Tokyo, Pastor Yoshie (Harada Taizo) summons Naomi (Uesaka)...and so the story unfolds. Towards the end of the episode, Shin'emon, who was teaching Rin how to use the naginata, suddenly starts coughing and collapses in agony, covering his mouth with his hand. The episode ends with Rin calling out "Father!" and leaning over to him worriedly.
