The fifth 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 3rd, and the preview for the second week, "Tomoshibi no Michi" (Path of Light), which was released after the main episode, attracted the attention of viewers.
In the fifth episode, Rin (Mikami) receives a marriage proposal. Troubled about what to do with herself, Rin unexpectedly meets Oyama Sutematsu ( Mikako Tabe), the "Flower of the Rokumeikan." Rin decides to become the second wife of a man 18 years her senior and tells her mother, Mitsu (Mizuno Miki), "I'm getting married. I'm going to be a wife."
In the preview for the second week, released after the broadcast, the comedy duo "The Touch" played Matsunaga-ya and Shibata-ya appeared in the scene of Rin's wedding. In addition, new characters were introduced one after another, including Okuda Kameji (played by Miura Takahiro), who will become Rin's husband, and Shimizu Usaburo (played by Bando Yajuro), the owner of "Mizuho-ya," which deals extensively in imported goods.
The scene then shifts to one where Kotaro (Toranosuke Kobayashi) watches Rin leave from the riverbank as she is in a boat, shouting, "Rin! I...!" There is also a scene where Sutematsu is seen talking to someone who appears to be Naomi (Uesaka). The trailer ends with a close-up of a rabbit doll dressed in Western clothing.
On social media, comments included: "There's so much information!", "The rabbit stole the show!", "A rabbit? Alice in Wonderland?", "Who is that rabbit at the end of the preview!?", "That last rabbit is so mysterious", "I'm so curious about the end of the preview lol", "The Touch! It's their hometown Tochigi slot", and "Looking forward to next week!".
