The seventh episode of the NHK morning drama series " Kaze,Kaoru " (NHK General, Monday-Saturday 8:00 AM, etc.), starring Ai Mikami and Juri Kosaka, aired on April 7th. In this episode, Rin Ichinose (Asadora ), who married Kameki Okuda (Takahiro Miura), gave birth soon after. Viewers expressed concern about Rin and Kameki's married life.
Rin, watched over by her mother Mitsu (Mizuki Mizuno), her younger sister Yasu (Miharu Hayasaka), and Nakamura ( Takashi Kobayashi), a former retainer of the Ichinose family, marries Kamekichi, who is 18 years older than her and runs a transportation business. That night, a drunken Kamekichi lies sprawled out in his formal kimono and hakama, complaining that the wedding was ridiculous. He further mocks Nakamura, calling him "that old man who keeps saying 'gozaru gozaru'" and saying, "I bet it pissed you off that he had to bow to me, a former courier." When Rin replies, "Mr. Nakamura is certainly not...", her stepmother Sada (Kie Negishi) retorts, "I guess daughters of samurai families are always so proud."
Rin tries her best to build a good relationship with Kamekichi and Sada, but Kamekichi doesn't seem to like Rin because she's well-educated, and her feelings don't seem to reach him. Rin asks Kamekichi, who becomes a different person when he's drunk, to cut back on his alcohol, but he doesn't listen.
Towards the end, Rin gives birth to a baby girl, but Kamekichi looks disappointed and spits out, "Sigh... a girl." When Rin asks, "What should we name this child?", Kamekichi coldly replies, "You can name it whatever you want," and Rin cries, holding her daughter, "I'm so sad..."
On social media, viewers expressed surprise at the rapid pace of the story, with comments such as, "The wedding and childbirth are packed into a whirlwind 15 minutes," "The speed is incredible," and "Is this the fastest marriage and childbirth ever for a main character?" However, there were also worried comments, such as, "It's too much. There's absolutely no love in Rin's married life," "This marriage is on hard mode," "I'm worried," "It's clearly painful," and "She's not happy during what should be a happy time."
