The 11th 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 13th. In this episode, actor Tsurutaro Kataoka made his first appearance as Kaishu Katsu, attracting the attention of viewers.
Rin (played by Mikami) begins working at Mizuho-ya, a shop run by Usaburo Shimizu (played by Yajuro Bando) in Nihonbashi. Usaburo offers Rin the second floor of the row house he uses as a storage room for the shop to live in. When Rin bows her head and says, "Thank you so much," Usaburo replies, "I don't do business without a return."
Just then, Katsu came into the restaurant to visit Usaburo. Katsu saw Tamaki (Ruka Miyajima) and playfully said, "Oh my, oh my?" Then he invited Usaburo, "I was just in the neighborhood. How about some eel?" Usaburo replied, "Absolutely. However, after dinner, I'm going to see the bicycles that have arrived at the port, so I don't have much time..." But Katsu replied, "That's fine," and the two of them left the restaurant.
Kataoka plays Katsu Kaishu, an old acquaintance of Usaburo, who occasionally makes a surprise appearance at "Mizuho-ya," the shop run by Usaburo.
On social media, comments included: "A big name suddenly appeared," "Even Katsu Kaishu is appearing!", "Tsurutaro-san has too much presence lol," "I was so excited from the morning!", "It's a feast for the eyes to see Bando Yajuro and Kataoka Tsurutaro together on screen!", "He seems like an ordinary person," "His presence is incredible," and "It had a great Taiga drama feel."
