The 20th 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 24th, and the exchange between Rin (Mikami) and her mother Mitsu (Mizuno Miki) became a hot topic among viewers.
After safely retrieving Tamaki (Ruka Miyajima), Rin spent a fun evening with Kotaro's (Toranosuke Kobayashi) family and Nakamura ( Takashi Kobayashi) before returning to Tokyo. Once again, Rin tells Mitsu of her determination to become a trained nurse in order to raise Tamaki.
When Mitsu began to say, "You are a daughter of the Ichinose family. You should be ashamed...", Rin replied, "I know what shame is." Rin explained that it was a source of shame for her not to choose the option of sending Tamaki to a girls' school. When Mitsu asked, "Does that mean you are rejecting me... your mother?", Rin denied it, saying, "I wanted to become a lady like my mother. But I couldn't. I have nothing now. I can't let Tamaki go through the same thing," and she cried.
Then Mitsu asks, "What do you mean by 'a good marriage proposal'?" and tells Rin that the eldest son of a long-established sake brewery in Yokohama has proposed marriage to her. However, Rin bows her head and says, "Please refuse!" and pleads tearfully, "I'm becoming a nurse for Tamaki's sake, but I want to live my life on my own terms." "I don't want to entrust my life and Tamaki's life to the man I marry anymore."
When Mitsu asked, "What are you going to do about the money?", Rin replied, "I'll go around begging and asking for help." Mitsu then snapped, "Have some shame!" She took an envelope from the sleeve of her kimono and said, "I sold a brocade obi. I got a decent price for it. Well, that's to be expected. After all, the princess of the lord's family was forced to marry into the Ichinose family, the chief retainer's family."
When Rin apologized, saying "I'm sorry," Mitsu revealed, "The marriage proposal was a lie." Then she said, "I wanted to ask you what you really are," to which Rin replied, "Thank you!" Mitsu then said, "I haven't endorsed you being a nurse or anything like that. But I do acknowledge your resolve. This time, make sure you win."
On social media, comments included: "Mother is so cool," "As expected of a chief retainer's wife," "'Make this a battle you can win' said in such a gentle and warm way, it brought me to tears," "'Have some shame' was so powerful it really freaked me out," "I feel great love in her strictness," "The greatest love is to believe in and support her daughter's resolve," "I was deeply moved by their exchange," "Ai Mikami Ai's tears... I'm worried she might be dehydrated," and "I believe Rin's resolve will lead to victory."
