The 53rd 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 June 10th, and viewers were captivated by the interaction between Naomi (Uesaka) and Setsu (Honoka Murakami).
The second newspaper article written by Shimaken (Masaya Sano) resonated even more, touching the hearts of many. While Rin (Mikami) and Naomi were relieved to see Setsu recovering, their feelings were complicated. Then one day, Shimaken came to the hospital and pleaded with Rin to let him see Setsu.
When Shimaken met Setsu, he apologized for writing the article without even meeting her. Setsu replied, "I don't care. Your apology won't change anything for me." "If I could just meet a man I loved enough to want to die with, even if only in that article... that would be a little bit of relief."
Setsu's condition gradually improved. Walking with Naomi to the courtyard, Setsu asked, "Can you talk to the doctor and let me be discharged now?" and expressed her gratitude, saying, "That's more than enough. You've taken care of me enough for a lifetime." Naomi replied, "I didn't take care of you. This is what nursing is all about."
When Setsu asked, "You were an orphan, weren't you?", Naomi reiterated the story about the banknotes her mother had left behind and that her name was Yuunagi. Then Setsu murmured, "I... couldn't give birth. When I found out I was pregnant, I thought about how I could give birth, but I was too scared to do it."
Then, when he said, "Mom must have really missed you," Naomi fell silent, unable to hide her distress. And then, unable to hold back any longer, tears welled up in her eyes.
Naomi's silent expression was captured in a close-up for about 27 seconds, prompting comments on social media such as, "Naomi's close-up right before the end was amazing," "The long silence was so long I thought it was a broadcast error, a powerful performance expressing unresolved emotions," "That expression on Naomi's face is unfair," "Naomi is confused with tears welling up," and "Wow...it's making me cry..."
