The 36th episode, "The Long-Awaited Day," of the NHK Taiga drama "To You, Shining" (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring Yoshitaka Yuriko, will be broadcast on September 22nd. Emperor Ichijo's (Shiono Akihisa) Empress Shoshi (Migami Ai) is finally pregnant. As the palace is in an uproar, Mahiro (Yoshitaka) is told by Shoshi how she feels about the emperor.
Meanwhile, Sei Shonagon (First Summer Uika) finds out that Mahiro wrote the story at the behest of Michinaga (Emoto Tasuku) and appeals to Ise (Miura Shohei). As the birth draws nearer, Akiko becomes anxious, and Mahiro is relied upon.
While the other ladies-in-waiting are jealous, Michinaga asks for a new consultation...
"To You, Shining" is the 63rd Taiga drama. The story is set in the aristocratic society of the mid-Heian period, and the protagonist is Murasaki Shikibu (Mahiro), who later wrote "The Tale of Genji," said to be the world's oldest novel written by a woman. The screenplay was written by Oishi Shizuka, who is writing a taiga drama for the second time since "Koumyou ga Tsuji" in 2006, and depicts the glittering world of the Heian aristocracy and the life of a woman who lived, wrote, and loved with all her heart.
