The NHK Taiga drama "Hikaru Kimi e" (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others) stars actress Yoshitaka Yuriko. The subtitle of the 40th episode, which will be broadcast on October 20th, is "Leaving You Behind," and the synopsis and scene cuts have been released.
◇Spoilers below
"Hikaru Kimi e" is the 63rd Taiga drama. Set in the aristocratic society of the mid-Heian period, 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 script 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 Heian aristocrats and the life of a woman who lived, wrote, and loved with all her heart.
In the 40th episode, while the stories written by Mahiro (Yoshitaka) continue to be the talk of the palace, Emperor Ichijo (Shiono Akihisa) falls ill and an uneasy atmosphere begins to spread.
The Emperor behaves bravely in front of Empress Shoshi (Migami Ai), but when an ominous omen is reported to Michinaga (Emoto Tasuku) by a fortune teller, the nobles gather momentum over who will become the next Emperor. As Mahiro accompanies Shoshi, who is worried about the Emperor's condition, Michinaga arrives.
Shoshi then reveals her feelings to Michinaga... and so the story unfolds.
