The 44th episode, "A Night of the Full Moon," of the NHK Taiga drama "To You, Shining" (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring Yoshitaka Yuriko, will air on November 17th. Michinaga (Emoto Tasuku) also appeals to the emperor to urge Emperor Sanjo (Kimura Tatsunari) to abdicate, but instead it is suggested that Sanjo's daughter should become the wife of Michinaga's son, Yorimichi (Watanabe Keisuke).
However, Yorimichi already has a wife and refuses the proposal. After much deliberation, Michinaga consults with Empress Dowager Shoshi (Mikami Ai)... Meanwhile, Mahiro (Yoshitaka) receives an unexpected request from her father Tametoki (Kishitani Goro).
As Mahiro continues writing The Tale of Genji, Michinaga comes to visit him, having made up his mind...
There are five episodes left of the drama, including this one. The trailer also includes a clip of Michinaga reciting a poem: "Kono yo wo ba..."
"Hikaru Kimi e" is the 63rd taiga drama. It is set in aristocratic society in 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 script was written by Oishi Shizuka, who is writing a taiga drama for the second time since "Koumyo 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.
