The 46th episode, "Toi no Nyuko(The Invasion of the Toi)", of the NHK Taiga drama "Dear Radiance (Hikaru Kimi e)" (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring Yoshitaka Yuriko, will be broadcast on December 1st.
Mahiro (Yoshitaka) embarks on a long-awaited journey and arrives at Dazaifu, where her late husband worked. There she is reunited with Shumei (Matsushita Kohei), whom she had previously separated from in Echizen, and he tells her the truth about his disappearance. Afterwards, accompanied by Shumei, who works as an interpreter, Mahiro visits the government office. There she discovers Sojumaru (Ito Kentaro) among the warriors training. Furthermore, she is told by the Dazaifu Governor Takaie (Ryusei Ryo) that Michinaga (Emoto Tasuku) has given her certain instructions. Meanwhile, an emergency that shakes the country unfolds... There are three episodes left of the drama, including this one. The trailer shows Shumei saying, "There's something I want to tell you," Mahiro saying, "I'm done," and Takaie shouting, "Let's go!" in front of the warriors.
"Dear Radiance" is the 63rd taiga drama. It 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 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.
