It was announced on June 3rd that Juri Kosaka will play the other lead role in the NHK Asadora drama "Kaze,Kaoru " starring actor Ai Mikami in the first half of 2026. The announcement was made at a press conference held at the NHK Broadcasting Center in Shibuya, Tokyo on the same day.
The 114th serial TV drama, " Kaze,Kaoru" is set in the Meiji era and is a buddy drama about two trained nurses, Ozeki Chika and Suzuki Masa. The two graduated from the same nursing school, they struggle with how to deal with patients and doctors, and grow while clashing with each other, eventually becoming the "strongest buddy".
Mikami will play one of the main characters, Ichinose Rin, while the other main character, Ooya Naomi, was chosen through an audition. The script will be written by Yoshizawa, who has worked on dramas such as "Lucky Person," "Dr. DMAT," "I Don't Love You That Much," and "A Story to Read on the Day I Fall in Love for the First Time," and Takehiro Matsuzono, who was in charge of last year's taiga drama "To Dear Radiance (Hikaru Kimi e)," will be the production manager.
