The 15th episode of the NHK Asadora drama series "Kaze,Kaoru " (NHK General, Monday-Saturday 8:00 AM, etc.), starring Ai Mikami and Juri Kosaka , aired on April 17th, and viewers were drawn to the first appearance of a 53-year-old actor who is a regular in Asadora and plays a neighbor of Rin (Mikami).
Relying on Rin, Mitsu (Mizuki Mizuno) and Yasu (Miharu Hayasaka) come all the way from Tochigi and end up living with her in Tokyo. When Rin returns home, her neighbor Matsu (Rei Maruyama) greets her with "Welcome back," and the first floor, which used to be a storage room, has been neatly tidied up. As Rin looks confused, Matsu introduces her husband, Teizo (Naoki Matsukawa), who had helped with the cleaning, and Rokuro (Shin Shimizu), the rickshaw driver.
Although his screen time was brief, viewers reacted positively to Shimizu's portrayal of Rokuro. Shimizu is a regular actor in Asadora, having previously appeared in "Hanbun, Aoi" (first half of 2018), "Yell" (first half of 2020), "Chimudondon" (first half of 2022), "Ranman" (first half of 2023), and "The Tiger and Her Wings" (first half of 2024). He is also known for appearing in Nitori commercials.
On social media, comments included: "Yay, the reliable and trustworthy Shin Shimizu is in the Asadora!", "I'm so happy Shin Shimizu is appearing!", "Oh! He's in it again!", "He's a regular! It's nice to see him again!", "He's the actor who appears in the Nitori N-Warm commercial, right?", and "It's the Nitori guy!".
