The 46th episode of the NHK Taiga drama "Dear Radiance(Hikaru Kimi e)" (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring Yoshitaka Yuriko, "Toi no Nyuko(The Invasion of the Toi)", was broadcast on December 1st, and the average viewership (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 9.7% for households and 5.6% for individuals. In the 46th episode, Mahiro (Yoshitaka) goes 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 once left in Echizen, and he tells her the truth about her disappearance. After that, Mahiro visits the government office with Shumei, who works as an interpreter. There, she discovers Sojumaru (Ito Kentaro) among the warriors training. Furthermore, she is told by Dazai Gonso Takaie (Ryusei Ryo) that Michinaga (Emoto Tasuku) has given her certain instructions. Meanwhile, an emergency that shakes the country... unfolds. Towards the end of the episode, Shumei tells Mahiro, who is about to continue on her journey, "When you have gone to Matsuura and achieved your dream, please come back to Dazaifu. There is something I want to tell you then." Immediately after that, Mahiro and his friends are surrounded by foreigners who have been chasing the villagers, and they are in a life-threatening situation. Sojumaru and his men appear and manage to escape the sword fight, but the moment Shumei reaches out to help Mahiro, who has stumbled, an arrow flies and "pierces" his chest. Shumei falls on his back and the episode ends.
"Dear Radiance" 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 oldest novel written by a woman in the world. The script was written by Oishi Shizuka, who is writing a taiga drama for the second time since "Koumei 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. There are only two episodes left of the drama, including "Sadly" which will air on December 8th.
