The 47th episode of the NHK Taiga drama "Dear Radiance (Hikaru Kimi e)" (General TV, Sunday 8:00 pm and others), starring Yuriko Yoshitaka, "Even if It's Sad", was broadcast on December 8th. The preview of the final episode (to be broadcast on December 15th) was released after the main story, and Kikyo, played by First Summer Uika, was shown, causing a reaction from viewers.
In episode 47, Mahiro (Yoshitaka) and her friends get caught up in a battle with foreign pirates, and Shuming (Matsushita Kohei) is killed in an enemy attack.
Meanwhile, the damage caused by the attack is reported to the Imperial Court, and as unrest spreads, Regent Yorimichi (played by Keisuke Watanabe) takes no action and stops reporting to Taiko Michinaga (played by Tasuku Emoto). Sanesuke (played by Ryuji Akiyama), who is frustrated by this situation, receives a letter from Takaie (played by Ryo Ryusei), who is in charge of the fight against the pirates.
Eventually, Michinaga learns of the threat from a foreign country and becomes concerned about Mahiro's safety...and so the story unfolds.
The subtitle of the final episode is "Monogatari no Saki ni (Beyond the Story)." In the preview, a gray-haired Kikyou is shown chatting with Mahiro, and viewers commented, "Kikyou-sama is in the trailer!!!" "I'm happy that Kikyou-chan seems to be reappearing," and "I wonder if their friendship will be restored in the end?"
"Dear Radiance (Hikaru Kimi e)" 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 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.
