The new cast for the NHK Asadora drama "Kaze,Kaoru ," starring Ai Mikami and Juri Kosaka , which will air in the first half of 2026, has been announced on the official NHK drama website (＠nhk_dramas), and it has been revealed that actor Masahiro Takashima will appear in the role of Iwao Oyama, the husband of Sutematsu Oyama (played by Mikako Tabe ).
This is Takashima's first appearance in a Asadora in 38 years, since "Jun-chan's Cheer Song" in the second half of 1988. "It's been 38 years since my last Asadora ! I remember back then just running through each day, completely absorbed in it," she recalls.
In this film, he plays Oyama Iwao, the husband of Oyama Sutematsu, a noblewoman known as the "flower of Rokumeikan." He is the Minister of the Army at the time, and later becomes the first Minister of the Army.
"I will be playing the role of Oyama Iwao, who was born in Kagoshima, followed in the footsteps of Segodon, and studied abroad in Switzerland. In fact, I love Kagoshima very much in my private life, and I have a Swiss wife, so I am overwhelmed with emotion, wondering how I could have been chosen to play such a happy role! I immediately paid a courtesy visit to the bronze statue in Kitanomaru, Tokyo, his grave in Nishinasuno, and his former villa, and was deeply impressed by their size, and above all, his strong desire for peace. I will do my best to bring this enormous Oyama Iwao to life in ' Kaze,Kaoru'," he commented.
"Kaze,Kaoru" is the 114th serial TV drama. Set in the Meiji era, it is a buddy drama featuring two trained nurses, Ozeki Chika and Suzuki Masa, as its two protagonists. The two graduated from the same nursing school, but struggle with how to interact with patients and doctors, and grow through clashes, eventually becoming the "strongest buddy." Migami plays the lead role of Ichinose Rin, while Uesaka plays Oya Naomi.
