The ninth 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 Getsuku. In this episode, viewers' attention was drawn to Kotaro (Toranosuke Kobayashi), who saved Rin (Mikami) and Tamaki (Ruka Miyajima) from a dangerous situation.
Rin (Mikami), who has run away from her husband Kameji Okuda (Takahiro Miura) with Tamaki, seeks help from her mother, Mitsu (Miki Mizuno). Mitsu tells Rin to go to her uncle Nobukatsu's (Yoichiro Saito) house in Tokyo and gives her some money.
Then there was a loud knocking at the door, and when Mitsu cautiously checked, she saw Kotaro standing there. A fire had broken out at Rin's in-laws' house, and he had come to visit because he was worried.
Kotaro hides Rin and Tamaki in a cart and takes them to the dock. He says, "Okuda's men will surely follow us down the road. A boat would be better," and puts Rin and the others on a boat. Kotaro entrusts Rin and the others to the boatman, saying, "Please take good care of them," and says, "Rin! I... I..." but can't find the words to finish. Rin smiles and says, "Thank you!" and Kotaro waves goodbye to them.
On social media, comments included: "What a nice guy," "Kotaro is so sweet," "Kotaro saves the princess when she's in trouble, is he a prince?", "It's so frustrating," "He's such a good kid, it's heartbreaking," "Work hard, Kotaro," "He can't express his feelings...", "Rin would probably be happier with Kotaro," and "Is this where her first love ends...?"
