NHK's Asadora drama series "Kaze,Kaoru " (NHK General, Monday-Saturday 8:00 AM, etc.), starring Ai Mikami and Juri Kosaka , is airing its third week, "The First Sign of Spring." In episode 12, airing on April 14th...
" Kaze,Kaoru" is the 114th morning Asadora. Based on the story of two trained nurses, Chika Ozeki and Masa Suzuki, who graduated from the same nursing school, the drama depicts how the two grow through their struggles and clashes with each other in how to interact with patients and doctors, and eventually become the "ultimate buddy" team. Mikami plays the main character, Rin Ichinose, and Uesaka plays the other main character, Naomi Oya.
The script is written by Tomoko Yoshizawa, who has worked on a wide range of genres, from comedies and family dramas to medical dramas and period dramas. The theme song is "Kaze to Machi" by the three-member band "Mrs. Green Apple".
In episode 12, Rin (Mikami), having received help from Shimaken (Sano Masaya) in dealing with foreign customers, begins studying English, hoping to be of some use to Mizuho-ya herself. Naomi (Uesaka) hears from Yoshie (Harada Taizo) that Rin's life has settled down. She then comes up with a plan, borrows a dress from Mary (Anya Floris), and heads to the Rokumeikan. Scene cuts have also been released.
