NHK's Asadora drama series "Kaze,Kaoru " (NHK General, Monday-Saturday 8:00 AM, etc.), starring Ai Mikami and Juri Kosaka , will introduce a new character, Tae Tamada, played by Erika Ikuta, starting in the fifth week, "Tsudoishi Monotachi," which begins on April 27th.
Tamada Tae was born into a family that served as physicians to the Shogun's court during the Edo period, growing up in an environment where medical care was readily available. She has a studious temperament and a high level of awareness, which sometimes causes conflict with those around her. Due to certain circumstances within her family, she enrolls in the Umeoka Nursing School.
This is Ikuta's first appearance in a Asadora, playing the role of Tae.
"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.
In the fifth week, the first class of nursing students, all aiming to become trained nurses, have gathered: Rin (Mikami), Naomi (Uesaka), Tae (Ikuta), Kiyo (Kikuchi Akiko), Yuki (Nakai Tomomi), Shinobu (Kigoshi Akira), and Tome (Harashima Rin), a diverse group of individuals with different ages and backgrounds. Dormitory life begins under the guidance of Principal Kajiwara (Ise Shima) and dormitory supervisor Matsui (Hyunri), but nursing classes have not yet begun because Ms. Burns (Emma Howard) is late arriving in Japan.
Instead, a task is assigned during the journey to their destination... and that's how the story unfolds.
