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, Kiyo Izumi, played by Akiko Kikuchi, starting in the fifth week, "Tsudoishi Monotachi," which begins on April 27th.
Kiyo Izumi is the oldest among the classmates. She is a devout Christian and has been divorced in the past. She is kind and understanding, and quietly watches over her classmates.
This is Kikuchi's first appearance in a Asadora, playing the role of Kiyo.
"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 Erika), Kiyo (Kikuchi), 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 in arriving in Japan.
Instead, a task is assigned during the journey to their destination... and that's how the story unfolds.
