The 21st 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 April 27th, and Ai Mikami' attention was drawn to the principal of the nursing school attached to Umeoka Girls' School, where Rin (Mikami) and Naomi (Uesaka) enrolled.
Rin and Naomi enroll in the nursing school attached to Umeoka Girls' School. The first class consists of seven students: Rin and Naomi, Tae (Erika Ikuta), who has the temperament of a top student; Kiyo (Akiko Kikuchi), the oldest at 32; Yuki (Tomomi Nakai), who admires Nightingale; Shinobu (Akira Kigoshi), who longs to wear a nurse's uniform; and Tome (Rin Harashima), who is from Aomori Prefecture. The group is made up of people of different ages and personalities.
Afterward, Kajiwara (played by Ise Shima), who serves as both the principal of Umeoka Girls' School and the head of the training institute, and Matsui (played by Hyunri), the dormitory supervisor and interpreter at the training institute, enter the classroom. Kajiwara stands at the podium and begins his speech, but he is distracted by Naomi's hairstyle, which was unusual at the time, and cannot concentrate on what he is saying.
Naomi explained that the reason she cut her hair was "to cut off the worries I had about my background and my future, along with my hair," and "I thought that the only way for a woman like me, who has nothing, to make a living was to become a trained nurse, a nurse, so I entered this training school."
Kajiwara accepted Naomi's resolve and confessed, "Actually, I don't know much about nursing." "This is especially true for all of you here, as you are the first class of nurses. So, let's all strive to become something that makes us feel that coming to this training school was the right decision," she said, before leaving the classroom and leaving the rest to Matsui.
The actress playing Kajiwara, Ise Shima, previously played Hanamaki Tamako, nicknamed "White Granny," a fisheries cooperative clerk, in the 2013 morning Asadora"Amachan," and also appeared as Tachibana Yukie, a female member of parliament, in the 2024 morning drama "The Tiger and Her Wings Tsubasa." In "Amachan," she entertained Asadora fans with her unique presence, including dressing up as Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the British rock band Queen.
Upon Ise's appearance, comments on social media included: "I'm so excited," "The principal is Hanamaki from 'Amachan'! He's Freddie Mercury!", "I just can't help but call him Principal Freddie," "Isn't the principal Freddie Mercury? It's fine if only those who get it get it...", "That scene still sticks in my mind," "Ise Shima, who made such a strong impression in Amachan, is playing the principal, she seems like she'll be quite eccentric...", and "I'm looking forward to seeing how she plays the role."
