The 23rd 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 29th. In this episode, the role of Tamaki, Rin's (Mikami's) daughter, was passed from Ruka Miyajima to Ema, attracting the attention of viewers.
In episode 23, both Naomi (Uesaka) and Tae (Ikuta Erika) struggle to translate a word that appears repeatedly in Nightingale's writings. Rin suggests they cooperate, but the two refuse. With the mood at its worst, Rin and the other first-generation students face their first Sunday.
Rin invites Naomi and Tome (Rin Harashima) to her house, but gets into an argument with Naomi and ends up going home alone. When Rin gets home, Tamaki runs up to her overjoyedly and gives her two origami cranes with their wings joined together, saying, "Here, take this." Tamaki explains, "This one's Mama, and this one's Tamaki," to which Rin replies, "Thank you!"
Ema-chan, who will be taking on the role of Tamaki, was born on September 23, 2018, making her 7 years old. She has previously appeared in the 2022 NHK Taiga drama " The 13 Lords of the Shogun" and the October 2024 drama series "After School Doctor" (Nippon Television Network).
On social media, comments included: "They've passed the baton!", "The second Tamaki is cute too," "Tamaki has grown up," "I was surprised how much she's grown," "It doesn't feel out of place, which is good," "Tamaki was so soothing," "The actress inside must have changed. I thought she'd grown up during the interval between filming days," "They've found a child actress who looks very similar!", and "She's an exceptionally talented child actress."
