The 36th 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 May 18th, and viewers' attention was drawn to the book that the Marchioness patient, Chikako Izumi (Yukie Nakama), was reading in her hospital room.
Rin (Ms. Mikami) is assigned to nurse Chikako. She enters the hospital room and greets her, but Chikako, still reading a book, coldly replies, "Please leave," and "We have enough maids at home." Even when Rin demonstrates how to make neat, wrinkle-free sheets, Chikako doesn't take her eyes off her book.
When Rin saw the cover of the "Minori" chapter of "The Tale of Genji" that Chikako was reading, she smiled and said, "You're reading something lovely," but Chikako remained silent.
Because Mikami, who plays Rin, played Empress Shoko in the historical drama " To the Dear Radiance (Hikaru Kimi e)" (2024), which depicts the life of Murasaki Shikibu, the author of "The Tale of Genji," comments on social media included: "It's quite stylish to have Empress Shoko say it," "Empress Shoko... so touching," "Rin's past life was Empress Shoko... of course she loves The Tale of Genji!", "It was great when Ai Mikami Ai smiled and said 'You're reading something wonderful' after seeing the book of The Tale of Genji! It was a heartwarming surprise!", and "I love ' To the Dear Radiance (Hikaru Kimi e)' so it made me grin."
