The 39th 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 21st, and viewers were captivated by the true feelings revealed by Chikako (Yukie Nakama).
Rin (Mikami) visits the doctor's office and pleads with Chikako's doctor, Imai (Furukawa Yudai), to be a little more considerate during examinations. Rin explains, "Even though there is a screen, I think it would be more difficult for the wife to be examined in front of her family. Her family consists of her husband, son, and other men." With advice from Kurokawa (Hirano Kisei), it was decided that Chikako would be examined in the doctor's office from the next time onward.
Chikako gradually opens up to Rin, and the two enjoy playing a board game in the hospital room. Then Chikako begins to recount memories of the day she was married to her husband, Motohiko (played by Ayumu Tanida). She says that Motohiko gently said to her, "The sky is beautiful, isn't it?" when she was too embarrassed to say anything.
When Rin said, "You have a wonderful husband," Chikako reminisced, "I remember thinking how lucky I was that my husband was someone who said the sky was beautiful. Even now, at this age..." Then she confessed, "Even though I've been a wife for many years, even at this age, I... I... I'm sad. About losing my breasts. It's sad and embarrassing to be next to my husband with no breasts... When I think about things like that, I'm too embarrassed to even say them out loud..."
Chikako continued, "Then maybe I should just do nothing and stay the way I am..." tears streaming down her face. Rin encouraged her, saying, "There's nothing to be ashamed of in thinking 'I don't want to die' and 'I want to live'." Chikako confessed, "Why does such a cruel disease have to exist in this world? Why me...? Such pathetic whining..." Rin wiped away her tears and gently stroked Chikako's back.
On social media, comments included: "I burst into tears," "I could really feel the pain," "I cried along with Chikako's confession and tears," "I really understand what Chikako-sama is saying!", "Chikako-sama's heartbreaking feelings were wonderfully portrayed by Yukie Nakama's acting!", "Yukie Nakama's persuasiveness is incredible...I was completely drawn in," and "I take my hat off to Yukie Nakama's acting."
