The 66th 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 June 29th. Asadora fans reacted to Daisuke Honda, who played Tatsuji Yamamoto, a patient admitted to Teito Medical University Hospital, making his first appearance in that episode.
Tatsuji is a patient admitted to Teito Medical University Hospital due to chronic gastroenteritis. He likes to surprise people by telling harmless lies. He is assigned to Hide (Akana Ikeda), a nursing intern... that's the kind of character he is.
In that day's episode, Tatsuji, accompanied by his wife Tei (Kayo Ise), arrives at the hospital room, where Rin (Mikami) introduces him to Hide, saying, "Doi, an apprentice, will be in charge of Mr. Yamamoto." Tatsuji then proudly remarks, "Ah, those were the days. Back then, I was buried in piles of books, studying with all my might."
When Hide asked, "What was Yamamoto-san learning?", Tei chuckled and replied, "What are you talking about? Sorry, but he's a gardener. When I say he learned, I mean garden trees." Tatsuji smiled and bowed, saying, "I'd like to be able to eat my fill of beef hot pot by the time of the fireworks in August, so I'll be counting on you."
This marks Honda's first appearance in a Asadora since "Scarlet" (second half of 2019), in which he played Toshiharu, the husband of Teruko (Yuko Oshima), the best friend of the heroine Kimiko (Erika Toda). He was affectionately known as "Toshar-san" by viewers.
On social media, comments included: "It's Toshar!", "It's Toshiharu from 'Scarlet'!", "I thought I'd seen him before, but it's Toshar!?", "He looks so different from Toshiharu that I didn't recognize him lol", "Toshar has lost weight...", "It's Toshar. I'll bring bananas when I visit him", and "Yay! It's Honda! I can't wait!!"
