The 73rd 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 July 8th, and viewers reacted positively to the thoughtfulness of surgical assistant Kurokawa (played by Kisei Hirano).
Rin (Mikami) sneaks out of the hospital to fulfill the wish of patient Yamamoto (Honda Daisuke), who senses his impending death, and takes him home to his wife, Tei (Ise Kayo). However, when Yamamoto returns to the hospital, he passes away, leaving behind the words, "Help me..." Deeply shocked by this event, Rin's hands begin to tremble when she tries to take a patient's pulse, and she becomes unable to even wrap bandages.
Meanwhile, Kurokawa called Naomi (Uesaka) to check on Rin's condition. When Naomi explained, "She's motivated, but her body...", Kurokawa showed concern, saying, "It's cruel of the director not to let her rest." When Naomi said, "But there was no punishment, so I think they were surprisingly kind...", Kurokawa replied, "You're being naive. No, you don't understand how organizations work."
Just then, the janitor, Mansaku, approached and appeared to be doing some kind of work. Noticing Mansaku, Kurokawa switched his conversation with Naomi to English, and closed the door after confirming that Mansaku had left. When Kurokawa revealed in Japanese, "Among the doctors, there's a rumor that Mansaku is connected to the hospital director," Naomi was surprised and asked, "Is that so?"
Kurokawa continued, "Isn't it harder for Ichinose-san to be forced to work in the current situation? Depending on how you look at it, you could say that she's being pushed to her limits. We won't know what the right thing to do is unless we ask Yamamoto-san. There was a possibility that she could have died alone, staring at the ceiling of her hospital room."
On social media, comments included: "Dr. Kurokawa is such a good person," "Dr. Kurokawa is so kind to quietly worry about Rin-chan, and he's quick-witted," "Dr. Kurokawa is always so considerate," "Dr. Kurokawa is really observant," "Dr. Kurokawa is definitely on the nurses' side," "Dr. Kurokawa was just amazing," "At first he seemed like a jerk, but he's actually such a good person," and "Dr. Kurokawa is expressionless and seems cold on the surface, but the contrast between that and his warm heart is so captivating."
