The Scent of the Wind

is a Japanese television drama series and the 114th Asadora series, following The Ghost Writer's Wife. The two protagonists are modeled after Chika Ozeki and Masa Suzuki, but their names have been changed as the series was produced as a work of fiction.

Plot As Japan entered the new era of the Meiji period, the country began embracing various aspects of Western culture. One of these introductions was the concept of the "Trained Nurse." Rin Ichinose and Naomi Oya become pioneers in this field. As they grapple with the complexities of interacting with patients and doctors, the two frequently clash and struggle. However, through these challenges, they grow together—eventually evolving into the ultimate "buddy" duo.

Cast

Principal Ai Mikami as Rin Ichinose Juri Kosaka as Naomi Oya

Ichinose family Kazuki Kitamura as Shin'emon Ichinose, Rin's father Miki Mizuno as Mitsu Ichinose, Rin's mother Miu Hayasaka as Yasu Ichinose, Rin's sister Shuhei Uesugi as Shuichi Makimura, Yasu's husband Takashi Kobayashi as Yoshimasa Nakamura Nanami Taki as Tamaki, Rin and Kamekichi's daughter Uta Yamada as Tamaki (10 years old) Ema as Tamaki (4 to 7 years old) Ruka Miyajima as Tamaki (3 years old)

The people of Tochigi Toranosuke Kobayashi as Kotaro Takeuchi Shiro Tsubuyaki as Nobuyuki Takeuchi, Kotaro's father Akiko Iwase as Sakae Takeuchi, Kotaro's mother Takahiro Miura as Kamekichi Okuda, Rin's husband Toshie Negishi as Sada Okuda, Kamekichi's mother Miyuki Oshima as the proprietress of an eel restaurant Yumi Yoshitatsu as the proprietress of a Japanese confectionery shop Takuya (The Touch) as Shibata-ya Kazuya (The Touch) as Matsunaga-ya Taizo Harada as Zensaku Yoshie Anya Floris as Mary

The people of Tokyo Masaya Sano (Ae! Group) as Kenjiro Shimada Kisetsu Fujiwara as Eisuke Kohinata Yuta Hayashi as Taichi Makimura Bando Yajuro as Usaburo Shimizu Chika Uchida as Fumi Yanagawa, Naomi's mother Fumiya Ogura as Kisuke Matsubara Mikako Tabe as Sutematsu Ōyama Masahiro Takashima as Iwao Ōyama Tsurutaro Kataoka as Kaishū Katsu Yoneko Matsukane as Toyo Oya Yuriko Hirooka as Kiku Oya Shiho Harumi as Kahei Oya Hirono Nita as Fusa Matsuyama Seina Nakata as Shima Kawai Himawari Inoue as Saho Kimura Rei Maruyama as Matsu Nakayama Naoko Ken as Maji, a fortune teller

Umeoka Nursing School Erika Ikuta as Tae Tamada Akiko Kikuchi as Kiyo Izumi Tomo Nakai as Yuki Shinonome Aki Kigoshi as Shinobu Yanagita Rin Harashima as Tome Kudo Hyunri as Ei Matsui Shima Ise as Toshiko Kajiwara Emma Howard as Barnes

Teito University Medical Hospital Yūta Furukawa as Masuo Imai Ryotaro Sakaguchi as Kunio Fujita Kinari Hirano as Katsuji Kurokawa Kanro Watanabe as Yukinari Watanabe Tsubaki Nekoze as Fuyu Nagata Jiro (Sissonne) as Kosuke Nagata Kazuki Iio as Mansaku Shibata Jiei Wakabayashi as Chuzo Maruyama Honoka Murakami as Yunagi Ayaka Higashino as Tsuya Miura Yoshihiro Nozoe as Yaichiro Sonobe Michitaka Tsutsui as Jutaro Tada Yuta Kanai as Kosaku Sakata Yukie Nakama as Chikako Izumi Ayumi Tanida as Motohiko Izumi Akana Ikeda as Hide Doi Ririka Kawashima as Tama Adachi

The people of Niigata Tomoya Nakamura as Toji Yagyu Yuki Inoue as Kosuke Yokosawa Tomokazu Seki as Kanji Mochizuki Hana Kondo as Hisa Nagami Sayaka Isoyama as Sawa Nagami Kokoaa Kawamura as Tsune Iwase Karen Miyama as Asa Shunya Itabashi as Tasuke Soraji Shibuya as Chotaro Hiroo Otaka as Tadayoshi Honma Shinji Rokkaku as Yamabe Ryo Nishihori as Ginji Hada Natsuko Yokosawa as Tetsu Hada

Others Shouma Kai as Goro Ogawa, Naomi's husband Hikari Ōta as Heizo Endo Shoko Aida as Kae Miyagawa

Production On January 24, 2025, NHK announced the production of its 114th Asadora, titled The Scent of the Wind. During the announcement, it was revealed that Ai Mikami would star as one of the two lead heroines. NHK also noted that the second heroine would be selected through an open audition process.

On June 3 of the same year, NHK held a follow-up press conference to announce that Juri Kosaka had been cast for the role, having been selected from a pool of 2,410 audition participants.

TV schedule WeekEpisodesTitleDirected byOriginal airdateRating11–5Yoshiharu SasakiMarch 30–April 3, 202614.3%26–10Shinzo NittaApril 6–10, 202613.6%311–15Hitoshi MatsumotoApril 13–17, 202613.8%416–20Yoshiharu SasakiApril 20–24, 202614.1%521–25Mayo HashimotoApril 27–May 1, 202613.9%626–30Shinzo NittaMay 4–8, 202613.1%731–35Hitoshi Matsumoto May 11–15, 202613.9%836–40Yoshiharu SasakiMay 18–22, 202614.7%941–45Mayo HashimotoMay 25–29, 202614.1%1045–50Shinzo NittaJune 1–5, 202614.8%1151–55Yoshiharu SasakiJune 8–12, 202613.7%1256–60June 15–19, 202614.0%1361–65Mayo HashimotoJune 22–26, 202613.5%1466–70Hitoshi MatsumotoJune 29–July 3, 202613.3%1571–75July 6–10, 202613.3%1676–80Takashi UchidaJuly 13–17, 202613.8%1781–85Mayo HashimotoJuly 20–24, 202613.8%1886–90Shinzo NittaJuly 27–31, 202613.9%1991–95Yoshiharu SasakiAugust 3–7, 202613.0%2096–100Hitoshi Matsumoto and Shunsuke TairaAugust 10–14, 202614.1%21101–105Takashi UchidaAugust 17–21, 202614.1%22106–110Mayo Hashimoto, Riku Kadowaki and Mika TakahashiAugust 24–28, 202613.5%23111–115Hitoshi MatsumotoAugust 31–September 4, 202614.0%24116–120Shinzo NittaSeptember 7–11, 202614.4%25121–125Mayo HashimotoSeptember 14–18, 202613.9%26126–130Yoshiharu SasakiSeptember 21–25, 202614.2%Average rating 13.8% - Rating is based on Japanese Video Research (Kantō region).

References

External links Official website