Serial TV Novel 'Kaze, Kaoru' Drama Mook Released! Packed with content to enjoy the drama, including gravure photos and interviews with cast members like Ai Mikami and Juri Uesaka, character relationship charts, story guides, and more!

Tokyo News Service, publisher of television information magazines such as 'TV Guide,' released the 'NHK 2026 First-Half Serial TV Novel: Kaze, Kaoru Official Guide Book' today, Monday, March 30. It is available for purchase at bookstores nationwide and online retailers.

[Image: 'NHK 2026 First-Half Serial TV Novel: Kaze, Kaoru Official Guide Book' (Published by Tokyo News Service)]

NHK's 2026 first-half Serial TV Novel, 'Kaze, Kaoru.' The setting is the early Meiji era, a time echoing with the sounds of civilization and enlightenment. Two women, each struggling with the hardships of life, dive into the then-unknown world of 'nursing,' racing to protect their families and those who have been wounded. It is an adventure story depicting two slightly unconventional nurses who seek happiness and live life with strength.

[Image: 'NHK 2026 First-Half Serial TV Novel: Kaze, Kaoru Official Guide Book' (Published by Tokyo News Service)]

A drama mook that unravels this production has been completed! Starring Ai Mikami and Juri Uesaka. In addition to a special conversation and two-shot gravure feature with Ai Mikami (who plays Rin Ichinose) and Juri Uesaka (who plays Naomi Oya), the book includes interviews and character introductions for the star-studded cast. It also features gravure photos and interviews with Masaya Sano (who plays Kenjiro Shimada) and Toranosuke Kobayashi (who plays Torataro Takeuchi), as well as a collection of highlight scene cuts, a story guide, character relationship charts, and insights into the art, costumes, music, and interviews with the production staff—a massive, comprehensive feature on the drama. It also introduces a character encyclopedia that explores the history of 'nursing' and the motifs behind the characters. This all-color guide provides a complete, visual, and multi-faceted explanation of 'Kaze, Kaoru'!

CONTENTS

● Cover: New photos of Ai Mikami and Juri Uesaka

● Interview with Screenwriter Tomoko Yoshizawa

● Cast Interviews Ai Mikami (Rin Ichinose), Juri Uesaka (Naomi Oya), Ikki Sawamura (Nobuemon Ichinose), Miki Mizuno (Mitsu Ichinose), Miumi Hayasaka (An Ichinose), Takashi Kobayashi (Yoshimasa Nakamura), Takahiro Miura (Kamekichi Okuda), Toshie Negishi (Sada Okuda), Taizo Harada (Zensaku Yoshie), Kisetsu Fujiwara (Eisuke Kohinata), Yajuro Bando (Usaburo Shimizu), Megumi Uchida (Fumi Yanagawa), Mikako Tabe (Sutematsu Oyama), Erika Ikuta (Tae Tamada), Naoko Ken (Narrator/Makaze) *In order of appearance

● CLOSE UP Gravure & Interview Masaya Sano (Kenjiro Shimada) / Toranosuke Kobayashi (Torataro Takeuchi)

● Special Conversation & Two-Shot Gravure Ai Mikami x Juri Uesaka

● Story Guide & Character Relationship Chart

● 'Kaze, Kaoru' Famous Scene Collection

● Art, Costumes, Music... Drama Anatomy & Production Staff Interviews

● 'History of Nursing' Guide & Character Motif Research etc.

[Product Information] 'NHK 2026 First-Half Serial TV Novel: Kaze, Kaoru Official Guide Book' ● Release Date: Monday, March 30, 2026 *Release dates may vary in some regions ● Price: 1,540 yen ● Publisher: Tokyo News Service Available at bookstores nationwide and online retailers (Fujisan.co.jp <https://www.fujisan.co.jp/product/1281710294/b/2837054/>), etc.

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