Asadora: Kaze, Kaoru Part2 (NHK Drama Guide)

[Machine Translation] A new adventure begins for Rin and Naomi, who have graduated from nursing school and become trained nurses"! Rin Ichinose, born into the family of a former senior retainer in Tochigi and now a single mother, and Naomi Oya, who grew up in a church without a family. The two studied together at a nursing school in Tokyo and completed their internship at the Teito Medical University Hospital. They set out on their careers as trained nurses. However, major obstacles arise one after another from training the next generation to a lack of understanding of the still-young nursing profession, and even having to say goodbye to patients. Amidst this, an incident leads to Rin being forced out of her nursing job, and she heads to Niigata. Meanwhile, Naomi begins to devise a system where everyone can receive equal access to nursing care, but Soon, various epidemics including cholera and dysentery begin to rage across the nation. Though the two had once been separated, they join hands once more to confront the great enemy of epidemic disease. This book features the two lead actresses, Ai Mikami and Juri Uesaka, along with numerous articles designed to help readers better understand and enjoy the drama. These include interviews with the cast highlighting the charm of the characters, commentary on the opening credits, a brief biography of the real-life figure Usaburo Shimizu, and information on the early days of nursing education in the Meiji era.

看護婦養成所を卒業し”トレインドナース”になったりんと直美の新たな冒険が始まる! 栃木の元家老の家に生まれ、シングルマザーとなった一ノ瀬りんと、家族を持たず教会で育った大家直美。2人は東京の看護婦養成所で共に学び、帝都医科大学附属病院での研修を修了。トレインドナースとしての道を踏み出した。 しかし、後進の育成やまだ歴史の浅い看護婦の仕事への無理解、そして患者との別れなど、2人の前には大きな壁が次々と立ちはだかる。そんな中、あることをきっかけにりんは看護婦の職を追われ、新潟へ。一方、直美は誰もが等しく看護を受けられる仕組みを考え始めるが……。 やがて、コレラや赤痢などさまざまな疫病が全国的に猛威をふるい始める。一度は離れ離れになった二人だったが、再び手を取り、疫病という大敵に立ち向かっていく。 本書はW主演の見上愛・上坂樹里を始め、ドラマの登場人物の魅力を伝える出演者インタビューやタイトルバック解説、実在の人物である清水卯三郎の小伝や明治の看護教育の草創期についてなど、ドラマをより深く理解し、楽しむための記事を多数掲載する。