Yuriko Yoshitaka, the fourth actress to star in the Ōkawa drama after starring in the NHK morning drama, the other three are?
Japan's NHK television station announced on May 11 that the Ōkawa drama (the 63rd work) "To the Glowing You (Hikari Jun へ)", which is scheduled to be broadcast in 2024, has been confirmed to be starred by actress Yuriko Yoshitaka. Played the role of "The Tale of Genji" author Zi Shibu. The script is written by Shizu Oishi.
Purple Shibu was a Japanese heian-era novelist, singer, and court official, best known for his world-first novel, The Tale of Genji. His works reflect court life at the height of the Heian period.
Yuriko Yoshitaka played the heroine Hanako Muraoka in the morning drama "Hanako and Annie" in the first half of 2014. Yoshitaka is the fourth person to star in NHK's Kanban show "Morning Drama" and "Okawa Drama", and in the past, she also starred in Matsushima Naoko, Aoi Miyazaki, and Masayoshi Inoue.
●Starring in NHK Morning Drama and Okawa Drama
・Matsushima vegetables
The 54th work of the morning drama "Sunflower" (1996)
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Ōkawa Drama's 41st work, Rika and Matsu ~ Kaga Million Stone Monogatari ~ (2002)
・Aoi Miyazaki
The 74th work of the morning drama "Pure Love Shines" (2006)
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Ōkawa Drama's 47th work" (2008)
- Mao Inoue
Morning Drama 84th "Sun Gonggong" (2011)
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The 54th work of dahe drama "Flower Burning" (2015)
- Yuriko Yoshidaka
The 90th work of the morning drama "Hanako and Annie" (2014)
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The 63rd work of the Great River Drama "To the Glowing You" (2024)