Episode 7: Yoshitaka & the Daughter of Minamoto no Yasumitsu \ Ko no Naishi & Michitaka

Yoshitaka pursues a woman from the Minamoto clan from afar, relying on correspondence instead of meeting her, which leaves her unhappy. After a prank nearly costs him his life, he recognizes its worth, meets his beloved to run away together, and composes a poem about his emotions. Meanwhile, Michitaka looks for a wife and tries to elope with Ko no Naishi, also called Takako, but she distrusts men’s motives and balks at a suitor with a reputation for pursuing women. He tells her his feelings are real and promises to give up his womanizing; though they elope, Takako voices her lingering doubts in a poem.

Aired Aug 14, 2012