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Mare

Mare is an elementary school student. She lives with her family in the city, but, right before her father goes bankrupt, they run away and settle down

2015

Tenka

2004

Himawari

1996

Imo Tako Nankin

The series takes place in 1962 Osaka. Hanaoka Machiko, 37, is single and works at a hardware store in Osaka City while doing literary work. One day, s

2006

Chiritotechin

The 77th NHK Asadora is Chiritotechin. Location includes Fukui prefecture. This renzoku is about Wada Kiyomi (referred to as Kiyomi-B), a girl brought

2007

Hanako & Anne

A Japanese girl from a poor family named Hanako went on an adventure to study in a girl's Christian school in Tokyo. She found her passion in English

2014

Welcome Home, Mone

Born in September of 1995, Momone Nagaura lived with her parents, grandfather, and sister in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture. After failing her col

2021

Oshin

Oshin is a Japanese serialized morning television drama, which aired on broadcaster NHK from April 4, 1983 to March 31, 1984. The series follows the l

1983

Scarlet

Born in 1937 in Osaka as the eldest daughter, Kawahara Kimiko moves to Shigaraki with her family at the age of 9. She works to support her family from

2019

Massan

Massan is based on the lives of Masataka Taketsuru and his wife Jessie Roberta "Rita" Cowan, a Scotswoman Taketsuru met while studying abroad.

2014

Soar High!

Iwakura Mai lives with her parents Kota and Megumi and older brother Haruto. Her father Kota runs a small factory in Higashi Osaka, a district that is

2022

Nonchan no yume

The 40th NHK Asadora starring Fujita Tomoko. It is about a woman who struggles to survive after World War II and starts a magazine.

1988

Hassai Sensei

The 39th NHK Asadora drama is Hassai-sensei. A novice teacher in 1930s Osaka learns that there is more to education than mere instruction. Though her

1987

Chotchan

The 38th NHK Asadora. Based on the autobiography of Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's mother.

1987

Miyako no kaze

The 37th NHK Asadora. A woman from Kyoto moves to Nara and runs a ryokan (a traditional Japanese inn) and then enters the fashion industry.

1986

Ichiban Daiko

The 35th NHK Asadora about a man who enters the world of popular theater.

1985

Ayu no uta

The 24th NHK Asadora. Starring Senri Yamazaki as a woman who makes her life at a fishing port.

1979

Watashi wa umi

The 22nd NHK Asadora. Starring Tomoko Aihara. About a woman raising war orphans.

1978

Otei-chan

The 21st NHK Asadora. Starring Chikako Yuri in a dramatization of the life of Sadako Sawamura.

1978

Kazamidori

The 20th NHK Asadora. Starring Harumi Arai as a woman who marries a German and starts a bakery in Kobe.

1977