This drama is the tale of one high spirited, strong-willed young woman and her struggle to fulfill her lifelong ambition of becoming a carpenter and building homes. The story takes place from the later part of the Showa era to present day Heisei rule. The heroine of the story, Kawashima Urara, lost her father at the tender age of seven and this drama depicts her life as she grows from a young school girl, through puberty and adolescence and on into her adult years as an independent woman who owns her own carpentry business. As Urara grows into a beautiful and strong woman and a talented carpenter, her family around her goes through many difficult and trying times. This story of becoming an independent businesswoman in the male-dominated world of carpentry accurately reflects the lives and struggles of the young women in present day Japan who are trying to make a career for themselves in addition to balancing the demands of family obligations, friends, and lovers.
The 24th NHK Asadora. Starring Senri Yamazaki as a woman who makes her life at a fishing port.
The 22nd NHK Asadora. Starring Tomoko Aihara. About a woman raising war orphans.
The 21st NHK Asadora. Starring Chikako Yuri in a dramatization of the life of Sadako Sawamura.
The 20th NHK Asadora. Starring Harumi Arai as a woman who marries a German and starts a bakery in Ko...
The 19th NHK Asadora. A dramatization of the life of the singer Chiyako Sato. Michiko Godai replace...
The 18th NHK Asadora. Starring Keiko Suzuka about a woman who strives to become a landscape gardener...
Mizuki is a would-be actress who has yet to attain her goal, struggles to keep the dream in her hear...
The 61st NHK Asadora Drama is Asuka. Set in Kyoto in the home of a traditional Japanese candy-maker,...
The 59th NHK Asadora Drama is Yanchakure. Location includes Osaka. In Osaka, "yanchakure" is a bit o...
Born in 1937 in Osaka as the eldest daughter, Kawahara Kimiko moves to Shigaraki with her family at ...
The 43th NHK Asadora about a female volleyball player who helps out the local community. Starring Az...
The 40th NHK Asadora starring Fujita Tomoko. It is about a woman who struggles to survive after Worl...
The 39th NHK Asadora drama is Hassai-sensei. A novice teacher in 1930s Osaka learns that there is mo...
The 38th NHK Asadora. Based on the autobiography of Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's mother.
The 37th NHK Asadora. A woman from Kyoto moves to Nara and runs a ryokan (a traditional Japanese inn...
The 35th NHK Asadora about a man who enters the world of popular theater.
The 33rd NHK Asadora. Starring Eisaku Shindou as a man who loves manzai (a traditional style of stan...
The 32nd NHK Asadora. Starring Takaaki Enoki as a young man who becomes a film director. The first A...
A struggling Korean veteran comes to terms with the fact that he is actually a caterpillar. I just m...