Okuhara Natsu was born in Tokyo in 1937. In 1945, she loses both parents to war and becomes an orphan, but her father’s comrade, Shibata Takeo, takes her in and moves to Tokachi in Hokkaido. In an unfamiliar land surrounded by unfamiliar people, Natsu feels lost at first, but surrounded by Tokachi’s vast nature and its strong, yet compassionate people, she grows up to be a strong girl. When Natsu enters elementary school, she meets Yamada Tenyo who draws lovely pictures of horses. Tenyo tells her that in America, animation in which pictures move is becoming popular, Natsu’s curiosity is piqued. Upon graduating high school, Natsu goes to Tokyo to look up her brother, and takes a jump into the world of animation.
Iwakura Mai lives with her parents Kota and Megumi and older brother Haruto. Her father Kota runs a ...
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...
The 29th NHK Asadora. Starring Satomi Tezuka as a woman who starts a hotel in the Meiji era.
Katsuragi Motoko started as an NHK announcer, became a reportage writer after the war, and then an a...
The story follows the Nakamori family in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, where half of the year is buried ...
The 26th NHK Asadora. Shimazaki Kayo is a woman from Hagi, Yamaguchi, who joins the Takarazuka Revue...
The 25th NHK Asadora. Nishiki Natsuko is a woman who strives to become a photographer.
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.
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...
This drama is the tale of one high spirited, strong-willed young woman and her struggle to fulfill h...
The 57th NHK Asadora Renzoku Drama. Story's settings include Kobe and Sasayama. It is a story about ...
Set in Hakata, the series is about a young man who wants to play rock music even though his father e...
A successful screenwriter looks back on her life when she learns her husband has cancer. A year-long...