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.

The 69th NHK Asadora Drama, based on Rei Nakanishi's novel, is about the Iwata family living in Iked...

Aki Amano, a high-school girl from Tokyo moves to the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region to become a...

Suenaga Kokoro, an international flight attendant, lives with her mother and grandmother who operate...

The story is about a young woman who becomes a landscape gardener following her father's wishes. Wak...

Massan is based on the lives of Masataka Taketsuru and his wife Jessie Roberta "Rita" Cowan, a Scots...

Oshin is a Japanese serialized morning television drama, which aired on broadcaster NHK from April 4...

Uno Meiko is the daughter of parents who run a western style restaurant in Tokyo. She marries and mo...

The year is 1947, August. Ono Junko's family is being evacuated to Wakayama and the father is going ...

A serialized television series, aired in 1979, based on Hasegawa Machiko's "Sazae-san Uchiakebanashi...

The 97th NHK asadora is about Ten who becomes the first female comedian.

A woman who lost her memory after experiencing the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

Born in 1937 in Osaka as the eldest daughter, Kawahara Kimiko moves to Shigaraki with her family at ...

The 13th NHK Asadora. Starring Youko Takahashi in a story about a brother and sister coming of age i...

The 12th NHK Asadora. Set in Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, at the end of the Pacific War. Maki is th...

Kano is known as a "cocoon child" whose father is an agriculturist. Her mother disappeared when she ...

Starring Yōko Minamida as a woman who supported her family during and after World War II. All episod...

The 9th NHK Asadora. Starring Naoko Otani as a young woman living with her grandmother.

The 8th NHK Asadora. Starring Yumiko Fujita in a family drama. The first Asadora filmed in color.

The 7th NHK Asadora. Starring Tadashi Yokouchi in a narrative about an employee of the national rail...

The 6th NHK Asadora. Starring Fumie Kashiyama as a woman, born in the Meiji era, who raises a family...