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.
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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...
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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...
The 5th NHK Asadora. Starring Chishuu Ryuu as an old man who begins to travel after he retires. From...
The 3rd NHK Asadora. Starring Shin Saburi as a professor who quits the university to become a painte...
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