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.
Mare is an elementary school student. She lives with her family in the city, but, right before her f...
A Japanese girl from a poor family named Hanako went on an adventure to study in a girl's Christian ...
The 77th NHK Asadora is Chiritotechin. Location includes Fukui prefecture. This renzoku is about Wad...
The series takes place in 1962 Osaka. Hanaoka Machiko, 37, is single and works at a hardware store i...
Iwakura Mai lives with her parents Kota and Megumi and older brother Haruto. Her father Kota runs a ...
The 48th NHK Asadora Renzoku Drama is Hirari. Story's settings includes Tokyo. Hirari is a young and...
The 47th NHK Asadora chronicles the conflicts between a woman and her step-daughter in a hot springs...
A story of a man and a woman who meet amid the Great Tokyo Air Raid in 1945.
The 45th NHK Asadora. Set in an old Kyoto tsukemono (Japanese preserved vegetables) store, this seri...
The 44th NHK Asadora about a man who developed an early television system.
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.
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,...