is a
Japanese television drama
, also called , are television programs that are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, jidaigeki, thriller ...
series and the 106th
Asadora
, colloquially known as , is a serialized, 15 minutes per episode, Japanese television drama program series broadcast in the mornings by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The first such series aired in 1961 with the black-and-white , starring Take ...
series, following
''Come Come Everybody''. It premiered on April 11, 2022, and concluded on September 30, 2022.
Plot
Cast
Higa's family
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Yuina Kuroshima
is a Japanese actress, model and tarento.
Filmography
Film
* '' Ju-on: The Beginning of the End'' (2014), Yayoi
* '' Strobe Edge'' (2015), Mao Sugimoto
* '' Ju-on: The Final'' (2015), Yayoi
* ''Ashita ni Nareba.'' (2015), Miki Sasaki
* '' Stra ...
as Nobuko Higa
** Kurumi Inagaki as young Nobuko
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Yukie Nakama
is a Japanese actress, singer and former idol.
History Biography
She was born in Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan, into a fisherman's family, the youngest of five siblings.
At the start of her career she was a gravure idol and singer (her debut single " ...
as Yūko Higa, Nobuko's mother
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Nao Omori as Kenzō Higa, Nobuko's father
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Ryo Ryusei
is a Japanese actor. He is signed with Ken-On.
Career
Ryusei was scouted on his way to a hair salon on Takeshita Street in Harajuku in the summer of 2009, and officially joined Ken-On in January 2010. In April 2010 he made his acting debut a ...
as Kenshū Higa, Nobuko's brother
** Daiji Asakawa as young Kenshū
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Haruna Kawaguchi
is a Japanese actress, YouTuber, and model under Ken-On. She is known for playing lead roles in '' Ouran High School Host Club'', '' POV: Norowareta Film'', '' Zekkyō Gakkyū'', and ''Say "I love you"''.
Career
In 2007 Kawaguchi won the Grand ...
as Ryōko Higa, Nobuko's eldest sister
** Kino Tsuchiya as young Ryōko
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Moka Kamishirashi as Utako Higa, Nobuko's younger sister
** Aio Fuse as young Utako
Okinawa people
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Hio Miyazawa
is a Japanese-American actor and model. He was born in San Francisco, United States.
He is the son of musician Kazufumi Miyazawa and TV personality Dionne Mitsuoka.
Personal life
His father, musician Kazufumi Miyazawa is Japanese and his mot ...
as Kazuhiko Aoyagi, Nobuko's childhood friend and newspaper reporter
** Kanau Tanaka as young Kazuhiko
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Yuki Yamada as Hiroo Ishikawa, Ryōko's friend
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Gōki Maeda as Satoru Sunagawa, tofu shop owner's son
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Kazuhiro Yamaji
is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with the Seinenza Theater Company. He has been married to Romi Park since 2020.
Filmography Live-action films
* 2000: '' Whiteout'' (Takayoshi Yoshikane)
* 2001: ''Inugami'' (Takanao)
* 2004: '' Kam ...
as Zenichi Maeda, village only shop's owner
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Kaho Takada as Sanae Maeda, Zenichi's daughter
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Hairi Katagiri
, better known as , is a Japanese actress represented by Stardust Promotion
is a leading Japanese talent agency, headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. It was founded in 1979 and invests in entertainment forms including music, cinema, and modelling. ...
as Kyōko Shimoji, Nobuko's high school music teacher
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Kenjiro Ishimaru as Kenichi Higa, Nobuko's relative
* Daichi Watanabe as Kingo Kina
* Hitomi-kyan as Aunt Aragaki
* Michiko Ameku as Aunt Amuro
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Shigeyuki Totsugi
is a Japanese actor, TV personality, voice actor, screenwriter, theatre director, and singer. His real name and former stage name is . He was born in Teine-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido. He is a member of the TEAM NACS. He graduated from Hokkaido Sappo ...
as Fumihiko Aoyagi, Kazuhiko's father
Tokyo people
* Kai Inowaki as Nobuko's senior working at Italian restaurant
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Marie Iitoyo
is a Japanese actress and fashion model.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video on demand
Japanese dub
Publications
Fashion Magazines
* ''Niko☆Puchi''（April 2009 issue - June 2011 issue） - Exclusive model
* '' Nicola''（June 2011 is ...
as Ai Ōno, Kazuhiko's colleague and lover
* Aimi Satsukawa as Kiyoe Ino
* Takashi Yamanaka as Jinnai Tarashima, Kazuhiko's boss
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Takeo Nakahara
is a Japanese actor.
Filmography
Film
*'' Okoge'' (1992) – Tochihiko Terazaki
*'' Kaettekita Kogarashi Monjirō'' (1993) - Hachibei
*''Godzilla 2000'' (1999) – Takada
*''Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla'' (2002) – JXSDF Chief Ichiyanagi
*'' ...
as Tomohiro Ino, Kiyoe's father
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Mieko Harada
is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She has played various roles in many motion pictures, television shows and television dramas since her debut in 1974.
Career
Harada most notably portrayed Lady Kaede in Akira Kurosawa's 1985 film ''Ran'', and ...
as Fusako Ōshiro, Italian restaurant owner
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Masanobu Takashima
is a Japanese film and television actor.
Career
He has appeared in over 20 television productions and ten films in Japan and other countries as well.
Takashima appeared as Daisuke Matoba in the 2008 film '' L: Change the World'' (also known a ...
as Kōji Futatsubashi, Italian restaurant head chef and Nobuko's boss
Tsurumi people
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Tsurutaro Kataoka
is a Japanese television personality, actor, artist, and former professional boxer. For his role in the 1988 film ''The Discarnates'', he won the award for best supporting actor at the 31st Blue Ribbon Awards, at the 13th Hochi Film Award, and at ...
as Saburō Taira, president of Okinawa Kenjinkai
* Satomi Nagano as Tae Taira, Saburō's wife
* Hayato Fujiki as Junji Kaneshiro, boarding house landlord
References
External links
Official website(in Japanese)
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2022 Japanese television series debuts
2022 Japanese television series endings
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