is an autobiography written by Nunoe Mura and published in 2008. It details her life as the wife of the

manga artist A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist be ...

Shigeru Mizuki was a Japanese manga artist and historian, best known for his manga series ''GeGeGe no Kitarō''. Born in a hospital in Osaka and raised in the city of Sakaiminato, Tottori, he later moved to Chōfu, Tokyo where he remained until his death. ...

, especially their struggles against poverty before he became successful. It has sold over 500,000 copies. In 2010, it was adapted into an

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 ...

television series starring

Nao Matsushita is a Japanese actress and singer. History Nao was born in Ikoma, Nara on 8 February 1985 and grew up in Kawanishi, Hyōgo. Winning Japan's Elite Model Look started her modeling career in earnest. She attended the Tokyo College of Music. D ...

, and a film starring

Kazue Fukiishi is a Japanese actress and former gravure idol. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 28th Yokohama Film Festival for ''What the Snow Brings'', ''Tegami'', and ''Memories of Tomorrow''. Career Fukiishi starred in Takuji Suzuki's '' ...

Television series

Cast

as Fumie Murai *

Osamu Mukai is a Japanese actor. He was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from Meiji University. Early life He was born in Isogo-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture and went to Hama Junior high school (浜中学校) and Hitorizawa High scho ...

as Shigeru Murai *

Takumi Saito is a Japanese actor and filmmaker. He directs films under his birthname, , spelled differently in Kanji but pronounced the same. Early life and work Saitoh was born on August 22, 1981, in Minato, Tokyo. Saitoh's father worked in the film in ...

Film

as Nunoe Mura *

Kankurō Kudō is a Japanese screenwriter, dramatist, director, actor and member of the theater company ''Otona Keikaku''. He won the 'Best Screenplay' award at the 2002 Japanese Academy Awards for '' Go'', which explores problems faced by people of Korean-her ...

as Shigeru Mura *

Maki Sakai (born 17 May 1970 in Taito, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress. The fourth rehouse girl of Mitsui, she has starred in a number of TV drama series such as '' Daburu kitchin'' (1993) and '' Watashi no unmei'' (1994). She is a graduate of Jumonji Jun ...

References

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TV drama official website

Film official website
* 2008 novels 2010 Japanese television series debuts 2010 Japanese television series endings Asadora Biographies adapted into films Television shows based on books GeGeGe no Kitarō {{Japan-tv-prog-stub