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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 '' Chimudondon''. It premiered on October 3, 2022.

Haruka Fukuhara is a Japanese actress, singer and model from Saitama Prefecture. From 2009 to 2012, she starred in ''Cooking Idol! I! My! Main'' as Main Hiiragi, portraying the character in both animated and live-action segments. Following the series' end, she h ...

was cast in the lead role of Mai Iwakura after an audition of 2545 women.

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Iwakura family

as Mai Iwakura ** Haro Asano as young Mai *

Katsunori Takahashi is a Japanese singer and actor who is represented by the talent agency, K-Dash. Filmography TV series Films Awards References External links * Official profile Japanese male actors Japanese male singers 1964 births Living peop ...

as Kōta Iwakura, Mai's father *

Hiromi Nagasaku is a Japanese actress and singer. She was a member of the J-pop group Ribbon. Mark Schilling of ''The Japan Times'' described her as "the best comic actress working in Japan today". Career Nagasaku appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2003 film '' D ...

as Megumi iwakura, Mai's mother *

You Yokoyama is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, scriptwriter, radio host and lyricist. Yokoyama is also a member of Kanjani Eight, which is under the management of Johnny & Associates. His image color in the group is black. Career Yokoyama entered Johnny ...

as Haruto Iwakura, Mai's brother ** Saion Ebizuka as young Haruto *

Atsuko Takahata is a Japanese actress, voice actress and tarento from Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. She is married to actor Ryosuke Otani. They have a son, Yuta Takahata. Filmography Drama * ''Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion (1985) – Space Witch Gilza * ''Kamen Rider ...

as Shōko Saitsu, Mai's grandmother and Megumi's mother

Mai's childhood friends

Eiji Akaso is a Japanese actor and model, known for playing Ryuga Banjou in ''Kamen Rider Build''. He is represented by Tristone Entertainment. Early life and family Due to his father's work, Eiji lived in Wisconsin (USA) at ages one to four . His fathe ...

as Takashi Umezu, Okonomiyaki restaurant "Umezu" owner's son ** Kento Saitō as young Takashi *

Mizuki Yamashita is a Japanese idol singer, model, and actress. She is a member of Nogizaka46 and an exclusive model for ''CanCam'' magazine. Her acting roles include the supporting role of Mami Ichinose in the BS TV Tokyo series ''Cheers to Miki Clinic'', the ...

as Kurumi Mochizuki, Mai's classmate ** Saki Ōno as young Kurumi

Higashiosaka people

Tomomitsu Yamaguchi is a Japanese comedian, actor, voice actor, singer and presenter from Shijōnawate, Osaka. He is a graduate of the Osaka Prefecture North Shijōnawate Senior High School. He is currently attached to the Yoshimoto Creative Agency. He is best kn ...

as Masaru Umezu, Okonomiyaki restaurant "Umezu" owner, Takashi's father * Rie Kawabata as Yukino Umezu, Okonomiyaki restaurant "Umezu" landlady, Takashi's mother *

Kanji Furutachi is a Japanese actor. Career Born in Sakai, Osaka, Furutachi traveled to New York in his twenties to study acting at the HB Studio under Uta Hagen. Returning to Japan, he joined the Seinendan theatre troupe run by Oriza Hirata and the Sample the ...

as Hisayuki Kasamaki, a worker at the factory run by Kōta *

Naoki Matayoshi is a Japanese comedian, screenwriter, and novelist who won the Akutagawa Prize in 2015 for his book ', which was adapted into the Netflix series '' Hibana: Spark''. Matayoshi is the '' boke'' of his comedy duo ''Peace'' alongside his partner Yu ...

as Iwao Yagi, the owner of second-hand bookstore "Derashine" *

Satoru Matsuo is a Japanese actor and voice actor, known for starring in ''Shin Godzilla is a 2016 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, with a screenplay by Anno and visual effects by Higuchi. Produced by Toho Pictures a ...

as Yoshiharu Mochizuki, Kurumi's father and former rugby player * Seiko Takuma as Michiko Tsuda, a hostess of the café where Mai and Kurumi are working part-time

Goto Peninsula people

Show Aikawa is a Japanese actor. Career Show Aikawa was born in Tokushima and raised in Kagoshima. Aikawa has appeared in a number of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's films, including ''Eyes of the Spider'', ''Serpent's Path'', ''License to Live'', ''Seance'', and ''Pu ...

as Gō Kido, a shipwright * Kosuke Suzuki as Shingo Ura, an office staff *

Neru Nagahama is a Japanese television personality, television presenter, and actress. She is a former member of the girl groups Keyakizaka46 and Hiragana Keyakizaka46 and current chairperson of the Tokyo Idol Festival. Nagahama joined Keyakizaka46 in 2015 ...

as Sakura Yamanaka, a woman selling jam made by Sachiko at the shop

Naniwa Birdman seniors

Mahiro Takasugi is a Japanese actor who is affiliated with Posters. He is best known for his role as the character Mitsuzane Kureshima/Kamen Rider Ryugen from the Kamen Rider series ''Kamen Rider Gaim is a Japanese television series, a tokusatsu drama that i ...

as Hirofumi Kariya, 3rd year university student who is in charge of designing the human-powered aircraft "Swan" * Ayako Yoshitani as Fūko Yura, 2nd year university student who is a pilot of the human-powered aircraft "Swan" * Suguru Adachi as Aoi Tsuruta, 3rd year university student who is a circle representative

Aviation school people

Ren Meguro is a Japanese singer and actor who is a member of the idol group Snow Man under Johnny & Associates. Biography Ren Meguro joined Johnny & Associates in October 2010. In November 2016, he was chosen to be a member of Uchuu Six, a newly formed pr ...

as Hiroaki Kashiwagi, an elite who grew up in an aviation family *

Hirona Yamazaki is a Japanese actress who is represented by the talent agency Toho Entertainment. Biography Yamazaki won the Special Jury Prize at the ''7th Toho Cinderella Audition''. Her first film appearance is in ''We Were There (manga), We Were There'' and ...

as Rinko Yano, a returnee who worked at a trading company *

Shogo Hama is a Japanese actor. Biography Hama was born in Tokyo. In 2014, he won the Sony Music × smart Model Audition Second Prize Grand Prix. The next year, he won Girls Award Award x avex ''Boys Award Audition'' Special Prize. In 2018, he was cast i ...

as Shinichi Nakazawa, a man who quit his job because he could not give up on his dream of becoming a pilot * Kotarō Daigo as Taisei Yoshida, a man who goes to school on a scholarship * Hiroki Sano as Yūki Mizushima, Mizushima Store president's son *

Kōji Kikkawa is a Japanese musician. His most recent album is 2016's ''Wild Lips''. Kōji was born in Hiroshima and his music career began on February 1, 1984, with "Monica" (later remade in Cantonese sung by Leslie Cheung) and he won eight music awards ...