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, the 67th
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 broadcast on
NHK
, also known as NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster. NHK, which has always been known by this romanized initialism in Japanese, is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.
NHK operates two terrestri ...
. It was aired on September 30, 2002 and ended on March 29, 2003. The drama tells about a young woman who studies to become a meteorologist.
Plot
Cast
Main characters
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as Manten Hidaka
** Chiaki Saito as young Manten Hidaka
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Takashi Fujii
, born March 10, 1972 in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese comedian and singer who belongs to the Japanese entertainment conglomerate Yoshimoto Kogyo and is the popular host of '' Matthew's Best Hit TV'' (as the character , and various ot ...
as Yōhei Hanayama
* Riku Nishimoto as Sora Hanayama
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Nobuko Miyamoto
is a Japanese actress. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō, and raised in Nagoya. She was married to director Juzo Itami from 1969 until his death in 1997, and regularly starred in his films.
She has been nominated for eight Best Actress Japanese ...
as Yuriko Hanayama
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Katsuhisa Namase
is a Japanese actor, known primary for his roles in Japanese television dramas. His roles are often positions of authority, such as managers, principals, or police officers, but many of these characters also share a certain kookiness and incomp ...
as Keisuke Hanayama
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Serina Suzuki as Nishiki Hanayama (her maiden name was Shinohara)
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Atsuko Asano
is a Japanese actress.
, sponichi.co.jp; accessed September 3, 2015. Upon marrying Tsutomu Uozumi, a reputed ...
as Mihoko Hozumi (her maiden name was Hidaka)
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Tatsuya Mihashi
was a Japanese actor best known internationally for his role as Commander Minoru Genda in the 1970 Japanese-American war epic ''Tora! Tora! Tora!''. In addition, Mihashi was known for his roles in Akira Kurosawa's ''The Bad Sleep Well'', ''The Hu ...
as Genji Hidaka
* Hidekazu Akai as Genkichi Hidaka
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Kiyoshi Hikawa
is a Japanese enka singer who was born on September 6, 1977 in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.[Hikawa Kiyoshi: Pro ...](_blank)
as Hideo Hidaka
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Fumiyo Kohinata
is a Japanese actor.
Filmography
Film
* ''Begging for Love'' (1998)
* ''Give It All'' (1998)
* ''Ring 2'' (1999) - Dr. Kawajiri
* ''Audition'' (1999) - Television producer
* ''Minna no Ie'' (2001)
* '' Turn'' (2001)
* ''Dark Water'' (2002) - K ...
as Jinroku Hozumi
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Mitsuki Tanimura
is a Japanese actress.
Biography
Tanimura was born in Sakai, Osaka. She starred in Akihiko Shiota's ''Canary'' and Norio Tsuruta's ''Orochi''. She has also appeared in films such as Takashi Miike's '' God's Puzzle'', Junji Sakamoto's '' Str ...
as Mikai Hozumi
* Yuriko Hirooka as Fumiko Tanaka
Kuroda family
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Nobuaki Kakuda
is a retired karateka and kickboxer.
Early life
After attending university, Kakuda opened a karate dojo in Kobe but was forced to shut it down after two years. He subsequently worked as a dishwasher, ramen chef, and construction worker. At age ...
as Masami Kuroda
* Midoriko Kimura as Kazue Kuroda
* Hanako Yamada as Tsubame Kuroda
* Yoshinori Yasuda as Iwao Kuroda
* Kazuyuki Maeda as Kojiro Kuroda
External links
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Asadora
2002 Japanese television series debuts
2003 Japanese television series endings
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