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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 Takeshi Kitazawa which aired in Japan Monday through Friday mornings—it was also the only of such series to be aired for 20 minutes per episode. From 1975 onward, series aired in the first half of the year are produced by the NHK Tokyo Broadcasting station and series in the latter half of the year are produced by the NHK Osaka Broadcasting station; the Osaka branch's first ''asadora'' production was in 1964. Due to the practice of wiping commonly in practice around the world in the 1960s and 1970s, not all episodes of all pre-1980 ''asadora'' series survive, as the 2-inch Quad videotapes were often wiped and reused; 16 of the produced ''asadora'' series in total are incomplete in the NHK archives, with several series having no survivi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anpan (TV Series)
is a Japanese television drama series and the 112th ''Asadora'' series, following '' Omusubi''. This drama is inspired by Nobu Komatsu, the wife of Takashi Yanase, the creator of ''Anpanman'', but it is a fictional and original work. Mio Imada was chosen for the lead role of Nobu Asada from among 3365 auditionees. Plot Nobu Asada, who was deeply influenced by militaristic ideology, experienced the horrors of war, which completely changed her values. After the war, she and her husband, Takashi, pursued "a justice that never overturns." Takashi eventually created a masterpiece picture book. Cast Asada family * Mio Imada as Nobu Asada **Yuzuna Nagase as young Nobu * Ryo Kase as Yutaro Asada, Nobu's father *Noriko Eguchi as Hatako Asada, Nobu's mother * Yuumi Kawai as Ranko Asada, Nobu's sister **Sakura Yoshikawa as young Ranko * Nanoka Hara as Meiko Asada, Nobu's sister **Sae Nagatani as young Meiko * Kōtarō Yoshida as Kamaji Asada, Nobu's grandfather *Miyoko Asada as K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akatsuki (TV Series)
is a Japanese television drama series. It debuted on April 1, 1963, and was broadcast until April 4, 1964. It was the third Asadora series broadcast on NHK , also known by its Romanization of Japanese, romanized initialism NHK, is a Japanese public broadcasting, public broadcaster. It is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television licence, television license fee. NHK ope .... It starred Shin Saburi as a college professor who quit his job to try to become a painter. Cast * Shin Saburi as Shōnosuke Sada * Michiko Araki as Toshiko Sada, Shōnosuke's wife * Nobuo Tsukamoto as Shōzō Sada, Shōnosuke's eldest son * Keiko Iida as Ayako Sada, Shōnosuke's eldest daughter * Yoko Kawaguchi as Yoko Sada, Shōnosuke's second daughter * Eiko Muramatsu as Chizu Sada * Hisano Yamaoka as Akiko * Kyûzô Kawabe as Nojima * Ayako Hōshō as the Director's wife * Minako Osanai as Hisako * Jun Usami as Ōnishi References 1963 Japanese television series debuts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoko Otani
is a Japanese actress. She made her screen debut in '' The Human Bullet'' while still a high school student, and became popular for her role in the NHK 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 Ta ... television programme in 1969. She published a collection of nude photos while pregnant. She has been married twice. Filmography Film Television References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Otani, Naoko 1950 births Living people Asadora lead actors People from Sumida People from Tokyo Metropolis Actresses from Tokyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oshin
is a Japanese television, Japanese Asadora, serialized morning television drama (''asadora''), which originally aired on NHK from 4 March 1983 to 31 March 1984; it is the 31st ''asadora'' overall to be produced. The 297 15-minute episodes follow the life of during the Meiji period up to the early 1980s. In the work, Shin is called ''Oshin'', the ''O-'' forming an Honorific speech in Japanese#Female names, archaic cognomen. It was one of the country's most watched serials of all time and has aired in 68 other countries, with subtitles ranging from English language, English to Arabic. In 1984, the earlier episodes of the drama (focused on young Oshin) were made into an anime, animated movie by Sanrio. The movie reused Sugako Hashida's scripts, and Ayako Kobayashi, who played young Oshin, did Oshin's voiceover. Background ''Oshin'' is based on the fictional biography of a Japanese woman, modeled after Katsu Wada (和田加津), who co-founded the supermarket chain Yaohan with her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Television Drama
, also called or J-drama, are television programs that are a staple of Television in Japan, Japanese television and are broadcast daily. Format All major Television networks, TV networks in Japan produce a variety of Drama (genre), drama series including Romance film, romance, Television comedy, comedy, Detective fiction, detective stories, Japanese horror , horror, jidaigeki, Thriller (genre), thriller, Boys' love, BL, and many others. Single episode, or "tanpatsu" dramas that are usually two hours in length are also broadcast. For special occasions, there may be a one or two-episode drama with a specific theme, such as one produced in 2015 for the 70-year anniversary of Surrender of Japan, the end of World War II. Japanese drama series are broadcast in three-month seasons: winter (January–March), spring (April–June), summer (July–September), and autumn or fall (October–December). Some series may start in another month though it may still be counted as a series of a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Saburi
was a Japanese actor and film director. Biography Shin Saburi was born Yoshio Ishizaki in Utashinai, Hokkaidō, Japan. He made his acting debut in 1931 and started working for the Shochiku studio in the mid-1930s, where he became one of the studio's biggest stars. He regularly starred in the films of director Yasujirō Ozu, including '' Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family'' (1941), '' Tea Over Rice'' (1952), '' Equinox Flower'' (1958) and '' Late Autumn'' (1960). He also appeared in films by Yasujirō Shimazu ('' A Brother and His Younger Sister'', 1939), Hiroshi Shimizu ('' The Masseurs and a Woman'', 1939), and Heinosuke Gosho ('' Burden of Life'', 1935, '' Hunting Rifle'', 1961). In addition, he directed over a dozen films himself, receiving the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Newcomer for his directorial debut in 1950. Selected filmography Film * 1931: ''Misu nippon'' as San-chan * 1931: ''Hokuman no teisatsu'' * 1932: ''Minato no jojōshi'' as Shinoshima * 1932: ''S� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fumie Kashiyama
is a Japanese actress who is a member of the Mingei Theatre Company. In 1966, she played the protagonist in the NHK morning drama (Asadora) series '' Ohanahan''. She has also performed in other television dramas and comedy films such as the role of Reiko in '' Tora-san, the Intellectual''. Kashiyama is married to the actor Masahiko Watahiki. Anime dubbing roles *'' Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid'' (1975) – Marina *''Anne no Nikki (Special)'' (1979) – Narrator *'' ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chishū Ryū
was a Japanese actor who, in a career lasting 65 years, appeared in over 160 films and about 70 television productions. Early life Ryū was born in Tamamizu Village, Tamana, Kumamoto, Tamana County, a rural area of Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu, the most southerly and westerly of the four main islands of Japan. His father was chief priest of Raishōji (来照寺), a temple of the Honganji School of Pure Land Buddhism. Ryū attended the village elementary school and a prefectural middle school before entering the Department of Indian Philosophy and Ethics at Toyo University, Tōyō University to study Buddhism. His parents hoped he would succeed his father as priest of Raishōji, but Ryū had no wish to do so and in 1925 dropped out of university and enrolled in the acting academy of the Shōchiku motion picture company's Kamata, Ōta, Tokyo, Kamata Studios. Shortly afterwards, his father died and Ryū returned home to take on the role of priest. Within half a year or so, however, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yōko Minamida
was a Japanese actress. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in November 2008, and a television documentary was made about her condition and the efforts of her husband, actor Hiroyuki Nagato, to care for her. She died in Tokyo. Selected filmography Her filmography includes 140 films. * ''Himitsu'' (1952) - Eiko * '' Jūdai no yūwaku'' (1953) - Fusae Nishikawa * ''Zoku Jûdai no seiten'' (1953) - Akiko Yasutomi * ''Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten'' (1953) - Setsuko Azabu * ''Yonin no haha'' (1954) * ''Kimimachi-bune'' (1954) - Kyôko Tazaki * ''The Crucified Lovers'' (1954) - Otama * ''Bara ikutabika'' (1955) - Mitsuko Matsushima * '' Princess Yang Kwei-Fei'' (1955) - Hung-tao * ''Sara no hana no toge'' (1955) - Toshiko Takenaka * ''Haha naki ko'' (1955) - Tomiko * ''Tokyo baka odori'' (1956) * ''Season of the Sun'' (1956) - Eiko Takeda * ''Waga machi'' (1956) * ''Tonari no yome'' (1956) * ''Ueru tamashii'' (1956) - Reiko Shiba * ''Hungry Soul, Part II'' (1956) - Reiko Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yumiko Fujita
Yumiko Fujita (藤田 弓子; born 12 September 1945 in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Selected filmography Film *'' If You Were Young: Rage'' (1970) *''Under the Flag of the Rising Sun'' (1972) *'' Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no Mon'' (1974) *''The Bullet Train'' (1975) *'' Muddy River'' (1981) *'' Time and Tide'' (1984) *'' Seburi monogatari'' (1985) *'' Chizuko's Younger Sister'' (1991) *'' Lonely Heart'' (1985) *''Drugstore Girl is a 2004 Japanese comedy film directed by the Japanese filmmaker Katsuhide Motoki about a young student who works in a convenience store, and five middle-aged men who develop crushes on her. The film is set in a rural town and features lacro ...'' (2003) *'' Glory to the Filmmaker!'' (2007) *''Golden Orchestra'' (2016) *''What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?'' (2021) *''Do Unto Others'' (2023) *''Kamaishi Ramen Monogatari'' (2023) Television *'' Ghost Soup'' (1992) *' (2004) References External linksOfficial Site * Asadora l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NHK Osaka Broadcasting Station
The NHK Osaka Broadcasting Station (NHK大阪放送局, NHK Osaka Hoso Kyoku) is a unit of the NHK that oversees terrestrial broadcasting in both Osaka Prefecture and five other prefectures of the Kansai region. It is also the main station under the jurisdiction of NHK's Kansai region. Overview The Osaka station is NHK's base station in the Kinki region. Although it can be considered a second NHK broadcasting center due to its historical background and scale, since NHK is a single nationwide organization, Osaka Broadcasting Station is not called a quasi-key station. Programs common to the Kinki region of Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Shiga, Nara, and Wakayama prefectures (“jurisdictional programs”), local programs from the Osaka station, and the signature program “ Serial TV Novel” are broadcast approximately every six months (the Osaka station is in charge of one asadora in one half of the year and the Tokyo station in charge of the other). NHK Osaka has also produced many programs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadashi Yokouchi
is a Japanese actor. Born in Dalian, Kwantung Leased Territory, he graduated from high school in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. A member of the 13th group of actors and actresses trained at the Haiyū-za, he counts Tetsuo Ishidate, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Tomomi Satō, and Gō Katō as classmates. His older brother Shōji is a much-recorded guitarist, and his younger brother Hiroshi a composer. Tadashi belongs to TY Pro. NHK tapped Yokouchi for the lead in the series " Tabiji," the 1967–68 morning drama. Yokouchi's first major ''jidaigeki'' role was Atsumi Kakunoshin in the long-running "Mito Kōmon." He portrayed "Kaku-san" in the first eight series on TBS from 1969 to 1978. Fans remember his deep voice in the theme song as well. He made another appearance on the show in 2003 when the series celebrated its thousandth episode. Another major ''jidaigeki'' role began in 1978 as Yokouchi played the historical Ōoka Tadasuke in '' Abarenbo Shogun'' (TV Asahi). Having cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
