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Kura

8.0

In spite of a longstanding tradition forbidding women from working in a sake brewery, Retsu, a young blind woman, challenges herself to overcome her disability in order to save her family’s sake business. (Source:…

Hashiran ka!

10.0

Set in Hakata, the series is about a young man who wants to play rock music even though his father expects him to follow him in making Hakata ningyou (a traditional Japanese clay doll). One of the few Asadora starring…

Tsurube's Salute to Families

Storyteller Shofukutei Tsurube visits towns and villages across Japan, meeting local families.

Last Love

A woman with a short life expectancy due to leukemia meets a man who wants to abandon his elite salaryman life and pursue a career in music. A love story of modern young people who strive to find purpose and fulfilment…

Kura

10.0

Kura is a vivid portrait of life in a Sake brewing family in northern Niigata prefecture from the Meiji to Showa eras, based on the award winning novel of the same title by Miyao Tokomiko. (Source: DramaWiki)

Kono Yubi Tomare!!

Okuma Sumire, daughter of the traditional oden shop "Gesokuma," is asked to temporarily teach a combined 5th and 6th-grade class at Naniwa Hill Elementary School, which is closing at the end of the academic year. Initially…

Hachidai Shogun Yoshimune

The 34th NHK Taiga Drama portrays the life of Tokugawa Yoshimune, the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan (1716 - 1745).

Tenjo no Ao

~~ Adapted from the novel "Tenjo no Ao" (天上の青) by Sono Ayako (曽野綾子). It was inspired by a real criminal case of Okubo Kiyoshi (大久保清), a serial killer and rapist.

Akachan ga Kita

A budding makeup artist and her publisher husband describe the process of growing through pregnancy, childbirth, and child raising.

Haruyo, Koi

10.0

The 52nd NHK Asadora. A successful screenwriter looks back on her life when she learns her husband has cancer. A year-long series, starring Narumi Yasuda.

Aozora ni Chin Don

Story about street performers of Chindonya (チンドン屋) also known as Japanese marching bands. They are a type of elaborately costumed street musicians in Japan who advertise for shops and other establishments.…

Edo to Haru

A Japan-US co-produced drama depicting the turbulent life of Haru Matsukata, the wife of Edwin O. Reischauer, the former American ambassador and diplomat in Japan. (Source: MyDramaList)

Sengoku Bushi no Yukyu Kyuka

Based on the work of Akira Maruyama.

Piano

4.0

The 51st NHK Asadora about the youngest of four sisters, all raised solely by their father, who wants to write children's books.

Kigyo Byoto

Story told from the perspective of a young nurse who has transitioned from a general hospital to an in-house clinic, It depicts the suffering of office workers who have various problems such as headaches, insomnia, and…

Tsubasa

Keyakidori no Hitobito

After divorcing and losing a child, Mami runs a small cafe on the outskirts of town. Soon, the woman starts caring for a young couple who, due to an unexpected pregnancy, are subjected to social ostracism. (Source: MyDramaList)…

Karin

7.5

The 50th NHK Asadora. A young woman Chiaki whose family runs an old miso company in Nagano Prefecture, the only daughter of old traditional family. For generations, they were making soybean paste for living. Now she…

Keiretsu

8.0