565 results found for: NHK Special: Nankai Trough Kyodai Jishin
Kataoka Keiji
Kataoka Keiji is a Japanese director and television producer for NHK. Born in Tokyo, he majored in civil engineering at university where he his interest in video production began after encountering the world of show business in New York. He joined NHK in 1982 and has been producing and directing television…
Koizumi Hiroshi
Hiroshi Koizumi was a Japanese actor who began as an announcer for NHK before transitioning to film in 1950. He was accepted into Toho as part of the 3rd New Face program for new actors and made his film debut in 1952. He first appeared in sci-fi in 1955 as a pilot in Godzilla Raids Again. He would…
Kurosaki Hiroshi
Hiroshi Kurosaki is a Japanese drama and film director who has been working for NHK staff since 1992. He is from Okayama prefecture .
Suzuka Keiko
Suzuka Keiko was a Japanese actress. She starred in the 1976–1977 NHK daytime television series "Hi no Kuni ni" and has had multiple guest-star roles in prime-time jidaigeki such as "Mito Komon" and "Abarenbo Shogun". She has also appeared as a voice actor in a 1982 production of "Aladdin and the…
Kato Taku
Born in 1969 in Nara, KAto Taku has been working for the Japanese public broadcasting company NHK since 1991. His documentary Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter (2017) was shown on Nippon Connection 2018. (Source: NipponConnection)
Nanao Reiko
She was a student at Tokyo Prefectural third higher girls' school (now Tokyo Metropolitan Komaba High School) in 1942 and joined NHK Tokyo Broadcasting System troupe after graduation. She played an active role as a voice actress in the radio drama "Kimi no Naha" in 1956. After that, she was been active…
Sato Yumiko
Sato Yumiko is a Japanese actress. She is known for her role in the NHK morning drama, "Amakara-shan".
Watashi no Aozora
Japanese Drama - 2000, 156 episodes8.0
The 62nd NHK Asadora Drama is Watashi no Aozora. Locations include Oma-cho, Aomori and Chuo-ku, Tokyo. This is the story of a young mother, Kitayama Nazuna, and her son Taiyo from Ohma, a small town at the tip of a…
Manten
Japanese Drama - 2002, 150 episodes
The 67th NHK Asadora Drama is Manten. Manten was raised on a small southern island of Japan and grew up surrounded by the tranquil mountains and sea. When she was little, she saw a liftoff of a space rocket with her…
Hojo Tokimune
Japanese Drama - 2001, 49 episodes7.4
The 40th NHK Taiga Drama is Hojo Tokimune. It tells the dramatic and turbulent life of young shikken Hojo Tokimune, and his successful defense of Japan from invasion by Mongolia in the 1200's. It is a tragic story…
Karuta Queen
Japanese Drama - 2003, 16 episodes9.0
The 6th NHK Yorudora is Karuta Queen. This drama focuses on the "sport" of competitive karuta. However, this card game uses the Hyakunin Isshu as its playing cards. The new year is quickly approaching, as is the playoffs…
Okami ni Narimasu!
Japanese Drama - 2003, 24 episodes10.0
The 8th NHK Yorudora focuses on a woman who attends a training school to become an okami, a mistress, at a Japanese-style inn. The protagonist, Yoshino Natsuko, is unhappy when she's transferred to a different position…
Chotto matte, Kami-sama
Japanese Drama - 2004, 20 episodes8.3
The 14th NHK Yorudora is Chotto matte, Kami-sama, centers on a housewife who suddenly dies in an accident and takes over the body of a high-school girl. ~~ Adapted from the manga "Akihiko Talks" (秋日子かく語りき)…
Roomshare no Onna
Japanese Drama - 2005, 24 episodes4.0
The 21st NHK Yorudora, Roomshare no Onna centers on recently divorced Usami Usako, who also has a young son named Tarou. Usako leaves Tarou at her mother's home in Nagano to begin a new life in Tokyo, finding a job…
Genroku Ryoran
Japanese Drama - 1999, 49 episodes7.7
The 38th NHK Taiga Drama is Genroku Ryoran. The "Forty-seven Loyal Samurai" is one of the most enduring and best-loved stories of Japan's history. Generations have grown up hearing the stirring tale of Oishi Kuranosuke,…
Ten Urara
Japanese Drama - 1998, 156 episodes
The 58th NHK Asadora Renzoku Drama is Ten Urara. Story's settings include Nikko, Tochigi and Koto, Tokyo. This drama is the tale of one high spirited, strong-willed young woman and her struggle to fulfill her lifelong…
Imo Tako Nankin
Japanese Drama - 2006, 151 episodes2.0
The 75th NHK Asadora is Imo Tako Nankin. The series takes place in 1962 Osaka. This asadora is based on an essay written by an award-winning writer Tanabe Seiko about her life. Hanaoka Machiko, 37, is single and works…
