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MONEY
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1 season · 309 episodes total · ~309 per season.
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Ai yori aoku
1972 1 seasons · 309 eps Japanese
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The 12th NHK Asadora. Set in Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, at the end of the Pacific War. Maki is the heroine, married to Shuichi who must go to war. She stays home and takes on the role of other war widows, managing business and a Chinese restaurant.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Cast
Hiroko Maki
田宮（村上）真紀
Shin'ya Ohwada
村上周一（真紀の夫
Hideo Takamatsu
田宮行義 校長（真紀の父）
Asao Sano
村上周造（周一の父）
Harue Akagi
村上キク（周一の母）
Isao Bitō
村上周太郎（周一の弟）
Reiko Niimura
波（お手伝い）
Kazuya Kosaka
岩井（コック）
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CRAFT
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Crossed the 100-episode mark — syndication territory.
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RUNTIME
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Roughly 77 hours end-to-end — 10 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Aired from 1972 to 1973 — a 1-year run.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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AWARDS
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Show type: Scripted.
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CAST
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Airs on NHK G.
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The technical file
- Seasons
- 1
- Total episodes
- 309
- Avg episode length
- 15 min
- Premiered
- 1972-04-03
- Last aired
- 1973-03-31
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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