Audrey

(2000)

Mizuki is a would-be actress who has yet to attain her goal, struggles to keep the dream in her heart alive while dealing with the reality of her normal life, far away from lights, cameras, and action she longs for. Despite words of warnings from her family, which includes her birth and step mothers, intended to keep her from reaching her destiny, she actually makes it onto a set of one of the film companies in Tokyo. She experiences the peaks and valleys of a starting actress, but receives a blow when news of the company collapses and eventually closes. Mizuki returns home, but, the fire once lit, still burns.

Seasons

149

Episodes

Ended

Status

October 2, 2000

First Aired

IMDb

Networks: NHK G

Genres: Drama

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Season 1

149 episodes • 2000

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Episode 1	Oct 2, 2000
2	Episode 2	Oct 3, 2000
3	Episode 3	Oct 4, 2000
4	Episode 4	Oct 5, 2000
5	Episode 5	Oct 6, 2000
6	Episode 6	Oct 7, 2000
7	Episode 7	Oct 9, 2000
8	Episode 8	Oct 10, 2000
9	Episode 9	Oct 11, 2000
10	Episode 10	Oct 12, 2000
11	Episode 11	Oct 13, 2000
12	Episode 12	Oct 14, 2000
13	Episode 13	Oct 16, 2000
14	Episode 14	Oct 17, 2000
15	Episode 15	Oct 18, 2000
16	Episode 16	Oct 19, 2000
17	Episode 17	Oct 20, 2000
18	Episode 18	Oct 21, 2000
19	Episode 19	Oct 23, 2000
20	Episode 20	Oct 24, 2000
21	Episode 21	Oct 25, 2000
22	Episode 22	Oct 26, 2000
23	Episode 23	Oct 27, 2000
24	Episode 24	Oct 28, 2000
25	Episode 25	Oct 30, 2000
26	Episode 26	Oct 31, 2000
27	Episode 27	Nov 1, 2000
28	Episode 28	Nov 2, 2000
29	Episode 29	Nov 3, 2000
30	Episode 30	Nov 4, 2000
31	Episode 31	Nov 6, 2000
32	Episode 32	Nov 7, 2000
33	Episode 33	Nov 8, 2000
34	Episode 34	Nov 9, 2000
35	Episode 35	Nov 10, 2000
36	Episode 36	Nov 11, 2000
37	Episode 37	Nov 13, 2000
38	Episode 38	Nov 14, 2000
39	Episode 39	Nov 15, 2000
40	Episode 40	Nov 16, 2000
41	Episode 41	Nov 17, 2000
42	Episode 42	Nov 18, 2000
43	Episode 43	Nov 20, 2000
44	Episode 44	Nov 21, 2000
45	Episode 45	Nov 22, 2000
46	Episode 46	Nov 23, 2000
47	Episode 47	Nov 24, 2000
48	Episode 48	Nov 25, 2000
49	Episode 49	Nov 27, 2000
50	Episode 50	Nov 28, 2000
51	Episode 51	Nov 29, 2000
52	Episode 52	Nov 30, 2000
53	Episode 53	Dec 1, 2000
54	Episode 54	Dec 2, 2000
55	Episode 55	Dec 4, 2000
56	Episode 56	Dec 5, 2000
57	Episode 57	Dec 6, 2000
58	Episode 58	Dec 7, 2000
59	Episode 59	Dec 8, 2000
60	Episode 60	Dec 9, 2000
61	Episode 61	Dec 11, 2000
62	Episode 62	Dec 12, 2000
63	Episode 63	Dec 13, 2000
64	Episode 64	Dec 14, 2000
65	Episode 65	Dec 15, 2000
66	Episode 66	Dec 16, 2000
67	Episode 67	Dec 18, 2000
68	Episode 68	Dec 19, 2000
69	Episode 69	Dec 20, 2000
70	Episode 70	Dec 21, 2000
71	Episode 71	Dec 22, 2000
72	Episode 72	Dec 23, 2000
73	Episode 73	Dec 25, 2000
74	Episode 74	Dec 26, 2000
75	Episode 75	Jan 4, 2001
76	Episode 76	Jan 5, 2001
77	Episode 77	Jan 6, 2001
78	Episode 78	Jan 8, 2001
79	Episode 79	Jan 9, 2001
80	Episode 80	Jan 10, 2001
81	Episode 81	Jan 11, 2001
82	Episode 82	Jan 12, 2001
83	Episode 83	Jan 13, 2001
84	Episode 84	Jan 15, 2001
85	Episode 85	Jan 16, 2001
86	Episode 86	Jan 17, 2001
87	Episode 87	Jan 18, 2001
88	Episode 88	Jan 19, 2001
89	Episode 89	Jan 20, 2001
90	Episode 90	Jan 22, 2001
91	Episode 91	Jan 23, 2001
92	Episode 92	Jan 24, 2001
93	Episode 93	Jan 25, 2001
94	Episode 94	Jan 26, 2001
95	Episode 95	Jan 27, 2001
96	Episode 96	Jan 29, 2001
97	Episode 97	Jan 30, 2001
98	Episode 98	Jan 31, 2001
99	Episode 99	Feb 1, 2001
100	Episode 100	Feb 2, 2001
101	Episode 101	Feb 3, 2001
102	Episode 102	Feb 5, 2001
103	Episode 103	Feb 6, 2001
104	Episode 104	Feb 7, 2001
105	Episode 105	Feb 8, 2001
106	Episode 106	Feb 9, 2001
107	Episode 107	Feb 10, 2001
108	Episode 108	Feb 12, 2001
109	Episode 109	Feb 13, 2001
110	Episode 110	Feb 14, 2001
111	Episode 111	Feb 15, 2001
112	Episode 112	Feb 16, 2001
113	Episode 113	Feb 17, 2001
114	Episode 114	Feb 19, 2001
115	Episode 115	Feb 20, 2001
116	Episode 116	Feb 21, 2001
117	Episode 117	Feb 22, 2001
118	Episode 118	Feb 23, 2001
119	Episode 119	Feb 24, 2001
120	Episode 120	Feb 26, 2001
121	Episode 121	Feb 27, 2001
122	Episode 122	Feb 28, 2001
123	Episode 123	Mar 1, 2001
124	Episode 124	Mar 2, 2001
125	Episode 125	Mar 3, 2001
126	Episode 126	Mar 5, 2001
127	Episode 127	Mar 6, 2001
128	Episode 128	Mar 7, 2001
129	Episode 129	Mar 8, 2001
130	Episode 130	Mar 9, 2001
131	Episode 131	Mar 10, 2001
132	Episode 132	Mar 12, 2001
133	Episode 133	Mar 13, 2001
134	Episode 134	Mar 14, 2001
135	Episode 135	Mar 15, 2001
136	Episode 136	Mar 16, 2001
137	Episode 137	Mar 17, 2001
138	Episode 138	Mar 19, 2001
139	Episode 139	Mar 20, 2001
140	Episode 140	Mar 21, 2001
141	Episode 141	Mar 22, 2001
142	Episode 142	Mar 23, 2001
143	Episode 143	Mar 24, 2001
144	Episode 144	Mar 26, 2001
145	Episode 145	Mar 27, 2001
146	Episode 146	Mar 28, 2001
147	Episode 147	Mar 29, 2001
148	Episode 148	Mar 30, 2001
149	Episode 149	Mar 31, 2001

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