Karin

(1993)

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 needs to take over this business and rebuild it. She lives through the hardships of postwar Japan.

Seasons

151

Episodes

Ended

Status

October 4, 1993

First Aired

IMDb

Networks: NHK G

Genres: Drama

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Season 1

151 episodes • 1993

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Episode 1	Oct 4, 1993
2	Episode 2	Oct 5, 1993
3	Episode 3	Oct 6, 1993
4	Episode 4	Oct 7, 1993
5	Episode 5	Oct 8, 1993
6	Episode 6	Oct 9, 1993
7	Episode 7	Oct 11, 1993
8	Episode 8	Oct 12, 1993
9	Episode 9	Oct 13, 1993
10	Episode 10	Oct 14, 1993
11	Episode 11	Oct 15, 1993
12	Episode 12	Oct 16, 1993
13	Episode 13	Oct 18, 1993
14	Episode 14	Oct 19, 1993
15	Episode 15	Oct 20, 1993
16	Episode 16	Oct 21, 1993
17	Episode 17	Oct 22, 1993
18	Episode 18	Oct 23, 1993
19	Episode 19	Oct 25, 1993
20	Episode 20	Oct 26, 1993
21	Episode 21	Oct 27, 1993
22	Episode 22	Oct 28, 1993
23	Episode 23	Oct 29, 1993
24	Episode 24	Oct 30, 1993
25	Episode 25	Nov 1, 1993
26	Episode 26	Nov 2, 1993
27	Episode 27	Nov 3, 1993
28	Episode 28	Nov 4, 1993
29	Episode 29	Nov 5, 1993
30	Episode 30	Nov 6, 1993
31	Episode 31	Nov 8, 1993
32	Episode 32	Nov 9, 1993
33	Episode 33	Nov 10, 1993
34	Episode 34	Nov 11, 1993
35	Episode 35	Nov 12, 1993
36	Episode 36	Nov 13, 1993
37	Episode 37	Nov 15, 1993
38	Episode 38	Nov 16, 1993
39	Episode 39	Nov 17, 1993
40	Episode 40	Nov 18, 1993
41	Episode 41	Nov 19, 1993
42	Episode 42	Nov 20, 1993
43	Episode 43	Nov 22, 1993
44	Episode 44	Nov 23, 1993
45	Episode 45	Nov 24, 1993
46	Episode 46	Nov 25, 1993
47	Episode 47	Nov 26, 1993
48	Episode 48	Nov 27, 1993
49	Episode 49	Nov 29, 1993
50	Episode 50	Nov 30, 1993
51	Episode 51	Dec 1, 1993
52	Episode 52	Dec 2, 1993
53	Episode 53	Dec 3, 1993
54	Episode 54	Dec 4, 1993
55	Episode 55	Dec 6, 1993
56	Episode 56	Dec 7, 1993
57	Episode 57	Dec 8, 1993
58	Episode 58	Dec 9, 1993
59	Episode 59	Dec 10, 1993
60	Episode 60	Dec 11, 1993
61	Episode 61	Dec 13, 1993
62	Episode 62	Dec 14, 1993
63	Episode 63	Dec 15, 1993
64	Episode 64	Dec 16, 1993
65	Episode 65	Dec 17, 1993
66	Episode 66	Dec 18, 1993
67	Episode 67	Dec 20, 1993
68	Episode 68	Dec 21, 1993
69	Episode 69	Dec 22, 1993
70	Episode 70	Dec 23, 1993
71	Episode 71	Dec 24, 1993
72	Episode 72	Dec 25, 1993
73	Episode 73	Dec 27, 1993
74	Episode 74	Dec 28, 1993
75	Episode 75	Jan 4, 1994
76	Episode 76	Jan 5, 1994
77	Episode 77	Jan 6, 1994
78	Episode 78	Jan 7, 1994
79	Episode 79	Jan 8, 1994
80	Episode 80	Jan 10, 1994
81	Episode 81	Jan 11, 1994
82	Episode 82	Jan 12, 1994
83	Episode 83	Jan 13, 1994
84	Episode 84	Jan 14, 1994
85	Episode 85	Jan 15, 1994
86	Episode 86	Jan 17, 1994
87	Episode 87	Jan 18, 1994
88	Episode 88	Jan 19, 1994
89	Episode 89	Jan 20, 1994
90	Episode 90	Jan 21, 1994
91	Episode 91	Jan 22, 1994
92	Episode 92	Jan 24, 1994
93	Episode 93	Jan 25, 1994
94	Episode 94	Jan 26, 1994
95	Episode 95	Jan 27, 1994
96	Episode 96	Jan 28, 1994
97	Episode 97	Jan 29, 1994
98	Episode 98	Jan 31, 1994
99	Episode 99	Feb 1, 1994
100	Episode 100	Feb 2, 1994
101	Episode 101	Feb 3, 1994
102	Episode 102	Feb 4, 1994
103	Episode 103	Feb 5, 1994
104	Episode 104	Feb 7, 1994
105	Episode 105	Feb 8, 1994
106	Episode 106	Feb 9, 1994
107	Episode 107	Feb 10, 1994
108	Episode 108	Feb 11, 1994
109	Episode 109	Feb 12, 1994
110	Episode 110	Feb 14, 1994
111	Episode 111	Feb 15, 1994
112	Episode 112	Feb 16, 1994
113	Episode 113	Feb 17, 1994
114	Episode 114	Feb 18, 1994
115	Episode 115	Feb 19, 1994
116	Episode 116	Feb 21, 1994
117	Episode 117	Feb 22, 1994
118	Episode 118	Feb 23, 1994
119	Episode 119	Feb 24, 1994
120	Episode 120	Feb 25, 1994
121	Episode 121	Feb 26, 1994
122	Episode 122	Feb 28, 1994
123	Episode 123	Mar 1, 1994
124	Episode 124	Mar 2, 1994
125	Episode 125	Mar 3, 1994
126	Episode 126	Mar 4, 1994
127	Episode 127	Mar 5, 1994
128	Episode 128	Mar 7, 1994
129	Episode 129	Mar 8, 1994
130	Episode 130	Mar 9, 1994
131	Episode 131	Mar 10, 1994
132	Episode 132	Mar 11, 1994
133	Episode 133	Mar 12, 1994
134	Episode 134	Mar 14, 1994
135	Episode 135	Mar 15, 1994
136	Episode 136	Mar 16, 1994
137	Episode 137	Mar 17, 1994
138	Episode 138	Mar 18, 1994
139	Episode 139	Mar 19, 1994
140	Episode 140	Mar 21, 1994
141	Episode 141	Mar 22, 1994
142	Episode 142	Mar 23, 1994
143	Episode 143	Mar 24, 1994
144	Episode 144	Mar 25, 1994
145	Episode 145	Mar 26, 1994
146	Episode 146	Mar 28, 1994
147	Episode 147	Mar 29, 1994
148	Episode 148	Mar 30, 1994
149	Episode 149	Mar 31, 1994
150	Episode 150	Apr 1, 1994
151	Episode 151	Apr 2, 1994

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