Kokoro

(2003)

Suenaga Kokoro, an international flight attendant, lives with her mother and grandmother who operate a traditional restaurant in a lively downtown district of Tokyo where customs and traditions run deep and neighbors know each other like a big family.

Seasons

156

Episodes

Ended

Status

March 31, 2003

First Aired

Networks: NHK

Genres: Drama

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Season 1

156 episodes • 2003

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Episode 1	Mar 31, 2003
2	Episode 2	Apr 1, 2003
3	Episode 3	Apr 2, 2003
4	Episode 4	Apr 3, 2003
5	Episode 5	Apr 4, 2003
6	Episode 6	Apr 5, 2003
7	Episode 7	Apr 7, 2003
8	Episode 8	Apr 8, 2003
9	Episode 9	Apr 9, 2003
10	Episode 10	Apr 10, 2003
11	Episode 11	Apr 11, 2003
12	Episode 12	Apr 12, 2003
13	Episode 13	Apr 14, 2003
14	Episode 14	Apr 15, 2003
15	Episode 15	Apr 16, 2003
16	Episode 16	Apr 17, 2003
17	Episode 17	Apr 18, 2003
18	Episode 18	Apr 19, 2003
19	Episode 19	Apr 21, 2003
20	Episode 20	Apr 22, 2003
21	Episode 21	Apr 23, 2003
22	Episode 22	Apr 24, 2003
23	Episode 23	Apr 25, 2003
24	Episode 24	Apr 26, 2003
25	Episode 25	Apr 28, 2003
26	Episode 26	Apr 29, 2003
27	Episode 27	Apr 30, 2003
28	Episode 28	May 1, 2003
29	Episode 29	May 2, 2003
30	Episode 30	May 3, 2003
31	Episode 31	May 5, 2003
32	Episode 32	May 6, 2003
33	Episode 33	May 7, 2003
34	Episode 34	May 8, 2003
35	Episode 35	May 9, 2003
36	Episode 36	May 10, 2003
37	Episode 37	May 12, 2003
38	Episode 38	May 13, 2003
39	Episode 39	May 14, 2003
40	Episode 40	May 15, 2003
41	Episode 41	May 16, 2003
42	Episode 42	May 17, 2003
43	Episode 43	May 19, 2003
44	Episode 44	May 20, 2003
45	Episode 45	May 21, 2003
46	Episode 46	May 22, 2003
47	Episode 47	May 23, 2003
48	Episode 48	May 24, 2003
49	Episode 49	May 26, 2003
50	Episode 50	May 27, 2003
51	Episode 51	May 28, 2003
52	Episode 52	May 29, 2003
53	Episode 53	May 30, 2003
54	Episode 54	May 31, 2003
55	Episode 55	Jun 2, 2003
56	Episode 56	Jun 3, 2003
57	Episode 57	Jun 4, 2003
58	Episode 58	Jun 5, 2003
59	Episode 59	Jun 6, 2003
60	Episode 60	Jun 7, 2003
61	Episode 61	Jun 9, 2003
62	Episode 62	Jun 10, 2003
63	Episode 63	Jun 11, 2003
64	Episode 64	Jun 12, 2003
65	Episode 65	Jun 13, 2003
66	Episode 66	Jun 14, 2003
67	Episode 67	Jun 16, 2003
68	Episode 68	Jun 17, 2003
69	Episode 69	Jun 18, 2003
70	Episode 70	Jun 19, 2003
71	Episode 71	Jun 20, 2003
72	Episode 72	Jun 21, 2003
73	Episode 73	Jun 23, 2003
74	Episode 74	Jun 24, 2003
75	Episode 75	Jun 25, 2003
76	Episode 76	Jun 26, 2003
77	Episode 77	Jun 27, 2003
78	Episode 78	Jun 28, 2003
79	Episode 79	Jun 30, 2003
80	Episode 80	Jul 1, 2003
81	Episode 81	Jul 2, 2003
82	Episode 82	Jul 3, 2003
83	Episode 83	Jul 4, 2003
84	Episode 84	Jul 5, 2003
85	Episode 85	Jul 7, 2003
86	Episode 86	Jul 8, 2003
87	Episode 87	Jul 9, 2003
88	Episode 88	Jul 10, 2003
89	Episode 89	Jul 11, 2003
90	Episode 90	Jul 12, 2003
91	Episode 91	Jul 14, 2003
92	Episode 92	Jul 15, 2003
93	Episode 93	Jul 16, 2003
94	Episode 94	Jul 17, 2003
95	Episode 95	Jul 18, 2003
96	Episode 96	Jul 19, 2003
97	Episode 97	Jul 21, 2003
98	Episode 98	Jul 22, 2003
99	Episode 99	Jul 23, 2003
100	Episode 100	Jul 24, 2003
101	Episode 101	Jul 25, 2003
102	Episode 102	Jul 26, 2003
103	Episode 103	Jul 28, 2003
104	Episode 104	Jul 29, 2003
105	Episode 105	Jul 29, 2003
106	Episode 106	Jul 30, 2003
107	Episode 107	Jul 31, 2003
108	Episode 108	Aug 1, 2003
109	Episode 109	Aug 3, 2003
110	Episode 110	Aug 4, 2003
111	Episode 111	Aug 5, 2003
112	Episode 112	Aug 6, 2003
113	Episode 113	Aug 7, 2003
114	Episode 114	Aug 8, 2003
115	Episode 115	Aug 10, 2003
116	Episode 116	Aug 11, 2003
117	Episode 117	Aug 12, 2003
118	Episode 118	Aug 13, 2003
119	Episode 119	Aug 14, 2003
120	Episode 120	Aug 15, 2003
121	Episode 121	Aug 17, 2003
122	Episode 122	Aug 18, 2003
123	Episode 123	Aug 19, 2003
124	Episode 124	Aug 20, 2003
125	Episode 125	Aug 21, 2003
126	Episode 126	Aug 22, 2003
127	Episode 127	Aug 24, 2003
128	Episode 128	Aug 25, 2003
129	Episode 129	Aug 26, 2003
130	Episode 130	Aug 27, 2003
131	Episode 131	Aug 28, 2003
132	Episode 132	Aug 29, 2003
133	Episode 133	Aug 31, 2003
134	Episode 134	Sep 1, 2003
135	Episode 135	Sep 2, 2003
136	Episode 136	Sep 3, 2003
137	Episode 137	Sep 4, 2003
138	Episode 138	Sep 5, 2003
139	Episode 139	Sep 7, 2003
140	Episode 140	Sep 8, 2003
141	Episode 141	Sep 9, 2003
142	Episode 142	Sep 10, 2003
143	Episode 143	Sep 11, 2003
144	Episode 144	Sep 12, 2003
145	Episode 145	Sep 14, 2003
146	Episode 146	Sep 15, 2003
147	Episode 147	Sep 16, 2003
148	Episode 148	Sep 17, 2003
149	Episode 149	Sep 18, 2003
150	Episode 150	Sep 19, 2003
151	Episode 151	Sep 21, 2003
152	Episode 152	Sep 22, 2003
153	Episode 153	Sep 23, 2003
154	Episode 154	Sep 24, 2003
155	Episode 155	Sep 25, 2003
156	Episode 156	Sep 26, 2003

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