Chiritotechin

(2007)•

8.0

The 77th NHK Asadora is Chiritotechin. Location includes Fukui prefecture. This renzoku is about Wada Kiyomi (referred to as Kiyomi-B), a girl brought up in Fukui who moves to Osaka in search of her soul. In Osaka, Kiyomi-B becomes enchanted with rakugo, a Japanese traditional form of comic storytelling, and pursues a career in rakugo. In the summer of 1982, Kiyomi-B and her family move to Obama of Fukui, her father's hometown. Kiyomi-B's grandmother and uncle welcome the family, but Shotaro the grandfather does not allow Masanori to take over the Wakasa lacquer chopsticks making. One day, Kiyomi-B listens to rakugo at Shotaro's factory and becomes fond of it. Shotaro and Kiyomi-B become close through rakugo.

Seasons

151

Episodes

Ended

Status

October 1, 2007

First Aired

Season Ratings

8.0→8.0

IMDb

Networks: NHK

Genres: Drama, Family

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Season 1

151 episodes • 2007Avg: 8.0Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Episode 1	Oct 1, 2007	8.0
2	Episode 2	Oct 2, 2007	0.0
3	Episode 3	Oct 3, 2007	0.0
4	Episode 4	Oct 4, 2007	0.0
5	Episode 5	Oct 5, 2007	0.0
6	Episode 6	Oct 6, 2007	0.0
7	Episode 7	Oct 8, 2007	0.0
8	Episode 8	Oct 9, 2007	0.0
9	Episode 9	Oct 10, 2007	0.0
10	Episode 10	Oct 11, 2007	0.0
11	Episode 11	Oct 12, 2007	0.0
12	Episode 12	Oct 13, 2007	0.0
13	Episode 13	Oct 15, 2007	0.0
14	Episode 14	Oct 16, 2007	0.0
15	Episode 15	Oct 17, 2007	0.0
16	Episode 16	Oct 18, 2007	0.0
17	Episode 17	Oct 19, 2007	0.0
18	Episode 18	Oct 20, 2007	0.0
19	Episode 19	Oct 22, 2007	0.0
20	Episode 20	Oct 23, 2007	0.0
21	Episode 21	Oct 24, 2007	0.0
22	Episode 22	Oct 25, 2007	0.0
23	Episode 23	Oct 26, 2007	0.0
24	Episode 24	Oct 27, 2007	0.0
25	Episode 25	Oct 29, 2007	0.0
26	Episode 26	Oct 30, 2007	0.0
27	Episode 27	Oct 31, 2007	0.0
28	Episode 28	Nov 1, 2007	0.0
29	Episode 29	Nov 2, 2007	0.0
30	Episode 30	Nov 3, 2007	0.0
31	Episode 31	Nov 5, 2007	0.0
32	Episode 32	Nov 6, 2007	0.0
33	Episode 33	Nov 7, 2007	0.0
34	Episode 34	Nov 8, 2007	0.0
35	Episode 35	Nov 9, 2007	0.0
36	Episode 36	Nov 10, 2007	0.0
37	Episode 37	Nov 12, 2007	0.0
38	Episode 38	Nov 13, 2007	0.0
39	Episode 39	Nov 14, 2007	0.0
40	Episode 40	Nov 15, 2007	0.0
41	Episode 41	Nov 16, 2007	0.0
42	Episode 42	Nov 17, 2007	0.0
43	Episode 43	Nov 19, 2007	0.0
44	Episode 44	Nov 20, 2007	0.0
45	Episode 45	Nov 21, 2007	0.0
46	Episode 46	Nov 22, 2007	0.0
47	Episode 47	Nov 23, 2007	0.0
48	Episode 48	Nov 24, 2007	0.0
49	Episode 49	Nov 26, 2007	0.0
50	Episode 50	Nov 27, 2007	0.0
51	Episode 51	Nov 28, 2007	0.0
52	Episode 52	Nov 29, 2007	0.0
53	Episode 53	Nov 30, 2007	0.0
54	Episode 54	Dec 1, 2007	0.0
55	Episode 55	Dec 3, 2007	0.0
56	Episode 56	Dec 4, 2007	0.0
57	Episode 57	Dec 5, 2007	0.0
58	Episode 58	Dec 6, 2007	0.0
59	Episode 59	Dec 7, 2007	0.0
60	Episode 60	Dec 8, 2007	0.0
61	Episode 61	Dec 10, 2007	0.0
62	Episode 62	Dec 11, 2007	0.0
63	Episode 63	Dec 12, 2007	0.0
64	Episode 64	Dec 13, 2007	0.0
65	Episode 65	Dec 14, 2007	0.0
66	Episode 66	Dec 15, 2007	0.0
67	Episode 67	Dec 17, 2007	0.0
68	Episode 68	Dec 18, 2007	0.0
69	Episode 69	Dec 19, 2007	0.0
70	Episode 70	Dec 20, 2007	0.0
71	Episode 71	Dec 21, 2007	0.0
72	Episode 72	Dec 22, 2007	0.0
73	Episode 73	Dec 24, 2007	0.0
74	Episode 74	Dec 25, 2007	0.0
75	Episode 75	Dec 26, 2007	0.0
76	Episode 76	Dec 27, 2007	0.0
77	Episode 77	Dec 28, 2007	0.0
78	Episode 78	Jan 4, 2008	0.0
79	Episode 79	Jan 5, 2008	0.0
80	Episode 80	Jan 7, 2008	0.0
81	Episode 81	Jan 8, 2008	0.0
82	Episode 82	Jan 9, 2008	0.0
83	Episode 83	Jan 10, 2008	0.0
84	Episode 84	Jan 11, 2008	0.0
85	Episode 85	Jan 12, 2008	0.0
86	Episode 86	Jan 14, 2008	0.0
87	Episode 87	Jan 15, 2008	0.0
88	Episode 88	Jan 16, 2008	0.0
89	Episode 89	Jan 17, 2008	0.0
90	Episode 90	Jan 18, 2008	0.0
91	Episode 91	Jan 19, 2008	0.0
92	Episode 92	Jan 21, 2008	0.0
93	Episode 93	Jan 22, 2008	0.0
94	Episode 94	Jan 23, 2008	0.0
95	Episode 95	Jan 24, 2008	0.0
96	Episode 96	Jan 25, 2008	0.0
97	Episode 97	Jan 26, 2008	0.0
98	Episode 98	Jan 28, 2008	0.0
99	Episode 99	Jan 29, 2008	0.0
100	Episode 100	Jan 30, 2008	0.0
101	Episode 101	Jan 31, 2008	0.0
102	Episode 102	Feb 1, 2008	0.0
103	Episode 103	Feb 2, 2008	0.0
104	Episode 104	Feb 4, 2008	0.0
105	Episode 105	Feb 5, 2008	0.0
106	Episode 106	Feb 6, 2008	0.0
107	Episode 107	Feb 7, 2008	0.0
108	Episode 108	Feb 8, 2008	0.0
109	Episode 109	Feb 9, 2008	0.0
110	Episode 110	Feb 11, 2008	0.0
111	Episode 111	Feb 12, 2008	0.0
112	Episode 112	Feb 13, 2008	0.0
113	Episode 113	Feb 14, 2008	0.0
114	Episode 114	Feb 15, 2008	0.0
115	Episode 115	Feb 16, 2008	0.0
116	Episode 116	Feb 18, 2008	0.0
117	Episode 117	Feb 19, 2008	0.0
118	Episode 118	Feb 20, 2008	0.0
119	Episode 119	Feb 21, 2008	0.0
120	Episode 120	Feb 22, 2008	0.0
121	Episode 121	Feb 23, 2008	0.0
122	Episode 122	Feb 25, 2008	0.0
123	Episode 123	Feb 26, 2008	0.0
124	Episode 124	Feb 27, 2008	0.0
125	Episode 125	Feb 28, 2008	0.0
126	Episode 126	Feb 29, 2008	0.0
127	Episode 127	Mar 1, 2008	0.0
128	Episode 128	Mar 3, 2008	0.0
129	Episode 129	Mar 4, 2008	0.0
130	Episode 130	Mar 5, 2008	0.0
131	Episode 131	Mar 6, 2008	0.0
132	Episode 132	Mar 7, 2008	0.0
133	Episode 133	Mar 8, 2008	0.0
134	Episode 134	Mar 10, 2008	0.0
135	Episode 135	Mar 11, 2008	0.0
136	Episode 136	Mar 12, 2008	0.0
137	Episode 137	Mar 13, 2008	0.0
138	Episode 138	Mar 14, 2008	0.0
139	Episode 139	Mar 15, 2008	0.0
140	Episode 140	Mar 17, 2008	0.0
141	Episode 141	Mar 18, 2008	0.0
142	Episode 142	Mar 19, 2008	0.0
143	Episode 143	Mar 20, 2008	0.0
144	Episode 144	Mar 21, 2008	0.0
145	Episode 145	Mar 22, 2008	0.0
146	Episode 146	Mar 24, 2008	0.0
147	Episode 147	Mar 25, 2008	0.0
148	Episode 148	Mar 26, 2008	0.0
149	Episode 149	Mar 27, 2008	0.0
150	Episode 150	Mar 28, 2008	0.0
151	Episode 151	Mar 29, 2008	0.0

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