
Beppin-san(2016)
Overview
The 95th NHK Asadora is about Sumire, a girl born in the uptown of Kobe in the early Showa period. In the wake of wartime devastation, she works hard toward making children's clothes for a living, and later establishes a first-ever children's goods store in Japan. -- NHK
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Season 1
151 episodes • 2016

Season 1
151 episodes • 2016
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Special Goods With Feeling (1/6) | Oct 4, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Special Goods With Feeling (2/6) | Oct 5, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Special Goods With Feeling (3/6) | Oct 6, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Special Goods With Feeling (4/6) | Oct 7, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Special Goods With Feeling (5/6) | Oct 8, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Special Goods With Feeling (6/6) | Oct 9, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Shape Of Happiness (1/6) | Oct 11, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Shape Of Happiness (2/6) | Oct 12, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Shape Of Happiness (3/6) | Oct 13, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Shape Of Happiness (4/6) | Oct 14, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Shape Of Happiness (5/6) | Oct 15, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Shape Of Happiness (6/6) | Oct 16, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Before, Anyway (1/6) | Oct 18, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Before, Anyway (2/6) | Oct 19, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Before, Anyway (3/6) | Oct 20, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Before, Anyway (4/6) | Oct 21, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Before, Anyway (5/6) | Oct 22, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Before, Anyway (6/6) | Oct 23, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Four-Leaf Clover (1/6) | Oct 25, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Four-Leaf Clover (2/6) | Oct 26, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Four-Leaf Clover (3/6) | Oct 27, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Four-Leaf Clover (4/6) | Oct 28, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Four-Leaf Clover (5/6) | Oct 29, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Four-Leaf Clover (6/6) | Oct 30, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Father's Broad Back (1/6) | Nov 1, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Father's Broad Back (2/6) | Nov 2, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Father's Broad Back (3/6) | Nov 3, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Father's Broad Back (4/6) | Nov 4, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Father's Broad Back (5/6) | Nov 5, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Father's Broad Back (6/6) | Nov 6, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Smiles Once More (1/6) | Nov 8, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Smiles Once More (2/6) | Nov 9, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Smiles Once More (3/6) | Nov 10, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Smiles Once More (4/6) | Nov 11, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Smiles Once More (5/6) | Nov 12, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Smiles Once More (6/6) | Nov 13, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Future (1/6) | Nov 15, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Future (2/6) | Nov 16, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Future (3/6) | Nov 17, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Future (4/6) | Nov 18, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Future (5/6) | Nov 19, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Future (6/6) | Nov 20, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 43 | The Stopped Watch (1/6) | Nov 22, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 44 | The Stopped Watch (2/6) | Nov 23, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 45 | The Stopped Watch (3/6) | Nov 24, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 46 | The Stopped Watch (4/6) | Nov 25, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 47 | The Stopped Watch (5/6) | Nov 26, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 48 | The Stopped Watch (6/6) | Nov 27, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 49 | A Change Arrives! (1/6) | Nov 29, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 50 | A Change Arrives! (2/6) | Nov 30, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 51 | A Change Arrives! (3/6) | Dec 1, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 52 | A Change Arrives! (4/6) | Dec 2, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 53 | A Change Arrives! (5/6) | Dec 3, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 54 | A Change Arrives! (6/6) | Dec 4, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Towards the Holy Grail of Business (1/6) | Dec 6, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Towards the Holy Grail of Business (2/6) | Dec 7, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Towards the Holy Grail of Business (3/6) | Dec 8, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Towards the Holy Grail of Business (4/6) | Dec 9, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Towards the Holy Grail of Business (5/6) | Dec 10, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Towards the Holy Grail of Business (6/6) | Dec 11, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 61 | The Things We Can Do (1/6) | Dec 13, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 62 | The Things We Can Do (2/6) | Dec 14, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 63 | The Things We Can Do (3/6) | Dec 15, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 64 | The Things We Can Do (4/6) | Dec 16, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 65 | The Things We Can Do (5/6) | Dec 17, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 66 | The Things We Can Do (6/6) | Dec 18, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Simple Gifts (1/6) | Dec 20, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Simple Gifts (2/6) | Dec 21, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Simple Gifts (3/6) | Dec 22, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 70 | Simple Gifts (4/6) | Dec 23, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 71 | Simple Gifts (5/6) | Dec 24, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 72 | Simple Gifts (6/6) | Dec 25, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 73 | As Always (1/3) | Dec 27, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 74 | As Always (2/3) | Dec 28, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 75 | As Always (3/3) | Dec 29, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 76 | A New Year, My Feelings (1/4) | Jan 5, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 77 | A New Year, My Feelings (2/4) | Jan 6, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 78 | A New Year, My Feelings (3/4) | Jan 7, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 79 | A New Year, My Feelings (4/4) | Jan 8, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 80 | Sakura (1/6) | Jan 10, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 81 | Sakura (2/6) | Jan 11, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 82 | Sakura (3/6) | Jan 12, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 83 | Sakura (4/6) | Jan 13, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 84 | Sakura (5/6) | Jan 14, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 85 | Sakura (6/6) | Jan 15, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 86 | An Unreachable Heart (1/6) | Jan 17, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 87 | An Unreachable Heart (2/6) | Jan 18, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 88 | An Unreachable Heart (3/6) | Jan 19, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 89 | An Unreachable Heart (4/6) | Jan 20, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 90 | An Unreachable Heart (5/6) | Jan 21, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 91 | An Unreachable Heart (6/6) | Jan 22, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 92 | Journey Towards Tomorrow (1/6) | Jan 24, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 93 | Journey Towards Tomorrow (2/6) | Jan 25, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 94 | Journey Towards Tomorrow (3/6) | Jan 26, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 95 | Journey Towards Tomorrow (4/6) | Jan 27, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 96 | Journey Towards Tomorrow (5/6) | Jan 28, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 97 | Journey Towards Tomorrow (6/6) | Jan 29, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 98 | What You Should Protect (1/6) | Jan 31, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 99 | What You Should Protect (2/6) | Feb 1, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 100 | What You Should Protect (3/6) | Feb 2, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 101 | What You Should Protect (4/6) | Feb 3, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 102 | What You Should Protect (5/6) | Feb 4, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 103 | What You Should Protect (6/6) | Feb 5, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 104 | Hope (1/6) | Feb 7, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 105 | Hope (2/6) | Feb 8, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 106 | Hope (3/6) | Feb 9, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 107 | Hope (4/6) | Feb 10, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 108 | Hope (5/6) | Feb 11, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 109 | Hope (6/6) | Feb 12, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 110 | A Time For Departures (1/6) | Feb 14, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 111 | A Time For Departures (2/6) | Feb 15, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 112 | A Time For Departures (3/6) | Feb 16, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 113 | A Time For Departures (4/6) | Feb 17, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 114 | A Time For Departures (5/6) | Feb 18, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 115 | A Time For Departures (6/6) | Feb 19, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 116 | Welcome to a New World (1/6) | Feb 21, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 117 | Welcome to a New World (2/6) | Feb 22, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 118 | Welcome to a New World (3/6) | Feb 23, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 119 | Welcome to a New World (4/6) | Feb 24, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 120 | Welcome to a New World (5/6) | Feb 25, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 121 | Welcome to a New World (6/6) | Feb 26, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 122 | Mother's Back (1/6) | Feb 28, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 123 | Mother's Back (2/6) | Mar 1, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 124 | Mother's Back (3/6) | Mar 2, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 125 | Mother's Back (4/6) | Mar 3, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 126 | Mother's Back (5/6) | Mar 4, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 127 | Mother's Back (6/6) | Mar 5, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 128 | Atelier of Light (1/6) | Mar 7, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 129 | Atelier of Light (2/6) | Mar 8, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 130 | Atelier of Light (3/6) | Mar 9, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 131 | Atelier of Light (4/6) | Mar 10, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 132 | Atelier of Light (5/6) | Mar 11, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 133 | Atelier of Light (6/6) | Mar 12, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 134 | To Where The Light Shines (1/6) | Mar 14, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 135 | To Where The Light Shines (2/6) | Mar 15, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 136 | To Where The Light Shines (3/6) | Mar 16, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 137 | To Where The Light Shines (4/6) | Mar 17, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 138 | To Where The Light Shines (5/6) | Mar 18, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 139 | To Where The Light Shines (6/6) | Mar 19, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 140 | A Time of Magic (1/6) | Mar 21, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 141 | A Time of Magic (2/6) | Mar 22, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 142 | A Time of Magic (3/6) | Mar 23, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 143 | A Time of Magic (4/6) | Mar 24, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 144 | A Time of Magic (5/6) | Mar 25, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 145 | A Time of Magic (6/6) | Mar 26, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 146 | Evergreen (1/6) | Mar 28, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 147 | Evergreen (2/6) | Mar 29, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 148 | Evergreen (3/6) | Mar 30, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 149 | Evergreen (4/6) | Mar 31, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 150 | Evergreen (5/6) | Apr 1, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 151 | Evergreen (6/6) | Apr 2, 2017 | 0.0 |
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