A Japanese girl from a poor family named Hanako went on an adventure to study in a girl's Christian school in Tokyo. She found her passion in English and step by step made her dream come true.
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The story follows Minamida Nozomi, the charming female protagonist whose company's performance deteriorates due to the collapse of the bubble economy and who is forced to quit her job as she is prevented from getting married and starting a family. However, after her younger brother is involved in a theft incident within her family, she decides to become a lawyer. She passed the difficult bar exam and faced the harsh reality of legal training in Fukushima.
The series takes place in 1962 Osaka. Hanaoka Machiko, 37, is single and works at a hardware store in Osaka City while doing literary work. One day, she falls ill due to overwork and falls in love with Tokunaga Kenjiro, the doctor who examines her. Kenjiro and Machiko marry. But Kenjiro, who lost his first wife to illness, lives not just with his five children, but his brother, sister, and parents. In a comical and heart-warming way, the drama depicts Machiko's struggle with the new family while pursuing her career as a novelist.
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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.
Born in September of 1995, Momone Nagaura lived with her parents, grandfather, and sister in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture. After failing her college entrance exams, she went to live in Tome City with an acquaintance of her grandfather's. Momone's life changes when she meets a popular weather forecaster from Tokyo, who teaches her how weather forecasts can predict the future. She decides to study to become a weather forecaster.
In wartime Japan, spirited Nobu transforms from a militarist schoolgirl into Kochi’s first female reporter, as she and childhood friend Takashi endure personal loss and struggle to find their own truths amid the upheaval of the Showa era.
Okuhara Natsu was born in Tokyo in 1937. In 1945, she loses both parents to war and becomes an orphan, but her father’s comrade, Shibata Takeo, takes her in and moves to Tokachi in Hokkaido. In an unfamiliar land surrounded by unfamiliar people, Natsu feels lost at first, but surrounded by Tokachi’s vast nature and its strong, yet compassionate people, she grows up to be a strong girl. When Natsu enters elementary school, she meets Yamada Tenyo who draws lovely pictures of horses. Tenyo tells her that in America, animation in which pictures move is becoming popular, Natsu’s curiosity is piqued. Upon graduating high school, Natsu goes to Tokyo to look up her brother, and takes a jump into the world of animation.
In Meiji-era Matsue, a fallen samurai’s daughter and a lonely foreign teacher connect through ghost stories and an unlikely friendship.
A woman works hard to become a good doctor even though she is separated from her husband.
The 48th NHK Asadora Renzoku Drama is Hirari. Story's settings includes Tokyo. Hirari is a young and energetic girl. She loves the sports, sumo, very much and would like to find a career. However, there isn't any suitable career for a female in this area. Nevertheless, she still works hard towards her dream, and at last, she gets a chance to become a sumo stable's nutrition consultant.in this field. However, there isn't any suitable career for a female in this area. Nevertheless, she still works hard towards her dream, and at last, she gets a chance to become a sumo stable's nutrition consultant.
The 47th NHK Asadora chronicles the conflicts between a woman and her step-daughter in a hot springs town.
A story of a man and a woman who meet amid the Great Tokyo Air Raid in 1945.
The 45th NHK Asadora. Set in an old Kyoto tsukemono (Japanese preserved vegetables) store, this series depicted the conflicts between a woman, her daughter and her father-in-law. It is a story about the relationships of three generation of women in the Nakahide family.
The 44th NHK Asadora about a man who developed an early television system.
The 43th NHK Asadora about a female volleyball player who helps out the local community. Starring Azusa Watanabe.
Set in Hakata, the series is about a young man who wants to play rock music even though his father expects him to follow him in making Hakata ningyou (a traditional Japanese clay doll). One of the few Asadora starring a male character.
A successful screenwriter looks back on her life when she learns her husband has cancer. A year-long series, starring Narumi Yasuda.
The story is about a young woman who becomes a landscape gardener following her father's wishes. Wakaba, born and brought up in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, lived happily with her parents and younger brother until the Great Hanshin Earthquake shook and destroyed the city in 1995. In the disaster, Wakaba loses her father, who was an architect and moves with her mother and brother to Obi, old castle town in Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, where her grandmother lives with her uncle and aunt. Living in Obi's rich natural environment, Wakaba learns that plants can heal people's hearts. She makes a resolution to return to Kobe and reconstruct the city abundant in greenery.
The drama about the youngest of four sisters, all raised solely by their father, who wants to write children's books.
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.
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156 episodes • 2014
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Please call me Hanako - Week 1 | Mar 31, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Please call me Hanako - Week 1 | Apr 1, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Please call me Hanako - Week 1 | Apr 2, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Please call me Hanako - Week 1 | Apr 3, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Please call me Hanako - Week 1 | Apr 4, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Please call me Hanako - Week 1 | Apr 5, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 7 | What is the English? - Week 2 | Apr 7, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 8 | What is the English? - Week 2 | Apr 8, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 9 | What is the English? - Week 2 | Apr 9, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 10 | What is the English? - Week 2 | Apr 10, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 11 | What is the English? - Week 2 | Apr 11, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 12 | What is the English? - Week 2 | Apr 12, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 13 | First Love Palpitations - Week 3 | Apr 14, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 14 | First Love Palpitations - Week 3 | Apr 15, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 15 | First Love Palpitations - Week 3 | Apr 16, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 16 | First Love Palpitations - Week 3 | Apr 17, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 17 | First Love Palpitations - Week 3 | Apr 18, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 18 | First Love Palpitations - Week 3 | Apr 19, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Student Summoning a Storm - Week 4 | Apr 21, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Student Summoning a Storm - Week 4 | Apr 22, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Student Summoning a Storm - Week 4 | Apr 23, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Student Summoning a Storm - Week 4 | Apr 24, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 23 | The Student Summoning a Storm - Week 4 | Apr 25, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Student Summoning a Storm - Week 4 | Apr 26, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 25 | The Great Literature Assembly Of Troubles - Week 5 | Apr 28, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 26 | The Great Literature Assembly Of Troubles - Week 5 | Apr 29, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 27 | The Great Literature Assembly Of Troubles - Week 5 | Apr 30, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 28 | The Great Literature Assembly Of Troubles - Week 5 | May 1, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 29 | The Great Literature Assembly Of Troubles - Week 5 | May 2, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 30 | The Great Literature Assembly Of Troubles - Week 5 | May 3, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Confidant - Week 6 | May 5, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Confidant - Week 6 | May 6, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Confidant - Week 6 | May 7, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Confidant - Week 6 | May 8, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Confidant - Week 6 | May 9, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Confidant - Week 6 | May 10, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Farewell, Shuwa Girls' School - Week 7 | May 12, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Farewell, Shuwa Girls' School - Week 7 | May 13, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Farewell, Shuwa Girls' School - Week 7 | May 14, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Farewell, Shuwa Girls' School - Week 7 | May 15, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Farewell, Shuwa Girls' School - Week 7 | May 16, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Farewell, Shuwa Girls' School - Week 7 | May 17, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Imaginary Wings? - Week 8 | May 19, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Imaginary Wings? - Week 8 | May 20, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Imaginary Wings? - Week 8 | May 21, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Imaginary Wings? - Week 8 | May 22, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Imaginary Wings? - Week 8 | May 23, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Imaginary Wings? - Week 8 | May 24, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Hana's Marriage Interview - Week 9 | May 26, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Hana's Marriage Interview - Week 9 | May 27, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Hana's Marriage Interview - Week 9 | May 28, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Hana's Marriage Interview - Week 9 | May 29, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Hana's Marriage Interview - Week 9 | May 30, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Hana's Marriage Interview - Week 9 | May 31, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Young Lady, Be Brave! - Week 10 | Jun 2, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Young Lady, Be Brave! - Week 10 | Jun 3, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Young Lady, Be Brave! - Week 10 | Jun 4, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Young Lady, Be Brave! - Week 10 | Jun 5, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Young Lady, Be Brave! - Week 10 | Jun 6, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Young Lady, Be Brave! - Week 10 | Jun 7, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Goodbye, Miss Hana! - Week 11 | Jun 9, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Goodbye, Miss Hana! - Week 11 | Jun 10, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Goodbye, Miss Hana! - Week 11 | Jun 11, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Goodbye, Miss Hana! - Week 11 | Jun 12, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Goodbye, Miss Hana! - Week 11 | Jun 13, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Goodbye, Miss Hana! - Week 11 | Jun 14, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 67 | We'll Meet At A Cafe In Ginza - Week 12 | Jun 16, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 68 | We'll Meet At A Cafe In Ginza - Week 12 | Jun 17, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 69 | We'll Meet At A Cafe In Ginza - Week 12 | Jun 18, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 70 | We'll Meet At A Cafe In Ginza - Week 12 | Jun 19, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 71 | We'll Meet At A Cafe In Ginza - Week 12 | Jun 20, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 72 | We'll Meet At A Cafe In Ginza - Week 12 | Jun 21, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 73 | That Forgotten Love? - Week 13 | Jun 23, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 74 | That Forgotten Love? - Week 13 | Jun 24, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 75 | That Forgotten Love? - Week 13 | Jun 25, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 76 | That Forgotten Love? - Week 13 | Jun 26, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 77 | That Forgotten Love? - Week 13 | Jun 27, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 78 | That Forgotten Love? - Week 13 | Jun 28, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 79 | Shaky Thoughts - Week 14 | Jun 30, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 80 | Shaky Thoughts - Week 14 | Jul 1, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 81 | Shaky Thoughts - Week 14 | Jul 2, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 82 | Shaky Thoughts - Week 14 | Jul 3, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 83 | Shaky Thoughts - Week 14 | Jul 4, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 84 | Shaky Thoughts - Week 14 | Jul 5, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 85 | The Best Christmas - Week 15 | Jul 7, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 86 | The Best Christmas - Week 15 | Jul 8, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 87 | The Best Christmas - Week 15 | Jul 9, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 88 | The Best Christmas - Week 15 | Jul 10, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 89 | The Best Christmas - Week 15 | Jul 11, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 90 | The Best Christmas - Week 15 | Jul 12, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 91 | As Long As You're Here - Week 16 | Jul 14, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 92 | As Long As You're Here - Week 16 | Jul 15, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 93 | As Long As You're Here - Week 16 | Jul 16, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 94 | As Long As You're Here - Week 16 | Jul 17, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 95 | As Long As You're Here - Week 16 | Jul 18, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 96 | As Long As You're Here - Week 16 | Jul 19, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 97 | Confidant Once More - Week 17 | Jul 21, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 98 | Confidant Once More - Week 17 | Jul 22, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 99 | Confidant Once More - Week 17 | Jul 23, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 100 | Confidant Once More - Week 17 | Jul 24, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 101 | Confidant Once More - Week 17 | Jul 25, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 102 | Confidant Once More - Week 17 | Jul 26, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 103 | Tears Become A Smile Someday - Week 18 | Jul 28, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 104 | Tears Become A Smile Someday - Week 18 | Jul 29, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 105 | Tears Become A Smile Someday - Week 18 | Jul 30, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 106 | Tears Become A Smile Someday - Week 18 | Jul 31, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 107 | Tears Become A Smile Someday - Week 18 | Aug 1, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 108 | Tears Become A Smile Someday - Week 18 | Aug 2, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 109 | A Spring Present - Week 19 | Aug 4, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 110 | A Spring Present - Week 19 | Aug 5, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 111 | A Spring Present - Week 19 | Aug 6, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 112 | A Spring Present - Week 19 | Aug 7, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 113 | A Spring Present - Week 19 | Aug 8, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 114 | A Spring Present - Week 19 | Aug 9, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 115 | The Rainbow Over The Sea - Week 20 | Aug 11, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 116 | The Rainbow Over The Sea - Week 20 | Aug 12, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 117 | The Rainbow Over The Sea - Week 20 | Aug 13, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 118 | The Rainbow Over The Sea - Week 20 | Aug 14, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 119 | The Rainbow Over The Sea - Week 20 | Aug 15, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 120 | The Rainbow Over The Sea - Week 20 | Aug 16, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 121 | The Birth Of The Radio Lady - Week 21 | Aug 18, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 122 | The Birth Of The Radio Lady - Week 21 | Aug 19, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 123 | The Birth Of The Radio Lady - Week 21 | Aug 20, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 124 | The Birth Of The Radio Lady - Week 21 | Aug 21, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 125 | The Birth Of The Radio Lady - Week 21 | Aug 22, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 126 | The Birth Of The Radio Lady - Week 21 | Aug 23, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 127 | A New Family - Week 22 | Aug 25, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 128 | A New Family - Week 22 | Aug 26, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 129 | A New Family - Week 22 | Aug 27, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 130 | A New Family - Week 22 | Aug 28, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 131 | A New Family - Week 22 | Aug 29, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 132 | A New Family - Week 22 | Aug 30, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 133 | Anne's Encounter - Week 23 | Sep 1, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 134 | Anne's Encounter - Week 23 | Sep 2, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 135 | Anne's Encounter - Week 23 | Sep 3, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 136 | Anne's Encounter - Week 23 | Sep 4, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 137 | Anne's Encounter - Week 23 | Sep 5, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 138 | Anne's Encounter - Week 23 | Sep 6, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 139 | Proof I'm Alive - Week 24 | Sep 8, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 140 | Proof I'm Alive - Week 24 | Sep 9, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 141 | Proof I'm Alive - Week 24 | Sep 10, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 142 | Proof I'm Alive - Week 24 | Sep 11, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 143 | Proof I'm Alive - Week 24 | Sep 12, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 144 | Proof I'm Alive - Week 24 | Sep 13, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 145 | All Mornings Are Lovely - Week 25 | Sep 15, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 146 | All Mornings Are Lovely - Week 25 | Sep 16, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 147 | All Mornings Are Lovely - Week 25 | Sep 17, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 148 | All Mornings Are Lovely - Week 25 | Sep 18, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 149 | All Mornings Are Lovely - Week 25 | Sep 19, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 150 | All Mornings Are Lovely - Week 25 | Sep 20, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 151 | Around The Bend - Week 26 | Sep 22, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 152 | Around The Bend - Week 26 | Sep 23, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 153 | Around The Bend - Week 26 | Sep 24, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 154 | Around The Bend - Week 26 | Sep 25, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 155 | Around The Bend - Week 26 | Sep 26, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 156 | Around The Bend - Week 26 | Sep 27, 2014 | 0.0 |