Chimudondon

Details

Title: ちむどんどん
Title (romaji): Chimudondon
Also known as: Chimu Dondon / Excited Feelings (Okinawan Dialect)
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Drama, Life, Family, Friendship, Food
Episodes: 125 x 15 mins.
Broadcast network: NHK
Broadcast period: 2022-Apr-11 to 2022-Sep-30
Air time: Mon-Fri 8:00
Theme song: Sansan by Miura Daichi

Synopsis

Higa Nobuko is the second daughter of a sugar cane farmer and grew up in a village located in northern part of Okinawa. After Okinawa returned to Japan in 1972, Nobuko graduated from high school and went to Tokyo to improve her culinary skills. There, she will challenge herself and showcase the Okinawan cuisine to the locals.

User/Viewer Ratings

3.57

(7 votes)

Cast

Higa Family

Kuroshima Yuina as Higa Nobuko (Heroine)
- Inagaki Kurumi as young Nobuko
Nakama Yukie as Higa (Yonashiro) Yuko (Nobuko's mother)
- Yuki Mio as young Yuko
Omori Nao as Higa Kenzo (Nobuko's father)
- Sakurada Dori as young Kenzo
Ryusei Ryo as Higa Kenshu (Nobuko's elder brother)
- Asakawa Daiji as young Kenshu
Kawaguchi Haruna as Higa Ryoko (Nobuko's elder sister)
- Tsuchiya Kino as young Ryoko
Kamishiraishi Moka as Higa Utako (Nobuko's younger sister)
- Fuse Airi as young Utako

Yonashiro Family

Oshiro Yuuki (大城ゆう紀) as Yonashiro Tokie (Yuko's elder sister)
Akutsu Keito as Yonashiro Hideo (Yuko's younger brother)

Sunagawa Family / Tofu Sunagawa

Maeda Goki as Sunagawa Satoru (Higa's family friend)
- Miyashita Yuzuto as young Satoru
Fujita Mikako (藤田美歌子) as Sunagawa Tamayo (Satoru's mother)
Nohara Ichita (野原壱太) as Sunagawa Akira (Satoru's younger brother)
Asada Halo as Sunagawa Sachiko (Satoru's younger sister)

Maeda Family / Village's Joint Store

Yamaji Kazuhiro as Maeda Zenichi (Higa's family friend)
Higashi Yuki as Maeda Kiyo (Zenichi's wife)
Takada Kaho as Maeda Sanae (Zenichi's daughter)
- Yoshizawa Ririka as young Sanae
Matsubara Masataka (松原正隆) as Mamoru (Joint Store staff)

Ishikawa Family

Yamada Yuki as Ishikawa Hiroo (Ryoko's high school friend)
Arai Runa (新井琉月) as Ishikawa Harumi (Hiroo's daughter)
- Sato Fuwa (佐藤風和) as 6-year-old Harumi
- Suzuki Saki (鈴木咲) as 5-year-old Harumi
- Mitsui Azuki (三井絢月) as 3-year-old Harumi
Yoshida Taeko as Ishikawa Ushi (Hiroo's great grandmother)
Kobayashi Katsuya as Ishikawa Kotaro (Hiroo's grandfather)
Awano Fumihiro (粟野史浩) as Ishikawa Hirotaro (Hiroo's father)
Yoshida Mawa (吉田真和) as Ishikawa Miwako (Hiroo's mother)
Kizu Masayuki (木津誠之) as Ishikawa Osamu (Hiroo's uncle)

Yanbaru Elementary / Middle School

Shimizu Shin as Nobuko's elementary school teacher
Yoshida Hyuga as Shimabukuro Takashi (Kenshu's middle school classmate)
Nishiyama Maki (西山真来) as Ryoko's co-worker
Kimura Fumiya (木村文哉) as Chinen Yohei (Ryoko's co-worker)
Yunho as Nakasone Makoto (Ryoko's student)

Yanbaru High School

Akimoto Ryutarou as Shinjo Masao (Nobuko's high school classmate)
Hirahara Tetsu as Miyazato (Cooking club's advisor)
Inoue Himawari (井上向日葵) as Cooking club's member
Murata Hirona (村田寛奈) as Cooking club's member
Inokuchi Akiyo (伊之口陽葉) as Cooking club's member
Katagiri Hairi as Shimoji Kyoko (Utako's high school music teacher)
Kyoka as Nakamura Eiko (Utako's high school friend)

Other People in Yanbaru Village, Okinawa

Matsuda Ruka as Agarie Satomi (Ryoko's high school friend)
Enokida Takato (榎田貴斗) as Uehara Seiji (Ryoko's high school friend)
Ishimaru Kenjiro as Higa Kenkichi (Kenzo's elder brother)
Tsuchiya Mihoko as Higa Kazue (Kenkichi's wife)
Urashima Santaro (浦島三太朗) as Takehiro (Police officer)
Watanabe Daichi as Kina Kingo (Village resident)
Fuwa Mansaku as Kina Ginzo (Kingo's father)
Misaka Chieko (三坂知絵子) as Kina Fumi (Kingo's mother)
Kyan Hitomi (きゃんひとみ) as Aragaki (Village resident)
Ameku Michiko as Amuro (Village resident)
Tokito Yuki as Majikina Hideki (Village resident)
Iwaya Kenji as Hideki's father (Majikina Tradings' president)
Inari Takuo (稲荷卓央) as Majikina Tradings' director
Kawata Hiroki as Sunset Burger's owner
Takubo Munetoshi (田久保宗稔) as Ganaha Yoshiaki (Investor)
Ikema Natsumi (池間夏海) as Yara Hitomi (Minami Yanbaru High School student)
Mizushima Rin (水嶋凜) as Minami Yanbaru High School student
Kudo Mio as Minami Yanbaru High School student
Takahashi Hiroshi (高橋ひろし) as Hitomi's father
Hosoda Yoshihiko as Hanashiro Shinichi (Fukuhara Transport employee)
Minamino Hana (南野巴那) as Ishimine Rika (Fukuhara Transport employee)
Daiku Tetsuhiro (大工哲弘) as Uehara Shoken (Sanshin player)

Aoyagi Family

Miyazawa Hio as Aoyagi Kazuhiko (Nobuko's childhood friend)
- Tanaka Kanau as young Kazuhiko
- Ishizuka Rikuto as child Kazuhiko
Mita Issa (三田一颯) as Aoyagi Takehiko (Kazuhiko's son)
Totsugi Shigeyuki as Aoyagi Fumihiko (Kazuhiko's father)
Suzuki Honami as Aoyagi Shigeko (Kazuhiko's mother)
Enjoji Aya as Iwauchi Namiko (Housekeeper)

Italian Restaurant "Alla Fontana" (Tokyo)

Harada Mieko as Ohshiro Fusako (Restaurant owner)
- Sakurai Yuki as young Fusako
Takashima Masanobu as Futatsubashi Kouji (Head chef)
Inowaki Kai as Yahagi Tomohiro (Chef)
Kido Kenta (城戸健太) as Egawa Akira (Chef)
Watanabe Sho (渡辺翔) as Nagayama Yasujiro (Chef)
Ikeda Koh (池田航) as Momoki Yuzo (Chef)
Sakurai Keisuke as Tamashima Masahiro (Chef)
Akino Masakazu (阿岐之将一) as Yamabe Sadao (Staff)

Ino Pig Farm (Tokyo)

Nakahara Takeo as Ino Tomohiro (Pig farm owner)
Satsukawa Aimi as Ino Kiyoe (Tomohiro's daughter)

News Company "Toyo Shimbun" (Tokyo)

Yamanaka Takashi as Tarashima Jinnai (Kazuhiko's superior)
Iitoyo Marie as Ono Ai (News reporter)
Yoshida Goro as Takezono (News reporter)
Metsugi Rikki (目次立樹) as Nonaka (News reporter)
Kaneko Noboru as Amagi Yuichi (Editorial writer)

People in Tokyo & Tsurumi

Kataoka Tsurutaro as Taira Saburo (President of Okinawa Association of Tsurumi)
- Tanaka Taketo as young Saburo
Nagano Satomi as Taira Tae (Saburo's wife)
- Wauchi Rino (和内璃乃) as young Tae
Fujiki Hayato as Kaneshiro Junji (Nobuko's boarding house owner)
Shirusa (しるさ) as Kaneshiro Tomi (Junji's daughter)
Oshima Yoko as Abiko Yoshi (Oden shop owner)
Panzetta Girolamo as Alessandro Tardelli ("Chiliegio Tardelli" Owner Chef)
Anno Yura (安野澄) as Tada Naomi (Salesperson)
Hanawa Nobuyuki as Higuchi (Naomi's boss)
Takagi Wataru as Saigou Hisao ("Alla Fontana"'s customer)
Arai Miu as Saigou Megumi (Hisao's daughter)
Komai Ren as Mizukuni Wakako (Girl from Aomori)

Production Credits

Narrator: Jon Kabira (ジョン・カビラ)
Screenwriter: Habara Daisuke
Producer: Takahashi Yukako (高橋優香子), Matsuda Yasunori (松田恭典), Kawaguchi Shunsuke (川口俊介), Suzuki Aoi (鈴木葵)
Director: Kimura Takafumi (木村隆文), Matsuzono Takehiro (松園武大), Nakano Ryohei (中野亮平)
Music: Okabe Keiichi (岡部啓一), Takada Ryuichi (高田龍一), Hoashi Keigo (帆足圭吾)

Recognitions

113rd Television Drama Academy Awards (Summer 2022): Best Theme song - Sansan by Miura Daichi

Notes

Chimudondon is a work to mark the 50th anniversary of Okinawa's return to Japan in 1972.

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