Chiritotechin
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- Title: ちりとてちん
- Title (romaji): Chiritotechin
- Title (English): Life's Like a Comedy
Renzoku
- Episodes: 151 (15 mins. each)
- Genre: Family drama
- Ratings: 1st=17.1, high=18.8, avg=17.0 (All Kanto #s)
- Air time: Monday through Saturday at 8:15
- Broadcast network: NHK
- Broadcast period: 2007-Oct-1 to 2008-Mar-29
Synopsis
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. --groink
See also: Weekly synopses
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Cast
Throughout the series, NHK documentation refer to the two Wada Kiyomi's as Kiyomi-A and Kiyomi-B (different kana, but same romaji.)
- Wada Family
- Kanjiya Shihori as Wada Kiyomi-B (heroine)
- Kuwajima Marino (桑島真里乃) as Wada Kiyomi-B
- Wakui Emi as Wada Itoko (Kiyomi-B's mother)
- Matsushige Yutaka as Wada Masanori (Kiyomi-B's father)
- Enami Kyoko as Wada Koume (Kiyomi-B's grandmother)
- Yonekura Masakane as Wada Shotaro (Kiyomi-B's grandfather)
- Kyomoto Masaki as Wada Kojiro (Kiyomi-B's uncle)
- Hashimoto Atsushi as Wada Shohei (Kiyomi-B's brother)
- Hoshino Amon (星野亜門) as Wada Shohei
- Sato Megumi as Wada Kiyomi-A
- Sato Ui as Wada Kiyomi-A
- Kabira Jay as Wada Hideomi (Kiyomi-A's father)
- Ikuina Akiko (生稲晃子) as Wada Shizuka (Kiyomi-A's mother)
- Tomoi Yusuke as Wada Tomoharu (Kiyomi-A's brother)
- Others
- Itsuki Hiroshi (五木ひろし) as himself
- Watase Tsunehiko as Kusawaka (Kiyomi-B's Rakugo master)
- Kato Toranosuke as Kusawaka Shinobu (pupil)
- Shigeyama Motohiko
- Aoki Munetaka as Soso
- Morita Naoyuki as Soso
- Katsura Kichiya
- Kimura Midoriko as Kikue
- Tajitsu Yoko as Saki
- Kimura Yuichi as Kumagoro
- Hara Sachie as Ogata Natsuko
- Namioka Kazuki as Sonken Tosanoya
- Matsuo Takashi (松尾貴史)
- Watanabe Masayuki (渡辺正行)
- Matsunaga Reiko as Noguchi Matsue
- Kugasawa Toru as Noguchi Kosuke
- Miyajima Mai as Noguchi Junko
- Fujiyoshi Kumiko as Yoshida Shiho
- Katsura Yonekichi (桂よね吉) as Manyotei Ryubi
- Ryu Raita as Kurama Taro
- Tsujimoto Yuki as Kisoyama Yusuke
Production Credits
- Scenario: Fujimoto Yuki
- Director: Endo Satoshi (遠藤理史)
- Music: Sahashi Toshihiko
- Narrator: Kaminuma Emiko (上沼恵美子)
Episode Ratings
| Episode | Kanto | Kansai | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 01 | 17.1 | 16.2 | ??.? |
| Week 02 | 18.0 | ??.? | ??.? |
| Week 03 | 16.8 | 16.8 | ??.? |
| Week 04 | 17.4 | ??.? | ??.? |
| Week 05 | 16.1 | ??.? | ??.? |
| Week 06 | 17.4 | ??.? | ??.? |
| Week 07 | 16.0 | ??.? | ??.? |
| Week 08 | 16.6 | 17.4 | ??.? |
| Week 09 | 16.7 | ??.? | ??.? |
| Week 10 | 16.5 | 17.3 | ??.? |
| Week 11 | 15.7 | 17.3 | ??.? |
| Week 12 | 15.7 | 18.2 | ??.? |
| Week 13 | 17.6 | 18.8 | ??.? |
| Week 14 | 16.2 | ??.? | ??.? |
| Week 15 | 18.1 | 17.7 | ??.? |
| Week 16 | 17.3 | 18.7 | ??.? |
| Week 17 | 18.8 | 18.7 | ??.? |
| Week 18 | 18.0 | 19.6 | ??.? |
| Week 19 | 16.1 | 19.7 | ??.? |
| Week 20 | 16.6 | 19.1 | ??.? |
| Week 21 | 17.0 | 18.9 | ??.? |
| Week 22 | 16.6 | 20.1 | ??.? |
| Week 23 | 16.5 | 18.9 | ??.? |
| Week 24 | 17.9 | 19.4 | ??.? |
| Week 25 | 17.6 | 19.5 | ??.? |
| Week 26 | 17.5 | 19.9 | ??.? |
| Average | 17.0 | 15.9 | ??.? |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
Awards
- 1st Tokyo Drama Awards: Best Supporting Actress - Wakui Emi
Chiritotechin Gaiden Maigo 3 Kyodai
- Format: Tanpatsu
- Broadcast date: 2008-Jul-25
Synopsis
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Cast
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Fujimoto Yuki
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