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==Details==
*'''Title:''' 半分、青い。
*'''Title (romaji):''' Hanbun, Aoi.
*'''Also known as:''' Half Blue, Half Blue Sky
*'''Format:''' Renzoku
*'''Genre:''' Drama
*'''Episodes:''' 156
*'''Viewership ratings:''' 21.1%
*'''Broadcast network:''' NHK
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2018-Apr-02 to 2018-Sep-29
*'''Air time:''' Mon-Sat 8:00
*'''Theme song:''' ''Idea'' by [[Hoshino Gen]]

==Synopsis==
In 1971, the year after the [[Wikipedia:en:Expo '70|Osaka Exposition]], a girl called Nireno Suzume was born to the owners of a small eatery in a town in Gifu Prefecture's Tono region. She was a healthy child who ran around the hills and fields every day. But when she was a elementary school student, she ended up losing her hearing in one ear because of an illness. Her loving parents and childhood friend born on the same day at the same hospital were the ones who give her encouragement. After graduating from high school, Suzume sets her sights on writing manga for girls with her unique creative powers and leaves for Tokyo which is in the middle of the bubble economy. Put through training by her teacher, she tries hard to improve herself by learning from fellow assistants and devoting herself to studying but soon faces setbacks. Suzume gets married and has a daughter but the family finances are dire. She ends up divorcing her husband who is a dreamer. The bubble economy bursts before she realizes it and enters a period of low growth. After repeated failure, Suzume returns to her hometown as a single mother. What awaits her will become an unexpected turning point in her life... -- ''[https://jdramas.wordpress.com Jdrama Weblog]''

==Cast==
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;Nireno Family
*'''[[Nagano Mei]] as Nireno Suzume (heroine)'''
**[[Yazaki Yusa]] as young Suzume
*[[Yamazaki Ririna]] (山崎莉里那) as Nireno Kano (Suzume's daughter)
*[[Matsuyuki Yasuko]] as Nireno Haru (Suzume's mother)
*[[Takito Kenichi]] as Nireno Utaro (Suzume's father)
*[[Nakamura Masatoshi]] as Nireno Senkichi (Suzume's grandfather)
*[[Fubuki Jun]] as Nireno Renko / narrator (Suzume's grandmother)
*[[Kamimura Kaisei]] as Nireno Sota (Suzume's younger brother)
**[[Shimizu Toya]] (志水透哉) as young Sota
*[[Sakisaka Mia]] as Nireno Satoko (Sota's wife)
*[[Tanaka Rei]] as Nireno Daichi (Sota's son)

;Hagio Family
*[[Sato Takeru]] as Hagio Ritsu (Suzume's childhood friend)
**[[Takamura Kaito]] as young Ritsu
*[[Harada Tomoyo]] as Hagio Wako (Ritsu's mother)
*[[Tanihara Shosuke]] as Hagio Yaichi (Ritsu's father)
*[[Ishibashi Shizuka]] (石橋静河) as Hagio Yoriko (Ritsu's wife)
*[[Yamashiro Ruito]] as Hagio Tsubasa (Ritsu's son)

;Saionji Family
*[[Yamoto Yuma]] as Saionji Ryunosuke (Suzume's classmate)
**[[Otake Haruyoshi]] as young Ryunosuke
*[[Rokkaku Seiji]] as Saionji Mitsuru (Ryunosuke's father)
*[[Hirooka Yuriko]] as Saionji Tomiko (Ryunosuke's mother)
*[[Yamada Maho]] as Saionji Reiko (Ryunosuke's sister)
**[[Kouta Hinako]] (幸田雛子) as young Reiko

;Kidahara Family
*[[Nao]] as Kidahara Nao (Suzume's childhood friend)
**[[Nishizawa Aina]] as young Nao
*[[Takagi Wataru]] (高木渉) as Kidahara Goro (Nao's father)
*[[Iketani Nobue]] as Kidahara Sachiko (Nao's mother)

;Gifu Prefecture
*[[Yo Kimiko]] as Okada Kimika (town doctor)
*[[Kato Chika]] (加藤千佳) as Midwife
*[[Koseki Yuta]] (小関裕太) as Kento
*[[Fuse Eri]] as Tomoshibi owner
*[[Smiley Kikuchi]] (スマイリーキクチ) as Barber shop owner
*[[Yoshizawa Ken]] (吉澤健) as Boatman
*[[Sato Yumiko]] as Toyoshima (Suzume's elementary school homeroom teacher)
*[[Mori Yusaku]] (森優作) as Kobayan
*[[Ozaki Shinji]] (尾関伸次) as Asatsuyu high school English teacher
*[[Harumi Shiho]] as Asatsuyu high school world history teacher
*[[Shizuka Manami]] (静麻波) as Mana
*[[Iida Raura]] as Art club member
*[[Tsukamoto Sayuri]] (塚本小百合) as Art club member

;Office Tinkerbell
*[[Toyokawa Etsushi]] as Akikaze Haori (mangaka)
*[[Igawa Haruka]] as Hashimoto Wakana
*[[Seino Nana]] as Komiya Yuko (Akikaze Haori's assistant)
*[[Shison Jun]] as Toudo Makoto (Akikaze Haori's assistant)
*[[Kawai Katsuo]] (河井克夫) as Nakano (Akikaze Haori's assistant)
*[[Nekota Nao]] (猫田直) as Nogata (Akikaze Haori's assistant)
*[[Fujimatsu Shoko]] (藤松祥子) as Yuka (Suzume's assistant)
*[[Sato Mutsumi]] (佐藤睦) as Maru (Suzume's assistant)
*[[Serizawa Naoya]] (芹沢尚哉) as Koyanagi (Suzume's assistant)

;Tokyo
*[[Nakamura Tomoya]] as Asai Masato (Ritsu's classmate)
*[[Furuhata Seika]] as Ito Saya
*[[Tsukamoto Shinya]] as Professor Usagawa
*[[Mamiya Shotaro]] as Moriyama Ryoji (Suzume's husband)
*[[Saito Takumi]] as Motosumiyoshi Shohei
*[[Kimura Midoriko]] as Fujimura Mitsue (Ryoji's aunt)
*[[Aso Yumi]] as Fujimura Mugi (Ryoji's aunt)
*[[Sudo Risa]] as Fujihimura Marie (Ryoji's aunt)
*[[Shimada Kyusaku]] as Tanabe Ichiro (Suzume's 100 yen store manager)
*[[Arita Teppei]] (有田哲平) as Tsumagari Masahiko
*[[Konishi Manami]] as Kato Keiko
*[[Araki Towa]] as Shujiro (Masahiko's son)
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==Production Credits==
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Kitagawa Eriko]]
*'''Executive Producer:''' [[Katsuta Natsuko]] (勝田夏子)
*'''Producer:''' [[Shoen Takehiro]] (松園武大)
*'''Director:''' [[Tanaka Kenji]] (田中健二), [[Doi Shohei]] (土井祥平), [[Hashizume Shinichiro]] (橋爪紳一朗)
*'''Music:''' [[Kanno Yugo]]

==Recognitions==
*'''22nd [[Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix]] (Jul-Sep 2018):''' Best Drama
*'''22nd [[Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix]] (Jul-Sep 2018):''' Best Supporting Actor - [[Sato Takeru]]
*'''22nd [[Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix]] (Jul-Sep 2018):''' Best Supporting Actress - [[Matsuyuki Yasuko]]

==External Links==
*[https://www.nhk.or.jp/hanbunaoi/ Official site]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:半分、青い。|Japanese Wikipedia]]

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