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==Details==
 
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*'''Name:''' ??? / Asuka
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*'''Name:''' Asuka
 
 
*'''Also known as:''' Sweet Ambition
 
*'''Also known as:''' Sweet Ambition
*'''Episodes:''' 149 x 15 minute Episodes
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*'''Genre:''' Asadora drama, human drama
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*'''Episodes:''' 149 x 15 minute episodes
 
*'''Viewership:'''
 
*'''Viewership:'''
 
*'''Broadcast network:''' NHK
 
*'''Broadcast network:''' NHK
*'''Broadcast period:''' [[:Category:JDrama1999|1999 - 2000]]
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*'''Broadcast period:''' October 4, 1999 to April 1, 2000
 
*'''Theme Song:'''
 
*'''Theme Song:'''
  
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==Synopsis==
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The 61st NHK Asadora Drama is ''Asuka''. Asuka's parents run a traditional family business in Kyoto, producing the delicate sweets that accompany the tea ceremony. Asuka trains to become a talented confectioner herself, winning many competitions. These contests are a highlight of the drama, the designs being a must-see for their originality and beauty.
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Asuka wants to contribute to her art by creating an original masterpiece. Her father cannot accept Asuka's creations as "real" confectionery. Father and daughter face off in a confectioners' contest. Both produce fine work, but who will win the acclaim of their peers? Meanwhile, Asuka's relatives plot to gain control of the business. The feud concludes with disastrous consequences for the firm.<br /><br />-- [[:Category:NHK|NHK]]
  
==Cast & Credits==
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==Production Credits==
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*'''Screenwriter:'''
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*'''Producer:'''
 
*'''Director:'''
 
*'''Director:'''
*'''Screenwriter:'''
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*'''Music:''' [[Oshima Michiru]]
*'''Music by:''' [[Oshima Michiru]]
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*'''Narrator:''' [[Arima Ineko]]
*'''Narrated by:''' [[Arima Ineko]]
 
  
===Cast===
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==Cast==
 
*[[Takeuchi Yuko]] as Asuka
 
*[[Takeuchi Yuko]] as Asuka
 
*[[Enokizono Miho]]
 
*[[Enokizono Miho]]
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*[[Sato Hitomi]]
 
*[[Sato Hitomi]]
 
*[[Fujiki Naohito]]
 
*[[Fujiki Naohito]]
 
==Synopsis==
 
Asuka's parents run a traditional family business in Kyoto, producing the delicate sweets that accompany<br>
 
the tea ceremony. Asuka trains to become a talented confectioner herself, winning many competitions.<br>
 
These contests are a highlight of the drama, the designs being a must-see for their originality and beauty.<br>
 
 
Asuka wants to contribute to her art by creating an original masterpiece. Her father cannot accept Asuka's<br>
 
creations as "real" confectionery. Father and daughter face off in a confectioners' contest. Both produce fine<br>
 
work, but who will win the acclaim of their peers? Meanwhile, Asuka's relatives plot to gain control of the<br>
 
business. The feud concludes with disastrous consequences for the firm.<br>
 
 
[[:Category:NHK|NHK]]
 
 
==Review==
 
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==Other Resources==
 
==Other Resources==

Revision as of 12:51, 19 September 2005

Asuka aka Sweet Ambition

Details

  • Name: ??? / Asuka
  • Also known as: Sweet Ambition
  • Genre: Asadora drama, human drama
  • Episodes: 149 x 15 minute episodes
  • Viewership:
  • Broadcast network: NHK
  • Broadcast period: October 4, 1999 to April 1, 2000
  • Theme Song:

Synopsis

The 61st NHK Asadora Drama is Asuka. Asuka's parents run a traditional family business in Kyoto, producing the delicate sweets that accompany the tea ceremony. Asuka trains to become a talented confectioner herself, winning many competitions. These contests are a highlight of the drama, the designs being a must-see for their originality and beauty.

Asuka wants to contribute to her art by creating an original masterpiece. Her father cannot accept Asuka's creations as "real" confectionery. Father and daughter face off in a confectioners' contest. Both produce fine work, but who will win the acclaim of their peers? Meanwhile, Asuka's relatives plot to gain control of the business. The feud concludes with disastrous consequences for the firm.

-- NHK

Production Credits

Cast

Other Resources

Pictures

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