Churasan

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Churasan

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Kuninaka Ryoko & Yamada Takayuki

Details

• Title: ?ゅら?ん / Churasan
• Episodes: 156 Episodes
• Viewership: 22%
• Broadcast network: NHK
• Broadcast period: 2001-04-03 to 2001-09-29
• Theme Song: Best Friend [Kiroro]

Cast & Credits

Screenwriter

Okada Yoshikazu

Cast

Kuninaka Ryoko as Uemura Eri

Kohashi Kenji as Uemura Fumiya

Sakai Masaaki as Kohagura Keibun

Tanaka Yoshiko as Kohagura Katsuko

Miyara Shinobu as Yonabaru Makoto

Yamada Takayuki as Kohagura Keitatsu

Kitamura Kazuo as Shimada Daishin

Murata Takehiro

Kanno Miho as Jyonouchi Maria

Yo Kimiko

Gori as Kohabura Keisho

Fujiki Hayato as Kaneshiro Masahide

Sato Aiko as Kohagura Nanako

Toda Keiko as Shimoyanagi Satoko

Shimizu Michiko as Kanda Hidemi

Yamaguchi Ayumi as Kohabura Shoko

Kawata Hiroki as Shimabukuro Shoichi

Ayukawa Makoto as Joji Ganaha

Kabira Jiei as Ganaha Takeshi

Konishi Manami

Maehara Eri as Yonabaru Rumiko

Suzuki Shogo as Uemura Kazuya

Maya Kyoko as Uemura Shizuko

Taira Tomi as Kohagura Hana

Tanami Yatsuko as Shimada Mizue

Synopsis

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Churasan

Related News

"Churasan" Reflects Growing Up Okinawan

Ryoko Kuninaka wanted to show the charm of Okinawa, the setting of the TV drama "Churasan" which means 'beautiful' in the Okinawan dialect. Ryoko was chosen from 2,084 women who auditioned for the lead female role of Eri Kohagura (the real-life maiden name of her mother, although the story is not based on her mother's life) for national broadcaster NHK.

"Churasan" is set in Okinawa and Tokyo, and follows Eri's growth, emphasizing the important relationship of life and familial love. Location shooting took place on Kohama Island and throughout Okinawa. The series covers the period from the 1972 Okinawa Reversion through 2001, showing the maturation of the heroine as she becomes a nurse, wife and mother; and also reflects the signs of the times.

"Churasan," the first NHK TV novel in the 21st century, is also the first with a lead role about an Okinawan heroine. The mother of the story writer, popular dramatist Yoshikazu Okada, was born in Naha City. Okinawan culture and nature was also incorporated into "Churasan," with Ms. Kuninaka's performance of Ryubu, Okinawan traditional dancing.

Other Resources

• Gallery
• Fan Site
• JDorama.com
• Dorama.info

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