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==Details==
 
==Details==
 
*'''Title:''' こころ
 
*'''Title:''' こころ
 
*'''Title (romaji):''' Kokoro
 
*'''Title (romaji):''' Kokoro
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*'''Title (English):''' Kokoro: The Strength of the Heart
 
*'''Genre:''' Asadora drama, human drama
 
*'''Genre:''' Asadora drama, human drama
*'''Episodes:''' 156 15-minute episodes
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*'''Episodes:''' 156
 
*'''Viewership:''' Ep1=22.5, High=26.0, Avg=21.3
 
*'''Viewership:''' Ep1=22.5, High=26.0, Avg=21.3
 
*'''Broadcast network:''' NHK
 
*'''Broadcast network:''' NHK
 
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2003-Mar-31 to 2003-Sep-27
 
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2003-Mar-31 to 2003-Sep-27
*'''Air time:''' Monday thru Saturday at 8:15am
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*'''Air time:''' Monday-Saturday 08:15
  
==Series Synopsis==
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==Synopsis==
 
The 68th NHK Asadora Drama is ''Kokoro''. Suenaga Kokoro, an international flight attendant, lives with her mother and grandmother who operate a traditional restaurant in a lively downtown district of Tokyo where customs and traditions run deep and neighbors know each other like a big family.
 
The 68th NHK Asadora Drama is ''Kokoro''. Suenaga Kokoro, an international flight attendant, lives with her mother and grandmother who operate a traditional restaurant in a lively downtown district of Tokyo where customs and traditions run deep and neighbors know each other like a big family.
  
 
This story follows a tumultuous year of Kokoro's life as she goes from being an independent single to being a wife, stepmother, widow and businesswoman who is tightly tied her family and community. Kokoro shares their toils and dreams as she endures her own twists of fate and thrives in spite of severe hardships.
 
This story follows a tumultuous year of Kokoro's life as she goes from being an independent single to being a wife, stepmother, widow and businesswoman who is tightly tied her family and community. Kokoro shares their toils and dreams as she endures her own twists of fate and thrives in spite of severe hardships.
While the World Wide Web is replacing traditional communities, places like Asakusa and people like Kokoro try to keep their warmth and values alive. Although her world is uniquely Japanese, people everywhere will share her feelings of joy and sadness as they are captivated by this 156 episode heart-warming tale of love and loss, struggle and survival.
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While the World Wide Web is replacing traditional communities, places like Asakusa and people like Kokoro try to keep their warmth and values alive. Although her world is uniquely Japanese, people everywhere will share her feelings of joy and sadness as they are captivated by this 156 episode heartwarming tale of love and loss, struggle and survival.
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==User/Viewer Ratings==
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==Cast==
 
==Cast==
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;Suenaga Family
 
*[[Nakagoshi Noriko]] as Suenaga Kokoro (Heroine, age 23)
 
*[[Nakagoshi Noriko]] as Suenaga Kokoro (Heroine, age 23)
 
*[[Kishi Keiko]] as Kiyono Izumi
 
*[[Kishi Keiko]] as Kiyono Izumi
 
*[[Ito Ran]] as Suenaga Misako
 
*[[Ito Ran]] as Suenaga Misako
 
*[[Terao Akira]] as Suenaga Takuro
 
*[[Terao Akira]] as Suenaga Takuro
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;Asakura Family
 
*[[Nakamura Toru]] as Asakura Yusaku
 
*[[Nakamura Toru]] as Asakura Yusaku
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*[[Zaizen Naomi]] as Fujii Kanna
 
*[[Kurokawa Tomoka]] as Asakura Sachi
 
*[[Kurokawa Tomoka]] as Asakura Sachi
 
*[[Hirota Ryohei]] as Asakura Yuuta
 
*[[Hirota Ryohei]] as Asakura Yuuta
*[[Suzuki Papaya]] as Ochiai Kaoru
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*[[Kusanagi Kojiro]] as Asakura Yuri
*[[Ichinohe Nami]] as Tamakoshi Rikako
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*[[Takata Mayuko]] as Tachibana Ryoko
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;Hotta Family
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*[[Tamaki Hiroshi]] as Hotta Takumi
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*[[Onishi Takeshi]] as Hotta Tadashi
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*[[Akino Taisaku]] as Hotta Denzo
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*[[Itaya Yuka]] as Hotta Mariko
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;Kiyokawa Employees
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*[[Yamaya Hatsuo]] as Tange Tetsuo
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*[[Shimizu Yukiko]] as Chino Yukiko
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*[[Katsumata Kunikazu]] as Seino Yasuo
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*[[Moro Morooka]] as Goi Jo
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*[[Okamoto Yoshitora]] as Tanaka Carlos
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;People in Asakusa
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*[[Nagira Kenichi]] as Yamamoto Mantaro
 
*[[Koike Eiko]] as Yamamoto Towako
 
*[[Koike Eiko]] as Yamamoto Towako
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*[[Kato Ryo]] as Yamamoto Jiro
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*[[Moto Fuyuki]] as Oba Tetsuo
 
*[[Hada Mika]] as Oba Kasumi
 
*[[Hada Mika]] as Oba Kasumi
*[[Tamaki Hiroshi]] as Hotta Takumi
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*[[Azuma Takihiro]] as Oba Katsuo
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*[[Sogawa Rumiko]] as Oba Sumiko
 
*[[Abe Sadao]] as Nakajima Gin
 
*[[Abe Sadao]] as Nakajima Gin
 
*[[Ryu Raita]] as Najajima Ikkoku
 
*[[Ryu Raita]] as Najajima Ikkoku
*[[Moto Fuyuki]] as Oba Tetsuo
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*[[Inuzuka Hiroshi]] as Yoshikawa Sadao
*[[Shimizu Yukiko]] as Chino Yukiko
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*[[Papaya Suzuki]] as Ochiai Kaoru
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*[[Umeno Yasukiyo]] as Fujioka Isao
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*[[Shida Masayuki]] as Fujioka Tsutomu
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*[[Matsumoto Jun (female)|Matsumoto Jun]] as Sugii Mayumi
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;People in Yamakoshi village
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*[[Ebara Shinjiro]] as Uesugi Eizo
 
*[[Kato Kazuko]] as Uesugi Saori
 
*[[Kato Kazuko]] as Uesugi Saori
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*[[Kurobe Susumu]] as Murakami Tatsuzo
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*[[Sakurai Sachiko]] as Murakami Yumeko
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*[[Minagawa Sarutoki]] as Hoshikawa Mamoru
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;Others
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*[[Ichinohe Nami]] as Tamakoshi Rikako
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*[[Isobe Tsutomu]] asTamakoshi Kazunari
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*[[Takata Mayuko]] as Tachibana Ryoko
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*[[Shiono Kaito]] as Tachibana Kazuhiro
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*[[Koyanagi Rumiko]] as Chino Koemi
 
*[[Haga Yuria]]
 
*[[Haga Yuria]]
 
*[[Oshima Yoko]]
 
*[[Oshima Yoko]]
*[[Itaya Yuka]]
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*[[Agarita Aki]]
*[[Inuzuka Hiroshi]]
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*[[Kubo Akira]]
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==Production Credits==
 
==Production Credits==
 
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Aoyagi Yumiko]]
 
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Aoyagi Yumiko]]
*'''Producer:'''
 
*'''Director:'''
 
 
*'''Music:''' [[Yoshimata Ryo]]
 
*'''Music:''' [[Yoshimata Ryo]]
  

Latest revision as of 18:05, 9 June 2022

Kokoro

Details

  • Title: こころ
  • Title (romaji): Kokoro
  • Title (English): Kokoro: The Strength of the Heart
  • Genre: Asadora drama, human drama
  • Episodes: 156
  • Viewership: Ep1=22.5, High=26.0, Avg=21.3
  • Broadcast network: NHK
  • Broadcast period: 2003-Mar-31 to 2003-Sep-27
  • Air time: Monday-Saturday 08:15

Synopsis

The 68th NHK Asadora Drama is Kokoro. Suenaga Kokoro, an international flight attendant, lives with her mother and grandmother who operate a traditional restaurant in a lively downtown district of Tokyo where customs and traditions run deep and neighbors know each other like a big family.

This story follows a tumultuous year of Kokoro's life as she goes from being an independent single to being a wife, stepmother, widow and businesswoman who is tightly tied her family and community. Kokoro shares their toils and dreams as she endures her own twists of fate and thrives in spite of severe hardships. While the World Wide Web is replacing traditional communities, places like Asakusa and people like Kokoro try to keep their warmth and values alive. Although her world is uniquely Japanese, people everywhere will share her feelings of joy and sadness as they are captivated by this 156 episode heartwarming tale of love and loss, struggle and survival.

User/Viewer Ratings

5.00
(one vote)

Cast

Suenaga Family
Asakura Family
Hotta Family
Kiyokawa Employees
People in Asakusa
People in Yamakoshi village
Others

Production Credits

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