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==Details==
 
==Details==
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*'''Name:''' ??? / Asuka
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*'''Title:''' あすか
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*'''Title (romaji):''' Asuka
 
*'''Also known as:''' Sweet Ambition
 
*'''Also known as:''' Sweet Ambition
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*'''Genre:''' Asadora drama, human drama
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*'''Format:''' Asadora
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*'''Genre:''' Human drama
 
*'''Episodes:''' 149 x 15 minute episodes
 
*'''Episodes:''' 149 x 15 minute episodes
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*'''Viewership:''' Ep1=25.9, High=27.6, Avg=24.4
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*'''Viewership ratings:''' Ep1=25.9, High=27.6, Avg=24.4
 
*'''Broadcast network:''' NHK
 
*'''Broadcast network:''' NHK
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*'''Broadcast period:''' October 4, 1999 to April 1, 2000
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*'''Broadcast period:''' 1999-Oct-04 to 2000-Apr-01
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*'''Theme Song:'''
 
  
 
==Synopsis==
 
==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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The 61st NHK Asadora Drama is ''Asuka''. Set in Kyoto in the home of a traditional Japanese candymaker, Asuka is the story of one young girl's dream to one day walk in her father's shoes and become a top candymaker in the male-dominated world of ''wagashi'' (Japanese confectionery). Asuka grows to be a healthy, adventurous young girl with a deep curiosity and, a desire to become a candymaker like her father. This NHK drama is one of the best in years with an excellent cast, a well-developed story based on extensive research into the traditional worlds of candymaking and the tea ceremony in Kyoto, and beautiful scenery and settings in Kyoto and the surrounding areas. ---[[User:Groink|groink]]
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==User/Viewer Ratings==
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==Cast==
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*[[Takeuchi Yuko]] as Miyamoto Asuka (heroine, age 19)
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**[[Enokizono Miho]] as Miyamoto Asuka (as a young girl)
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*[[Fujioka Hiroshi]] as Miyamoto Rokutaro (Asuka's father)
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*[[Konno Misako]] as Miyamoto Kyoko (Asuka's mother)
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*[[Ashiya Gannosuke]] as Fujiyoshi Ganjiro (Kyoko's father)
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*[[Arima Ineko]] (有馬稲子) as Fujiyoshi Shino (Kyoko's mother)
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*[[Umezawa Tomio]] as Fujiyoshi Tamajiro (Kyoko's older brother)
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*[[Natori Yuko]] as Ayase Hiroko (Mai's mother)
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*[[Sato Hitomi]] as Ayase Mai (Asuka's cousin)
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**[[Sugimoto Yuria]] (杉本友莉亜) as Ayase Mai (as a young girl)
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*[[Fujiki Naohito]] as Hayata Shunsaku aka ''Professor'' (Asuka's childhood friend)
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**[[Asari Yosuke]] as Hayata Shunsaku (as a young boy)
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===Ogiya Isshindo===
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*[[Inoue Charu]] as Kiyokawa Tetsuji (wagashi maker)
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*[[Kunita Hideya]] (国田栄弥) as Enomoto Tomekichi (wagashi maker)
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*[[Uchiba Katsunori]] (内場勝則) as Hattori Takeharu (wagashi maker)
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*[[Fukumoto Shinichi]] as Tsurumi Jun (wagashi maker)
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===Kyoto===
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*[[Azuma Chizuru]] as Terashima Kiku
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*[[Kaneda Ryunosuke]] (金田龍之介) as Matsuzaka Tahei (tea ceremony master)
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*[[Kano Yukikazu]] (加納幸和) as Matsuzaka Saburota (Tahei's son)
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*[[Brian Hulse]] as Michael Brown
  
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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]]
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===Nara===
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*[[Mishima Yuriko]] (三島ゆり子) as Imamura Yoshimi (Ganjiro's sister)
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*[[Murakami Shoji]] (村上ショージ) as Imamura Seiichi (Yoshimi's son)
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*[[Mita Atsuko]] (三田篤子) as Imamura Michiyo (Seiichi's wife)
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*[[Yamaguchi Tomomitsu]] as Batayan (childhood friend in Nara)
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**[[Nakamura Hiroki]] (中村大輝) as Batayan (as a boy)
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*[[Hirahata Keiji]] (平畠啓史) as Sanpei (childhood friend in Nara)
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**[[Ishino Shinichiro]] (石野慎一郎) as Sanpei (as a boy)
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*[[Oe Senri]] as Yamagiwa-sensei (Asuka's teacher)
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===Others===
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*[[Arimori Narimi]] as Segawa Yoko (CM consultant)
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*[[Kakei Toshio]] as Hidaka Hideaki (business consultant)
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*[[Ichida Hiromi]] (市田ひろみ) as Tamaki Sawako
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*[[Koyanagi Keiko]] (小柳圭子) as Yone
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*[[Asahina Kiyoko]] (朝比奈潔子) as Sada
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*[[Sawamoto Tadao]] (沢本忠雄) as 御伊志堂
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*[[Tsuyuno Goro]] (露の五郎) as Keigetsu
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*[['Let's Go' Chosaku]] (レツゴー長作) as Shojikiya
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*[[Kitami Yuiitsu]] (北見唯一) as Matsumoto Hiromatsu
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*[[Seki Hideto]] (関秀人) as Irotoki Shigetsu
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*[[Hironaka Maki]] as Yoshiko
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*[[Okamura Aki]] (岡村亜紀) as Yumi
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*[[Oyama Rumi]] (大山ルミ) as Hitomi
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*[[Yamanishi Atsushi]] as Sakabe Bu
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*[[Momoyama Mitsuru]] (桃山みつる) as Gosho Chieko
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*[[Mr. Okure]] as Kuwata
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*[[Mineo Susumu]] (峯尾進) as Master Shiozaki
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*[[Kasugai Seina]]
  
 
==Production Credits==
 
==Production Credits==
 
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Suzuki Satoshi]]
 
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Suzuki Satoshi]]
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*'''Producer:'''
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*'''Director:''' [[Tamura Fumitaka]] (田村文孝)
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*'''Director:'''
 
 
*'''Music:''' [[Oshima Michiru]]
 
*'''Music:''' [[Oshima Michiru]]
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*'''Narrator:''' [[Arima Ineko]]
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*'''Narrator:''' [[Arima Ineko]] (有馬稲子)
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==Cast==
 
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*[[Takeuchi Yuko]] as Asuka (heroine, age 19)
 
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*[[Fujioka Hiroshi]]
 
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*[[Konno Misako]]
 
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*[[Ashiya Gannosuke]]
 
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*[[Arima Ineko]]
 
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*[[Umezawa Fumio]]
 
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*[[Natori Yuko]]
 
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*[[Enokizono Miho]]
 
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*[[Kaneda Ryunosuke]]
 
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*[[Azuma Chizuru]]
 
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*[[Sato Hitomi]]
 
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*[[Fujiki Naohito]]
 
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==Other Resources==
 
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*[http://sales.micojapan.com/pgm.asp?N=0645 Dorama.info]
 
  
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==Pictures==
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==External Links==
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*[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%82%E3%81%99%E3%81%8B_%28%E3%83%86%E3%83%AC%E3%83%93%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9E%29 Japanese Wikipedia]
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*[http://www.edu.city.kyoto.jp/hp/hiyoshi/htm_eng/oideyasu/topics/kotoba.htm Kyoto Dialect Glossary]
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[[Category:JDrama]]
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[[Category:JDrama]] [[Category:JDrama1999]] [[Category:NHK]][[Category:NHK Asadora]]
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[[Category:JDrama1999]]
 
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[[Category:NHK]]
 
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Latest revision as of 03:41, 19 January 2024

Asuka

Details

  • Title: あすか
  • Title (romaji): Asuka
  • Also known as: Sweet Ambition
  • Format: Asadora
  • Genre: Human drama
  • Episodes: 149 x 15 minute episodes
  • Viewership ratings: Ep1=25.9, High=27.6, Avg=24.4
  • Broadcast network: NHK
  • Broadcast period: 1999-Oct-04 to 2000-Apr-01

Synopsis

The 61st NHK Asadora Drama is Asuka. Set in Kyoto in the home of a traditional Japanese candymaker, Asuka is the story of one young girl's dream to one day walk in her father's shoes and become a top candymaker in the male-dominated world of wagashi (Japanese confectionery). Asuka grows to be a healthy, adventurous young girl with a deep curiosity and, a desire to become a candymaker like her father. This NHK drama is one of the best in years with an excellent cast, a well-developed story based on extensive research into the traditional worlds of candymaking and the tea ceremony in Kyoto, and beautiful scenery and settings in Kyoto and the surrounding areas. ---groink

User/Viewer Ratings

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Cast

Ogiya Isshindo

Kyoto

Nara

Others

Production Credits

External Links


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