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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
| − | The 61st NHK Asadora Drama is ''Asuka''. Asuka's parents | + | 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). The story begins before Asuka is born and shows us how her parents met and fell in love. Her mother is the daughter of a famous, well-respected head of a candy house that produces the finest quality candies used in the tea ceremony, who it has been decided will marry the son of a famous tea ceremony school master, forming a powerful alliance between the two families. After returning from her meeting with the go-between and the other family she finds the head candymaker in the kitchen hard at work and confesses her love for him. After some dramatic weeks of tears and longing the two elope much to her parents dismay. A beautiful baby girl is born and she is named Asuka. Asuka grows to be a healthy, adventurous young girl with a deep curiosity and, a desire to become a candymaker like her father. The series follows Asuka from elementary school, on to Junior high and then as she matures into a lovely young woman. 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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==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
*[[Takeuchi Yuko]] as Miyamoto Asuka (heroine, age 19) | *[[Takeuchi Yuko]] as Miyamoto Asuka (heroine, age 19) | ||
| − | *榎園実穂 as Miyamoto Asuka (as a young girl) | + | **榎園実穂 as Miyamoto Asuka (as a young girl) |
*[[Fujioka Hiroshi]] as 宮本緑太郎 | *[[Fujioka Hiroshi]] as 宮本緑太郎 | ||
*[[Konno Misako]] as Miyamoto Kyoko | *[[Konno Misako]] as Miyamoto Kyoko | ||
*[[Ashiya Gannosuke]] as 藤吉巌次郎 | *[[Ashiya Gannosuke]] as 藤吉巌次郎 | ||
| − | *[[Arima | + | *[[Arima Inako]] (有馬稲子) as 藤吉志乃 |
| − | *[[Umezawa | + | *[[Umezawa Tomio]] (梅沢富美男) as 藤吉玉治朗 |
*[[Natori Yuko]] (名取裕子) as Ayase Hiroko | *[[Natori Yuko]] (名取裕子) as Ayase Hiroko | ||
*[[Enokizono Miho]] | *[[Enokizono Miho]] | ||
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*[[Azuma Chizuru]] as Terashima Kikue | *[[Azuma Chizuru]] as Terashima Kikue | ||
*[[Sato Hitomi]] as Fujiyoshi Mai | *[[Sato Hitomi]] as Fujiyoshi Mai | ||
| − | *杉本友莉亜 as Fujiyoshi Mai (as a young girl) | + | **杉本友莉亜 as Fujiyoshi Mai (as a young girl) |
| − | *[[Fujiki | + | *[[Fujiki Naoto]] as 速田俊作 |
*[[Mishima Yuriko]] (三島ゆり子) as 今村嘉 | *[[Mishima Yuriko]] (三島ゆり子) as 今村嘉 | ||
*[[Asari Yosuke]] (浅利陽介) as Hakase | *[[Asari Yosuke]] (浅利陽介) as Hakase | ||
| + | *[[Natori Yuko]] | ||
==Production Credits== | ==Production Credits== | ||
Revision as of 02:06, 3 November 2006
Details
- Title: あすか
- Title (romaji): Asuka
- Also known as: Sweet Ambition
- Genre: Asadora drama, 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). The story begins before Asuka is born and shows us how her parents met and fell in love. Her mother is the daughter of a famous, well-respected head of a candy house that produces the finest quality candies used in the tea ceremony, who it has been decided will marry the son of a famous tea ceremony school master, forming a powerful alliance between the two families. After returning from her meeting with the go-between and the other family she finds the head candymaker in the kitchen hard at work and confesses her love for him. After some dramatic weeks of tears and longing the two elope much to her parents dismay. A beautiful baby girl is born and she is named Asuka. Asuka grows to be a healthy, adventurous young girl with a deep curiosity and, a desire to become a candymaker like her father. The series follows Asuka from elementary school, on to Junior high and then as she matures into a lovely young woman. 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
Cast
- Takeuchi Yuko as Miyamoto Asuka (heroine, age 19)
- 榎園実穂 as Miyamoto Asuka (as a young girl)
- Fujioka Hiroshi as 宮本緑太郎
- Konno Misako as Miyamoto Kyoko
- Ashiya Gannosuke as 藤吉巌次郎
- Arima Inako (有馬稲子) as 藤吉志乃
- Umezawa Tomio (梅沢富美男) as 藤吉玉治朗
- Natori Yuko (名取裕子) as Ayase Hiroko
- Enokizono Miho
- Kaneda Ryunosuke (金田龍之介) as 松坂太兵衛
- Azuma Chizuru as Terashima Kikue
- Sato Hitomi as Fujiyoshi Mai
- 杉本友莉亜 as Fujiyoshi Mai (as a young girl)
- Fujiki Naoto as 速田俊作
- Mishima Yuriko (三島ゆり子) as 今村嘉
- Asari Yosuke (浅利陽介) as Hakase
- Natori Yuko
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Suzuki Satoshi (鈴木聡)
- Producer:
- Director: Tamura Fumitaka (田村文孝)
- Music: Oshima Michiru (大島ミチル)
- Narrator: Arima Ineko (有馬稲子)
External Links
- Official NHK Asadora web site
- Synopsis October 1999
- Synopsis November 1999
- Synopsis December 1999
- Synopsis January 2000
- Synopsis February 2000
- Synopsis March 2000
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