Wakaba
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==Details==
- Title: Wakaba / ???
- Episodes: 151 episodes x 15 minutes
- Genre: Morning drama / asadora / Family
- Air time: Monday thru Saturday mornings 8:15am
- Viewership: Ep1=18.9, High=19.9, Avg=17.0
- Broadcast network: NHK
- Broadcast period: 2004-09-27 to 2005-03-26
- Theme Song: Naitari Shinaide by Fukuyama Masaharu
Synopsis
The 71st NHK Asadora drama is Wakaba. In the winter of 2001, Igawa's gardening company helps Eizo to cure an old camphor tree in Suma, a seaside town in southwest Kobe. Masaya comes to see Eizo's work as he is interested in the "legendary gardener.? The next day, Wakaba falls down from a ladder at work and sprains her ankle. Masaya gives her a quick treatment and takes her to a hospital. When Wakaba is resting at her boarding house, Masaya comes and asks her a favor to build a small garden on the balcony of his acquaintance. Wakaba agrees and completes the garden. On Christmas Day, a party is held at the boarding house. After visiting GROOVE to see Shizuka's live concert, Wakaba goes out with Masaya who unexpectedly kisses her. -- NHK
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Production Credits & Cast
- Scenario: Bisai Kenichi
- Production: Watanabe Yoshio, Kurosaki Hiroshi, Fukui Mitsuhiro
- Producer: Kobayashi Chihiro
Cast
- Harada Natsuki as Takahara Wakaba (heroine)
- Tanaka Yuko as Takahara Utako (Wakaba's mom)
- Naitou Takashi as Takahara Koichi (Wakaba's dad)
- Sakimoto Hiromi as Takahara Hikaru
- Minamida Youko as Murakami Nobu
- Saigou Teruhiko as Murakami Koutaro
- Saitou Keiko as Murakami Yukie
- Azuma Chizuru as Ou Shigemi
- Ayado Chie as Hitomi Shizuku
- Tsukamoto Takashi as Tani Jyunichi
- Ishimoto Kouji as Ou Seijyun
- Yamaguchi Sayaka as Fujikura Aki
- Orimoto Junkichi as Takahara Eizo
- Kamo Sakura as Fujikura Nagisa
- Kyou Nobuo as Fujikura Masaya