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Sister Ma
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Sister Ma

1979-04-02 · 15 min / episode · Not rated

Family · Drama

A serialized television series, aired in 1979, based on Hasegawa Machiko's "Sazae-san Uchiakebanashi" (Sazae-san Confessions), which depicts the true vibrant energy and strength of the common people, through their laughter and tears, from the pre-war to the post-war period in Japan.

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Creators
Machiko Hasegawa, Mieko Osanai
Production companies
NHK
Countries
Japan
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Hayakawa SatomiIsono Yoko
Mami KumagaiMami KumagaiIsono Mariko
Yuko TanakaYuko TanakaIsono Machiko
Yumiko FujitaYumiko FujitaIsono Haru

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