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Amachan

2013-04-01 · 15 min / episode · ★ 8.3

Drama

Aki Amano, a high-school girl from Tokyo moves to the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region to become a female diver. She becomes a local idol, then returns to Tokyo to try to become a real idol, and finally returns to Tohoku to help revitalize the area after the Great East Japan earthquake.

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Production details

Creators
Kankuro Kudo, Teruyuki Yoshida, Toki Kajiwara, Go Inoue, Tomohiro Kuwano, 西村武五郎
Production companies
NHK
Countries
Japan
Status
Ended

Top Cast

NonNonAki Amano
Ai HashimotoAi HashimotoYui Adachi
Nobuko MiyamotoNobuko MiyamotoNatsu Amano
Kyoko KoizumiKyoko KoizumiHaruko Amano
Kasumi ArimuraKasumi ArimuraYoung Haruko Amano
Hiroko YakushimaruHiroko YakushimaruHiromi Suzuka
Tetta SugimotoTetta SugimotoDaikichi Oomukai
Masahiro HigashideMasahiro HigashideYoung Daikichi Ōmukai
Teppei KoikeTeppei KoikeHiroshi Adachi
Yoshiyoshi ArakawaYoshiyoshi ArakawaMasayoshi Yoshida
Ryuhei MatsudaRyuhei MatsudaTakuma Mizuguchi
Toshinori OmiToshinori OmiMasamune Kurokawa
Keizo KanieKeizo KanieChūbee Amano
Eri WatanabeEri WatanabeYayoi Konno
Daikichi SugawaraDaikichi SugawaraAtsushi Konno
Hana KinoHana KinoKatsue Osanai
DendenDendenRokurō Osanai
Jun MihoJun MihoMisuzu Kumagai
Hairi KatagiriHairi KatagiriSayuri Anbe
Mitsuru FukikoshiMitsuru FukikoshiTamotsu Sugawara

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