Title: こころTitle (romaji): Kokoro
Genre: Asadora drama, human drama
Episodes: 156 15-minute episodes
Viewership: Ep1=22.5, High=26.0, Avg=21.3
Broadcast network: NHK
Broadcast period: 2003-Mar-31 to 2003-Sep-27
Air time: Monday thru Saturday at 8:15am
Series Synopsis
The 68th NHK Asadora Drama is Kokoro. Suenaga Kokoro, an international flight attendant, lives with her mother and grandmother who operate a traditional restaurant in a lively downtown district of Tokyo where customs and traditions run deep and neighbors know each other like a big family.
This story follows a tumultuous year of Kokoro's life as she goes from being an independent single to being a wife, stepmother, widow and businesswoman who is tightly tied her family and community. Kokoro shares their toils and dreams as she endures her own twists of fate and thrives in spite of severe hardships. While the World Wide Web is replacing traditional communities, places like Asakusa and people like Kokoro try to keep their warmth and values alive. Although her world is uniquely Japanese, people everywhere will share her feelings of joy and sadness as they are captivated by this 156 episode heart-warming tale of love and loss, struggle and survival.
Cast
Nakagoshi Noriko as Suenaga Kokoro (Heroine, age 23)
Kishi Keiko as Kiyono Izumi
Ito Ran as Suenaga Misako
Terao Akira as Suenaga Takuro
Nakamura Toru as Asakura Yusaku
Kurokawa Tomoka as Asakura Sachi
Hirota Ryohei as Asakura Yuuta
Papaya Suzuki as Ochiai Kaoru
Ichinohe Nami as Tamakoshi Rikako
Takata Mayuko as Tachibana Ryoko
Koike Eiko as Yamamoto Towako
Hada Mika as Oba Kasumi
Tamaki Hiroshi as Hotta Takumi
Abe Sadao as Nakajima Gin
Ryu Raita as Najajima Ikkoku
Moto Fuyuki as Oba Tetsuo
Shimizu Yukiko as Chino Yukiko
Kato Kazuko as Uesugi Saori
Haga Yuria
Oshima Yoko
Itaya Yuka
Inuzuka Hiroshi
Agarita Aki
Kubo Akira
Matsumoto Jun
Production Credits
Screenwriter: Aoyagi Yumiko
Music: Yoshimata Ryo
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