Drama: Sunshiny Asa (English title)
Romaji: Asa ga Kita
Japanese: あさが来た
Director: Shinichi Nishitani, Shinzo Nitta, Yoshiharu Sasaki
Writer: Chieko Furukawa (novel), Mika Omori
Network: NHK
Episodes: 156
Release Date: September 28, 2015 - April 2, 2016
Runtime: Mon-Sat 8:00-8:15
Genre: Based on True Story / Biopic
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Plot
In the late Tokugawa Shogunate, Asa was born as the second daughter of a wealthy merchant in Kyoto, Japan. Later, in Osaka, Asa entered various business fields like coal mines, banks, life insurance. She also founded the first female university in Japan.
Notes
Based on the novel "Shosetsu Tosaborigawa Josei Jitsugyoka Hirooka Asako no Shogai" by Chieko Furukawa (published 1988 by Ushio Shuppansha Co., Ltd).
"Asa ga Kita" is NHK's 93rd asadora.
Cast
Haru as Asa Imai
Aoi Miyazaki as Hatsu Imai
Takeshi Masu as Tadaoki Imai
Shinobu Terajima as Rie Imai
Yoichi Hayashi as Tadamasa Imai
Sotaro Okitsu as Kyutaro Imai
Tomochika as Ume
Kaya Kiyohara as Fuyu
Hiroshi Tamaki as Shinjiro Shirooka
Masaomi Kondo as Shokichi Shirooka
Jun Fubuki as Yono Shirooka
Yoshikazu Kikuchi as Shotaro Shirooka
Hatsuki Yoshida as Eizaburo Shirooka
Takaya Yamauchi as Gansuke
Hiroki Miyake as Kisuke
Tasuku Emoto as Sobee Mayuyama
Takuro Tatsumi as Eitatsu Mayuyama
Hisako Manda sa Kiku Mayuyama
Rio Suzuki as Asa Imai (young)
Manase Moridono as Hatsu Imai (young)
Additional Cast Members:
Sumika Nono - Miwa