
The Newsreader(2021)
An unconventional relationship in a world on the cusp of change; a star newsreader and an ambitious bisexual reporter join forces in a ruthless 1986 newsroom, as events unfold that will change their lives.


The 12th NHK Asadora. Set in Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, at the end of the Pacific War. Maki is the heroine, married to Shuichi who must go to war. She stays home and takes on the role of other war widows, managing business and a Chinese restaurant.

Hiroko Maki
田宮(村上)真紀

Shin'ya Ohwada
村上周一(真紀の夫

Hideo Takamatsu
田宮行義 校長(真紀の父)

Asao Sano
村上周造(周一の父)

Harue Akagi
村上キク(周一の母)

Isao Bitō
村上周太郎(周一の弟)
Reiko Niimura
波(お手伝い)

Kazuya Kosaka
岩井(コック)

Taiji Tonoyama
俊界和尚

Mugihito
山口明
Ai yori aoku is a drama series that first aired in 1972 exploring themes of asadora. Created by Taichi Yamada, it stars Hiroko Maki, Shin'ya Ohwada, Hideo Takamatsu. The 12th NHK Asadora. Set in Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, at the end of the Pacific War. Maki is the heroine, married to Shuichi who must go to war. She stays home and takes on the role of other war widows, managing business and a Chinese restaurant.
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