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Wakaba
20044.01 Season151 EpisodesEnded
Overview
The story is about a young woman who becomes a landscape gardener following her father's wishes. Wakaba, born and brought up in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, lived happily with her parents and younger brother until the Great Hanshin Earthquake shook and destroyed the city in 1995. In the disaster, Wakaba loses her father, who was an architect and moves with her mother and brother to Obi, old castle town in Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, where her grandmother lives with her uncle and aunt. Living in Obi's rich natural environment, Wakaba learns that plants can heal people's hearts. She makes a resolution to return to Kobe and reconstruct the city abundant in greenery.
Created by Kenichi Onishi
Written by Kenichi Onishi
NetworksNHK
Top Cast
Fukumi Kuroda
Yuko Tanaka
Takashi Tsukamoto
Teruhiko Saigō
Themes & Keywords
kobe japanasadoragrandfather granddaughter relationshipgreat hanshin earthquakelandscape gardener
About Wakaba
Wakaba is a drama series that first aired in 2004 exploring themes of kobe japan, asadora, grandfather granddaughter relationship, great hanshin earthquake, landscape gardener. Created by Kenichi Onishi, it stars Fukumi Kuroda, Yuko Tanaka, Takashi Tsukamoto. The story is about a young woman who becomes a landscape gardener following her father's wishes. Wakaba, born and brought up in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, lived happily with her parents and younger brother until the Great Hanshin Earthquake shook and destroyed the city in 1995. In the disaster, Wakaba loses her father, who was an architect and moves with her mother and brother to Obi, old castle town in Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, where her grandmother lives with her uncle and aunt. Living in Obi's rich natural environment, Wakaba learns that plants can heal people's hearts. She makes a resolution to return to Kobe and reconstruct the city abundant in greenery.
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