
Woman(2013)
After the accidental death of her husband and being deemed ineligible for welfare, Koharu struggles to care for her two children.


This is the story of a young mother, Kitayama Nazuna, and her son Taiyo from Ohma, a small town at the tip of a peninsula in Aomori. Taiyo's father, Murai Kento had aspirations to be a professional boxer but due to a detached retina he was forced to abandon his dream. Leaving Nazuna behind, he left for America, with another woman, to get treatment for his eye-problem, unaware that Nazuna was pregnant. As his life is boxing he quickly returns to the ring after the operation turns out to be successful and once again he dreams of becoming a professional boxer. However, success eludes him and he returns home to Japan. Nazuna meanwhile has given birth to her son and moved to Tokyo to search for Kento. By chance she finds Kento. When discovers he has become a father, he tries to make up for lost time. The show picks up their story as Nazuna, Taiyo and Kento begin family life together. Of course things are not as simple as they appear.

Tomoko Tabata
Nazuna Kitayama

Michitaka Tsutsui
Kento Murai

Aki Takejo
Sayuri Takashima

Kanako Fukaura
Chiyoko Tonegawa

Tetsu Watanabe
Bazooka Tonegawa

Kin Sugai
Tome Hida

Akira Takarada
Joji Murai

Shirō Itō
Tatsuo Kitayama

Takuma Shinoda
Taiyo Kitayama
Watashi no Aozora is a family, drama series that first aired in 2000 exploring themes of asadora. Created by Makiko Uchidate, it stars Tomoko Tabata, Michitaka Tsutsui, Aki Takejo. This is the story of a young mother, Kitayama Nazuna, and her son Taiyo from Ohma, a small town at the tip of a peninsula in Aomori. Taiyo's father, Murai Kento had aspirations to be a professional boxer but due to a detached retina he was forced to abandon his dream. Leaving Nazuna behind, he left for America, with another woman, to get treatment for his eye-problem, unaware that Nazuna was pregnant. As his life is boxing he quickly returns to the ring after the operation turns out to be successful and once again he dreams of becoming a professional boxer. However, success eludes him and he returns home to Japan. Nazuna meanwhile has given birth to her son and moved to Tokyo to search for Kento. By chance she finds Kento. When discovers he has become a father, he tries to make up for lost time. The show picks up their story as Nazuna, Taiyo and Kento begin family life together. Of course things are not as simple as they appear.
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