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Amachan

Amachan

20138.61 Season157 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Aki Amano, a high-school girl from Tokyo moves to the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region to become a female diver. She becomes a local idol, then returns to Tokyo to try to become a real idol, and finally returns to Tohoku to help revitalize the area after the Great East Japan earthquake.

Created by Kankuro Kudo
Written by Kankuro Kudo
NetworksNHK BS PremiumNHK

Top Cast

Non

Non

天野秋

Ai Hashimoto

Ai Hashimoto

足立结衣

Nobuko Miyamoto

Nobuko Miyamoto

天野夏

Kyoko Koizumi

Kyoko Koizumi

天野春子

Kasumi Arimura

Kasumi Arimura

天野春子(少女)

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Hiroko Yakushimaru

铃鹿博美

Tetta Sugimoto

Tetta Sugimoto

大向大吉

Masahiro Higashide

Masahiro Higashide

大向大吉(青年)

Teppei Koike

Teppei Koike

足立洋

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

吉田正义

Themes & Keywords

tohokuasadoraidolidol drama

About Amachan

Amachan is a drama series that first aired in 2013 exploring themes of tohoku, asadora, idol, idol drama. Created by Kankuro Kudo, it stars Non, Ai Hashimoto, Nobuko Miyamoto. Aki Amano, a high-school girl from Tokyo moves to the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region to become a female diver. She becomes a local idol, then returns to Tokyo to try to become a real idol, and finally returns to Tohoku to help revitalize the area after the Great East Japan earthquake.

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