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Agri

Agri

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Overview

The 56th NHK Asadora Renzoku Drama is Agri. Story's settings include Okayama and Tokyo (Ichigaya). This renzoku chronicles the life of a Showa period hairdresser, and is based on a true life story of Moshizuki Agri. Agri has worked for over 70 years as a beautician. She is a successful business woman who survived the war by becoming a farmer. During the war, going to the beauty salon was considered a frivolity, so many such businesses went bankrupt as Japan suffered from the energy spent as all the yen was fueled into the war effort.

Created by Yûki Shimizu
Written by Yûki Shimizu
NetworksNHK

Top Cast

Misato Tanaka

Misato Tanaka

Mochizuki Aguri

Mansai Nomura

Mansai Nomura

Mochizuki Eisuke

Kōtarō Satomi

Kōtarō Satomi

Yuriko Hoshi

Yuriko Hoshi

Yūko Natori

Yūko Natori

Sawa Suzuki

Sawa Suzuki

Themes & Keywords

asadora

About Agri

Agri is a drama, family series that first aired in 1997 exploring themes of asadora. Created by Yûki Shimizu, it stars Misato Tanaka, Mansai Nomura, Kōtarō Satomi. The 56th NHK Asadora Renzoku Drama is Agri. Story's settings include Okayama and Tokyo (Ichigaya). This renzoku chronicles the life of a Showa period hairdresser, and is based on a true life story of Moshizuki Agri. Agri has worked for over 70 years as a beautician. She is a successful business woman who survived the war by becoming a farmer. During the war, going to the beauty salon was considered a frivolity, so many such businesses went bankrupt as Japan suffered from the energy spent as all the yen was fueled into the war effort.

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