Overview

The 77th NHK Asadora is Chiritotechin. Location includes Fukui prefecture. This renzoku is about Wada Kiyomi (referred to as Kiyomi-B), a girl brought up in Fukui who moves to Osaka in search of her soul. In Osaka, Kiyomi-B becomes enchanted with rakugo, a Japanese traditional form of comic storytelling, and pursues a career in rakugo. In the summer of 1982, Kiyomi-B and her family move to Obama of Fukui, her father's hometown. Kiyomi-B's grandmother and uncle welcome the family, but Shotaro the grandfather does not allow Masanori to take over the Wakasa lacquer chopsticks making. One day, Kiyomi-B listens to rakugo at Shotaro's factory and becomes fond of it. Shotaro and Kiyomi-B become close through rakugo.

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Cast

Shihori Kanjiya

Wada Kiyomi B

Megumi Sato

Wada Kiyomi A

Yutaka Matsushige

Wada Masanori

Sachie Hara

Ogata Natsuko

Emi Wakui

Wada Itoko

Munetaka Aoki

Tsurezuretei Soso

Tsunehiko Watase

Tsurezuretei Sojaku