130 episodes of wartime girlbossery that'll wreck your sleep schedule and your heart.
15 minSeason 1 • Episode 130
LatestIn wartime Japan, spirited Nobu transforms from a militarist schoolgirl into Kochi’s first female reporter, as she and childhood friend Takashi endure personal loss and struggle to find their own truths amid the upheaval of the Showa era.
Acting
Mio Imada ages Nobu across decades without missing a beat
Production
Painstaking period detail that makes ration cards feel lived-in
Writing
130 episodes, zero filler: every neighbor matters eventually
Mio Imada
Nobu Asada
Takumi Kitamura
Takashi Yanai
Ryo Kase
Yutaro Asada
Noriko Eguchi
Hatako Asada
Yuumi Kawai
Ranko Asada
Nanoka Hara
Meiko Asada
Kotaro Yoshida
Kamaji Asada
Miyoko Asada
Kura Asada
Kanata Hosoda
Go Hara
Nanako Matsushima
Tomiko Yanai
Kazunari Ninomiya
Kiyoshi Yanai
Motoki Nakazawa
Chihiro Yanai
Naho Toda
Chiyoko Yanai
Yutaka Takenouchi
Hiroshi Yanai
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Imada reportedly wore vintage 1940s undergarments daily to maintain posture; the cast called her 'General Nobu' by month three.
The 'asadora' format—NHK's morning dramas—has launched Japan's biggest stars since 1961; this is the first to center a female journalist in wartime since 1984's 'Oshin.'
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