The rerun of “Amachan” (15 minutes x 156 episodes), a milestone in NHK’s morning dramas and a career-making work for Nonno, has begun!

Amachan,” the TV drama series that also drew much attention for the phrase “Jee Jee Jee,” will be broadcast in a digitally remastered version.

Broadcast from April 1, 2013 to September 28, 2013, this humanistic comedy set in Tohoku is written by Kankuro Kudo, the screenwriter of dramas such as “Kisarazu Cat’s Eye” and “Ikebukuro West Gate Park. The main character is Aki Amano, a high school student who has tended to be a recluse. When Aki visits her mother’s hometown of Kita Sanriku, her grandmother whom she met there, she begins to regain herself as she aspires to become an ama (diver).

NHK : Simultaneous broadcast on BS Premium and BS4K.
Starts: April 3, 2023
Broadcast: Every Monday through Saturday, 7:15 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.
Every Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Six consecutive episodes for one week

The main character Aki was played by Non (then Reina Nohni), who was selected from among 1,953 applicants. At the time, she was a 19-year-old rookie. Co-starring Kyoko Koizumi, Toshinori Onomi, Ryuhei Matsuda, Arata Furuta, Ai Hashimoto, Sota Fukushi, Kasumi Arimura, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Daikichi Sugawara, Tetta Sugimoto, Teppei Koike, Suzuki Matsuo, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Sansei Shiomi, Den Den, Sei Hiraizumi, Hana Kino, Jun Miho, Hairi Katagiri, Eri Watanabe, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Keizo Kanie, Nobuko Miyamoto, etc. Otomo Yoshihide was in charge of music.

Aki Amano (Non), a high school student who tended to withdraw from the world when she was in Tokyo because she could not keep up with the fast pace of life there, is brought to Kita Sanriku for the first time by her mother Haruko (Kyoko Koizumi), who is returning home for the first time in 24 years. There she meets her grandmother, Natsu (Miyamoto Nobuko), and for the first time in her life, Aki is moved by her grandmother’s easygoing way of life and declares her intention to become a diver. She is nurtured by the rich nature and warm people of Kita Sanriku, and begins to shine like a different person. Aki eventually moves to Tokyo. She works as a valet for Hiromi Suzuka (Hiroko Yakushimaru), an actress she admires, and aspires to become an idol.

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