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Based on true story of the wife of Ando Momofuku, the businessman who founded Nissin Food Products Co. Ltd. and the inventor of instant ramen, the 99th Asadora follows the life of Tachibana Fukuko, a young woman who tries to survive tough times in Osaka with her husband from before WWII to the rapid economic development era. Together they overcome various setbacks before they succeed in creating instant noodles. (Source: MDL)
First Aired
Oct 1, 2018
Last Aired
Mar 30, 2019
Seasons
1
Episodes
151
Studio
NHK, NHK Osaka
Original Title
まんぷく
Original Language
Japanese
Cast
Full credits →S
Sakura Ando
Imai (Tachibana) Fukuko
H
Hiroki Hasegawa
Tachibana Manpei
K
Keiko Matsuzaka
Imai Suzu
S
Sara Ogawa
Tachibana Sachi
M
Motoki Nishimura
Tachibana Gen
I
Inoue Takuya
Koda Shigeyuki
N
Nao Matsushita
Koda Katsuko
M
Mana Ashida
Narrator
Y
Yuki Uchida
Imai (Onozuka) Saki
R
Ryohei Otani
Onozuka Shinichi
J
Jun Kaname
Koda Tadahiko
K
Kenta Kiritani
Sera Katsuo
A
Ainosuke Kataoka
Kajitani Keisuke
M
Manami Hashimoto
Hoshina Megumi
R
Rena Matsui
Kano Toshiko
K
Kumi Kureshiro
Ikegami Hana
K
Kenta Hamano
Maki Zennosuke
Y
Yukino Kishii
Koda Taka
K
Koji Seto
Kanbe Shigeru
A
Akiyoshi Nakao
Oka Kosuke
