

Hiroshige Blue
2024-06-23 · 110 min / episode · ★ 9.2
Utagawa Hiroshige, along with Katsushika Hokusai, is widely recognized in the world of Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print. However, it is lesser known that Hiroshige was also a firefighter while he painted. This drama depicts the untold story of Hiroshige and his wife, Kayo.
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- NHK Enterprises, NHK
- Countries
- Japan
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- Ended
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Sadao AbeUtagawa Hiroshige
YûkaKayo
Mitsuru FukikoshiUtagawa Kunisada
Masanobu TakashimaTakenouchi Magohachi
Kyōzō NagatsukaKatsushika Hokusai
Masanobu Katsumura
Takashi Sasano
Ikkei Watanabe
Asuka Kurosawa
Hiroko Nakajima
Kazushige Komatsu
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