

Gochisousan
2013-09-30 · 15 min / episode · ★ 8.5
Uno Meiko is the daughter of parents who run a western style restaurant in Tokyo. She marries and moves to Osaka with her husband. Meiko experiences cultural differences between Tokyo and Osaka, as she lives as a mother and wife in Osaka.
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- NHK, NHK Osaka
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Anne WatanabeMeiko Uno
Masahiro HigashideNishikado Yutaro
Yoshiko MiyazakiShizu Nishikado
Taizo HaradaDaigo Uno
Naomi ZaizenIku Uno
Mitsuki TakahataNoriko Nishikado
Hana ToyoshimaMeiko Uno (as child)
Masato WadaIzumi Genta
Midoriko KimuraKazue Nishikado
Kaoru OkunukiMiyamoto-Sensei
Aki MaedaHorinohata Sakurako
Tsuyoshi MuroTakemoto Yuzo
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