

Junjo Kirari
2006-03-04 · 15 min / episode · ★ 9.5
The 74th NHK Asadora Drama is Junjo Kirari, which means something along the lines of "pure-hearted Kirari." The story is set in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture in the era around the Second World War. When the story opens in 1928, the heroine, Sakurako, is a very active seven-year-old girl. Indeed, even in the first episode she exhibits her confidence and enthusiasm. But above all else, Sakurako is interested in becoming a jazz pianist, and music features extensively in the plot.
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Aoi MiyazakiArimori Sakurako
Shigeru MuroiArimori Iso
Hidetoshi NishijimaSugi Togo
Seiji FukushiMatsui Tatsuhiko
Shinobu TerajimaArimori Fueko
Haruka IgawaArimori Momoko
Keiko TakeshitaNarrator
Tomokazu MiuraArimori Genichiro
Kie KitanoArimori Fueko (young)
Nobuo YanaOkita Tokujiro
Gekidan HitoriSaito Naomichi
Yuu TokuiNogiyama Yoichi
Keiko TodaMatsui Kane
Hatsunori HasegawaSaionji Kimimaro
Kazuaki Hankai
Karen MiyamaArimori Sakurako (young)
Tetsuhiro Ikeda
Kazuyuki AijimaHanaoka Yasuji
Seiko Takuma
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