Ai yori aoku

Plot Summary

The 12th NHK Asadora. Set in Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, at the end of the Pacific War. Maki is the heroine, married to Shuichi who must go to war. She stays home and takes on the role of other war widows, managing business and a Chinese restaurant.

Top Cast

Hiroko Maki 田宮（村上）真紀

Shin'ya Ohwada 村上周一（真紀の夫

Hideo Takamatsu 田宮行義 校長（真紀の父）

Asao Sano 村上周造（周一の父）

Harue Akagi 村上キク（周一の母）