Chotchan

Chotchan

Chotchan

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Chotchan

1987- 1987

1 Seasons

156 Episodes

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Drama

Overview

The 38th NHK Asadora. Based on the autobiography of Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's mother.

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NHK

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Hiro Komura

Hiro Komura

北山（岩崎）蝶子

Masanori Sera

Masanori Sera

岩崎要

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

北山俊道

Saori Yuki

Saori Yuki

北山みさ（蝶子の母）

Takuzō Kawatani

Takuzō Kawatani

野々村泰輔

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

野々村泰輔

Masumi Miyazaki

Masumi Miyazaki

田所邦子

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

神谷容

Koasa Shunpūtei

Koasa Shunpūtei

国松連平

Tetta Sugimoto

Tetta Sugimoto

彦坂頼介

Creative team

Written by: Narito Kaneko

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