Niji wo Oru

Niji wo Oru

Niji wo Oru

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Niji wo Oru

1980- 1981

1 Seasons

153 Episodes

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Drama

Overview

The 26th NHK Asadora. Shimazaki Kayo is a woman from Hagi, Yamaguchi, who joins the Takarazuka Revue, a Japanese all-female musical theater troupe based in Takarazuka, Hyougo Prefecture, Japan. Women play all roles in lavish, Broadway-style productions of Western-style musicals, and sometimes stories adapted from shoujo manga and Japanese folktales.

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Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Misako Konno

Misako Konno

島崎佳代

Hideo Takamatsu

Hideo Takamatsu

島崎宗太郎

Masuyo Iwamoto

Masuyo Iwamoto

島崎八重

Yoshie Minami

Yoshie Minami

島崎きぬ

Hiroyuki Nagato

Hiroyuki Nagato

津村賢次郎

Shun Domon

立花英郎

Michiyo Aratama

Michiyo Aratama

上原敏江

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

沢木忠一郎

Mao Daichi

Mao Daichi

春風かおる

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