TV series

Sketchbook of Early Spring

Name: Sketchbook of Early Spring
Genre: Drama, Family
Cast: Shima Iwashita, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Chōichirō Kawarasaki, Shingo Tsurumi, Kanako Higuchi

1983, Japanese, on Fuji News Network.

A home drama questions the modest happiness of the ordinary petty bourgeoisie through the life of a salaryman and his family.

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Seasons: 1
Episodes: 12
Episode length: 54 min
Status: Ended in 1983

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S1 E12: Episode 12

Aired 25 March 1983

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Season 1

1983 · 12 episodes

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First aired: 7 January 1983
Last aired: 25 March 1983
Network: Fuji News Network
Original title: 早春スケッチブック
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Type: Scripted

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Sketchbook of Early Spring has 1 season and 12 episodes, about 54 minutes each.

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