TV series
Ai yori aoku
1972–1973, Japanese, on NHK G.
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.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 309
- Episode length
- 15 min
- Status
- Ended in 1973
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Latest episode
S1 E309: Episode 309
Aired 31 March 1973
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Hiroko Maki田宮（村上）真紀 · 309 ep
- Shin'ya Ohwada村上周一（真紀の夫 · 309 ep
- Hideo Takamatsu田宮行義 校長（真紀の父） · 309 ep
- Asao Sano村上周造（周一の父） · 309 ep
- Harue Akagi村上キク（周一の母） · 309 ep
- Isao Bitō村上周太郎（周一の弟） · 309 ep
- Reiko Niimura波（お手伝い） · 309 ep
- Kazuya Kosaka岩井（コック） · 309 ep
- Taiji Tonoyama俊界和尚 · 309 ep
- Mugihito山口明 · 309 ep
- Shōbun Inoue鯵河 · 309 ep
Details
- First aired
- 3 April 1972
- Last aired
- 31 March 1973
- Network
- NHK G
- Original title
- 藍より青く
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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Ai yori aoku: quick answers
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How many seasons of Ai yori aoku are there?
Ai yori aoku has 1 season and 309 episodes, about 15 minutes each.
Is Ai yori aoku finished?
Yes. Ai yori aoku ended in 1973, so you can watch the whole story.
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