Asuka

1999 · 1 season · 15m · ★ 8.0

The 61st NHK Asadora Drama is Asuka. Set in Kyoto in the home of a traditional Japanese candy-maker, Asuka is the story of one young girl's dream to one day walk in her father's shoes and become a top candy-maker in the male-dominated world of wagashi (Japanese confectionery). Asuka grows to be a healthy, adventurous young girl with a deep curiosity and, a desire to become a candy-maker like her father. This NHK drama is one of the best in years with an excellent cast, a well-developed story based on extensive research into the traditional worlds of candy making and the tea ceremony in Kyoto, and beautiful scenery and settings in Kyoto and the surrounding areas.

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Season

Cast

Yuko Takeuchi

速田（宮本）あすか

Tomio Umezawa

藤吉玉治郎

Naohito Fujiki

速田俊作

Hitomi Sato

藤吉（綾瀬）舞

Yūko Natori

藤吉（綾瀬）ひろこ

Ineko Arima

藤吉志乃

Gannosuke Ashiya

藤吉巌治郎

Asuka

Episodes

1. Episode 1

2. Episode 2

3. Episode 3

4. Episode 4

5. Episode 5

6. Episode 6

7. Episode 7

8. Episode 8

9. Episode 9

10. Episode 10

11. Episode 11

12. Episode 12

13. Episode 13

14. Episode 14

15. Episode 15

16. Episode 16

17. Episode 17

18. Episode 18

19. Episode 19

20. Episode 20

21. Episode 21

22. Episode 22

23. Episode 23

24. Episode 24

25. Episode 25

26. Episode 26

27. Episode 27

28. Episode 28

29. Episode 29

30. Episode 30

31. Episode 31

32. Episode 32

33. Episode 33

34. Episode 34

35. Episode 35

36. Episode 36

37. Episode 37

38. Episode 38

39. Episode 39

40. Episode 40

41. Episode 41

42. Episode 42

43. Episode 43

44. Episode 44

45. Episode 45

46. Episode 46

47. Episode 47

48. Episode 48

49. Episode 49

50. Episode 50

51. Episode 51

52. Episode 52

53. Episode 53

54. Episode 54

55. Episode 55

56. Episode 56

57. Episode 57

58. Episode 58

59. Episode 59

60. Episode 60

61. Episode 61

62. Episode 62

63. Episode 63

64. Episode 64

65. Episode 65

66. Episode 66

67. Episode 67

68. Episode 68

69. Episode 69

70. Episode 70

71. Episode 71

72. Episode 72

73. Episode 73

74. Episode 74

75. Episode 75

76. Episode 76

77. Episode 77

78. Episode 78