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Yanchakure (1998)

TV Series 15 min

Drama Family

The 59th NHK Asadora Drama is Yanchakure. Location includes Osaka. In Osaka, "yanchakure" is a bit of an old word which is used to describe tomboyish or mischievous young girls. Mizushima Nagisa happens to be such a girl, that, no matter how well-intentioned her motives nor how hard she tries, Nagisa just seems to end up failing. In fact, she has failed at different things in her life so many times that she has come to see it as a source of personal strength, her philosophy being one of, "It's natural for a human being to fail many times in the course of their life and thanks to those failures we can become adults."

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Quick facts

Released
October 5, 1998
Runtime
15 min
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Studio
NHK

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Cast

Miho Konishi Miho Konishi 水嶋渚 Kaoru Yachigusa Kaoru Yachigusa 水嶋ハル Akira Emoto Akira Emoto 水嶋钦一 Mariko Fuji Mariko Fuji 柏木京子 Kazuya Takahashi Kazuya Takahashi 大庭高志 Go Riju Go Riju 木暮勇 Tsuyoshi Kaibe Tsuyoshi Kaibe Ohiko Shigemitsu Mr. Okure Mr. Okure Okuda Kanichi

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Frequently asked questions

What is Yanchakure about?
The 59th NHK Asadora Drama is Yanchakure. Location includes Osaka. In Osaka, "yanchakure" is a bit of an old word which is used to describe tomboyish or mischievous young girls. Mizushima Nagisa happens to be such a girl, that, no matter how well-intentioned her motives nor how hard she tries, Nagisa just seems to end up failing. In fact, she has failed at different things in her life so many times that she has come to see it as a source of personal strength, her philosophy being one of, "It's natural for a human being to fail many times in the course of their life and thanks to those failures we can become adults."
Who stars in Yanchakure?
Yanchakure stars Miho Konishi, Kaoru Yachigusa, Akira Emoto, Mariko Fuji.
When was Yanchakure released?
Yanchakure is a 1998 drama, family series.
Where can I watch Yanchakure?
You can watch Yanchakure with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.