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Niji

1970- 1971

1 Seasons

310 Episodes

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Drama

Overview

Starring Yōko Minamida as a woman who supported her family during and after World War II. All episodes are missing from the NHK archives, though a brief clip does survive as part of a contemporary news segment documenting the drama's production.

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NHK

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

5 featured cast members

Starring

Yōko Minamida

Yōko Minamida

三谷かな子

Noboru Nakaya

Noboru Nakaya

夫・久志

Hisako Takihana

Hisako Takihana

義母・ひろの

Ikko Furuya

Ikko Furuya

長男・晃

Yukiko Nagano

次女・みどり

Creative team

Written by: Sumie Tanaka

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