Gochisousan

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Gochisousan

2013- 2014

2 Seasons

150 Episodes

8.5(4 votes)

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Drama

Overview

Uno Meiko is the daughter of parents who run a western style restaurant in Tokyo. She marries and moves to Osaka with her husband. Meiko experiences cultural differences between Tokyo and Osaka, as she lives as a mother and wife in Osaka.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Anne Watanabe

Meiko Uno

Masahiro Higashide

Nishikado Yutaro

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Shizu Nishikado

Taizo Harada

Daigo Uno

Naomi Zaizen

Iku Uno

Mitsuki Takahata

Noriko Nishikado

Hana Toyoshima

Meiko Uno (as child)

Masato Wada

Izumi Genta

Midoriko Kimura

Kazue Nishikado

Kaoru Okunuki

Miyamoto-Sensei

Creative team

Written by: Yoshiko Morishita
Produced by: Yuki Okada
Yuki Uchida

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