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Imo Tako Nankin
TV Series
Imo Tako Nankin
FamilyDrama

Imo Tako Nankin

10.0/ 10 1 votes 2006 15m / ep 4 popularity

The series takes place in 1962 Osaka. Hanaoka Machiko, 37, is single and works at a hardware store in Osaka City while doing literary work. One day, she falls ill due to overwork and falls in love with Tokunaga Kenjiro, the doctor who examines her. Kenjiro and Machiko marry. But Kenjiro, who lost his first wife to illness, lives not just with his five children, but his brother, sister, and parents. In a comical and heart-warming way, the drama depicts Machiko's struggle with the new family while pursuing her career as a novelist.

Network: NHK G

Seasons

1

Episodes

151

Status

Ended

Cast

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Naomi Fujiyama

Naomi Fujiyama

Machiko Hanaoka

Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

徳永健次郎

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

花岡和代

Tomoko Tabata

Tomoko Tabata

徳永晴子

Ittoku Kishibe

Ittoku Kishibe

花岡常太郎

Ayumi Ishida

Ayumi Ishida

矢木沢純子

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