Ichibanboshi

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Ichibanboshi

1977- 1977

1 Seasons

156 Episodes

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Overview

The 19th NHK Asadora. A dramatization of the life of the singer Chiyako Sato. Michiko Godai replaced Haruna Takase in the lead two months into the series when Takase became ill. Adapted from the novel "Aa Tokyo Koshinkyoku" by Yuki Ryoichi.

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8 featured cast members

Starring

Haruna Takase

佐藤千夜子

Godai Michiko

佐藤千夜子

Junzaburō Ban

父・英三郎

Keiko Tomita

母・マツ

Takeshi Sasaki

兄・亮吉

Masahiko Tsugawa

中山晋平

Hiroshi Yagyu

野口雨情

Midori Kiuchi

木田滝子

Creative team

Written by: Fukiko Miyauchi

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