Hi no kuni ni

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Hi no kuni ni

1976- 1977

1 Seasons

154 Episodes

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Overview

The 18th NHK Asadora. Starring Keiko Suzuka about a woman who strives to become a landscape gardener.

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9 featured cast members

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Keiko Suzuka

桜木香子

Yūji Hori

父・壮吉

Kenzō Kawarasaki

次男・鉄次郎

Yasuo Tanabe

三男・雄三

Gō Ibuki

四男・史郎

Ken Yamauchi

青年獣医・吉野正

Chishū Ryū

造園主・吉野公平

Bin Amatsu

長谷川社長

Nijiko Kiyokawa

阿蘇の山奥に住む大富豪

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