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is a Japanese television drama series. It debuted on April 1, 2013, and was broadcast until September 28, 2013. It was scripted by Kankurō Kudō and starred Rena Nōnen as Aki Amano, a high-school girl from Tokyo who moves to the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region to become a female diver. She becomes a local idol, then returns to Tokyo to try to become a real idol, and finally returns to Tohoku to help revitalize the area after the Great East Japan earthquake. It is the 88th NHK Asadora. Amachan was not only a ratings success, but brought economic benefits to the Tohoku region and was considere

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Aki Amano, a high-school girl from Tokyo moves to the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region to become a female diver. She becomes a local idol, then returns to Tokyo to try to become a real idol, and finally returns to Tohoku to help revitalize the area after the Great East Japan earthquake.

Aired
2013–2013
Seasons
1 · 157 episodes
Status
Ended
Created by
Kankuro Kudo, Teruyuki Yoshida, Toki Kajiwara, Go Inoue, Tomohiro Kuwano, 西村武五郎
Network
NHK BS Premium, NHK
Genres
Drama

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Ratings

IMDb

8.2/10

627 votes

Year
2013
Runtime
15 min
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Music

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Key facts

Television.image
Amachanposter.jpg
Television.genre
Home drama, Drama
Television.writer
Kankuro Kudo
Television.director
Tsuyoshi InoueTeruyuki YoshidaToki Kajiwara
Television.starring
Rena NōnenKyōko KoizumiToshinori OmiTetta SugimotoEri WatanabeHiroko YakushimaruKeizō KanieNobuko Miyamoto
Television.narrated
Nobuko MiyamotoRena NōnenKyōko Koizumi
Television.composer
Otomo Yoshihide
Television.country
Japan
Television.language
Japanese
Television.num_episodes
156
Television.producer
Kei KurubeHiroshi Kashi
Television.runtime
15 minutes
Television.channel
NHK

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www1.nhk.or.jp/amachan
Image
Sanriku 36 original color.jpg
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number of episodes
156
start time
2013-04-01
end time
2013-09-28
Commons category
Amachan
title
あまちゃん
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10 sections
Contents
  • Synopsis
  • Hometown chapter (Episode 1 - Episode 72)
  • Tokyo chapter
  • First-half (Episode 73 - Episode 132)
  • Second-half (Episode 133 - Episode 156)
  • Cast
  • Reception
  • Awards
  • References
  • External links

is a Japanese television drama series. It debuted on April 1, 2013, and was broadcast until September 28, 2013. It was scripted by Kankurō Kudō and starred Rena Nōnen as Aki Amano, a high-school girl from Tokyo who moves to the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region to become a female diver. She becomes a local idol, then returns to Tokyo to try to become a real idol, and finally returns to Tohoku to help revitalize the area after the Great East Japan earthquake. It is the 88th NHK Asadora. Amachan was not only a ratings success, but brought economic benefits to the Tohoku region and was considered a social phenomenon. It also won the Galaxy Award for best television program of 2013.

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