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Churasan
Churasan
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Churasan

Original Title: ちゅらさん

2001
Drama
Family
Comedy

Status

Ended

Release

2001 - 2007

Seasons / Eps

4 / 169

Storyline

The 64th NHK Asadora Renzoku Drama is Churasan, a story of a young woman, Kohagura Eri, who was born in Kohamajima Island, Okinawa on May 15, 1972, the day when Okinawa was returned to Japan from the U.S. Eleven years later, Kamimura Shizuko and her two sons, Kazuya and Fumiya, from Tokyo come to stay as the guests of a small inn run by Eri’s family. Eri’s fun-loving, yet eccentric family welcomes them warmly. However, Eri is shocked to hear one of the sons, Kazuya is terminally ill and Shizuko and her sons came to Okinawa to spend his last moment together in beautiful nature. Fumiya, Kazuya’s younger brother, and Eri promise to marry each other someday. However after Kazuya’s death, Fumiya and his mother leave the island to go back to Tokyo. Years later, they are reunited, Eri as a nurse and Fumiya, a doctor, working at the same hospital in Tokyo.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Ended
Seasons
4
Episodes
169
Runtime
0m
Avg. Episode Runtime
15m
Release Date
Apr 3, 2001
Last Air Date
Jan 20, 2007
Languages
Japanese
Director
Takayasu Enokido
Production
NHK
NHK
Production Countries
Japan
Official Website

Top Cast

13 Cast Members

Ryoko Kuninaka

Ryoko Kuninaka

Uemura Eri

169 Episodes

Kimiko Yo

Kimiko Yo

Shibata Yoko

169 Episodes

Miho Kanno

Miho Kanno

Jyonouchi Maria

169 Episodes

Gori

Gori

Kohabura Keisho

169 Episodes

Masaaki Sakai

Masaaki Sakai

Kohagura Keibun

169 Episodes

Yoshiko Tanaka

Yoshiko Tanaka

Kohagura Katsuko

169 Episodes

Takayuki Yamada

Takayuki Yamada

Kohagura Keitatsu

169 Episodes

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

Shimada Daishin

169 Episodes

Kenji Kohashi

Kenji Kohashi

Uemura Fumiya

169 Episodes

Aiko Sato

Aiko Sato

Kohagura Nanako

169 Episodes

Keiko Toda

Keiko Toda

Shimoyanagi Satoko

167 Episodes

Manami Konishi

Manami Konishi

Nishinomiya Haruka

167 Episodes

Rinko Kikuchi

Rinko Kikuchi

Maiko Murayama

156 Episodes

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