Plot
Carnation is a Japanese television drama that aired in the Asadora slot on NHK from 3 October 2011 to 31 March 2012. It is the 85th Asadora. It is based on the life of the fashion designer Ayako Koshino in Kishiwada, Osaka. Ayako was the mother of the internationally famous designers Hiroko Koshino, Junko Koshino, and Michiko Koshino.
Cast
Mari Natsuki
as Itoko Ohara (older)
Machiko Ono
as Itoko Ohara
Akari Ninomiya
as Itoko Ohara (child)
Chiaki Kuriyama
as Natsu Yoshida
Yumi Asou
as Chiyo Ohara
Masahiro Koumoto
as Eisaku Kinomoto
Takamasa Suga
as Taizo Yasuoka
Yukiyo Toake
as Sadako Matsuzaka
Kaoru Kobayashi
as Zensaku Ohara