Plot
The series takes place in 1962 Osaka. Hanaoka Machiko, 37, is single and works at a hardware store in Osaka City while doing literary work. One day, she falls ill due to overwork and falls in love with Tokunaga Kenjiro, the doctor who examines her. Kenjiro and Machiko marry. But Kenjiro, who lost his first wife to illness, lives not just with his five children, but his brother, sister, and parents. In a comical and heart-warming way, the drama depicts Machiko's struggle with the new family while pursuing her career as a novelist.
Cast
Naomi Fujiyama
as Machiko Hanaoka
Jun Kunimura
as 徳永健次郎
Kyōko Kagawa
as 花岡和代
Tomoko Tabata
as 徳永晴子
Ittoku Kishibe
as 花岡常太郎
Ayumi Ishida
as 矢木沢純子
Chikage Awashima
as 花岡ウメ