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Plot

Based on true story of the wife of Ando Momofuku, the businessman who founded Nissin Food Products Co. Ltd. and the inventor of instant ramen, the 99th Asadora follows the life of Tachibana Fukuko, a young woman who tries to survive tough times in Osaka with her husband from before WWII to the rapid economic development era. Together they overcome various setbacks before they succeed in creating instant noodles. (Source: MDL)

Cast

Sakura Ando as Imai (Tachibana) Fukuko
Sakura Ando

as Imai (Tachibana) Fukuko

Hiroki Hasegawa as Tachibana Manpei
Hiroki Hasegawa

as Tachibana Manpei

Keiko Matsuzaka as Imai Suzu
Keiko Matsuzaka

as Imai Suzu

Sara Ogawa as Tachibana Sachi
Sara Ogawa

as Tachibana Sachi

Motoki Nishimura as Tachibana Gen
Motoki Nishimura

as Tachibana Gen

Inoue Takuya as Koda Shigeyuki (Katsuko's younger son)
Inoue Takuya

as Koda Shigeyuki (Katsuko's younger son)

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • October 1, 2018

Last Aired Date

  • March 30, 2019

Production Companies

  • NHK

Type

  • Scripted

Number of Season

  • 1

Number of Episodes

  • 151

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