Asa ga Kita

Asa ga Kita
Sets of Asa ga Kita
Also known as
GenreDrama
Written byMika Ōmori
Directed by
  • Shinichi Nishitani
  • Shinzō Nitta
  • Yoshiharu Sasaki
  • Hirokazu Ozaki
  • Ryōhei Nakano
  • Kō Suzuki
Starring
Narrated byKeiko Sugiura
Opening theme"365 nichi no Kamihikouki" by AKB48
ComposerYuki Hayashi
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes156
Production
Executive producerMotohiko Sano
Producers
  • Toshitake Fukuoka
  • Kumano Ritsuji
Production locationsOsaka, Japan
Running time15 minutes
Production companyNHK
Original release
NetworkNHK
ReleaseSeptember 28, 2015 (2015-09-28) –
April 2, 2016 (2016-04-02)
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Asa ga Kita (あさが来た, Here Comes Asa!)[1] is a Japanese television drama series which was broadcast by the 93rd Asadora (morning drama) six days a week on NHK between September 28, 2015 and April 2, 2016. It is based on the life of Asako Hirooka.[2][3] It was followed by Toto Neechan on April 4.

A period drama, Asa ga Kita is set during the Bakumatsu and Meiji period, when Japan was undergoing rapid sociopolitical change.

  1. ^ "Program Catalog - NHK International".
  2. ^ "新・朝ドラ『あさが来た』王道回帰". Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  3. ^ "NHK's Asa ga Kita and Sojitz". Sojitz Corporation. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.