| Manpuku | |
|---|---|
 Fukiage beach | |
| Original title | まんぷく |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Yasushi Fukuda |
| Directed by | Yoshio Watanabe Mojiri Adachi Keita Hosaka Kazufumi Matsuoka Kei Nakaizumi |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Mana Ashida |
| Opening theme | "Anata to Toulattattta" by Dreams Come True |
| Composer | Kenji Kawai |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 151 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Hitoshi Manabe |
| Producer | Reijirō Horinouchi |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Production company | NHK Osaka |
| Original release | |
| Network | NHK |
| Release | October 1, 2018 – March 30, 2019 |
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Manpuku (まんぷく), sometimes romanized as Mampuku, is a Japanese television drama series and the 99th Asadora series, following Hanbun, Aoi. It premiered on 1 October 2018, and concluded on 30 March 2019. The series is based on the lives of Momofuku Andō, who invented instant ramen, and his wife Masako.[1] Sakura Ando was selected to play the lead and is the first actress to play an Asadora heroine who is herself a mother.[2]
- ^ "朝ドラ『まんぷく』のモデル「安藤百福」の本当の素顔とは". 週刊現代 (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "朝ドラ：「まんぷく」ヒロインに安藤サクラさん - 毎日新聞". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 October 2018.