Hanako to Anne

Hanako to Anne
Promotional poster
Also known as	Hanako and Anne
Genre	Drama
Written by	Miho Nakazono
Directed by	Tsuyoshi Yanagawa Zen'nosuke Matsūra
Starring	Yuriko Yoshitaka Tsuyoshi Ihara Shigeru Muroi Ryōhei Suzuki Kento Kaku Haru Kuroki Tao Tsuchiya Rin Takanashi Masataka Kubota Rie Tomosaka Miyoko Asada Renji Ishibashi Yukie Nakama
Narrated by	Akihiro Miwa
Opening theme	"Nijiiro" by Ayaka
Composer	Yuki Kajiura
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	156
Production
Producer	Takeshi Susaki
Production location	Japan
Running time	15 minutes
Production company	NHK
Original release
Network	NHK Channel 3 Family
Release	March 31 (2014-03-31) – September 27, 2014 (2014-09-27)
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Hanako to Anne (花子とアン, Hanako and Anne)^[1] is a Japanese television drama series, the 90th Asadora series broadcast on NHK. It debuted on March 31, 2014, and was broadcast Monday through Saturday mornings, ending on September 27, 2014.^[2] It is based on the novel An no Yurikago Muraoka Hanako no Shogai by Eri Muraoka, which is the story of her grandmother Hanako Muraoka (1893–1968, maiden name Annaka), the first to translate Anne of Green Gables into Japanese. The drama describes her trials, tribulations and triumphs at school and some of the lifelong friendships she made there, and her life after graduating and working at a publishing company and as a translator. As a subplot, it also narrates the dramatic life of Muraoka's old friend, Byakuren Yanagiwara, the tanka poet who was a cousin of Emperor Taishō. The series stars Yuriko Yoshitaka as Hanako. Anime composer Yuki Kajiura composed the music for the series.^[3] The series was a ratings success.