| Oshin | |
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| Created by | Sugako Hashida |
| Starring | Ayako Kobayashi Yūko Tanaka Nobuko Otowa Pinko Izumi Shirō Itō Masatoshi Nakamura Tsunehiko Watase |
| Narrated by | Tomoko Naraoka |
| Music by | Kōichi Sakata |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 297 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Yukiko Okamoto |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 15 minutes per episode, across 297 episodes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NHK |
| Release | April 4, 1983 – March 31, 1984 |
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Oshin (おしん) is a Japanese serialized morning television drama (asadora), which originally aired on NHK from 4 March 1983 to 31 March 1984; it is the 31st asadora overall to be produced. The 297 15-minute episodes follow the life of Shin Tanokura (田倉しん, Tanokura Shin) during the Meiji period up to the early 1980s. In the work, Shin is called Oshin, the O- forming an archaic cognomen.
It was one of the country's most watched serials of all time and has aired in 68 other countries, with subtitles ranging from English to Arabic. In 1984, the earlier episodes of the drama (focused on young Oshin) were made into an animated movie by Sanrio. The movie reused Sugako Hashida's scripts, and Ayako Kobayashi, who played young Oshin, did Oshin's voiceover.