Oshin

Oshin
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Created bySugako Hashida
StarringAyako Kobayashi
Yūko Tanaka
Nobuko Otowa
Pinko Izumi
Shirō Itō
Masatoshi Nakamura
Tsunehiko Watase
Narrated byTomoko Naraoka
Music byKōichi Sakata
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes297
Production
Executive producerYukiko Okamoto
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time15 minutes per episode, across 297 episodes
Original release
NetworkNHK
ReleaseApril 4, 1983 (1983-04-04) –
March 31, 1984 (1984-03-31)
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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.