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  • 1991
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    Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

    Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

    7.30 1991 HD

    In mankind's grasp for the future, a sinister foe known only as Gargoyle begins his plans to take over the world. Nadia, with the help of a young...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Noriko Hidaka

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  • 2024
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    Hometown Stories

    Hometown Stories

    1 2024 HD

    Stories about people, stories about life. Intimate portraits of people from around Japan, each leading diverse lives while enriching lives of others.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: lae astra

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  • 1983
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    Oshin

    Oshin

    6.00 1983 HD

    Oshin is a Japanese serialized morning television drama, which aired on broadcaster NHK from April 4, 1983 to March 31, 1984. The series follows the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ayako Kobayashi

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  • 2019
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    Hiyokko

    Hiyokko

    8.20 2019 HD

    The 17-year-old Yatabe Mineko grew up in a family of seven in a mountain village in northeastern Ibaraki Prefecture. Her father Minoru has gone to...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kasumi Arimura

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  • 1996
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    Himawari

    Himawari

    8.00 1996 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Nanako Matsushima

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  • 2019
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    Natsuzora

    Natsuzora

    7.00 2019 HD

    Okuhara Natsu was born in Tokyo in 1937. In 1945, she loses both parents to war and becomes an orphan, but her father’s comrade, Shibata Takeo,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Suzu Hirose

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  • 2020
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    Scarlet

    Scarlet

    7.50 2020 HD

    Born in 1937 in Osaka as the eldest daughter, Kawahara Kimiko moves to Shigaraki with her family at the age of 9. She works to support her family...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Erika Toda

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  • 2003
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    Kokoro

    Kokoro

    1 2003 HD

    Suenaga Kokoro, an international flight attendant, lives with her mother and grandmother who operate a traditional restaurant in a lively downtown...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Noriko Nakagoshi

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  • 2021
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    Ochoyan

    Ochoyan

    6.30 2021 HD

    In the end of Meiji era, Takei Chiyo was born in a poor family in Osaka, and was sent to a theatre tea room as a servant when she was 9 years old....

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Hana Sugisaki

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  • 2021
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    Welcome Home, Mone

    Welcome Home, Mone

    7.40 2021 HD

    Born in September of 1995, Momone Nagaura lived with her parents, grandfather, and sister in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture. After failing her...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Kaya Kiyohara

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  • 2016
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    Asa ga Kita

    Asa ga Kita

    8.00 2016 HD

    Towards the end of the Edo era, in the town of Kyoto, there lived a wealthy merchant by the name of Imai Tadamasa. He was blessed with 3 children,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Haru

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  • 2009
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    Guin Saga

    Guin Saga

    7.20 2009 HD

    "The seal will be broken after many years". In the land of Nospherus, four heroes embark on a patch of destiny that will weave a new legend. The...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Kenyu Horiuchi

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  • 2023
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    Kumokiri Nizaemon

    Kumokiri Nizaemon

    7.33 2023 HD

    During the Kyoho period in the reign of Tokugawa Yoshimune, there is a gang of thieves active not just in Edo but also the Tokaido and the Nakasendo,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Toru Tezuka

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  • 2014
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    Hanako & Anne

    Hanako & Anne

    7.30 2014 HD

    A Japanese girl from a poor family named Hanako went on an adventure to study in a girl's Christian school in Tokyo. She found her passion in English...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Yuriko Yoshitaka

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  • 2009
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    Dandan

    Dandan

    1 2009 HD

    The twin girls Tajima Megumi and Ichijo Nozomi was separated at birth after their parents had divorced. Years later they meet each other. Both of...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Kinosaki Naoto

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  • 2023
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    What Will You Do, Ieyasu?

    What Will You Do, Ieyasu?

    7.50 2023 HD

    The drama series depicts the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu (January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616). Takechiyo (who later becomes Tokugawa Ieyasu) was born...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jun Matsumoto

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  • 2006
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    Junjo Kirari

    Junjo Kirari

    8.00 2006 HD

    The 74th NHK Asadora Drama is Junjo Kirari, which means something along the lines of "pure-hearted Kirari." The story is set in Okazaki City, Aichi...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Aoi Miyazaki

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  • 2006
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    Kaze no Haruka

    Kaze no Haruka

    1 2006 HD

    At the age of nine, Haruka moves from Osaka to Yufuin with her father Yosuke and her younger sister Asuka because Yosuke hopes to open a restaurant...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Eri Murakawa

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  • 2012
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    Umechan Sensei

    Umechan Sensei

    8.00 2012 HD

    Umechan Sensei is a Japanese television drama series. It debuted on April 2, 2012. It is about a girl named Umeko Shimomura who, despite being...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Maki Horikita

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  • 2022
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    Come Come Everybody

    Come Come Everybody

    1 2022 HD

    Come Come Everybody is a Japanese television drama series and the 105th NHK Asadora series, following Okaeri Mone.. It depicts the lives of three...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Mone Kamishiraishi

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