Junjo Kirari

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 Prefecture in the era around the Second World War. When the story opens in 1928, the heroine, Sakurako, is a very active seven-year-old girl. Indeed, even in the first episode she exhibits her confidence and enthusiasm. But above all else, Sakurako is interested in becoming a jazz pianist, and music features extensively in the plot.

• Taeko AsanoWriter
• Michiru OshimaOriginal Music Composer

• Aoi MiyazakiArimori Sakurako
• Shigeru MuroiArimori Iso
• Hidetoshi NishijimaSugi Togo
• Seiji FukushiMatsui Tatsuhiko
• Shinobu TerajimaArimori Fueko
• Haruka IgawaArimori Momoko
• Keiko TakeshitaNarrator
• Tomokazu MiuraArimori Genichiro
• Kie KitanoArimori Fueko (young)
• Nobuo YanaOkita Tokujiro
• Gekidan HitoriSaito Naomichi
• Yuu TokuiNogiyama Yoichi