156 episodes of your mom's soap opera obsession, but make it prestige.
Season 1 • Episode 156
LatestSuenaga Kokoro, an international flight attendant, lives with her mother and grandmother who operate a traditional restaurant in a lively downtown district of Tokyo where customs and traditions run deep and neighbors know each other like a big family.
Acting
Noriko Nakagoshi carries 156 episodes of emotional labor.
Production
That downtown Tokyo set feels lived-in for decades.
Noriko Nakagoshi
Suenaga Kokoro
Toru Nakamura
Asakura Yusaku
Tomoka Kurokawa
Asakura Sachi
Eiko Koike
Yamamoto Towako
Ryohei Hirota
Asakura Yuuta
Ran Ito
Suenaga Misako
Papaya Suzuki
Ochiai Kaoru
Yukiko Shimizu
Chino Yukiko
Akira Terao
Suenaga Takuro
Raita Ryu
Najajima Ikkoku
Hiroshi Tamaki
Hotta Takumi
Fuyuki Moto
Oba Tetsuo
Keiko Kishi
Kiyono Izumi
Nami Ichinohe
Tamakoshi Rikako
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Asadora morning dramas are Japan's decades-long tradition of training actresses through grueling 6-day shooting schedules.
156 episodes makes this a SHORT asadora—these typically run 150+ but some stretch past 250.
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