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Junjo Kirari

8.0 / 10

2006

1 season

156 episodes

Drama

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.

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Cast

Aoi Miyazaki

Shigeru Muroi

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Seiji Fukushi

Shinobu Terajima

Haruka Igawa

Keiko Takeshita

Tomokazu Miura

Kie Kitano

Nobuo Yana

Gekidan Hitori

Yuu Tokui

Seasons

Ep 1
1.Dad's Marriage Meeting
04-03-200615m
Ep 2
2.Dad's Marriage Meeting
04-04-200615m
Ep 3
3.Dad's Marriage Meeting
05-04-200615m
Ep 4
4.Dad's Marriage Meeting
06-04-200615m
Ep 5
5.Dad's Marriage Meeting
07-04-200615m
Ep 6
6.Dad's Marriage Meeting
08-04-200615m
Ep 7
7.The Piano Arrived
10-04-200615m
Ep 8
8.The Piano Arrived
11-04-200615m
Ep 9
9.The Piano Arrived
12-04-200615m
Ep 10
10.The Piano Arrived
13-04-200615m
Ep 11
11.The Piano Arrived
14-04-200615m
Ep 12
12.The Piano Arrived
15-04-200615m
Ep 13
13.Prelude to Love
17-04-200615m
Ep 14
14.Prelude to Love
18-04-200615m
Ep 15
15.Prelude to Love
19-04-200615m
Ep 16
16.Prelude to Love
20-04-200615m
Ep 17
17.Prelude to Love
21-04-200615m
Ep 18
18.Prelude to Love
22-04-200615m
Ep 19
19.A Sudden Marriage Proposal
24-04-200615m
Ep 20
20.A Sudden Marriage Proposal
25-04-200615m
Ep 21
21.A Sudden Marriage Proposal
26-04-200615m
Ep 22
22.A Sudden Marriage Proposal
27-04-200615m
Ep 23
23.A Sudden Marriage Proposal
28-04-200615m
Ep 24
24.A Sudden Marriage Proposal
29-04-200615m
Ep 25
25.Fateful Parting of the Ways
01-05-200615m
Ep 26
26.Fateful Parting of the Ways
02-05-200615m
Ep 27
27.Fateful Parting of the Ways
03-05-200615m
Ep 28
28.Fateful Parting of the Ways
04-05-200615m
Ep 29
29.Fateful Parting of the Ways
05-05-200615m
Ep 30
30.Fateful Parting of the Ways
06-05-200615m
Ep 31
31.Sakura Blossoms?
08-05-200615m
Ep 32
32.Sakura Blossoms?
09-05-200615m
Ep 33
33.Sakura Blossoms?
10-05-200615m
Ep 34
34.Sakura Blossoms?
11-05-200615m
Ep 35
35.Sakura Blossoms?
12-05-200615m
Ep 36
36.Sakura Blossoms?
13-05-200615m
Ep 37
37.Don't Be Afraid of Being Poor
15-05-200615m
Ep 38
38.Don't Be Afraid of Being Poor
16-05-200615m
Ep 39
39.Don't Be Afraid of Being Poor
17-05-200615m
Ep 40
40.Don't Be Afraid of Being Poor
18-05-200615m
Ep 41
41.Don't Be Afraid of Being Poor
19-05-200615m
Ep 42
42.Don't Be Afraid of Being Poor
20-05-200615m
Ep 43
43.First Four-Hand Performance
22-05-200615m
Ep 44
44.First Four-Hand Performance
23-05-200615m
Ep 45
45.First Four-Hand Performance
24-05-200615m
Ep 46
46.First Four-Hand Performance
25-05-200615m
Ep 47
47.First Four-Hand Performance
26-05-200615m
Ep 48
48.First Four-Hand Performance
27-05-200615m
Ep 49
49.Tonight, I Will Dance With You
29-05-200615m
Ep 50
50.Tonight, I Will Dance With You
30-05-200615m
Ep 51
51.Tonight, I Will Dance With You
31-05-200615m
Ep 52
52.Tonight, I Will Dance With You
01-06-200615m
Ep 53
53.Tonight, I Will Dance With You
02-06-200615m
Ep 54
54.Tonight, I Will Dance With You
03-06-200615m
Ep 55
55.Farewell, Summer
05-06-200615m
Ep 56
56.Farewell, Summer
06-06-200615m
Ep 57
57.Farewell, Summer
07-06-200615m
Ep 58
58.Farewell, Summer
08-06-200615m
Ep 59
59.Farewell, Summer
09-06-200615m
Ep 60
60.Farewell, Summer
10-06-200615m
Ep 61
61.Cupid's Desire
12-06-200615m
Ep 62
62.Cupid's Desire
13-06-200615m
Ep 63
63.Cupid's Desire
14-06-200615m
Ep 64
64.Cupid's Desire
15-06-200615m
Ep 65
65.Cupid's Desire
16-06-200615m
Ep 66
66.Cupid's Desire
17-06-200615m
Ep 67
67.A Test of Family Bonds
19-06-200615m
Ep 68
68.A Test of Family Bonds
20-06-200615m
Ep 69
69.A Test of Family Bonds
21-06-200615m
Ep 70
70.A Test of Family Bonds
22-06-200615m
Ep 71
71.A Test of Family Bonds
23-06-200615m
Ep 72
72.A Test of Family Bonds
24-06-200615m
Ep 73
73.Now is All I Have
26-06-200615m
Ep 74
74.Now is All I Have
27-06-200615m
Ep 75
75.Now is All I Have
28-06-200615m
Ep 76
76.Now is All I Have
29-06-200615m
Ep 77
77.Now is All I Have
30-06-200615m
Ep 78
78.Now is All I Have
01-07-200615m
Ep 79
79.The Trial of Wakaokami
03-07-200615m
Ep 80
80.The Trial of Wakaokami
04-07-200615m
Ep 81
81.The Trial of Wakaokami
05-07-200615m
Ep 82
82.The Trial of Wakaokami
06-07-200615m
Ep 83
83.The Trial of Wakaokami
07-07-200615m
Ep 84
84.The Trial of Wakaokami
08-07-200615m
Ep 85
85.Farewell Concerto
10-07-200615m
Ep 86
86.Farewell Concerto
11-07-200615m
Ep 87
87.Farewell Concerto
12-07-200615m
Ep 88
88.Farewell Concerto
13-07-200615m
Ep 89
89.Farewell Concerto
14-07-200615m
Ep 90
90.Farewell Concerto
15-07-200615m
Ep 91
91.Iso's Secret
17-07-200615m
Ep 92
92.Iso's Secret
18-07-200615m
Ep 93
93.Iso's Secret
19-07-200615m
Ep 94
94.Iso's Secret
20-07-200615m
Ep 95
95.Iso's Secret
21-07-200615m
Ep 96
96.Iso's Secret
22-07-200615m
Ep 97
97.I Won't Give Up Hope
24-07-200615m
Ep 98
98.I Won't Give Up Hope
25-07-200615m
Ep 99
99.I Won't Give Up Hope
26-07-200615m
Ep 100
100.I Won't Give Up Hope
27-07-200615m
Ep 101
101.I Won't Give Up Hope
28-07-200615m
Ep 102
102.I Won't Give Up Hope
29-07-200615m
Ep 103
103.I'll Play the Piano Again Someday
31-07-200615m
Ep 104
104.I'll Play the Piano Again Someday
01-08-200615m
Ep 105
105.I'll Play the Piano Again Someday
02-08-200615m
Ep 106
106.I'll Play the Piano Again Someday
03-08-200615m
Ep 107
107.I'll Play the Piano Again Someday
04-08-200615m
Ep 108
108.I'll Play the Piano Again Someday
05-08-200615m
Ep 109
109.Chopin for My Mother
07-08-200615m
Ep 110
110.Chopin for My Mother
08-08-200615m
Ep 111
111.Chopin for My Mother
09-08-200615m
Ep 112
112.Chopin for My Mother
10-08-200615m
Ep 113
113.Chopin for My Mother
11-08-200615m
Ep 114
114.Chopin for My Mother
12-08-200615m
Ep 115
115.Tired of Waiting for Spring to Come
14-08-200615m
Ep 116
116.Tired of Waiting for Spring to Come
15-08-200615m
Ep 117
117.Tired of Waiting for Spring to Come
16-08-200615m
Ep 118
118.Tired of Waiting for Spring to Come
17-08-200615m
Ep 119
119.Tired of Waiting for Spring to Come
18-08-200615m
Ep 120
120.Tired of Waiting for Spring to Come
19-08-200615m
Ep 121
121.The Joy of Living
21-08-200615m
Ep 122
122.The Joy of Living
22-08-200615m
Ep 123
123.The Joy of Living
23-08-200615m
Ep 124
124.The Joy of Living
24-08-200615m
Ep 125
125.The Joy of Living
25-08-200615m
Ep 126
126.The Joy of Living
26-08-200615m
Ep 127
127.More Than Goodbye
28-08-200615m
Ep 128
128.More Than Goodbye
29-08-200615m
Ep 129
129.More Than Goodbye
30-08-200615m
Ep 130
130.More Than Goodbye
31-08-200615m
Ep 131
131.More Than Goodbye
01-09-200615m
Ep 132
132.More Than Goodbye
02-09-200615m
Ep 133
133.An Unexpected Homecoming
04-09-200615m
Ep 134
134.An Unexpected Homecoming
05-09-200615m
Ep 135
135.An Unexpected Homecoming
06-09-200615m
Ep 136
136.An Unexpected Homecoming
07-09-200615m
Ep 137
137.An Unexpected Homecoming
08-09-200615m
Ep 138
138.An Unexpected Homecoming
09-09-200615m
Ep 139
139.As Long as You Are Here
11-09-200615m
Ep 140
140.As Long as You Are Here
12-09-200615m
Ep 141
141.As Long as You Are Here
13-09-200615m
Ep 142
142.As Long as You Are Here
14-09-200615m
Ep 143
143.As Long as You Are Here
15-09-200615m
Ep 144
144.As Long as You Are Here
16-09-200615m
Ep 145
145.I Dreamed of a Concert
18-09-200615m
Ep 146
146.I Dreamed of a Concert
19-09-200615m
Ep 147
147.I Dreamed of a Concert
20-09-200615m
Ep 148
148.I Dreamed of a Concert
21-09-200615m
Ep 149
149.I Dreamed of a Concert
22-09-200615m
Ep 150
150.I Dreamed of a Concert
23-09-200615m
Ep 151
151.Life, Shining
25-09-200615m
Ep 152
152.Life, Shining
26-09-200615m
Ep 153
153.Life, Shining
27-09-200615m
Ep 154
154.Life, Shining
28-09-200615m
Ep 155
155.Life, Shining
29-09-200615m
Ep 156
156.Life, Shining
30-09-200615m

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