Asa ga Kita
| Asa ga Kita | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Sunshiny Asa Here Comes Asa! (WakuWaku Japan) |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Mika Ōmori |
| Directed by | Shinichi Nishitani Shinzō Nitta Yoshiharu Sasaki Hirokazu Ozaki Ryōhei Nakano Kō Suzuki |
| Starring |
Haru Hiroshi Tamaki Shinobu Terajima Takeshi Masu Tasuku Emoto Dean Fujioka Hiroki Miyake Tomochika Akito Kiriyama Fuka Koshiba Kaya Kiyohara Kōji Seto Takurō Tatsumi Hisako Manda Yoichi Hayashi Jun Fubuki Masaomi Kondō Aoi Miyazaki |
| Narrated by | Keiko Sugiura |
| Opening theme | "365 nichi no Kamihikouki" by AKB48 |
| Composer(s) | Yuki Hayashi |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language(s) | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 156 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Motohiko Sano |
| Producer(s) | Toshitake Fukuoka Kumano Ritsuji |
| Location(s) | Osaka, Japan |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Production company(s) | NHK |
| Release | |
| Original network | NHK |
| Picture format | HDTV |
| Original release | September 28, 2015 – April 2, 2016 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Mare |
| Followed by | Toto Neechan |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Asa ga Kita (あさが来た?) was a Japanese television drama series, the 93rd Asadora (morning drama) broadcast six days a week on NHK from September 28, 2015, to April 2, 2016. It is based on the life of . It was followed by Toto Neechan on April 4.
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In 1901, Asa Shirooka gave a lecture at the freshmen ceremony of Sunrise Women's University (日の出女子大学).
Back in 1861, Asa is shown as a naughty and curious girl, being the second daughter of the Imai family, a rich merchant family in Kyoto. She was displeased with the arrangements her father made for her and her well-behaved older sister Hatsu to marry into two merchant families in Osaka. Rather than be a bride, she wanted to pursue studies in accounting and business. When her fiancé Shinjirō (11 years older than her) came to visit however, her life began to change. Shinjirō gave her an abacus and encouraged her to act on her own will. As a result, the family reluctantly agreed to let Asa learn accounting due to her fiancé's gift, and Asa became fond of Shinjirō for his gentleness.
In 1865, 15-year-old Asa was still naughty, which annoyed her parents and the maids to no end. Asa's older sister Hatsu was ready to marry, but her future husband Sōbei, whom the sister had met only once before, was indifferent to the talented and kind Hatsu. Hatsu's future mother-in-law Kiku was also rude and mean, which disturbed the sisters greatly. While Asa actively opposed her sister's marriage, Hatsu remained obedient. Asa was likewise expected to soon be married, but the untimely death of Shinjirō's older brother made them postpone the marriage for six months.
After Asa married into the Shirooka family, she recalled their father's advice to protect their new families, and so from time to time, she showed her interest in the family's business and finances. Luckily her father-in-law Shōkichi was open-minded, and her mother-in-law Yono did not actively oppose her behavior, which allowed her to study and work in the new family. One night, the Shinsengumi came to force the family to lend them some money. Asa stood her ground to to ask them if they would ever return to pay back the loan; as the family is not a charity, but running a credible business. Rather than be insulted, her innocence and bravery persuades the Shinsengumi to act reasonably, and this earns Asa the respect of the family and its employees. This also convinces her husband that she is no longer a child, and they finally consumate their marriage.
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