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Hi no kuni ni
Overview
The 18th NHK Asadora. Starring Keiko Suzuka about a woman who strives to become a landscape gardener.
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Cast
Keiko Suzuka
桜木香子
Yūji Hori
父・壮吉
Kenzō Kawarasaki
次男・鉄次郎
Yasuo Tanabe
三男・雄三
Gō Ibuki
四男・史郎
Ken Yamauchi
青年獣医・吉野正
Chishū Ryū
造園主・吉野公平
Bin Amatsu
長谷川社長
Nijiko Kiyokawa
阿蘇の山奥に住む大富豪
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