Chotchan

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Chotchan

1987- 1987

1 Seasons

156 Episodes

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Overview

The 38th NHK Asadora. Based on the autobiography of Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's mother.

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Episodes

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Hiro Komura

北山（岩崎）蝶子

Masanori Sera

岩崎要

Kei Satō

北山俊道

Saori Yuki

北山みさ（蝶子の母）

Takuzō Kawatani

野々村泰輔

Gin Maeda

野々村泰輔

Masumi Miyazaki

田所邦子

Koji Yakusho

神谷容

Koasa Shunpūtei

国松連平

Tetta Sugimoto

彦坂頼介

Creative team

Written by: Narito Kaneko

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