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Akatsuki (TV series)

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Akatsuki
GenreDrama
ComposerIchirō Saitō
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
Production
Running time15 minutes
Original release
NetworkNHK
ReleaseApril 1, 1963 (1963-04-01) –
April 4, 1964 (1964-04-04)

Akatsuki (あかつき) is a Japanese television drama series. It debuted on April 1, 1963, and was broadcast until April 4, 1964.[1] It was the third Asadora series broadcast on NHK.[2] It starred Shin Saburi as a college professor who quit his job to try to become a painter.

Cast[edit]

  • Shin Saburi as Shōnosuke Sada
  • Michiko Araki as Toshiko Sada, Shōnosuke's wife
  • Nobuo Tsukamoto as Shōzō Sada, Shōnosuke's eldest son
  • Keiko Iida as Ayako Sada, Shōnosuke's eldest daughter
  • Yoko Kawaguchi as Yoko Sada, Shōnosuke's second daughter
  • Eiko Muramatsu as Chizu Sada
  • Hisano Yamaoka as Akiko
  • Kyûzô Kawabe as Nojima
  • Ayako Hōshō as the Director's wife
  • Minako Osanai as Hisako
  • Jun Usami as Ōnishi

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Akatsuki" (in Japanese). Terebi Dorama Dētabēsu. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Renzoku terebi shōsetsu zen risuto: 1960 nendai" (in Japanese). NHK. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2014.