Natsuzora (Japanese Television Series)

Natsuzora (Japanese: なつぞら) is a Japanese television drama series produced by NHK. It holds the distinction of being the 100th installment in the network's long-running asadora (morning drama) series. The series aired from April 1, 2019, to September 28, 2019, occupying the Monday through Saturday 08:00 time slot.

Natsuzora promotional image — Promotional visual for the NHK drama Natsuzora.

Production and Broadcast

The series was written by Sumio Omori and directed by a team including Takafumi Kimura, Kenji Tanaka, Tadashi Tanaka, and Tetsuya Watanabe. Natsuzora followed the conclusion of the drama Mampuku and was succeeded by Scarlet on September 30, 2019. Each episode had a runtime of 15 minutes.

Cast

The series features a large ensemble cast. The primary roles include:

Suzu Hirose as Natsu Okuhara
Masaki Okada as Saitaro Okuhara
Masao Kusakari as Taiju Shibata
Nanako Matsushima as Fujiko Shibata
Naohito Fujiki as Takeo Shibata

Suzu Hirose, who portrays the lead character Natsu Okuhara.

Masaki Okada, who portrays Saitaro Okuhara.

Masao Kusakari, who portrays Taiju Shibata.

Nanako Matsushima, who portrays Fujiko Shibata.

Naohito Fujiki, who portrays Takeo Shibata.

The supporting cast includes Sho Kiyohara, Momoko Fukuchi, Nanaka Hirao, Takashi Kobayashi, Takuma Otoo, Ken Yasuda, Atsuko Takahata, Nobuko Sendo, Yuki Yamada, Shigeyuki Totsugi, Ayako Kobayashi, Ryo Yoshizawa, Atsuhiro Inukai, Asuka Kudo, Takeo Nakahara, Kie Kitano, Miu Tomita, and Tasuku Emoto.

Nanaka Hirao, who portrays Akemi Shibata.

Takashi Kobayashi, who portrays Yukichi Tomura.

Takuma Otoo, who portrays Kikusuke Tomura.

Ken Yasuda, who portrays Yukinosuke Obata.

Atsuko Takahata, who portrays Toyo Obata.

Yuki Yamada, who portrays Yukijiro Obata.

Shigeyuki Totsugi, who portrays Seiji Yamada.

Ayako Kobayashi, who portrays Tami Yamada.

Ryo Yoshizawa, who portrays Tenyo Yamada.

Atsuhiro Inukai, who portrays Yohei Yamada.

Asuka Kudo, who portrays Nobuya Sasaoka.

Takeo Nakahara, who portrays Yaichiro Agawa.

Tasuku Emoto, who portrays Ryuichi Kurata.