Chiritotechin (2007)
| First Air Date: | 2007, October 1 |
| Last Air Date: | 2008, March 29 |
| Status: | Ended |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Episodes: | 151 |
| Episode Runtime: | 15 min |
| Countries: | Japan |
| Production: | NHK, NHK Osaka |
| Cast: | Yutaka Matsushige, Munetaka Aoki, Emi Wakui, Sachie Hara, Tsunehiko Watase, Shihori Kanjiya, Megumi Sato |
Overview:
The 77th NHK Asadora is Chiritotechin. Location includes Fukui prefecture. This renzoku is about Wada Kiyomi (referred to as Kiyomi-B), a girl brought up in Fukui who moves to Osaka in search of her soul. In Osaka, Kiyomi-B becomes enchanted with rakugo, a Japanese traditional form of comic storytelling, and pursues a career in rakugo. In the summer of 1982, Kiyomi-B and her family move to Obama of Fukui, her father's hometown. Kiyomi-B's grandmother and uncle welcome the family, but Shotaro the grandfather does not allow Masanori to take over the Wakasa lacquer chopsticks making. One day, Kiyomi-B listens to rakugo at Shotaro's factory and becomes fond of it. Shotaro and Kiyomi-B become close through rakugo.