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Asa ga Kita

Asa ga Kita

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Drama

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Towards the end of the Edo era, in the town of Kyoto, there lived a wealthy merchant by the name of Imai Tadamasa. He was blessed with 3 children, Hatsu, Asa and Kyutaro. His eldest, Hatsu, was a traditional girl who loved to play the koto and sew. Whilst his second daughter, Asa, was an impish hoyden who loved sumo wrestling. Asa was engaged to be married to the second son of a distinguished family who ran a money changer business in Osaka, Shirooka Shinjiro. Although Asa was furious when she had first heard about the betrothal, when she met up with Shinjiro for the first time, his charisma greatly attracted her and she fell in love with him in no time.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Ended

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

10 December 2025

Country

Japan

Cast

Haru

Haru

Imai Asa

Hiroshi Tamaki

Hiroshi Tamaki

Shinjirō

Aoi Miyazaki

Aoi Miyazaki

Imai Hatsu

Dean Fujioka

Dean Fujioka

Saisuke Godai

Tomochika

Tomochika

Ume

Takeshi Masu

Takeshi Masu

Imai Tadaoki

Shinobu Terajima

Shinobu Terajima

Imai Rie

Yoichi Hayashi

Yoichi Hayashi

Imai Tadamasa

Kaya Kiyohara

Kaya Kiyohara

Fuyu / Natsu

Masaomi Kondo

Masaomi Kondo

Shirooka Shokichi

Jun Fubuki

Jun Fubuki

Shirooka Yono

Asuka Kudo

Asuka Kudo

Higashiyanagi Keisuke

Akito Kiriyama

Akito Kiriyama

Shirooka Eisaburo

Takaya Yamauchi

Takaya Yamauchi

Gansuke

Miyu Yagyu

Miyu Yagyu

Shirooka Sachi

Hiroki Miyake

Hiroki Miyake

Kisuke

Tasuku Emoto

Tasuku Emoto

Mayuyama Soubee

Hisako Manda

Hisako Manda

Mayuyama Kiku

Sumika Nono

Sumika Nono

Miwa

Yasokichi Soganoya

Yasokichi Soganoya

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