Enka no Joou: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Enka no Joou (2007): Comedy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Himawari is an unsuccessful 39-year-old enka singer who has bad luck with men and money. Born into an Osaka takoyaki shop, the young Himawari was inspired by her father's words to immerse herself in enka. At the age of 13 her father disappears and her mother, bitter over the husband that left her, remarries--but Himawari has trouble adjusting to a new father and brother. With her father's words in her head--"You're the #1 singer in all of Japan!"--Himawari immediately heads to Tokyo after high school and makes her debut as an enka singer.
Series details
- Title: Enka no Joou
- Format: Scripted
- Language: Japanese
- Genres: Comedy
- Premiere date: 2007-01-13
- Final broadcast date listed: 2007-03-17
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
- Network country: Japan
- Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 24098
- IMDb ID: tt0997305
- TVDB ID: 104521
Cast and credited roles
- Riko Narumi — Gomi Sadako
- Yuki Amami — Ôkochi Himawari
- Taizô Harada — Tamaru Hitoshi
- Sakai Wakana — Ichijo Masami
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2007-01-13; final listed air date 2007-03-17; episode order: 10.
Source and licence
Adapted from Enka no Joou on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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