Hiyokko: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The 96th NHK Asadora is about Mineko, a girl born in Ibaraki Prefecture, who comes up to Tokyo for the mass employment during the high economic growth period. The story begins in 1964, the year of the Tokyo Olympics, and portrays her eventful life and growth as a person.

Series details

• Title: Hiyokko
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2017-04-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-09-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 15 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19107
• IMDb ID: tt5847156
• TVDB ID: 319389

Cast and credited roles

• Kasumi Arimura — Mineko Yatabe

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-04-03; final listed air date 2017-09-30; episode order: 156.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hiyokko 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.