Kanakana: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Higurashi Masanao, often called as Masa, is a former yankee who now runs a small izakaya near the sea. Although Masa has many cuts on his face which makes many fear him, Masa is actually a kind-hearted man who has great knowledge of plants and animals. One day, Masa meets a 5-year-old girl, Kanaka, who ran away from a suspicious man. Kanaka has a mysterious power of reading people's heart and she was often sent by her uncle Sawada to gambling houses. Kanaka who has always been surrounded by bad adults, feels a sense of security when she reads Masa's heart and decides to ask Masa for help. Masa decides to take Kanaka with him and run away. What will happen to Kanaka and Masa who suddenly became a "kidnapper"?

Series details

• Title: Kanakana
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2022-05-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-06-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 15 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 62107

Cast and credited roles

• Gordon Maeda — Higurashi Masanao / Masa
• Kato Yuzuna — Kanakana
• Sei Shiraishi — Sawa
• Oshiro Maeda — Kishibe Yusuke
• Shinkawa Yua — Tadokoro Misaki
• Renn Kiriyama — Kirishima Keiya
• Jun Hashimoto — Daimon
• Yoshiko Miyazaki — Iwai Makoto
• Shinji Takeda — Sawada

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-05-16; final listed air date 2022-06-30; episode order: 28.

Source and licence

Adapted from Kanakana 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.