Churasan (2001)
Churasan is a 2001 Japanese-language drama series. It stars Ryoko Kuninaka, Kimiko Yo and Miho Kanno.
The 64th NHK Asadora Renzoku Drama is Churasan, a story of a young woman, Kohagura Eri, who was born in Kohamajima Island, Okinawa on May 15, 1972, the day when Okinawa was returned to Japan from the U.S. Eleven years later, Kamimura Shizuko and her two sons, Kazuya and Fumiya, from Tokyo come to stay as the guests of a small inn run by Eri’s family. Eri’s fun-loving, yet eccentric family welcomes them warmly. However, Eri is shocked to hear one of the sons, Kazuya is terminally ill and Shizuko and her sons came to Okinawa to spend his last moment together in beautiful nature. Fumiya, Kazuya’s younger brother, and Eri promise to marry each other someday. However after Kazuya’s death, Fumiya and his mother leave the island to go back to Tokyo. Years later, they are reunited, Eri as a nurse and Fumiya, a doctor, working at the same hospital in Tokyo.
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What is Churasan about?
The 64th NHK Asadora Renzoku Drama is Churasan, a story of a young woman, Kohagura Eri, who was born in Kohamajima Island, Okinawa on May 15, 1972, the day when Okinawa was returned to Japan from the U.S. Eleven years later, Kamimura Shizuko and her two sons, Kazuya and Fumiya, from Tokyo come to stay as the guests of a small inn run by Eri’s family. Eri’s fun-loving, yet eccentric family welcomes them warmly. However, Eri is shocked to hear one of the sons, Kazuya is terminally ill and Shizuko and her sons came to Okinawa to spend his last moment together in beautiful nature. Fumiya, Kazuya’s younger brother, and Eri promise to marry each other someday. However after Kazuya’s death, Fumiya and his mother leave the island to go back to Tokyo. Years later, they are reunited, Eri as a nurse and Fumiya, a doctor, working at the same hospital in Tokyo.
When was Churasan released?
Churasan was released on 3 April 2001.
How many episodes does Churasan have?
Churasan has 169 episodes across 4 seasons.
Cast
- Ryoko Kuninaka as Uemura Eri
- Kimiko Yo as Shibata Yoko
- Miho Kanno as Jyonouchi Maria
- Gori as Kohabura Keisho
- Masaaki Sakai as Kohagura Keibun
- Yoshiko Tanaka as Kohagura Katsuko
- Takayuki Yamada as Kohagura Keitatsu
- Kazuo Kitamura as Shimada Daishin
- Kenji Kohashi as Uemura Fumiya
- Aiko Sato as Kohagura Nanako
- Keiko Toda as Shimoyanagi Satoko
- Manami Konishi as Nishinomiya Haruka