Series synopsis
Amachan, also known as あまちゃん is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on NHK BS Premium on April 1, 2013. It ended on December 31, 2013. It was created by Kankuro Kudo, Teruyuki Yoshida, Toki Kajiwara, Go Inoue, Tomohiro Kuwano, 西村武五郎. It stars Non, Ai Hashimoto, Nobuko Miyamoto and Kyoko Koizumi.
Aki Amano, a high-school girl from Tokyo moves to the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region to become a female diver. She becomes a local idol, then returns to Tokyo to try to become a real idol, and finally returns to Tohoku to help revitalize the area after the Great East Japan earthquake.
Premise
Aki Amano, a high-school girl from Tokyo moves to the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region to become a female diver. She becomes a local idol, then returns to Tokyo to try to become a real idol, and finally returns to Tohoku to help revitalize the area after the Great East Japan earthquake.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Non as Aki Amano
- Ai Hashimoto as Yui Adachi
- Nobuko Miyamoto as Natsu Amano
- Kyoko Koizumi as Haruko Amano
- Kasumi Arimura as Young Haruko Amano
- Hiroko Yakushimaru as Hiromi Suzuka
- Tetta Sugimoto as Daikichi Oomukai
- Masahiro Higashide as Young Daikichi Ōmukai
Supporting cast
- Teppei Koike as Hiroshi Adachi
- Yoshiyoshi Arakawa as Masayoshi Yoshida
- Ryuhei Matsuda as Takuma Mizuguchi
- Toshinori Omi as Masamune Kurokawa
- Keizo Kanie as Chūbee Amano
- Eri Watanabe as Yayoi Konno
- Daikichi Sugawara as Atsushi Konno
- Hana Kino as Katsue Osanai
- Denden as Rokurō Osanai
- Jun Miho as Misuzu Kumagai
- Hairi Katagiri as Sayuri Anbe
- Mitsuru Fukikoshi as Tamotsu Sugawara
Guest cast
- Reina Fujie as Aki Amano's classmate
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 163 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 6 | August 16, 2013 | December 31, 2013 |
| Season 1 | 157 | April 1, 2013 | December 31, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
"Ama" TV (1) until morning "Ama-chan" 1st to 8th week digest |
August 16, 2013 |
| 2 |
"Ama" TV (2) until morning "Ama-chan" 9th to 13th week digest |
August 17, 2013 |
| 3 |
"Ama" TV (3) until morning "Ama-chan" digest for 14-20 weeks |
August 18, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 1, 2013 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 2, 2013 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | April 3, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NHK BS Premium |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 1, 2013 |
| Last aired | December 31, 2013 |
| Runtime | 15 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 08:00:00 |