Set during the late Meiji era to post-World War II period at Osaka, featuring the lead character Fujioka Ten who is modeled after Yoshimoto Sei, the founder of Yoshimoto Kogyo and a female comedy show promoter. Ten is born into a family managing a drug wholesale business in Kyoto and meets Kitamura Tōkichi who is the son of a family in the rice dealing business. When they fall in love, Ten goes against her parents' wishes to marry Tokichi who is a big lover of comedy. Ten unwittingly becomes the manager of a vaudeville theater with her husband, and eventually becomes the first woman in Japan to make comedy into a business, transforming Osaka into a capital of comedy. Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
- Norsk
- Native Title: わろてんか
- Also Known As:
- Screenwriter: Yoshida Tomoko
- Director: Motoki Kazuhiro, Higashiyama Mitsuhiro, Kawano Hideaki, Suzuki Wataru, Hosaka Keita
- Genres: Historical, Business, Comedy, Romance
Cast & Credits
- Aoi Wakana Main Role
- Endo KenichiFujioka Gihee [Ten's father]Support Role
- Suzuki HonamiFujioka Shizu [Ten's mother]Support Role
- Chiba YudaiFujioka Shinichi [Ten's elder brother]Support Role
- Takeshita KeikoFujioka Hatsu [Ten's grandmother]Support Role
- Matsuzaka Tori Support Role
Reviews
If you interest in Japanese Commedians and historical setting, try this Shoujo manga like Asa dora.
When it airing, I really want to watch it but since it's asadora (it has 151 episodes with 15 minutes length each episode) I couldn't committed to really watch it.However recently happen that I able to watch it because my passion as Takahashi Issei's fans.
This asadora start with a little girl (Ten Fujioka) from a traditional medicine maker family meet with a comedian older brother (Tokichi Kitayama) from Osaka in 1904. Later she keep thinking about him until she grow up since periodically she received letters from this comedian brother. Story start when she is arranged to marry the 2nd son of reputable pharmaceutical family owner (Shiori Inoo) which played by Takahashi Issei. And so the story is continuous about how their life's until our heroine in her 50s.
What I like about this drama :
- Many interesting rakugo, manzai and others traditional Japanese comedian since the focus of this story is the comedian agency made by Ten and her husband
- It will gives you second lead syndrome
- Takahashi Issei have many screen time more than I expected
- The story is made accordingly so it's quite easy to understand for foreigners
- Although heroine is the focus of the story, the supporting role also have some part that also show some character developed
- Excellent acting and well done script. Specially material on their jokes really well that it makes able enjoy them separately from the drama