Scarlet (TV series)

Japanese television series

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Scarlet

Original title| スカーレット
Genre| Drama
Written by| Fumie Mizuhashi
Directed by|

* Yuki Nakajima
* Yuzuru Satō
* Kō Suzuki
* Takayoshi Ōtani
* Takamasa Izunami
* Yūsuke Noda

Starring|

* Erika Toda
* Yasuko Tomita
* Kouhei Matsushita
* Kentarō Itō
* Yuko Oshima
* Kento Hayashi
* Nanami Sakuraba
* Mayuko Fukuda
* Junpei Mizobata
* Magy
* Ryuta Sato
* Naomi Zaizen
* Miki Mizuno
* Issey Ogata
* Goro Inagaki
* Kazuki Kitamura

Narrated by| Seiko Nakajō
Opening theme| "Flare" by Superfly
Composer| Yumi Tōno
Country of origin| Japan
Original language| Japanese
No. of episodes| 156
Production
Executive producer| Yuki Uchida
Producers| Tomoki Hase
Yuya Kasai
Running time| 15 minutes
Production company| NHK Osaka
Original release
Network| NHK
Release| September 30, 2019 (2019-09-30) –
March 28, 2020 (2020-03-28)

Scarlet (スカーレット, Sukāretto) is a Japanese television drama series and the 101st Asadora series, following Natsuzora. It premiered on September 30, 2019, and concluded on March 28, 2020.

## Plot

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This asadora follows the life and career of Kimiko Kawahara (played as an adult by Erika Toda) pioneering the way for women in the male-dominated field of ceramics in Japan after World War II. The story centres around Shiga Prefecture and the pottery town of Shigaraki.

In 1947, 9-year-old Kimiko (played as a child by Yukawa Kawashima) came to Shigaraki from Osaka with her father Joji (played by Kazuki Kitamura), mother Matsu (played by Yasuko Tomita), and two sisters. Joji was fleeing from debt collectors due to a business failure as a result of the war. As they settle into life in rural Shiga, Kimiko, who is very curious, is inspired by the pottery work in Shigaraki. However, initially Kimiko goes to school, takes care of her sisters and helps her mother with the housework. Joji found work in the transport industry, but the Kawahara family was still poor. Because of this, Joji brings a young man named Soichiro Kusama (played by Ryuta Sato) to board in the household. Kimiko finds inspiration from Kusama, who in turn praises her drawing work.[1]

Eventually, the debt collectors trace Joji to Shigaraki...

As an adult, Kimiko marries another ceramicist and has one son (that later died of leukemia) but continues to pursue her dreams of working in ceramics and seeks to create her own unique style.

## Cast

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### Kawahara's family

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* Erika Toda as Kimiko Kawahara
* Yua Kawashima as young Kimiko
* Kazuki Kitamura as Jōji Kawahara, Kimiko's father
* Yasuko Tomita as Matsu Kawahara, Kimiko's mother
* Nanami Sakuraba as Naoko Kawahara, Kimiko's sister
* Natsumi Yakuwa as young Naoko
* Mayuko Fukuda as Yuriko Kawahara, Kimiko's younger sister

### Shigaraki people

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* Yūko Oshima as Teruko Kumagai, Kimiko's childhood friend
* Naho Yokomizo as young Teruko
* Kento Hayashi as Shinsaku Ōno, Kimiko's childhood friend
* Kenshin Nakamura, as young Shinsaku
* Naomi Zaizen as Yōko Ōno, Shinsaku's mother
* Magy as Takenobu Ōno, Shinsaku's father and store owner

### Osaka people

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* Miki Mizuno as Chiyaki Andō, a journalist
* Junpei Mizobata as Keisuke Sakata
* Takehiro Kimoto as Yutarō Tanaka
* Aki Hano as Sada Araki, a mistress and designer
* Kyōko Mitsubayashi as Nobuko Ōkubo, a former maid of Araki's mansion
* Takanori Nishikawa as George Fujikawa, a world-renowned artist

### Others

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* Ryuta Satō as Sōichirō Kusama
* Kouhei Matsushita as Hachirō Soyoda
* Issey Ogata as Shinsen Fukano
* Kentaro Ito as Takeshi Kawahara, Kimiko's son
* Goro Inagaki as Dr. Shigeyoshi Ōsaki
* Ruka Matsuda as Mana Ishii

## References

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1. ^ "物語 (Story)" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 1 October 2019.

## External links

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* Official website (in Japanese)
* Scarlet at IMDb

Preceded by

Natsuzora

|  Asadora
September 30, 2019 – March 28, 2020  | Succeeded by

Yell

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1990s|

* Rinrin to (1990)
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* Hanbun, Aoi (2018)
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* Yell (2020)
* Ochoyan (2020–2021)
* Okaeri Mone (2021)
* Come Come Everybody (2021–2022)
* Chimudondon (2022)
* Soar High! (2022–2023)
* Ranman (2023)
* Boogie Woogie (2023–2024)
* The Tiger and Her Wings (2024)
* Omusubi (2024–2025)
* Anpan (2025)
* The Ghost Writer's Wife (2025–2026)
* Kaze, Kaoru (2026)
* Blossom (2026–2027)

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