Imo Tako Nankin

Imo Tako Nankin — Plot

The series takes place in 1962 Osaka. Hanaoka Machiko, 37, is single and works at a hardware store in Osaka City while doing literary work. One day, she falls ill due to overwork and falls in love with Tokunaga Kenjiro, the doctor who examines her. Kenjiro and Machiko marry. But Kenjiro, who lost his first wife to illness, lives not just with his five children, but his brother, sister, and parents. In a comical and heart-warming way, the drama depicts Machiko's struggle with the new family while pursuing her career as a novelist.

• Release date
• October 2, 2006
• Runtime
• 15 min
• TMDB score
• 10

Imo Tako Nankin — Cast

Naomi Fujiyama Machiko Hanaoka Jun Kunimura 徳永健次郎 Kyōko Kagawa 花岡和代 Tomoko Tabata 徳永晴子 Ittoku Kishibe 花岡常太郎 Ayumi Ishida 矢木沢純子 Chikage Awashima 花岡ウメ