Junjo Kirari (2006)

Name: Junjo Kirari
Released: 2006
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Aoi Miyazaki, Shigeru Muroi, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Seiji Fukushi, Shinobu Terajima

• Series, Drama

Casting: Aoi Miyazaki, Shigeru Muroi, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Seiji Fukushi, Shinobu Terajima, Haruka Igawa, Keiko Takeshita, Tomokazu Miura, Kie Kitano, Nobuo Yana, Gekidan Hitori, Sansei Shiomi, Yuu Tokui, Keiko Toda, Hatsunori Hasegawa, Kazuaki Hankai, Karen Miyama, Tetsuhiro Ikeda, Kazuyuki Aijima, Seiko Takuma, Eriko Hatsune, Marika Matsumoto, Yasuko Mitsuura, Satomi Achiwa, Kazuya Takahashi, Shunsuke Kariya, Natsuko Akiyama, Rokkaku Seiji
Countries: Japan
Status: Ended

The 74th NHK Asadora Drama is Junjo Kirari, which means something along the lines of "pure-hearted Kirari." The story is set in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture in the era around the Second World War. When the story opens in 1928, the heroine, Sakurako, is a very active seven-year-old girl. Indeed, even in the first episode she exhibits her confidence and enthusiasm. But above all else, Sakurako is interested in becoming a jazz pianist, and music features extensively in the plot.