Anpan (TV series)

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Anpan
Genre	Drama
Written by	Miho Nakazono
Directed by	Tsuyoshi Yanagawa and others
Starring	Mio Imada; Takumi Kitamura; Ryo Kase; Noriko Eguchi; Yuumi Kawai; Nanoka Hara; Kanata Hosoda; Fumiya Takahashi; Motoki Nakazawa; Motoki Ohmori; Kazunari Ninomiya; Naho Toda; Miyoko Asada; Kōtarō Yoshida; Yutaka Takenouchi; Sadao Abe; Satoshi Tsumabuki; Nanako Matsushima;
Narrated by	Risa Hayashida
Opening theme	"Tamamono" by Radwimps
Composer	Akio Izutsu
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
Production
Producers	Shusuke Nakamura; Ryosuke Funada; Shunsuke Kawaguchi;
Running time	15 minutes
Production company	NHK
Original release
Network	NHK
Release	March 31, 2025

Anpan (あんぱん)^[1] is a Japanese television drama series and the 112th Asadora series^[2], following Omusubi. This drama is inspired by Nobu Komatsu, the wife of Takashi Yanase, the creator of Anpanman, but it is a fictional and original work.^[3]

Mio Imada was chosen for the lead role of Nobu Asada from among 3365 auditionees.^[4]

Plot

Nobu Asada, who was deeply influenced by militaristic ideology, experienced the horrors of war, which completely changed her values. After the war, she and her husband, Takashi, pursued "a justice that never overturns." Takashi eventually created a masterpiece picture book.

Cast

Asada family

Mio Imada as Nobu Asada
- Yuzuna Nagase as young Nobu
Ryo Kase as Yutaro Asada, Nobu's father
Noriko Eguchi as Hatako Asada, Nobu's mother
Yuumi Kawai as Ranko Asada, Nobu's sister
Nanoka Hara as Meiko Asada, Nobu's sister
Kōtarō Yoshida as Kamaji Asada, Nobu's grandfather
Miyoko Asada as Kura Asada, Nobu's grandmother
Kanata Hosoda as Go Hara

Yanai family

Takumi Kitamura as Takashi Yanai, Nobu's husband
- Yura Kimura as young Takashi
Nanako Matsushima as Tomiko Yanai, Takashi's mother
Kazunari Ninomiya as Kiyoshi Yanai, Takashi's father
Motoki Nakazawa as Chihiro Yanai, Takashi's brother
Yutaka Takenouchi as Hiroshi Yanai, Takashi's uncle
Naho Toda as Chiyoko Yanai, Takashi's aunt
Himari Hitomi as Shin Uto

Others

Sadao Abe as Sōkichi Yamura
Fumiya Takahashi as Kentaro Karashima
Sara Shida as Usako Ogawa
Sonim as Mimi Yamashita
Kumi Takiuchi as Yukiko Kuroi
Koichi Yamadera as Haruto Zama
Satoshi Tsumabuki as Shinnosuke Yagi
Motoki Ohmori (Mrs. Green Apple) as Takuya Ise

TV schedule

Week	Episodes	Title	Directed by	Original airdate	Rating
1	1–5	"Ningen nante Samishii ne" (人間なんてさみしいね)		March 31–April 4, 2025

References

^ "Anpan". NHK Enterprises. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
^ "あんぱん". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 March 2025.
^ "今田美桜主演の朝ドラ『あんぱん』3.31放送開始! 笑顔はじける主人公ビジュアル解禁". Crank-in! (in Japanese). 27 January 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
^ "来春朝ドラ『あんぱん』ヒロインに今田美桜 3365人応募のオーディションで大役掴む". Oricon (in Japanese). 2 February 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.

External links

Official website

Preceded by Omusubi	Asadora 31 March 2025–	Succeeded by Bakebake

[1] "Anpan". NHK Enterprises. Retrieved 30 March 2025.

[2] "あんぱん". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 March 2025.

[3] "今田美桜主演の朝ドラ『あんぱん』3.31放送開始! 笑顔はじける主人公ビジュアル解禁". Crank-in! (in Japanese). 27 January 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.

[4] "来春朝ドラ『あんぱん』ヒロインに今田美桜 3365人応募のオーディションで大役掴む". Oricon (in Japanese). 2 February 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.

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