The 77th NHK Asadora is Chiritotechin. Location includes Fukui prefecture. This renzoku is about Wada Kiyomi (referred to as Kiyomi-B), a girl brought up in Fukui who moves to Osaka in search of her soul. In Osaka, Kiyomi-B becomes enchanted with rakugo, a Japanese traditional form of comic storytelling, and pursues a career in rakugo. In the summer of 1982, Kiyomi-B and her family move to Obama of Fukui, her father's hometown. Kiyomi-B's grandmother and uncle welcome the family, but Shotaro the grandfather does not allow Masanori to take over the Wakasa lacquer chopsticks making. One day, Kiyomi-B listens to rakugo at Shotaro's factory and becomes fond of it. Shotaro and Kiyomi-B become close through rakugo.
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Shihori Kanjiya
Wada Kiyomi B (151 episodes)

Megumi Sato
Wada Kiyomi A (151 episodes)

Yutaka Matsushige
Wada Masanori (151 episodes)

Sachie Hara
Ogata Natsuko (151 episodes)

Emi Wakui
Wada Itoko (151 episodes)

Munetaka Aoki
Tsurezuretei Soso (151 episodes)

Tsunehiko Watase
Tsurezuretei Sojaku (151 episodes)