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NHK Drama "Oshin" Broadcasting on UTB18.2
When
Sunday, April 07, 2013
8:00 AM
Location
N/A
Broadcast Starting Date: Sunday, April 7, 2013
Broadcast Schedule: Sunday Mornings: 8 AM - 9 AM
Sunday Evenings: 8 PM - 9 PM
Run Time: 99 Weeks
The morning drama serial
Oshin
was broadcasted from April 5, 1983. The average audience share for this yearlong presentation was a record 52.6%, with a peak of 62.9%, still the highest figures for a drama program. The nation was riveted.
Oshin
brought tears to viewers' eyes with its depiction of a woman's battle to survive and succeed. Actress Kobayashi Ayako won a massive following for her portrayal of the young Oshin, staving off hunger with radish gruel as she endures a cruel Oshin (Kobayashi apprenticeship).
In a survey of one million people carried out by NHK to commemorate the 40th anniversary of TV broadcasting in 1993, viewers were asked which program they most wanted to see again.
Oshin
was the most popular choice.
At a time when postwar economic growth was reaching its zenith,
Oshin
reminded people what life had been like just a few decades earlier, and offered a chance to reconsider Japanese history and culture.