TV Series

Sakura (2002)

• First aired April 1, 2002
• Seasons: 1 · Episodes: 156
• 15m per episode

• Drama
• Comedy

Overview

Sakura is a Japanese serialized morning television drama that aired on NHK from April 1 to September 28 of 2002. The series totalled 156 episodes. It chronicles the life of Matsushita Sakura, a Sansei Japanese-American living in Hawaii. She moves to a small town in Japan to be an assistant language teacher for Japanese middle-school students. The show, lasting only 15 minutes long, is on every morning except Sunday, every week. Sakura first comes to Japan living with her grandparents; later, she moves because she has to teach English to the Japanese students. There she learns many valuable lessons and makes new friends.

Starring

Miyoko Asada, Ken Teraizumi, Masami Nagasawa