Wakaba
Wakaba

Series·2004–2005·1 Season

Wakaba

Country

JP

Language

Japanese

Episodes

151

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// overview

The Story

Original title: わかば

The story is about a young woman who becomes a landscape gardener following her father's wishes. Wakaba, born and brought up in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, lived happily with her parents and younger brother until the Great Hanshin Earthquake shook and destroyed the city in 1995. In the disaster, Wakaba loses her father, who was an architect and moves with her mother and brother to Obi, old castle town in Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, where her grandmother lives with her uncle and aunt. Living in Obi's rich natural environment, Wakaba learns that plants can heal people's hearts. She makes a resolution to return to Kobe and reconstruct the city abundant in greenery.

Written By

Kenichi Onishi

Themes

kobe japanasadoragrandfather granddaughter relationshipgreat hanshin earthquakelandscape gardener

Production House

NHK
NHK Osaka

Audience Score

40%

2 votes

Skip22%
Timepass50%
Go for it23%
Perfection5%

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// cast

Cast

Fukumi Kuroda

Fukumi Kuroda

Yuko Tanaka

Yuko Tanaka

Takashi Tsukamoto

Takashi Tsukamoto

Teruhiko Saigō

Teruhiko Saigō

// crew

Crew

Kenichi Onishi

Writer

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