Status Ended
Language Japanese
First Aired October 2, 2006
Last Aired March 31, 2007
Seasons 1
Episodes 151
Imo Tako Nankin
★ 10.0 2006 Series 13+ 1 Season Finished Airing
Family •Drama
The series takes place in 1962 Osaka. Hanaoka Machiko, 37, is single and works at a hardware store in Osaka City while doing literary work. One day, she falls ill due to overwork and falls in love with Tokunaga Kenjiro, the doctor who examines her. Kenjiro and Machiko marry. But Kenjiro, who lost his first wife to illness, lives not just with his five children, but his brother, sister, and parents. In a comical and heart-warming way, the drama depicts Machiko's struggle with the new family while pursuing her career as a novelist.






