"Oshin" (1983) More at IMDbPro »TV series

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Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Tells the story of Oshin, a poor little girl who would someday become the owner of a big supermarket chain in Japan.

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Cast

(Series Credited cast)

	Nobuko Otowa	...	Oshin as grown-up
	Yûko Tanaka	...	Oshin as young woman
	Ayako Kobayashi	...	Oshin as child
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Terumi Azuma
	Yôji Matsuda	...	(1983)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Company:

NHK more

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Oshin stands alone in terms of her worldwide fame!!, 6 August 2005

Author: Jerome from London

Who is the most famous Japanese person in the world?

Perhaps the answer is Oshin, the heroine of the popular NHK morning series, which was broadcast for a year from April 1983. With the cooperation of the Japan Foundation, NHK International produced the international edition of "Oshin" for worldwide distribution and eventually "Oshin" came to be aired in 59 countries and regions.

Reports say that in China alone, as many as 200 million people watched "Oshin", while in Iran, female Japanese tourists have often been addressed as "Oshin". The Indonesian broadcaster was flooded with protests from viewers because the series was being broadcast while supper was being prepared. There is no doubt about it ; Oshin stands alone in terms of her worldwide fame.

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