| Natsuzora | |
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| Original title | なつぞら |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Sumio Ōmori |
| Directed by | Takafumi Kimura Tadashi Tanaka Tetsuya Watanabe Kenji Tanaka Daisuke Futami Kuniome Hashizume Makoto Yabe |
| Starring | Suzu Hirose Nanako Matsushima Naohito Fujiki Masaki Okada Asuka Kudoh Ken Yasuda Ryo Yoshizawa Taishi Nakagawa Yūki Yamada Arata Iura Shihori Kanjiya Atsuko Takahata Masao Kusakari |
| Narrated by | Teruyoshi Uchimura |
| Opening theme | "Yasashii ano Ko" by Spitz |
| Composer | Yukari Hashimoto |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 156 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Tomoaki Iso Toshitake Fukuoka |
| Producers | Shunpei Murayama |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Production company | NHK |
| Original release | |
| Network | NHK |
| Release | April 1 (2019-04-01) – September 28, 2019 (2019-09-28) |
Natsuzora (なつぞら) is a Japanese television drama series and the 100th Memorial Asadora series, following Manpuku. It premiered on April 1, 2019, and concluded on September 28, 2019. The story is loosely based on the life of animator Reiko Okuyama.
As Natsu's parents were dead, she was raised by her father's old friend Takeo Shibata in Tokachi Hokkaido.[1] At first Natsu was not recognized as a member of the Shibata family, but gradually gains Taijū Shibata's trust by her efforts.[2][3] Natsu learns a lot from him and he has a great influence on her life.[4]
But Natsu decides to go to Tokyo to be an animator.[5]
| Preceded by | Asadora April 1, 2019 – September 28, 2019 |
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