Warotenka

Native name: わろてんか

Description:

Set during the late Meiji era to post-World War II period at Osaka, featuring the lead character Fujioka Ten who is modeled after Yoshimoto Sei, the founder of Yoshimoto Kogyo and a female comedy show promoter. Ten is born into a family managing a drug wholesale business in Kyoto and meets Kitamura Tōkichi who is the son of a family in the rice dealing business. When they fall in love, Ten goes against her parents' wishes to marry Tokichi who is a big lover of comedy. Ten unwittingly becomes the manager of a vaudeville theater with her husband, and eventually becomes the first woman in Japan to make comedy into a business, transforming Osaka into a capital of comedy.Watch drama online for free.

Date aired: Oct 2, 2017

Duration: 15 min.

Author(s): Higashiyama Mitsuhiro, Kawano Hideaki, Suzuki Wataru, Hosaka Keita, Motoki Kazuhiro

Networks: NHK

Genres: Romance, Business, Comedy, Historical

Date aired: Oct 2, 2017

Date end: Mar 31, 2018

Airs On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Status: Completed

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