TV series

Mampuku

2018–2019 · 1 season

A gentle, persevering daily-life drama that walks beside a couple through hardship toward small hard-won triumphs, warm and steady.

Overview: Based on true story of the wife of Ando Momofuku, the businessman who founded Nissin Food Products Co. Ltd. and the inventor of instant ramen, the 99th Asadora follows the life of Tachibana Fukuko, a young woman who tries to survive tough times in Osaka with her husband from before WWII to the rapid economic development era. Together they overcome various setbacks before they succeed in creating instant noodles. (Source: MDL)
How it feels: Earnest, warm, uplifting and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, survival, ambition, love
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
survival
ambition
love
redemption
Places: big city
countryside
workplace
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: serialised
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: drama
Written by: Yasushi Fukuda
Starring: Sakura Ando, Hiroki Hasegawa, Keiko Matsuzaka, Sara Ogawa, Motoki Nishimura, Inoue Takuya, Nao Matsushita, Mana Ashida
Music: Kenji Kawai
Length: 1 seasons, 151 episodes, 15 min each
Network: NHK
Country: Japan, United States of America, Philippines
Languages: English, Japanese, Spanish