Natsuko no Sake

Natsuko's Sake
First tankōbon volume cover
夏子の酒
(Natsuko no Sake)
Manga
Written byAkira Oze
Published byKodansha
MagazineWeekly Morning
Original run1988 – 1991
Volumes12
Television drama
Original networkFuji Television
Original run January 12, 1994 – March 23, 1994
Episodes11
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Natsuko no Sake (Japanese: 夏子の酒; lit. 'Natsuko's Sake') is a Japanese manga series by Akira Oze. It was adapted into a live-action television series in 1994.

The story centers around Natsuko Saeki, a young woman trying to break into sake making, a business that is traditionally carried out by men.

A prequel to the story by the same author, Natsu no Kura, tells the story of Natsuko's grandmother, Natsu.

Plot

Natsuko Saeki, a young woman working for an advertising company in Tokyo, returns to her family's home in the countryside. There she finds her brother, Yasuo, searching for a "phantom" rice seed called tatsunishiki, rumored to create a new form of sake. He finds a few seeds, but after he passes away suddenly, Natsuko quits her job and begins working at the sake brewery to realize Yasuo's dream of making the best sake in Japan.

Characters

Natsuko Saeki
Portrayed by: Emi Wakui
Wataru Kusakabe
Portrayed by: Masato Hagiwara
Saeko Hashimoto
Portrayed by: Yuki Matsushita
Kazuko Saeki
Portrayed by: Mayumi Wakamura
Gen
Portrayed by: Hatsuo Yamaya
Araki
Portrayed by: Ken Ishiguro
Shizue Tanaka
Portrayed by: Mayumi Hasegawa
Yasuo Saeki
Portrayed by: Kiichi Nakai

References

  1. ↑ 夏子の酒 (1994) (in Japanese). Allcinema.net. Retrieved 2011-08-17.