Oshin

Oshin
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Created by	Sugako Hashida
Starring	Ayako Kobayashi Yūko Tanaka Nobuko Otowa Pinko Izumi Shirō Itō Masatoshi Nakamura Tsunehiko Watase
Narrated by	Tomoko Naraoka
Music by	Kōichi Sakata
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	297
Production
Executive producer	Yukiko Okamoto
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	15 minutes per episode, across 297 episodes
Original release
Network	NHK
Release	April 4, 1983 (1983-04-04) – March 31, 1984 (1984-03-31)
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Oshin (おしん) is a Japanese serialized morning television drama (asadora), which originally aired on NHK from 4 April 1983 to 31 March 1984; it is the 31st asadora overall to be produced. The 297 15-minute episodes follow the life of Shin Tanokura (田倉しん, Tanokura Shin) during the Meiji period up to the early 1980s. In the work, Shin is called Oshin, the O- forming an archaic cognomen.

It was one of the country's most watched serials of all time and has aired in 68 other countries, with subtitles ranging from English to Arabic. In 1984, the earlier episodes of the drama (focused on young Oshin) were made into an animated movie by Sanrio. The movie reused Sugako Hashida's scripts, and Ayako Kobayashi, who played young Oshin, did Oshin's voiceover.