In wartime Japan, spirited Nobu transforms from a militarist schoolgirl into Kochi’s first female reporter, as she and childhood friend Takashi endure personal loss and struggle to find their own truths amid the upheaval of the Showa era.

Anpan (2025)

★ 8.3/10 March 31, 2025 1 season

Drama

Writer: Miho Nakazono

In wartime Japan, spirited Nobu transforms from a militarist schoolgirl into Kochi’s first female reporter, as she and childhood friend Takashi endure personal loss and struggle to find their own truths amid the upheaval of the Showa era.

Cast

Mio Imada Nobu Asada Takumi Kitamura Takashi Yanai Ryo Kase Yutaro Asada Noriko Eguchi Hatako Asada Yuumi Kawai Ranko Asada Nanoka Hara Meiko Asada Kotaro Yoshida Kamaji Asada Miyoko Asada Kura Asada Kanata Hosoda Go Hara Nanako Matsushima Tomiko Yanai Kazunari Ninomiya Kiyoshi Yanai Motoki Nakazawa Chihiro Yanai