Profile
- Drama: Couple's Sweet Red Bean Soup (literal title)
- Romaji: Meoto Zenzai
- Japanese:夫婦善哉
- Director:
- Writer: Sakunosuke Oda (novel), Yuki Fujimoto
- Network: NHK
- Episodes: 4
- Release Date: August 24 - September 14, 2013
- Runtime: Saturdays 21:00-21:58
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Chyoko (Machiko Ono) is the daughter of Tanekichi (Shohei Hino) and Otatsu (Toshie Negishi), who are poor. Her parents run a fried dishes shop, but are harassed by moneylenders everyday. Chyoko is bright, but hates being poor. One day, Chyoko begins to work as a geisha even though her parents disapprove. Due to her charming personality she becomes a popular geisha. Choyoko also meets Ryukichi (Mirai Moriyama), who works at a cosmetics wholesale store.Ryukichi has lived his life on the wild side and, because of this, his father Hannbei (Ittoku Kishibe) has cut him off from their family. While Ryukichi waits for his father to welcome him back, Ryukichi seduces Chyoko and takes her to a hot-spring inn. The Great Kanto earthquake then strikes and they return to Osaka. Ryukichi and Chyoko rent a small studio apartment. Will their happiness last?
NHK紀念文豪織田作之助百年誕辰之作-貧窮的夫婦二人在笑與淚中追尋樂趣，共同奮鬥的人間愛情喜劇。對戰前的藝伎生活有詳細描寫。共4話 演員：山未來 / 尾野真千子 / 火野正平 / 根岸季衣
VIDEO CLIPS EPISODE:
01 / 02 / 03 / 04 / 05 / 06 / 07 / 08 / 09 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 /15
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