Manpuku

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)

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

October 1, 2018

Last aired

March 30, 2019

Episodes

151

Network

NHK

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

NHK

Creators

Keiko Matsuzaka, Sakura Ando, Hiroki Hasegawa

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt9551792