29 Sep 1938
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Drama about a couple and how they found themselves related with music, their egos and each other.
Angry Rice Wives
In August, 1918, Matsuura Ito lives in a coastal village of Toyama with her husband and three children. During the summer, there wasn't much fish to catch, so her husband has been far away from home to catch fish. To support herself and her children, Ito carries goods from ships like the other women in the village. Meanwhile, the residents encounter rising prices for rice. The women are unable to feed their family due to the high prices of rice. The women ask a nearby rice store to sell rice at lower prices, but it fails. The price of rice continues to rise daily. Due to an incident, Ito and the other village women step up to the plate.
Top Billed Cast
井上真央 Ito Matsuura
室井滋 
夏木マリ Taki
三浦貴大 Toshio
Shinosuke Tatekawa 
鈴木砂羽 
吹越満 
舞羽美海 
左時枝 
柴田理恵 
木下ほうか 
西村雅彥 
中尾暢樹 冨樫真 
工藤遥 
吉本実憂 
Chihiro Tanaka Junichi Uchiura 
石橋蓮司
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