Dramas based in Nagoya

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bcrAn Member
From: 名古屋 Registered: 2011-04-29 Posts: 244

Do you know any (good) j-dramas NOT based in Tokyo?

pudding cat Member
From: UK Registered: 2010-12-09 Posts: 497

J-drama that is NOT based in Tokyo?  I can barely wrap my mind around the concept...

chamcham Member
Registered: 2005-11-11 Posts: 1444

Your only option may be to find an NHK Asadora drama.

You can find them on d-addicts, mysoju, or dramacrazy. 

Every season, NHK has a 15-minute family-oriented "Asadora" (literally "morning drama") that take place in other areas of Japan (i.e. not Tokyo). They are good for learning
dialects.

As of now, the current Asadora is Carnation:
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Carnation

This one takes place in Kansai. But most Asadora are from more
obscure regions of Japan.

Here is the synopsis:

The story is based on the life of fashion designer Koshino Ayako, who passed away in 2006 at the age of 92. Although she was a successful designer in Japan, she also single-handedly raised three daughters who followed in her footsteps to become internationally known designers, named Hiroko, Junko, and Michiko.

Ono's character in the drama, modeled after Koshino, is named Ohara Itoko. She will play the character from her teenage years to her fifties. The story is set in the Kansai region, but Ono will have no problem with the dialect since she is originally from Nara.-- Tokyograph

Last edited by chamcham (2011 December 09, 11:01 am)

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jessui Member
From: Tokyo Registered: 2008-06-16 Posts: 26

Like others said, dramas might be hard to find, but if movies are okay too, you'll find quite a few movies set in locations that aren't Tokyo (and sometimes entirely in dialect). Two movies I've seen recently that were entirely in dialect are Akunin and Hotaru no hikari (in Kyushu-ben and Yamaguchi-ben, respectively). I'm sure there are many more.

NijiRanger Member
From: Norway Registered: 2011-11-14 Posts: 15

I don't know anything from Nagoya, but if NOT Tokyo is enough... (And I expect Kanagawa is not quite what you're looking for either, though I know many of those.)

Also; do you want it for the dialects or something else? 'cause I can't think of anything with much dialect.

No matter what I would really recomend Shikaotoko Awoniyoshi. http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Shikaotoko_Aoniyoshi
It is situated mostly in Nara, and has a very warm and funny story and a good cast, but as far as I know noone speaks dialect.

At least you get to see some other places.

watashimo Member
From: Germany Registered: 2007-04-28 Posts: 76

chamcham wrote:

As of now, the current Asadora is Carnation:
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Carnation

This one takes place in Kansai. But most Asadora are from more
obscure regions of Japan.

Where can I download this one? I'd love to learn the Kansai dialect, so an Asadora set in Kansai would be like a year long immersion project.

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