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ケンチとすみれ (1967)

ケンチとすみれ poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan

How it feels

This is a Japanese TV drama from 1967 about a man named Kenchi and a woman named Sumire. It follows their daily lives and relationships, based on a book about ways of living.

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What happens

ケンチとすみれ(けんちとすみれ)は、NHKが1967年10月24日から1968年10月8日まで放送したテレビドラマである。モノクロ放送、全47回。 遅咲きの新人と言われた藤岡琢也の初のテレビ主演作品であり、青島幸男は番組途中で参議院議員選挙出馬のため突然の降板となった。1966年に日本エッセイスト・クラブ賞を受賞した西山夘三の『住み方の記』を原作としている。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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