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Zenryaku Ofukuro-sama (1975)

Zenryaku Ofukuro-sama poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan

How it feels

A Japanese TV drama set in a traditional restaurant. The story follows the staff and the family running the business as they deal with their everyday lives and personal relationships. The first season takes place at a restaurant called Bundaten and the second season moves to a different establishment called Kawanami.

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What happens

『前略おふくろ様』(ぜんりゃくおふくろさま)は、日本テレビ系列の金曜劇場で放送されたテレビドラマ。 第1シリーズは1975年10月17日から1976年4月9日までの放送で、料亭「分田上」が舞台、第2シリーズは1976年10月15日から1977年4月1日まで放送され、前作から1年半後の設定で舞台は料亭「川波」に移った。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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