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Mare (2015)

Mare poster
Original title
まれ
Directed by
Watanabe Kazutaka, Ichiki Masae, Nishimura Takegoro, Murahashi Naoki
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 156 episodes
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman from a rural peninsula dreams of becoming a pastry chef. She works hard to pursue her goal while living with her family and community.

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What happens

Mare (Japanese: まれ) is a Japanese television drama series, the 92nd Asadora (morning drama) that was broadcast daily on NHK from March 30, 2015, until September 26, 2015, the same as 2009's Asadora series Tsubasa. It is about a young woman from the Noto Peninsula who wants to become a patissier. Tao Tsuchiya, who appeared in the Asadora Hanako to Anne, was cast in the lead role after an audition of 2,020 women. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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