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NHK morning drama Blossom casting announcements

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NHK has released successive casting announcements for its upcoming morning drama series, ‘Blossom’, which is scheduled to premiere on September 28. The ~~series~~ series, written by Tsuyoshi Sakurai and starring Shizuka Ishibashi, is inspired by the life of writer Uno ~~Chiyo and~~ Chiyo. It follows the protagonist, Tamu Hayano, through the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa ~~eras.~~ eras as she pursues a career as a novelist. Initial ~~announcements detailed cast members~~ casting updates for the Hokkaido ~~and Tokyo segments of the story, including~~ segment included Kaoru ~~Sugita,~~ Sugita as Namie Kimura, a supportive wife in Sapporo, and Hiroki ~~Miyake,~~ Miyake as her husband, Seigo Kimura. The Tokyo segment features Hideki ~~Kitano,~~ Kitano as literature enthusiast Ryota Sano and Junya ~~Kawashima.~~ Kawashima as Honda, a bookstore owner in Hongo. Subsequent ~~updates~~ rounds introduced ~~a tenth round of casting, featuring~~ Kengo Kora as Kunosuke Akiyama, a character inspired by Ryunosuke ~~Akutagawa,~~ Akutagawa; Himi Sato as Kiichiro Kajiya, a young ~~writer,~~ genius writer; and Issey Ogata as Ushimaru Koyama, a translator of foreign literature. Most recently, Machiko Ono has been cast as Fuko Dobashi, a strong-willed popular writer modeled after the real-life author Nobuko Yoshiya, who serves as an inspiration to the protagonist.

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