Sakura
TV ShowTitle | さくら |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Apr 1, 2002 |
Release date of last episode | Oct 16, 2002 |
Genre | Drama, Comedy |
Production country | Japan |
Production companies | NHK |
Series status | Ended |
Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 156 |
Run time | 15 min. |
Sakura is a Japanese serialized morning television drama that aired on NHK from April 1 to September 28 of 2002. The series totalled 156 episodes. It chronicles the life of Matsushita Sakura, a Sansei Japanese-American living in Hawaii. She moves to a small town in Japan to be an assistant language teacher for Japanese middle-school students. The show, lasting only 15 minutes long, is on every morning except Sunday, every week. Sakura first comes to Japan living with her grandparents; later, she moves because she has to teach English to the Japanese students. There she learns many valuable lessons and makes new friends.