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The 64th NHK Asadora Renzoku Drama is Churasan, a story of a young woman, Kohagura Eri, who was born in Kohamajima Island, Okinawa on May 15, 1972, the day when Okinawa was returned to Japan from the U.S. Eleven years later, Kamimura Shizuko and her two sons, Kazuya and Fumiya, come from Tokyo to stay as the guests of a small inn run by Eri’s family. Eri’s fun-loving, yet eccentric family welcomes them warmly. However, Eri is shocked to hear one of the sons, Kazuya is terminally ill and Shizuko and her sons came to Okinawa to spend his last moment together in beautiful nature. Fumiya, Kazuya’s younger brother, and Eri promise to marry each other someday. However, after Kazuya’s death, Fumiya and his mother leave the island to go back to Tokyo. Years later, they are reunited, Eri as a nurse and Fumiya, a doctor, working at the same hospital in Tokyo. The story's settings include Okinawa, Naha, and Tokyo. In 30th Television Academy Awards, the Drama won awards for Best Scriptwriter, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress.

Liu Shicheng, a cadre of the Municipal Cultural Center, went to Chunshugou Village as the first secretary and brought a cart full of books as a meeting gift to the villagers. The villagers complained a bit, but they were still very enthusiastic about him. Villager Li Mulin also gave him a puppy to help him eliminate his fear of dogs. The village committee women director Li Wenxiu actively assisted Liu Shicheng in his work, but was questioned by her mother-in-law. Li Wenxiu was forced to disclose the fact that she had divorced from her husband, which moved her mother-in-law. Liu Shicheng himself bought washing powder as a gift to the villagers who study; set up reading time on the village radio, so that reading becomes popular in the village. Ma Qianli came to the village to develop tourism, but he did not expect that the capital chain was broken and the village was in trouble. Based on the village basket weaving skills, Liu Shicheng and the villagers improved the skills through reading and learning. Weaving baskets went out of the country, and the villagers embarked on the road to wealth. Two years later, the first secretary of Liu Shicheng left the village at the expiration of his term, but Chunshugou has become a well-known cultural village of Wenming Village, a wealthy village.

13 years ago, the Abe family moved to a town in the suburbs, surrounded by nature. The Abe family consists of their French father Toma (De Lencquesaing Nozomi), his Japanese wife Mikiko (Rinko Kikuchi) and their beautiful daughter Yuko (Kanon Tani). They appear like the perfect family. Mikiko managed to get her daughter Yuko to take part in a CM audition and she was picked by Murano (Joe Odagiri), director of the advertising agency. Yuko is now in show business. Several years later, Yuko (Nana Komatsu) transfers to a large entertainment company. As her mother wishes, Yuko is now popular and appears on the cover of magazines, variety shows and drama series. Yuko, though, feels an uncomfortable imbalance between her public image and her real self. During this time, she meets a dancer, Seiko (Mackenyu), who marches to the beat of his own drum, and falls in love with him. The nightmare begins.