The Plot

The series takes place in 1962 Osaka. Hanaoka Machiko, 37, is single and works at a hardware store in Osaka City while doing literary work. One day, she falls ill due to overwork and falls in love with Tokunaga Kenjiro, the doctor who examines her. Kenjiro and Machiko marry. But Kenjiro, who lost his first wife to illness, lives not just with his five children, but his brother, sister, and parents. In a comical and heart-warming way, the drama depicts Machiko's struggle with the new family while pursuing her career as a novelist.

Top Billed Cast

Naomi Fujiyama
Machiko Hanaoka Jun Kunimura
徳永健次郎 Kyōko Kagawa
花岡和代 Tomoko Tabata
徳永晴子 Ittoku Kishibe
花岡常太郎 Ayumi Ishida
矢木沢純子 Chikage Awashima
花岡ウメ