NHK announces Asadora for next spring

NHK’s 78th Asadora will be titled “Hitomi.” One of its main themes will be the state of foster care in Japan.

The heroine is a 20-year-old from Sapporo who dreams of becoming a successful dancer. Her parents are divorced and her grandmother has passed away. She decides to live with her grandfather in a downtown area of Tokyo so that she can attend dance school. But she also ends up living with three young kids that her grandfather has taken in as foster children.

The script is written by Satoshi Suzuki. Broadcast is scheduled to run between April and September 2008, with filming expected to begin this fall. Auditions for the heroine will end in August.

Source:
NHK