Katsuragi Motoko started as an NHK announcer, became a reportage writer after the war, and then an author. This story is about a woman's struggle to find her life's purpose and to survive.
The 28th NHK asadora, set in the Showa era and location included Tokyo.
原日出子
as 桂木元子
鹿賀丈史
as 夫・大原正道
津川雅彦
as 父・桂木宗俊
宮本信子
as 母・桂木トシ江
福田勝洋
as 兄・桂木正大
上條恒彦
as 叔父・花山洋三