The Ordinary People
7.2
Season 1
50 min
S1 · E1 · Oct 11, 1993
Episode 1 Episode 1
50 min
S1 · E2 · Oct 18, 1993
Episode 2 Episode 2
50 min
S1 · E3 · Oct 25, 1993
Episode 3 Episode 3
50 min
S1 · E4 · Nov 1, 1993
Episode 4 Episode 4
50 min
S1 · E5 · Nov 8, 1993
Episode 5 Episode 5
50 min
S1 · E6 · Nov 15, 1993
Episode 6 Episode 6
50 min
S1 · E7 · Nov 22, 1993
Episode 7 Episode 7
50 min
S1 · E8 · Nov 29, 1993
Episode 8 Episode 8
50 min
S1 · E9 · Dec 6, 1993
Episode 9 Episode 9
50 min
S1 · E10 · Dec 13, 1993
Episode 10 Episode 10
50 min
S1 · E11 · Dec 20, 1993
Episode 11 Episode 11
11 episodes in Season 1
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Upon entering college, Narumi forms the Asunaro Group along with four other boys and girls. In time, she starts to date Tamotsu, whom she felt attracted to when she first saw him at the entrance exam. Although the two are happy together at first, their very different backgrounds cause them gradually to fall out and ultimately break up. Immediately following the break up, a member of the group dies a terrible death, and this brings the group to an end. The members go their separate ways, but Narumi and Tamotsu do not forget each other. Four years later, when the group reunites on the anniversary of the death of their friend, Tamotsu proposes to Narumi. The story follows the Asunaro Group members’ growth into adulthood as they struggle with the boundary between friendship and love, deal with bitter experiences, and find love for the first time.
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Cast
5 people
Hikari Ishida
Narumi Sonoda
Known for
Séance
Michitaka Tsutsui
Tamotsu Kakei
Known for
Hanzawa Naoki
Midnight Diner
Takuya Kimura
Osamu Toride
Known for
Howl's Moving Castle
Blade of the Immortal
Anju Suzuki
Seika Higashiyama
Also in
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
My Husband
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Junichiro Matsuoka
Known for
The Wind Rises
Drive My Car
Tatsuaki Kimura Director · Daisuke Tajima Director Takehiko Shinjo Director
Total runtime 11h 0m · Episode length 60 min · Country Japan
Show info
Premiered
October 11, 1993
Final episode
December 20, 1993
Status
Ended
Network
Fuji TV
Country
Japan
Type
Scripted
Episode length
60 min
Total runtime
11h 0m
Original language
Japanese
Production
Fuji Television Network
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
あすなろ白書
Spoken on screen
Japanese
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