There are 297 episodes in this play, which were broadcast from April 4, 1983 to March 311, 1984, and achieved the highest ratings in the Kanto area. 52.6%
The play mainly talks about the life process of a farmer's daughter Ashin from 7 years old to 84 years old during the Meiji period in Japan. This is the story of a woman who struggled to survive and start a business throughout her life. This TV series also became synonymous with hard work that was all the rage at the time. There are a total of 6 episodes in the film. When the 83-year-old Ashin travels abroad, he goes to the place where he once lived, and recalls his life. Ashin continued to work hard in her teenage years. , she came into contact with different people, and this rich experience also made her grow rapidly. When she was full of longing for life, she started a business and developed her business better and better, but a war took her away. After everything that Ashin had worked hard for, after the war, Ashin, who was in his old age, decided to start struggling again and start a business again.