Carnation

Carnation is a Japanese television drama that aired in the Asadora slot on NHK from 3 October 2011 to 31 March 2012. It is the 85th Asadora. It is based on the life of the fashion designer Ayako Koshino in Kishiwada, Osaka. Ayako was the mother of the internationally famous designers Hiroko Koshino, Junko Koshino, and Michiko Koshino.

Drama

Mari Natsuki

(Itoko Ohara (older))

Machiko Ono

Akari Ninomiya

(Itoko Ohara (child))

Chiaki Kuriyama

(Natsu Yoshida)

Akira Takarada

Yumi Asou

Masahiro Koumoto

(Eisaku Kinomoto)

Takamasa Suga

(Taizo Yasuoka)

Yukiyo Toake

(Sadako Matsuzaka)

Kaoru Kobayashi

(Zensaku Ohara)

Hiroyuki Onoue

(Kansuke Yasuoka)

Mari Hamada

(Tamae Yasuoka)

Yūko Genkaku

Miyu Yagyu

(Shizuko Ohara)