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The Best TV Shows on NHK G
Every NHK G Show Ranked From Best To Worst
Notable series such as Ashita no Kaze and Akatsuki from NHK G first graced the screens in 1962 and 1963. A broadcaster of distinction, NHK G has aired more than 20 shows between 1962 and 2018. Our curated list, current as of February 2025, showcases over 20 of NHK G’s highest-rated series.
Half Blue Sky (2018)7.8Suzume is a girl born to a family running a small restaurant in Gifu Prefecture. She loses her hearing in one ear from a disease. Encouraged by her loving parents and childhood friend, she lives through an eventful life with a tenacious spirit.
Kimi no na wa (1991)7.0A story of a man and a woman who meet amid the Great Tokyo Air Raid in 1945.
Beppin-san (2016)4.5The 95th NHK Asadora is about Sumire, a girl born in the uptown of Kobe in the early Showa period. In the wake of wartime devastation, she works hard toward making children's clothes for a living, and later establishes a first-ever children's goods store in Japan. -- NHK
Ashita no Kaze (1962)N/AThe 2nd NHK Asadora and the first Asadora to be broadcast in 15-minute episodes Monday through Saturday. Starring Fumiko Watanabe in a drama of a poor family after the war.
- Akatsuki (1963)N/A
The 3rd NHK Asadora. Starring Shin Saburi as a professor who quits the university to become a painter.
Uzushio (1964)N/AThe 4th NHK Asadora. Starring Michiko Hayashi as a woman born in poverty who lives a brave life. She lost her husband in war and now must take care of their 5-year-old child alone. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Fumiko Hayashi.
Tamayura (1965)N/AThe 5th NHK Asadora. Starring Chishuu Ryuu as an old man who begins to travel after he retires. From a story written for television by Yasunari Kawabata.
Ohanahan (1966)N/AThe 6th NHK Asadora. Starring Fumie Kashiyama as a woman, born in the Meiji era, who raises a family by herself.
Ashita Koso (1968)N/AThe 8th NHK Asadora. Starring Yumiko Fujita in a family drama. The first Asadora filmed in color.
Nobuko to Obachan (1969)N/AThe 9th NHK Asadora. Starring Naoko Otani as a young woman living with her grandmother.
Mayuko hitori (1971)N/AKano is known as a "cocoon child" whose father is an agriculturist. Her mother disappeared when she was little and since then Kano has been wondering why her mother left her thus changing the shape of her life.
Ai yori aoku (1972)N/AThe 12th NHK Asadora. Set in Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, at the end of the Pacific War. Maki is the heroine, married to Shuichi who must go to war. She stays home and takes on the role of other war widows, managing business and a Chinese restaurant.
Kita no kazoku (1973)N/AThe 13th NHK Asadora. Starring Youko Takahashi in a story about a brother and sister coming of age in Hakodate and Kanazawa.
Otei-chan (1978)N/AThe 21st NHK Asadora. Starring Chikako Yuri in a dramatization of the life of Sadako Sawamura.
Chotchan (1987)N/AThe 38th NHK Asadora. Based on the autobiography of Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's mother.
Onna wa dokyo (1992)N/AThe 47th NHK Asadora chronicles the conflicts between a woman and her step-daughter in a hot springs town.
Hirari (1992)N/AThe 48th NHK Asadora Renzoku Drama is Hirari. Story's settings includes Tokyo. Hirari is a young and energetic girl. She loves the sports, sumo, very much and would like to find a career. However, there isn't any suitable career for a female in this area. Nevertheless, she still works hard towards her dream, and at last, she gets a chance to become a sumo stable's nutrition consultant.in this field. However, there isn't any suitable career for a female in this area. Nevertheless, she still works hard towards her dream, and at last, she gets a chance to become a sumo stable's nutrition consultant.
Haru yo koi (1994)N/AA successful screenwriter looks back on her life when she learns her husband has cancer. A year-long series, starring Narumi Yasuda.
Honmamon (2001)N/A