Why did Yuko Tanaka, who was unknown at the time, appear in the legendary Japanese drama "The Story of Oshin"?

In the 1980s and 1990s, many Japanese TV series were introduced to China and were loved by many viewers. One of them has created a ratings of up to 80%. And this TV series that made the audience myth is "The Story of Ashin"!

TV series "The Story of Oshin"

81-episode Japanese TV series "The Story of Oshin" is based on the fate of the daughter of Oshin from the Tsukuji Village in Yamagata Prefecture during the Meiji period. It tells the story of a woman struggling, struggling, and starting a business in order to survive, condensing the joys and sorrows of a big era in a seemingly weak but hardworking woman. The image of Ashin created by the screenwriter Hashida Sugako touched the hearts of hundreds of millions of women and inspired them to bravely accept the challenges of life and society.

青年阿信

The success of the role of Axin, in addition to the spiritual guidance of the prototype character and the wonderful script of Hashida Sugako, the actor who played Asin also contributed. Speaking of it, many viewers should still have the impression that in "A Xin's Story", there are three actors playing the role of Asin!

Childhood, youth, and old age three Asin actors

The play fully shows the protagonist Asin’s bumpy and brilliant legendary experience in his life, and in order to make the character image fuller, Three actors play the role of Ashin in childhood, youth and old age.

Kobayashi Ayako plays Childhood Ashin

The actor Kobayashi Lingzi entered the Children’s Department of Japan’s Toei Acting Training Institute to participate in children’s TV shows at the age of 6. After starring in "The Story of Oshin" at the age of 11, Ayako Kobayashi became a national idol, and film appointments continued.

Otowa Nobuko plays the old Axin

And the old Nobuko actor Otowa Nobuko's steady and restrained performance also left a deep impression on the audience. At that time, she was already a Japanese movie. The most respected and loved star on the altar. In fact, nowadays, when many people talk about Ashin, the first image that comes to mind is the young Ashin. The actor Yuko Tanaka who played the young Ashin also became Ashin's spokesperson.

Tanaka Yuko plays the young Asin

At that time, Yuko Tanaka was 28 years old. Before Asin, she also played many roles. But compared to Baihui Yamaguchi, who was already popular in Asia when she was only a teenager, she can only be regarded as unknown.

田中裕子

Tianzhong Yuko was born in Osaka, Japan in 1955. Because she was born on the same day as Emperor Hirohito of Japan, her father named her "Yuko". Yuko Tanaka graduated from the Department of Drama in the Faculty of Letters of Meiji University, and then joined the Literature Theater Troupe. In 1979, at 24, she was first screened by the director Hirayama Takeyoshi Shochu and participated in the first TV drama "My Little Sister", thus establishing her own career. Basic performance. In "The Story of Ashin", Yuko Tanaka conquered all audiences with her skilled acting skills, and the role of Ashin also made Yuko Tanaka a first-line actress in Japan at that time.

田中裕子

This is "Popular Movies" in July 1986. The back cover character at the time was Yuko Tanaka who became popular in China with Ashin. Yuko Tanaka is exquisite and petite, looks weak and graceful, smiling and squinting her eyes looks quite charming. How did such a delicate and fragile girl play the gritty Ashin so vividly?

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