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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.
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2012-03-26
S1E151 — Episode 151
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Mari Natsuki
Itoko Ohara (older)
Machiko Ono
Itoko Ohara
Akari Ninomiya
Itoko Ohara (child)
Chiaki Kuriyama
Natsu Yoshida
Akira Takarada
Yumi Aso
Chiyo Ohara
Masahiro Komoto
Eisaku Kinomoto
Takamasa Suga
Taizo Yasuoka
Yukiyo Toake
Sadako Matsuzaka
Kaoru Kobayashi
Zensaku Ohara
Hiroyuki Onoue
Kansuke Yasuoka
Mari Hamada
Tamae Yasuoka
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