description Oshin Overview
Oshin comes from a family of poor rice farmers. Her father and brother must work in the fields and her grandmother and mother, who is expecting another child, barely have enough to eat. In order to make ends meet for her family, 7-year-old Oshin gives up school and decides to become a servant in the household of a wealthy family, where she faces trials and tribulation beyond her worst fears. (Source: ANN)
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Is Oshin really an anime, or is it an NHK drama?
Oshin is a live-action NHK morning drama, not an animated series. It ran for 297 episodes of about 15 minutes each from April 4, 1983, to March 31, 1984. [The NHK Foundation catalog](https://www.nhk-fdn.or.jp/int/en/catalog/drama/detail/dr_oshin.html) records the series format and story.
How old is Oshin when she leaves school to work?
Oshin is seven years old when poverty forces her to leave school and become a servant girl. The decision is made to help her rice-farming family survive, not because she has lost interest in education.
Does Oshin's story continue beyond her childhood?
Yes. The drama follows Oshin from a poor rural childhood through marriage, war, family loss, and her eventual success as the founder of a supermarket chain.
Which actresses play Oshin at different ages?
Ayako Kobayashi plays young Oshin, Yuko Tanaka plays her as a young adult, and Nobuko Otowa plays the older Oshin. The three-performer structure lets the 1983 drama cover most of her life.
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