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Hiyokko (2017)

TV Series ★ 8.2 15 min

Drama

The 17-year-old Yatabe Mineko grew up in a family of seven in a mountain village in northeastern Ibaraki Prefecture. Her father Minoru has gone to Tokyo to work in order to earn extra money. However, her life completely changes when her father does not come back for the New Year. Mineko asks her family to let her go to Tokyo to find him and promises to send money home. In the autumn of 1964, she and two childhood friends Tokiko and Mitsuo are hired to start working at a small factory in Tokyo’s working class neighborhood. After work each day, Mineko searches for her father and gets disheartened at times. Mineko overcomes challenges and starts to lay down roots in Tokyo as she experiences many meetings and farewells amid the laughter and tears with regulars, people of the shopping street, friends, and colleagues. But will she be able to find her father?

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Released
April 3, 2017
Runtime
15 min
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Kanau Miyahara Chiyoko Yatabe Yohei Okuda Akira Matsushita Kasumi Arimura Kasumi Arimura Mineko Yatabe Ikko Furuya Ikko Furuya Shigeru Yatabe Ikki Sawamura Ikki Sawamura Minoru Yatabe Honoka Matsumoto Honoka Matsumoto Sumiko Nabatame Yoshino Kimura Yoshino Kimura Miyoko Yatabe Kazunobu Mineta Kazunobu Mineta Muneo Koiwai Rai Takahashi Susumu Yatabe Yui Sakuma Yui Sakuma Tokiko Sukegawa Michiko Hada Michiko Hada Kimiko Sukegawa Toshiya Tohyama Toshiya Tohyama Shoji Sukegawa Kento Shibuya Kento Shibuya Toyosaku Sukegawa Yuki Izumisawa Yuki Izumisawa Mitsuo Sumitani Rie Shibata Rie Shibata Kiyo Sumitani Shinji Asakura Masao Sumitani Hiroyuki Onoue Hiroyuki Onoue Taro Sumitani Satoru Matsuo Satoru Matsuo Jiro Mashiko

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Frequently asked questions

What is Hiyokko about?
The 17-year-old Yatabe Mineko grew up in a family of seven in a mountain village in northeastern Ibaraki Prefecture. Her father Minoru has gone to Tokyo to work in order to earn extra money. However, her life completely changes when her father does not come back for the New Year. Mineko asks her family to let her go to Tokyo to find him and promises to send money home. In the autumn of 1964, she and two childhood friends Tokiko and Mitsuo are hired to start working at a small factory in Tokyo’s working class neighborhood. After work each day, Mineko searches for her father and gets disheartened at times. Mineko overcomes challenges and starts to lay down roots in Tokyo as she experiences many meetings and farewells amid the laughter and tears with regulars, people of the shopping street, friends, and colleagues. But will she be able to find her father?
Who stars in Hiyokko?
Hiyokko stars Kanau Miyahara, Yohei Okuda, Kasumi Arimura, Ikko Furuya.
When was Hiyokko released?
Hiyokko is a 2017 drama series.
Where can I watch Hiyokko?
You can watch Hiyokko with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.