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Natsuko no Sake (夏子の酒, literally “Natsuko’s Sake”) is a Japanese manga series by Akira Oze. It was adapted into a live-action television series in 1994.

The story centers around Natsuko Saeki, a young woman trying to break into sake making, a business that’s traditionally carried out by men.

A prequel to the story by the same author, Natsu no Kura, tells the story of Natsuko’s grandmother, Natsu.

Plot

Natsuko Saeki, a young woman working for an advertising company in Tokyo, returns to her family’s home in the countryside. There she finds her brother, Yasuo, searching for a “phantom” rice seed called tatsunishiki, rumored to create a new form of sake. He finds a few seeds, but after he passes away suddenly, Natsuko quits her job and begins working at the sake brewery to realize Yasuo’s dream of making the best sake in Japan.

Characters

Natsuko Saeki: Played by Emi Wakui

Wataru Kusakabe: Played by Masato Hagiwara

Saeko Hashimoto: Played by Yuki Matsushita

Kazuko Saeki: Played by Mayumi Wakamura

Gen: Played by Hatsuo Yamaya

Araki: Played by Ken Ishiguro

Shizue Tanaka: Played by Mayumi Hasegawa

Yasuo Saeki: Played by Kiichi Nakai

References

^ 夏子の酒 (1994) (in Japanese). Allcinema.net. Retrieved 2011-08-17.

夏子の酒 (Natsuko no Sake)
Natsuko’s Sake

Manga
Written by	Akira Oze
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Weekly Morning
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	1988 – 1991
Volumes	12
Television drama
Original network	Fuji Television
Original run	January 12, 1994 – March 23, 1994
Episodes	11