Overview

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.

Top Cast

Mari Natsuki

Itoko Ohara (older)

Machiko Ono

Itoko Ohara

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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