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Carnation
81%
Series
1
151
AI Analysis
Carnation (2011) — AI TV series analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Carnation (2011) — a TV series tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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, a… Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling across 1 season.
Community signal: TMDb members rate Carnation 81% (8 votes) — strong audience scores for this TV series.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
81%
from 8 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Series
- Status
- Ended
- Release date
- 2011-10-03
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 151
- TMDB rating
- 8.1
- TMDB ID
- 41507
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Is there an official trailer for Carnation?
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What is Carnation about?
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 Ko... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Carnation?
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How many seasons of Carnation are there?
There are currently 1 seasons of Carnation documented in the community database.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
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

Yūko Genkaku
Masako

Miyu Yagyu
Shizuko Ohara
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