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Ando Natsu (2008)
Ando Natsu is a heartwarming story rich in Japanese aesthetics and culture set in historic Asakusa, Tokyo. Follow Natsu as she strives to achieve her dreams and discovers the wealth of warmth and tradition in the community she finds herself welcomed into.
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Release Date:
Mon, Jul 07, 2008
Country: JP
Language: Ja
Runtime: 46
Country: JP
Language: Ja
Runtime: 46
Shihori Kanjiya
Ando Natsu
Jun Kunimura
Yasuda Umekichi
Toshinori Omi
Maruoka Toshizo
Jun Fubuki
Tsukioka Mitsuki
Yoshihiko Hosoda
Yousuke Mitsuya
Hayashiya Shōzō IX
Hiromichi Fujimura
Ken'ichi Nagira
Taizou
Rie Shibata
Kazue Mitsuya
Yumi Shirakawa
Ayame Hitotsubashi
Ritsuko Tanaka
Etsuko Mitsuya
Yuya Takagawa
Hideaki Kurata
Juri Manase
Mamiko Kurata
Season 1:
Ando Natsu, whose dream is to become a patissiere, finds herself jobless after the shop owner's sudden death. She goes to Tokyo in search of another job at a confectionery but the recruiting period has just ended and there are no available positions. This is when she makes her first encounter with the well-established Japanese confectionery "Mangetsudo". It is run by the veteran confectioner Umekichi, Takezo, and Mitsuko, and they happened to be looking for a part-time worker. A number of chance events follow and Natsu starts working at Mangetsudo. Although her job is to serve customers, Natsu becomes interested in the world of Japanese confection. Having only worked in cake shops, everything is new to her and she is gradually drawn into the deepness and profoundness of Japanese confection. --TBS
