Ai yori aoku (1972)

The 12th NHK Asadora. Set in Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, at the end of the Pacific War. Maki is the heroine, married to Shuichi who must go to war. She stays home and takes on the role of other war widows, managing business and a Chinese restaurant.

• First Air Date: 1972-04-03
• Last Air Date: 1973-03-31
• Total Seasons: 1
• Total Episodes: 309
• Episode Runtime: 15 min.
• Network: NHK G