**English subs by Heiwa at [D-Addicts](https://www.d-addicts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=160898)** Drama: Mare Romaji: Mare Japanese: まれ Director: Kazutaka Watanabe, Masae Ichiki Writer: Eriko Shinozaki Network: NHK Episodes: 156 Release Date: March 30 - September 26, 2015 Runtime: Mon-Sat 8:00-8:15 Language: Japanese Country: Japan **Plot** Mare is an elementary school student. She lives with her family in the city, but, right before her father goes bankrupt, they run away and settle down at a fishing village in Noto. The family rents a couple's home who run a salt pond. Mare's father starts a new business, but it also fails. Her mother supports the family by working at the salt pond. 8 years later, Mare, about to graduate from high school, decides to work for the Wajima local government. She wants to have a steady job, unlike her father. Her job is to support people who move to Noto. **Notes** NHK's 92nd asadora drama series. **Cast** Tao Tsuchiya as Mare Tsumura Yo Oizumi as Tooru Tsumura Takako Tokiwa as Aiko Tsumura Shono Hayama as Ittetsu Tsumura Min Tanaka as Ganji Okesaku Yuko Tanaka as Fumi Okesaku Eisuke Sasai as Koichi Kuramoto Muga Tsukaji as Makoto Teraoka Guts Ishimatsu as Shinichiro Kado Sawa Suzuki as Haru Kuramoto Eri Fuse as Kumi Teraoka Shoko Nakagawa as Maki Obara Atsuo Nakamura as Yataro Kontani Itsuji Itao as Hiroyuki Kontani Kento Yamazaki as Keita Kontani Fumika Shimizu as Ichiko Kuramoto Mugi Kadowaki as Minori Teraoka Yuuta Takahata as Yoichiro Kado Daichi Watanabe as Takashi Futaki Keiko Toda as Majyohime (voice) **Additional Cast Members:** Ramu Matsumoto - Mare Tsumura (child) Konomi Watanabe - Mare Tsumura (5 years old) Seiya Kimura - Ittetsu Tsumura (child) Kota Ohshima - Yoichiro Kado (child)