Older Sister

Older Sister

122005•1h 0m•8.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.0/10(4)

Naoko Noda, who works in a trading company, is called "anego" by her younger co-workers. What is "anego"? It means "older sister," but in this case it is given as a nickname to Naoko because she is like a big sister to her coworkers, who depend on her to give them advice about everything. This drama, depicts realistically how Naoko lives her everyday life, including her love life, the problems she faces, and her uneasiness about the future. --NTV

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Production

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 20, 2005

Last Aired

June 22, 2005

Networks

Nippon TV

Created By

Mariko Hayashi

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2005-04-20

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2005-04-27

Episode 3

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2005-05-04

Episode 4

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 2005-05-11

Episode 5

E5

Episode 5

Air date: 2005-05-18

Episode 6

E6

Episode 6

Air date: 2005-05-25

Episode 7

E7

Episode 7

Air date: 2005-06-01

Episode 8

E8

Episode 8

Air date: 2005-06-08

Episode 9

E9

Episode 9

Air date: 2005-06-15

Episode 10

E10

Episode 10

Air date: 2005-06-22

Cast

Ryoko Shinohara

Ryoko Shinohara

Naoko Noda

Miwako Ichikawa

Miwako Ichikawa

Manami Hasegawa

Jin Akanishi

Jin Akanishi

Akihiko Kurosawa

Masaya Katō

Masaya Katō

Soichi Sawaki

Naho Toda

Naho Toda

Hiromi Kato

Rie Tomosaka

Rie Tomosaka

Eriko Sawaki

Yuki Saori

Yuki Saori

Atsuko Noda

Yuka Itaya

Yuka Itaya

Kayo Mizusawa

Takeshi Masu

Takeshi Masu

Tsukasa Sakaguchi

Minoru Tanaka

Minoru Tanaka

Koichi Miyamoto

Makiya Yamaguchi

Makiya Yamaguchi

Wataru Tachibana

Sayaka Yamaguchi

Sayaka Yamaguchi

Kana Saotome

Bengal

Bengal

Shigeta Noda

Satoshi Jinbo

Satoshi Jinbo

Kyoichi Saito

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