おしん

Oshin tells the story of a girl born in a very poor rural family in Japan, who through hard work and perseverance eventually triumphs over pain and adversity to achieve fame and success. Broadcast in the early 1980s when Japan had finally cast off the legacy of the post-war years and the Japanese were beginning to reap the benefits of economic development, the aim of the story was to recall the hardships the older generation had endured in order to pave the way for their children to enjoy their more affluent lifestyle. Viewers were drawn to the suffering of the main character Oshin - and then drew similarities between her story and their own home lives.

昭和５８年（１９８３）に放送した、脚本家・橋田壽賀子が手がけた連続テレビ小説。山形の寒村に生まれたヒロインが、明治から昭和まで８０余年の激動の時代を懸命に生きる生涯を描いた人間ドラマです。けなげな少女期を小林綾子、青春期から中年期を田中裕子、晩年を乙羽信子という３人の女優が演じ分け、日本中に「おしんブーム」を巻き起こしました。平均視聴率５２．６％、最高視聴率６２．９％という驚異的な数字を記録しました。