Mampuku

2018 · 1 season · 151 episodes · 15min · Série

Starring Sakura Ando, Hiroki Hasegawa, Keiko Matsuzaka, Sara Ogawa, Motoki Nishimura, Inoue Takuya, Nao Matsushita, Mana Ashida, Yuki Uchida, Ryohei Otani

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

Manpuku (まんぷく), sometimes romanized as Mampuku, is a Japanese television drama series and the 99th Asadora series, following Half Blue Sky. It premiered on 1 October 2018, and concluded on 30 March 2019. The series is based on the lives of Momofuku Andō, who invented instant ramen, and his wife Masako. Sakura Ando was selected to play the lead and is the first actress to play an Asadora heroine who is herself a mother.

Original title

まんぷく

Original language

Japanese

Country

Japan, United States, Philippines

Screenplay

Yasushi Fukuda

Music

Kenji Kawai

Cast

Sara Ogawa, Motoki Nishimura, Inoue Takuya, Nao Matsushita, Mana Ashida, Yuki Uchida, Ryohei Otani

Updated October 26, 2026

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