Fune wo Amu (Japanese Drama)

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Drama: Fune wo Amu
Romaji: Fune wo Amu: Watashi, Jisho Tsukurimasu
Japanese: 舟を編む〜私、辞書つくります～
Director: Renpei Tsukamoto, Manabu Aso
Writer: Shion Miura (novel), Naomi Hiruta
Network: NHK
Episodes: 10
Release Date: February 18, 2024 --
Runtime: Sunday 22:00
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Midori Kishibe (Elaiza Ikeda) is a 25-year-old woman and works in the editorial department of a fashion magazine that belongs to a large publishing company. But, the fashion magazine gets cancelled by its parent company. Midori Kishibe then gets transferred to the editing department for a dictionary. What awaits for Midori Kishibe there are people filled with personality, including the head of the editorial department Mitsuya Majime (Yojiro Noda). Initially, Midori Kishibe has a hard time in her new workplace. As time goes by, she becomes inspired by the persistence and enthusiasm for those that work around her. They have spent over a decade working on one dictionary. Midori Kishibe finds attractiveness with the words she works with. She also develops pride and self-fulfillment over her work.

Notes

Based on novel "Fune wo Amu" by Shion Miura (published September 16, 2011 by Kobunsha).
Related titles:
1. The Great Passage | Fune wo Amu (2013)
2. Fune wo Amu | Fune wo Amu: Watashi, Jisho Tsukurimasu (NHK / 2024)