Natsuko no Sake

Natsuko no Sake is a Japanese manga series by Akira Oze. It was adapted into a live-action television series in 1994.
The story centers around Natsuko Saeki, a young woman trying to break into sake making, a business that's traditionally carried out by men.
A prequel to the story by the same author, Natsu no Kura, tells the story of Natsuko's grandmother, Natsu.

Plot

Natsuko Saeki, a young woman working for an advertising company in Tokyo, returns to her family's home in the countryside. There she finds her brother, Yasuo, searching for a "phantom" rice seed called tatsunishiki, rumored to create a new form of sake. He finds a few seeds, but after he passes away suddenly, Natsuko quits her job and begins working at the sake brewery to realize Yasuo's dream of making the best sake in Japan.

Characters

;Natsuko Saeki
;Wataru Kusakabe
;Saeko Hashimoto
;Kazuko Saeki
;Gen
;Araki
;Shizue Tanaka
;Yasuo Saeki