
Soar High!
Iwakura Mai lives with her parents Kota and Megumi and older brother Haruto. Her father Kota runs a small factory in Higashi Osaka, a district that is known for its craftsmen. Mai is shy and withdrawn. But when she visits her grandmother Shoko who lives on Nagasaki’s Goto Islands which has a rich natural environment, she is entranced by the Baramon kites that catch the wind and soar high in the sky. Wanting to fly high in the sky like these kites, Mai’s longing swells into a dream to become a pilot. Even though she works hard, the path to getting there is tougher than she had imagined. As Mai deepens her ties with the people living in her two hometowns of Higashi Osaka and Goto, her dream eventually takes a new form. She gathers enthusiastic friends to build a small electric plane that can fly to and from the islands. Her dream becomes a wing that carries everyone’s dreams and takes off.
Last Episode Date: 2023-03-31
Drama
★★★★★★★★★★ (4 votes)
Official website: https://www.nhk.jp/p/maiagare/ts/J1R4N994JM/
Casts

Haruka Fukuhara
as Iwakura Mai

Katsunori Takahashi
as Iwakura Kota [Mai's father]

Hiromi Nagasaku
as Iwakura Megumi [Mai's mother]

Yu Yokoyama
as Iwakura Yuto [Mai's older brother]

Atsuko Takahata
as Saitsu Shoko [Mai's grandmother]

Ren Meguro
as Kashiwagi Hiroaki

Hirona Yamazaki
as Yano Rinko

Shogo Hama
as Nakazawa Shinichi

Kotaro Daigo
as Yoshida Taisei

Eiji Akaso
as Umezu Takashi [Mai's childhood friend]