Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: September 29, 2014
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 152
Networks: NHK G, NHK
Genres: Drama

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Massan(2014)

TMDB Rating: 8.0 (2 votes)

Overview

Massan is based on the lives of Masataka Taketsuru and his wife Jessie Roberta "Rita" Cowan, a Scotswoman Taketsuru met while studying abroad.

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Season 01

150 episodes • 2014Avg: 8.0Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Episode 1	Sep 29, 2014	8.0
2	Episode 2	Sep 30, 2014	8.0
3	Episode 3	Oct 1, 2014	8.0
4	Episode 4	Oct 2, 2014	8.0
5	Episode 5	Oct 3, 2014	8.0
6	Episode 6	Oct 4, 2014	8.0
7	Episode 7	Oct 6, 2014	8.0
8	Episode 8	Oct 7, 2014	8.0
9	Episode 9	Oct 8, 2014	8.0
10	Episode 10	Oct 9, 2014	8.0
11	Episode 11	Oct 10, 2014	8.0
12	Episode 12	Oct 11, 2014	8.0
13	Episode 13	Oct 13, 2014	8.0
14	Episode 14	Oct 14, 2014	0.0
15	Episode 15	Oct 15, 2014	0.0
16	Episode 16	Oct 16, 2014	0.0
17	Episode 17	Oct 17, 2014	0.0
18	Episode 18	Oct 18, 2014	0.0
19	Episode 19	Oct 20, 2014	0.0
20	Episode 20	Oct 21, 2014	0.0
21	Episode 21	Oct 22, 2014	0.0
22	Episode 22	Oct 23, 2014	0.0
23	Episode 23	Oct 24, 2014	0.0
24	Episode 24	Oct 25, 2014	0.0
25	Episode 25	Oct 27, 2014	0.0
26	Episode 26	Oct 28, 2014	0.0
27	Episode 27	Oct 29, 2014	0.0
28	Episode 28	Oct 30, 2014	0.0
29	Episode 29	Oct 31, 2014	0.0
30	Episode 30	Nov 1, 2014	0.0
31	Episode 31	Nov 3, 2014	0.0
32	Episode 32	Nov 4, 2014	0.0
33	Episode 33	Nov 5, 2014	0.0
34	Episode 34	Nov 6, 2014	0.0
35	Episode 35	Nov 7, 2014	0.0
36	Episode 36	Nov 8, 2014	0.0
37	Episode 37	Nov 10, 2014	0.0
38	Episode 38	Nov 11, 2014	0.0
39	Episode 39	Nov 12, 2014	0.0
40	Episode 40	Nov 13, 2014	0.0
41	Episode 41	Nov 14, 2014	0.0
42	Episode 42	Nov 15, 2014	0.0
43	Episode 43	Nov 17, 2014	0.0
44	Episode 44	Nov 18, 2014	0.0
45	Episode 45	Nov 19, 2014	0.0
46	Episode 46	Nov 20, 2014	0.0
47	Episode 47	Nov 21, 2014	0.0
48	Episode 48	Nov 22, 2014	0.0
49	Episode 49	Nov 24, 2014	0.0
50	Episode 50	Nov 25, 2014	0.0
51	Episode 51	Nov 26, 2014	0.0
52	Episode 52	Nov 27, 2014	0.0
53	Episode 53	Nov 28, 2014	0.0
54	Episode 54	Nov 29, 2014	0.0
55	Episode 55	Dec 1, 2014	0.0
56	Episode 56	Dec 2, 2014	0.0
57	Episode 57	Dec 3, 2014	0.0
58	Episode 58	Dec 4, 2014	0.0
59	Episode 59	Dec 5, 2014	0.0
60	Episode 60	Dec 6, 2014	0.0
61	Episode 61	Dec 8, 2014	0.0
62	Episode 62	Dec 9, 2014	0.0
63	Episode 63	Dec 10, 2014	0.0
64	Episode 64	Dec 11, 2014	0.0
65	Episode 65	Dec 12, 2014	0.0
66	Episode 66	Dec 13, 2014	0.0
67	Episode 67	Dec 15, 2014	0.0
68	Episode 68	Dec 16, 2014	0.0
69	Episode 69	Dec 17, 2014	0.0
70	Episode 70	Dec 18, 2014	0.0
71	Episode 71	Dec 19, 2014	0.0
72	Episode 72	Dec 20, 2014	0.0
73	Episode 73	Dec 22, 2014	0.0
74	Episode 74	Dec 23, 2014	0.0
75	Episode 75	Dec 24, 2014	0.0
76	Episode 76	Dec 25, 2014	0.0
77	Episode 77	Dec 26, 2014	0.0
78	Episode 78	Dec 27, 2014	0.0
79	Episode 79	Jan 5, 2015	0.0
80	Episode 80	Jan 6, 2015	0.0
81	Episode 81	Jan 7, 2015	0.0
82	Episode 82	Jan 8, 2015	0.0
83	Episode 83	Jan 9, 2015	0.0
84	Episode 84	Jan 10, 2015	0.0
85	Episode 85	Jan 12, 2015	0.0
86	Episode 86	Jan 13, 2015	0.0
87	Episode 87	Jan 14, 2015	0.0
88	Episode 88	Jan 15, 2015	0.0
89	Episode 89	Jan 16, 2015	0.0
90	Episode 90	Jan 17, 2015	0.0
91	Episode 91	Jan 19, 2015	0.0
92	Episode 92	Jan 20, 2015	0.0
93	Episode 93	Jan 21, 2015	0.0
94	Episode 94	Jan 22, 2015	0.0
95	Episode 95	Jan 23, 2015	0.0
96	Episode 96	Jan 24, 2015	0.0
97	Episode 97	Jan 26, 2015	0.0
98	Episode 98	Jan 27, 2015	0.0
99	Episode 99	Jan 28, 2015	0.0
100	Episode 100	Jan 29, 2015	0.0
101	Episode 101	Jan 30, 2015	0.0
102	Episode 102	Jan 31, 2015	0.0
103	Episode 103	Feb 2, 2015	0.0
104	Episode 104	Feb 3, 2015	0.0
105	Episode 105	Feb 4, 2015	0.0
106	Episode 106	Feb 5, 2015	0.0
107	Episode 107	Feb 6, 2015	0.0
108	Episode 108	Feb 7, 2015	0.0
109	Episode 109	Feb 9, 2015	0.0
110	Episode 110	Feb 10, 2015	0.0
111	Episode 111	Feb 11, 2015	0.0
112	Episode 112	Feb 12, 2015	0.0
113	Episode 113	Feb 13, 2015	0.0
114	Episode 114	Feb 14, 2015	0.0
115	Episode 115	Feb 16, 2015	0.0
116	Episode 116	Feb 17, 2015	0.0
117	Episode 117	Feb 18, 2015	0.0
118	Episode 118	Feb 19, 2015	0.0
119	Episode 119	Feb 20, 2015	0.0
120	Episode 120	Feb 21, 2015	0.0
121	Episode 121	Feb 23, 2015	0.0
122	Episode 122	Feb 24, 2015	0.0
123	Episode 123	Feb 25, 2015	0.0
124	Episode 124	Feb 26, 2015	0.0
125	Episode 125	Feb 27, 2015	0.0
126	Episode 126	Feb 28, 2015	0.0
127	Episode 127	Mar 2, 2015	0.0
128	Episode 128	Mar 3, 2015	0.0
129	Episode 129	Mar 4, 2015	0.0
130	Episode 130	Mar 5, 2015	0.0
131	Episode 131	Mar 6, 2015	0.0
132	Episode 132	Mar 7, 2015	0.0
133	Episode 133	Mar 9, 2015	0.0
134	Episode 134	Mar 10, 2015	0.0
135	Episode 135	Mar 11, 2015	0.0
136	Episode 136	Mar 12, 2015	0.0
137	Episode 137	Mar 13, 2015	0.0
138	Episode 138	Mar 14, 2015	0.0
139	Episode 139	Mar 16, 2015	0.0
140	Episode 140	Mar 17, 2015	0.0
141	Episode 141	Mar 18, 2015	0.0
142	Episode 142	Mar 19, 2015	0.0
143	Episode 143	Mar 20, 2015	0.0
144	Episode 144	Mar 21, 2015	0.0
145	Episode 145	Mar 23, 2015	0.0
146	Episode 146	Mar 24, 2015	0.0
147	Episode 147	Mar 25, 2015	0.0
148	Episode 148	Mar 26, 2015	0.0
149	Episode 149	Mar 27, 2015	0.0
150	Episode 150	Mar 28, 2015	0.0

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Specials

2 episodes • TBA

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Spin-off Part 1	TBA	0.0
2	Spin-off Part 2	TBA	0.0

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