Drama: Soseki Natsume and his Wife (English title) Romaji: Natsume Soseki no Tsuma Japanese: 夏目漱石の妻 Director: Takeshi Shibata, Takayasu Enokido Writer: Kyoko Natsume (autobiography), Yuzuru Matsuoka (autobiography), Shunsaku Ikehata Network: NHK Episodes: ４ Release Date: September 24 - October 15, 2016 Runtime: Saturdays 21:00 Language: Japanese Country: Japan **Synopsis** Kyoko (Machiko Ono) was born and raised in a wealthy family. Her father Shigekazu (Hiroshi Tachi) told her that studying is unnecessarily. When she was 19-years-old, she met Soseki Natsume (Hiroki Hasegawa) through matchmaking. Kyoko falls in love with Soseki at first sight and Soseki is attracted to her carefree manner. The couple marries and their married life begins in Kumamoto with Soseki starting his new post as a teacher at a high school. Soseki is intelligent, but he is also emotionally unstable. He was adopted at a young age and did not have a loving home. Kyoko tries to understand him, but she cannot. Kyoko goes through more hardships. **Notes** Based on the autobiography "Soseki no Omoide" by Kyoko Natsume & Yuzuru Matsuoka (first published 1928 by KADOKAWA). **Cast** Machiko Ono Hiroki Hasegawa Yuina Kuroshima Shinnosuke Mitsushima Naoto Takenaka Hiroshi Tachi