The Northern Country girl Shoko Junko (played by Yumiko Araki) lost her mother at a young age, yet she remains cheerful, optimistic, and energetic. Since the age of four, Junko has trained with her father to learn to hit the ball. Volleyball became an integral part of her life from childhood, and Junko's greatest wish is to participate in the Olympics to fulfill her mother's dream. Through an opportunity, Junko bids farewell to her hometown and moves to Tokyo, joining the women's volleyball team at Shirafuji School. Here, Junko's skills improve daily, mastering special moves like the Thunderbolt and making many friends. With her powerful skills, Junko makes it into the national women's volleyball team of her dreams, where the strongest female volleyball players from across the country gather; Junko's journey has just begun... This drama is adapted from the manga of the same name by Shotaro Ishinomori, which was popular in Japan and China in the 1980s and became a memory for a generation. The character Shoko Junko and her moves are still talked about today.
Japanese Drama
Volleyball Girl
actor： Yumiko Araki, Toyo Nanjo, Kazu Obuse, Noriko Ishida, Yuko Funakura, Junko Ogi, Akiko Mitani, Eleanor Ogawa
director：Hideo Tanaka
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type：Japanese Drama
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status：Total of 71 episodes
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updated：2025-06-04
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region：Japan
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year：1979
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language：Japanese
plot：In the northern country, the young girl Junko (played by Yumiko Araki) lost her ...more
