Previously, we reported that Inoue Mao would star in NHK's next morning drama, titled "Ohisama", which will start next spring, and the cast members recently held a press conference at Matsumoto Castle (Nagano Prefecture) where they are currently on set shooting for the drama.

Mao confessed that the shoots on certain days were cancelled due to bad weather, but because of that, she had time to get along with other cast members, and now three of the girls, Mao, Mitsushima Hikari, and�Maiko, have become good friends.

"Ohisama" is a story of heroine Sudo Yoko's (Mao) life during the Showa era (before the war, during the war, after the war). �It will have total of 156 episodes and will be broadcasted over the course of six months, from March 28th to September 24th.

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