A Son of the Good Earth

This drama was co-produced by NHK and CCTV (China Central Television) and was NHK's 70th anniversary production. It is based on the book by Toyoko Yamazaki. In the closing days of World War II, four members of a Japanese family while attempting to flee China become separated. The father eventually makes it back to Japan, but his wife perishes and his young son and daughter are lost. The boy escapes from his cruel first adoptive family and is taken in by a kind-hearted Chinese couple and given the name Lu Yixin. Though he thrives under their loving care, he wonders about the fate of his family. To make matters worse, he is falsely accused of being a Japanese spy and sent to a labor camp at the height of China's Cultural Revolution.