Plot Summary:A morning drama from NHK, it tells the story of manga artist, Shigeru Mizuki and his wife. Mizuki's most famous work was Gegege no Kitaro and the drama takes it name from this, substituting Nyobo - meaning wife - for Kitaro, the hero of the manga. Based on the autobiography of Nunoe Mura, it mostly takes place in Showa period Japan.
家住岛根县安来市的饭田布美枝(松下奈绪 饰)出生在一个商人家庭,与姐妹们相比她是如此的不起眼,所以心里有着种种的执拗和自卑。在昭和35年的秋天,她通过相亲认识了名不见经传的漫画家村井茂(向井理 饰)。过惯了富裕日子的布美枝,婚后自然被村井家的赤贫所困扰。当然在各种龃龉和挫折过程中,她咬着牙坚持下来,并且鼓励好不容易找到前进方向的丈夫朝着既定的目标前进。一对平凡的夫妻,走过战后最苦难的岁月,见证着一个战败国家的顽强复兴,也迎来了他们人生的辉煌…… 本片根据漫画家水木しげる(《墓场鬼太郎》)的妻子武良布枝的自传改编。