The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary (2024)

Kishibe Midori (Ikeda Elaiza), an editor for a popular fashion magazine, finds herself transferring to the lexicography division following the magazine's discontinuation. The place is filled with a group of quirky characters, led by Majime Mitsuya (Noda Yojiro), a boss with a shaggy hair who is extremely serious. While being tossed about by them, Midori is influenced by their patience and passion for making a dictionary which takes over a decade, and she gradually immerses herself in the work. This drama depicts their struggles in creating and finalizing the dictionary, "The Great Passage."

• First Air Date: 2024-02-18
• Last Air Date: 2024-04-21
• Total Seasons: 1
• Total Episodes: 10
• Episode Runtime: 49 min.
• Network: NHK BS, NHK BSP4K
• Directors: Renpei Tsukamoto, Manabu Asô, Daisuke Ajiki.