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Mother 
PosterGenre Drama Written by Yuji Sakamono Directed by Nobuo Mizuta (NTV)
Makoto NaganumaStarring Yasuko Matsuyuki Theme music composer Kodai Iwatsubo Ending theme "Nakigao Smile" by hinaco Composer(s) REMEDIOS Country of origin Japan Language(s) Japanese No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 11 Production Executive producer(s) Yoshiki Tanaka (NTV) Producer(s) Hisashi Tsugiya (NTV)
Yukitoshi ChibaRunning time 54 minutes Broadcast Original channel NTV Picture format HDTV 1080i Audio format Stereophonic Original run April 14, 2010 – June 23, 2010 External links Official website Mother is a Japanese television drama that aired on Nippon TV between 14 April and 23 June 2010, starring Matsuyuki Yasuko.
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Synopsis
Matsuyuki plays the part of Nao Suzuhara, an elementary school teacher. When she realizes that one of the female students is receiving abuse from her mother, Nao's maternal instincts kick in, and she impulsively decides to bring the girl into her own care. Serving as a substitute mother, Nao takes the child on a trip from Hokkaido to Tokyo, and the two experience various events together along the way.[1]
Cast
- Yasuko Matsuyuki as Nao Suzuhara
- Koji Yamamoto as Shunsuke Fujiyoshi
- Wakana Sakai as Mei Suzuhara
- Kana Kurashina as Kaho Suzuhara
- Mana Ashida as Reina Michiki
- Machiko Ono as Hitomi Michiki
- Yosuke Kawamura as Kohei Kimata
- Miwako Ichikawa as Tamami Yuzukawa
- Takuma Otoo as Keigo Kayama
- Minoru Tanaka as Kensuke Fujiyoshi
- Go Ayano as Masato Uragami
- Atsuko Takahata as Toko Suzuhara
- Yuko Tanaka as Hana Mochizuki
Episodes
Episode title Romanized title Translation of title Broadcast date Ratings Ep. 1 児童虐待からの脱出 渡り鳥になった二人 Jidō gyakutai kara no dasshutsu wataridori ni natta ni-nin Escape from child abuse, the two who became birds of passage 
14 April 2010
5 August 2011
8 August 201111.8% Ep. 2 居場所のない二人 Ibasho no nai ni-nin The two without a place to go 21 April 2010
12 August 2011
15 August 201112.0% Ep. 3 母の手のぬくもり Haha no te no nukumori The warmth of a mother’s hand 28 April 2010
19 August 2011
22 August 201112.8% Ep. 4 学校へ行かせたい Gakkō e ika setai I want to let her attend school 5 May 2010
26 August 2011
29 August 201110.0% Ep. 5 二人の“母親” Ni-nin no“hahaoya” Two "Mothers" 12 May 2010
2 September 2011
5 September 201111.9% Ep. 6 さよならお母さん Sayonara okāsan Goodbye Mother 19 May 2010
9 September 2011
12 September 201113.9% Ep. 7 あの子を返して! Ano ko o kaeshite! Return her to me! 26 May 2010
16 September 2011
19 September 201112.4% Ep. 8 断ち切れない絆 Tachikirenai kizuna The bond that can’t be broken 2 June 2010
23 September 2011
26 September 201114.0% Ep. 9 引き裂かれる二人 Hikisaka reru ni-nin The two torn apart 9 June 2010
30 September 2011
3 October 201112.2% Ep. 10 ひと目会いたい Hitome aitai I want to see you just once 16 June 2010
7 October 2011
10 October 201114.8% Ep. 11 ずっと愛してる Zutto aishi teru I will always love you 23 June 2010
14 October 2011
17 October 201116.3% Ratings for Kanto region (average rating: 12.9%)[2] International Broadcasts
Taiwan
- Airing date: August 5, 2011
- Broadcast network: Mei Ah Drama Channel
Singapore
- Airing date: August 5, 2011
- Broadcast network: Mei Ah Drama Channel
Hong Kong
- Airing date: August 8, 2011
- Broadcast network: Mei Ah Drama Channel
References
- ^ "Matsuyuki stars in "Mother"". Tokyograph. February 18, 2010. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5818. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
- ^ "Video Research Ratings". http://search-asp.fresheye.com/?ord=s&id=11367&kw=Mother. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
External links
Preceded by
Magerarenai Onna
(13/1/2010 - 17/3/2010)NTV Wednesday Dramas
水曜ドラマ
Wednesdays 22:00 - 22:54 (JST)Succeeded by
Hotaru no Hikari 2
(24/4/2011 - June 2011)Categories:- 2010 Japanese television series debuts
- 2010 Japanese television series endings
- Japanese television dramas
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