Mother

(11EPISODE, 2DVD)

Title: Mother
Also Known As: N/a
Genre: Human Drama, Suspense
Network: NTV
Episodes: 11
Release Date: 2010-Apr-14 to 2010-Jun-23
Air time (JST): Wednesday 22:00
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English

Synopsis
Suzuhara Nao becomes a teacher at an elementary school. She’s in charge of of first-year students and doesn’t have much passion for her job. One of her young students named Reina becomes attached to her new teacher. One day, Nao notices bruises on Reina and realizes that she is the victim of child abuse. At first Nao doesn’t say anything, but Nao notices more bruises with each passing day and Reina’s absences from school become more frequent. As a mother, Nao’s maternal instincts kicks in and she decides to take of Reina. Nao & Reina then takes a train from their native Hokkaido to Tokyo..

Cast
Matsuyuki Yasuko as Suzuhara Nao
Yamamoto Koji as Fujiyoshi Shunsuke
Sakai Wakana as Suzuhara Mei
Kurashina Kana as Suzuhara Kaho
Ashida Mana (芦田愛菜) as Michiki Reina
Ono Machiko (尾野真千子) as Michiki Hitomi
Kawamura Yosuke as Kimata Kohei
Ichikawa Miwako as Yuzukawa Tamami
Otoo Takuma as Kayama Keigo
Tanaka Minoru as Fujiyoshi Kensuke
Ayano Go as Uragami Masato
Takahata Atsuko as Suzuhara Toko
Tanaka Yuko as Mochizuki Hana