Mother (TV series)

Mother
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Genre	Drama
Written by	Yuji Sakamono
Directed by	Nobuo Mizuta (NTV) Makoto Naganuma
Starring	Yasuko Matsuyuki
Theme music composer	Kodai Iwatsubo
Ending theme	"Nakigao Smile" by hinaco
Composer(s)	REMEDIOS
Country of origin	Japan
Original language(s)	Japanese
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11
Production
Executive producer(s)	Yoshiki Tanaka (NTV)
Producer(s)	Hisashi Tsugiya (NTV) Yukitoshi Chiba
Running time	54 minutes
Release
Original network	NTV
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereophonic
Original release	April 14 – 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 Yasuko Matsuyuki.

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 2011	11.8%
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 2011	12.0%
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 2011	12.8%
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 2011	10.0%
Ep. 5	二人の“母親”	Ni-nin no“hahaoya”	Two "Mothers"	12 May 2010 2 September 2011 5 September 2011	11.9%
Ep. 6	さよならお母さん	Sayonara okāsan	Goodbye Mother	19 May 2010 9 September 2011 12 September 2011	13.9%
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 2011	12.4%
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 2011	14.0%
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 2011	12.2%
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 2011	14.8%
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 2011	16.3%
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

1. "Matsuyuki stars in "Mother"". Tokyograph. February 18, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
2. "Video Research Ratings". Retrieved June 23, 2010.

External links

• Official website