Botchan
7.3
Botchan (Kazunari Ninomiya) has sense of strong justice and does not lie. He is offered a teaching job at a middle in a small village far away from his hometown of Tokyo. Botchan accepts the position and begins to work as a math teacher. The assistant principle there wields absolute power. Botchan has a hard time dealing with his fellow teachers and the students.
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Kazunari Ninomiya
Botchan
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Nao Matsushita
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Masayuki Suzuki
Natsume Sōseki
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Yama Arashi
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Masayuki Suzuki Director · Atsuko Hashibe Writer Natsume Sōseki Author
First release January 3, 2016 · Produced in Japan · Original title 坊っちゃん
Production
Fuji Television Network
Production · Distribution
Japan
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Original title
坊っちゃん
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 3, 2016
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