The Japanese the Japanese Don't Know
7.1
Season 1
40 min
S1 · E1 · Jul 15, 2010
The Passionate Gal Teacher vs. the International Students Episode 1
40 min
S1 · E2 · Jul 22, 2010
The Gal Teacher vs. The Strange Keigo and The Soul of Enka Episode 2
40 min
S1 · E3 · Jul 29, 2010
The Gal Teacher and the 10 Million Yen Japanese Values Episode 3
40 min
S1 · E4 · Aug 5, 2010
Confession Techniques that Will Win Over the Summer Love Taught by the Gal Herself and the Burning Passion! Akiba Maid vs the Spirit of Italy Episode 4
40 min
S1 · E5 · Aug 12, 2010
The Eerie School of Scary Stories and Sad Tears! The Disappearing Student Episode 5
40 min
S1 · E6 · Aug 19, 2010
Dream and Reality... Stirred up Feelings from the Reunion with the Ex-boyfriend, a Suspicious Trap Episode 6
40 min
S1 · E7 · Aug 26, 2010
Rejected... Tear Stains From the Disparity in Love Episode 7
40 min
S1 · E8 · Sep 2, 2010
Love and Work... Prepared to be Fired, a Tea Ceremony Showdown! Episode 8
40 min
S1 · E9 · Sep 9, 2010
Shaken by the Tearful Reunion and the Broken Family... Parting Words Episode 9
40 min
S1 · E10 · Sep 16, 2010
Kidnapping and an unforgettable trip just before graduation! Episode 10
40 min
S1 · E11 · Sep 23, 2010
Marriage, strong bond, and betrayal! A desperate escape from violence. Teacher believes in the imminent graduation! Episode 11
40 min
S1 · E12 · Sep 30, 2010
The Promise of the Graduation Ceremony... The Last of the Good-Bye Tears That Won't Be Forgotten Episode 12
12 episodes in Season 1
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Haruko lands a job in a local tutoring establishment and upon showing up for work on the first day, she discovers that she will not be teaching Japanese people, but teaching people Japanese. Her students are all foreigners who live in Japan for several reasons, and she is faced with their many questions on the Japanese Language that she'd never really thought of before.
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Cast
5 people
Natsuki Harada
Katori Miyuki
Known for
Fullmetal Alchemist
I Give My First Love to You
Riisa Naka
Haruko Kano
Known for
Alice in Borderland
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Narushi Ikeda
Ikki Takasu
Known for
Hanzawa Naoki
HK: Forbidden Super Hero
Munetaka Aoki
Taiyo Shibuya
Known for
Godzilla Minus One
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
Mayumi Asaka
Kuniko Akimoto
Known for
The Complex
Saiji Yakumo Director · Naoki Kawamura Director Yuki Saito Director
Total runtime 5h 48m · Episode length 29 min · Country Japan
Show info
Premiered
July 15, 2010
Final episode
September 30, 2010
Status
Ended
Networks
Nippon TV · YTV
Country
Japan
Type
Scripted
Episode length
29 min
Total runtime
5h 48m
Original language
Japanese
Production
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
日本人の知らない日本語
Spoken on screen
Japanese
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