Edison's Mother (2008)

01/11/2008 (JP) • 48m

Comedy, Drama

Overview

The series focuses on Ayukawa Noriko, the teacher of a class of first-graders. One day, a boy named Kento transfers into her class from another school, where he was treated as a problem child. In reality, the inquisitive Kento actually displays the potential of being a prodigy, and it's up to Noriko to figure out how to handle him. The story draws inspiration from the childhood of famous inventor Thomas Edison, who was also considered a problem child by most adults around him.

Top Billed Cast

Misaki Itō

Ayukawa Noriko

10 Episodes

Maki Sakai

Hanafusa Aoi

10 Episodes

Shosuke Tanihara

Miura

10 Episodes

Yuya Shimizu

Hanafusa Kento

10 Episodes

Kaoru Sugita

Mizuki

10 Episodes

Yuki Matsushita

Kagami

10 Episodes

Yoji Tanaka

Iwai Yuuzou

10 Episodes

Yoshihiko Hosoda

Kubo sensei

10 Episodes

Masayuki Itô

Noguchi Shouhei

10 Episodes


Last Season

Season 1

2008 | 10 Episodes

Season 1 of Edison's Mother premiered on January 11, 2008.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

Japanese

Keywords

child prodigy

teacher

problem child

school

transfer student

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