The Plot

Oshima Goro, a janitor of an elementary school, becomes a gifted teacher who teaches children that have fallen behind even though he has no licence. Single mother Akasaka Chiaki opposes formal education in schools during the war and sees the potential in a school to give coaching for a free, well-rounded education. The two of them become a couple both at work and at home, and create new history in the industry in this story depicting a family’s 50 years, set against the backdrop of the Showa to Heisei era.

Top Billed Cast

Aya Omasa
Oshima Ran Hinako Sakurai
Oshima Nanami Issey Takahashi
Oshima Goro Mei Kurokawa
Oshima Fukiko Jun Fubuki
Akasaka Yoriko Asuka Kudo
Ueda Ichiro Hiromi Nagasaku
Oshima Chiaki