Abarenbo Mama
NR 2007 · 1 season · 10 eps · Family , Drama , Comedy
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22-year old Kawano Ayu was brought up way out in the country. She's a rough-mannered tomboy. When she meets Tetsu, a divorced beautician, the two fall in love and get married. Immediately after their happy new life begins, they are visited by a 5-year old boy, Yuki, who claims to be Tetsu's son. Ayu reluctantly becomes the boy's mother, but has no idea how to raise a child. What's more, at kindergarten, she must confront the elegant mothers of the neighborhood. Ayu's humorous life as a rookie mother begins.
Directed by Junichi Ishikawa
Network: Fuji TV
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Aya Ueto Ayu Kawano -
Yo Oizumi Tetsu Kawano - T Takeru Shibuya Yuki Kawano
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Rie Tomosaka Midoriko Hojo -
Nana Katase Noriko Hanawa -
Sayaka Yamaguchi Yae Kominami -
Yuki Himura Tamao Kanai -
Megumi Nakayama Rika Uematsu -
Osamu Mukai Yohei Yamaguchi -
Yuriko Hirooka Sachiko Kanai -
Koji Seto Naoya Abe -
Mikihisa Azuma Hajime Hojo
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