Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Atsuko HashibeWriter
- Masayuki SuzukiDirector
- Akihiro ManabeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kazunari NinomiyaBotchan
- Nao MatsushitaMadonna
- Arata FurutaYama Arashi
- Norito YashimaNodaiko
- Koji YamamotoUranari
- Naoki MatayoshiSoseki Natsume
- Machiko WashioCast
- Mitsuhiro OikawaRed Shirt
- Koichi SatoPhysics School Principal
- Yuko AsanoMadonna’s mother
- Kaoru KobayashiMadonna’s father
- Ittoku KishibeTanuki
Stills
Themes
teachermath teacher