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Botchan

Botchan

20168.32h 0m

Overview

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.

Directed by Masayuki Suzuki
Written by Natsume Sōseki, Atsuko Hashibe
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Top Cast

Kazunari Ninomiya

Kazunari Ninomiya

Botchan

Nao Matsushita

Nao Matsushita

Madonna

Arata Furuta

Arata Furuta

Yama Arashi

Norito Yashima

Norito Yashima

Nodaiko

Koji Yamamoto

Koji Yamamoto

Uranari

Naoki Matayoshi

Naoki Matayoshi

Soseki Natsume

Machiko Washio

Machiko Washio

Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Red Shirt

Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

Physics School Principal

Yuko Asano

Yuko Asano

Madonna’s mother

Themes & Keywords

teachermath teacher

About Botchan

Botchan is a drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of teacher, math teacher. Directed by Masayuki Suzuki, it stars Kazunari Ninomiya, Nao Matsushita, Arata Furuta. 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.

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