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Botchan

Botchan

19805.51h 10m

Overview

Botchan, a recent graduate, sets out for his first teaching assignment - never anticipating what awaits him. He must contend with students who spy on him and pull nasty stunts and with a landlord who constantly tries to sell him worthless antiques. While on a fishing trip to boost his spirits, Botchan suspects Hotta, his one friend in the village, as the cause of all of his misery. But this is just beginning of his problems - During a meeting to discuss the students' disrespectful behavior towards Botchan, the proposed punishment is surprisingly mild despite the severity of the acts. Yet, Botchan's suspected adversary defends him. Were the other faculty members lying about Hotta? Botchan may soon discover the truth, for when evidence of the dean's activities surface, Botchan and Hotta must team up to corner the dean in his own scandalous game. Based on Natsume Soseki's 1906 novel, which was one of Japan's best-selling books.

Directed by Yoshio Takeuchi
Written by Natsume Sōseki, Yoshio Takeuchi, Yoshiyuki Fukuda
Produced by Osamu Dezaki
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Top Cast

Hideki Saijo

Hideki Saijo

Botchan (voice)

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Akira Kume

Narrator (voice)

Gorō Naya

Gorō Naya

Yamaarashi (voice)

Ichiro Nagai

Ichiro Nagai

Tanuki (voice)

Isamu Tanonaka

Isamu Tanonaka

Nodaiko (voice)

Joji Yanami

Joji Yanami

Akashatsu (voice)

Masako Nozawa

Masako Nozawa

Chibi (voice)

Miyoko Aso

Miyoko Aso

Kiyoshi (voice)

Yasuo Yamada

Yasuo Yamada

Uranari (voice)

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookcoming of agesocial injusticeteachers and studentsclassic literatureout of control students

About Botchan

Botchan is a animation, drama film released in 1980 exploring themes of based on novel or book, coming of age, social injustice, teachers and students, classic literature, out of control students. Directed by Yoshio Takeuchi, it stars Hideki Saijo, Akira Kume, Gorō Naya. Botchan, a recent graduate, sets out for his first teaching assignment - never anticipating what awaits him. He must contend with students who spy on him and pull nasty stunts and with a landlord who constantly tries to sell him worthless antiques. While on a fishing trip to boost his spirits, Botchan suspects Hotta, his one friend in the village, as the cause of all of his misery. But this is just beginning of his problems - During a meeting to discuss the students' disrespectful behavior towards Botchan, the proposed punishment is surprisingly mild despite the severity of the acts. Yet, Botchan's suspected adversary defends him. Were the other faculty members lying about Hotta? Botchan may soon discover the truth, for when evidence of the dean's activities surface, Botchan and Hotta must team up to corner the dean in his own scandalous game. Based on Natsume Soseki's 1906 novel, which was one of Japan's best-selling books.

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