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Hassai Sensei

Hassai Sensei

19871 Season150 EpisodesEnded

Overview

The 39th NHK Asadora drama is Hassai-sensei. A novice teacher in 1930s Osaka learns that there is more to education than mere instruction. Though her tenure is interrupted by first marriage and later World War II, she begins a quest for "ideal education" after the war.

NetworksNHK G

Top Cast

Mayumi Wakamura

Mayumi Wakamura

早乙女翠

Tohru Watanabe

Tohru Watanabe

夫・鶴岡亀吉(鶴亀さん)

H

Hisashi Igawa

父・辰吉

Chitose Kobayashi

Chitose Kobayashi

母・たき

K

Katsuo Nakamura

校長・伴平九郎

Azusa Mano

Azusa Mano

「森庄」のご寮さん・絹

Themes & Keywords

asadora

About Hassai Sensei

Hassai Sensei is a drama series that first aired in 1987 exploring themes of asadora. it stars Mayumi Wakamura, Tohru Watanabe, Hisashi Igawa. The 39th NHK Asadora drama is Hassai-sensei. A novice teacher in 1930s Osaka learns that there is more to education than mere instruction. Though her tenure is interrupted by first marriage and later World War II, she begins a quest for "ideal education" after the war.

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