
Family Ties(1982)
Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.


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.

Aya Ueto
Ayu Kawano

Yo Oizumi
Tetsu Kawano
Takeru Shibuya
Yuki Kawano

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
Abarenbo Mama is a family, drama, comedy series that first aired in 2007 exploring themes of family, abarenbo mama. Created by Shizuka Oishi, it stars Aya Ueto, Yo Oizumi, Takeru Shibuya. 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.
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