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Tomorrow, Mom Won't Be Here

Tomorrow, Mom Won't Be Here

20147.61 Season9 EpisodesEnded

Overview

There are over 600 orphanages across the nation, housing approximately 30,000 children; Most of them had been abused by their parents. Maki, was placed into the orphanage "Kogamo no Ie", after her mother, Ryoka, was arrested and jailed. There she was handed over to the care of Kana, and also Sasaki, the eccentric caretaker of the home. Under Sasaki's management, the home is a calm and safe haven from all the madness of the real world. At the home, Maki befriends 3 other little girls, who all go by their nicknames instead of their real names. Piami who plays the piano really well, Bombi who came from a very poor family, and Post, who is the leader of all the kids.

Created by Saya Matsuda
Written by Saya Matsuda
Produced by Hibiki Ito, Toshiaki Nanba, Fukui Yuta
NetworksNippon TV

Top Cast

Mana Ashida

Mana Ashida

Post

Rio Suzuki

Rio Suzuki

Donki / Maki

Hiyori Sakurada

Hiyori Sakurada

Piami

Konomi Watanabe

Konomi Watanabe

Bonbi

Suzuka Ohgo

Suzuka Ohgo

Otsubone

Hinata Igarashi

Hinata Igarashi

Pachi

S

Sakamoto Mitsuki

Han

Sakamoto Satsuki

Sakamoto Satsuki

Ryu

Shohei Miura

Shohei Miura

Locker

Hiroshi Mikami

Hiroshi Mikami

Sasaki Tomonori

Themes & Keywords

adoptionfriendshiporphanagetearjerkerchild abandonment

About Tomorrow, Mom Won't Be Here

Tomorrow, Mom Won't Be Here is a drama, family series that first aired in 2014 exploring themes of adoption, friendship, orphanage, tearjerker, child abandonment. Created by Saya Matsuda, it stars Mana Ashida, Rio Suzuki, Hiyori Sakurada. There are over 600 orphanages across the nation, housing approximately 30,000 children; Most of them had been abused by their parents. Maki, was placed into the orphanage "Kogamo no Ie", after her mother, Ryoka, was arrested and jailed. There she was handed over to the care of Kana, and also Sasaki, the eccentric caretaker of the home. Under Sasaki's management, the home is a calm and safe haven from all the madness of the real world. At the home, Maki befriends 3 other little girls, who all go by their nicknames instead of their real names. Piami who plays the piano really well, Bombi who came from a very poor family, and Post, who is the leader of all the kids.

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