26 Aug 2023
Period Drama
It is 1810 and fifteen year old Jane is about to meet her fiancée and get her period. Both for the first time. And at the same time.
Botchan
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.
Top Billed Cast
西城秀樹 Botchan (voice)
久米明 Narrator (voice)
納谷悟朗 Yamaarashi (voice)
永井一郎 Tanuki (voice)
田の中勇 Nodaiko (voice)
八奈見乗児 Akashatsu (voice)
野沢雅子 Chibi (voice)
麻生美代子 Kiyoshi (voice)
山田康雄 Uranari (voice)
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