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Mom’s Shoulders (1971)

Mom’s Shoulders poster
Original title
たんとんとん
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 26 episodes

How it feels

A high school boy named Kenichi constantly fights with his mother Motoko. After his carpenter father dies while on a trip, Motoko falls into despair and Kenichi gives up his college plans to take over the family business.

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What happens

『たんとんとん』は、TBS系列の「木下恵介アワー」(当時:日産自動車一社提供)で放送されたテレビドラマである。 高校生の健一は、いつも、母・もと子と喧嘩ばかりしている荒くれ息子。しかし、大工の棟梁である父親が旅先で倒れ帰らぬ人になってしまったことで生活は一変。もと子のあまりの落ち込みように健一は、大学進学を諦め父の跡を継ぐ決意をする。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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