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14-sai no Haha (2006)

14-sai no Haha poster
Original title
14才の母
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 11 episodes
Rated
14
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A 14-year-old schoolgirl in Japan becomes pregnant and has to face the difficult reactions of her family and society. The series follows her as she tries to keep the baby and figure out what it means to be a mother.

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What happens

Mother at Fourteen (14才の母 〜愛するために 生まれてきた〜, Jūyonsai no Haha: Aisuru Tame ni, Umaretekita; lit. "14-year-old Mother: Born for Love's Sake"), or 14-year-old Mother (14才の母, 14-sai no Haha), is a Japanese television drama starring Mirai Shida, produced by Nippon Television (NTV) in cooperation with Media Mix Japan (MMJ) and broadcast on NTV from October 11, 2006, until December 20 of the same year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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