The Japanese The Japanese Don't Know (2009)
- Original title
- 日本人の知らない日本語
- Directed by
- Yakumo Saiji, Tamekawa Hiroyuki, Saito Yuki, Kawamura Naoki
- Cast
- Naka Riisa, Aoki Munetaka, Harada Natsuki, Asaka Mayumi, Ikeda Narushi
- Genre
- autobiographical comics, drama television series
- Country
- Japan
- Length
- 1 season, 12 episodes
- Rated
- 14
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Japanese teacher helps her students understand the origins and meanings behind Japanese words and expressions. The series follows their lessons and interactions.
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What happens
The Japanese That The Japanese Don't Know (Japanese: 日本人の知らない日本語, Hepburn: Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo) is a manga and television series about a Japanese teacher and her students written by Takayuki Tomita and Umino Nagiko. It discusses the background of Japanese words and speech. There have been four paperback volumes as of August, 2013. It has also spawned a live action drama which aired on Yomiuri TV. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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