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Ashita, Mama ga Inai (2014)

Ashita, Mama ga Inai poster
Original title
明日、ママがいない
Directed by
Inomata Ryuichi, Naganuma Makoto, Suzuki Yuma
Cast
Ashida Mana, Suzuki Rio, Sakurada Hiyori, Watanabe Konomi, Ohgo Suzuka, Miura Shohei, Takeda Katsuto, Mikami Hiroshi
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 9 episodes
Rated
14
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A TV drama about ten children living in an orphanage in Japan. It follows their daily lives and emotional struggles.

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What happens

Tomorrow, Mother will not be here (明日、ママがいない, Ashita, Mama ga Inai) is a 2014 television drama that first aired on Nippon Television (NTV) on January 15, 2014. It follows the stories of ten children living in an orphanage. The drama stars child actresses Mana Ashida and Rio Suzuki, who are noted for their roles in the television dramas Mother and Woman respectively. The series aired for nine episodes and garnered an average viewership rating of 12.85% in the Kanto region. The series was embroiled in a controversy due to its depiction of orphanages, which was criticized by Japanese welfare organisations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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