Title: Botchan
Genre: Period, School
Broadcast date: January 3, 2016
Cast: Ninomiya Kazunari, Matsushita Nao, Furuta Arata, Yashima Norito,
Mitsuhiro Oikawa and Yamamoto Koji.
Botchan (Ninomiya
Kazunari) is a newly educated teacher who hates injustice and lies. After being
offered a job far from his hometown, he is sent to a rural town. Here he meets
several different characters, but is put in a pinch when he tells his honest
opinion to the school’s vice-principle (Mitsuhiro Oikawa). Unlike every other
teacher in the school, Botchan tells the truth, which leads to a fight of power
versus honesty…
Sorry for the short
summary, but this is one special that would ruin the entire thing if I spoiled
too much.
It’s been a while
since I’ve seen Ninomiya in a drama – Yowakutemo Katemasu (2014) I think was
the last, so having him do a TV SP is quite refreshing. But generally, any drama
or movie he does is good, so I never hesitate to watch his dramas or movies.
This special is
good as it doesn’t focus on disharmony of an institution but the chaos too much
harmony can bring. I love that the setting is in the early 19’s, which gives it
and form of discipline yet shows that children will always be children no
matter the year. Nino does a great job, and so does the rest of the cast.
To sum up, the
special is interesting and fun to watch, so I would recommend it to history and
school drama fans.
☆☆☆☆ / 4 out of 5 stars
♥♥♥♥½ / 4½ out of 5 hearts
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