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Edison's Mother (2008)

5 | Jan 11, 2008 (JP) | Comedy, Drama

The series focuses on Ayukawa Noriko, the teacher of a class of first-graders. One day, a boy named Kento transfers into her class from another school, where he was treated as a problem child. In reality, the inquisitive Kento actually displays the potential of being a prodigy, and it's up to Noriko to figure out how to handle him. The story draws inspiration from the childhood of famous inventor Thomas Edison, who was also considered a problem child by most adults around him.

No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
10

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Misaki Itō
Ayukawa Noriko
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Maki Sakai
Hanafusa Aoi
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Yuya Shimizu
Hanafusa Kento
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Yoji Tanaka
Iwai Yuuzou
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Yoshihiko Hosoda
Kubo sensei
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Masayuki Itô
Noguchi Shouhei
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Kyoko Kamimura
Hanafusa Chie

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