Mother - Season 1 Episode 1
Hara Nao (Yasuko Matsuyuki) is not married until the mid-30s. She went on a study of migratory birds intently at the University of Muroran. Meanwhile, the sudden closure of the university laboratory, Nao became the reluctant science teacher at a local elementary school. She became a freshman homeroom teacher replacing a teacher on maternity leave. Nao notices a student (Rena) in class with some bruises on her body. The authorities turn a blind eye to the child abuse. Nao decides to kidnap Rena to start a new life with her assuming flase identities. Their journey begins . . .
- Zhanri: Drama, Family
- Studio: Nippon TV
- Fjalen: child abuse, kidnapping, adoption, alzheimer's disease, motherhood
- Cast: Yasuko Matsuyuki, Koji Yamamoto, Wakana Sakai, Kana Kurashina, Mana Ashida, Machiko Ono