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Pre-School Guy

2003-01-18 · 60 min / episode · ★ 9.0

Drama · Comedy · Family · Kids

Ask any nursery-aged little girl what she wants to be when she grows up, and she's bound to say nurse, florist, or ballerina. Ask any nursery-aged little boy what he wants to be when he grows up, and he's bound to say policeman, fireman, sports player, or pilot. As for 20-year-old young man Taiyo Suzuki, however, he's had different aspirations all his life. Moved by his elderly nursery school teacher, Taiyo decided then and there that he too, would also become one. Now, having passed the nursery school teacher examination, bright-eyed and eager Taiyo is out to make his mark in a totally female-dominated world.

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Creators
Mika Umeda, Masatoshi Katō
Production companies
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Countries
Japan
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Sho SakuraiSho SakuraiSuzuki Taiyo
Yuki MatsushitaYuki MatsushitaMita Shizuka [Himawari Nursery School supervisor]
Kazue FukiishiKazue FukiishiSakai Minako [Rose class homeroom teacher]
Hideko YoshidaHideko YoshidaYoshikawa Kiyoko [Himawari Nursery School principal]
Shozo EndoShozo EndoSasaki Shuzo / "Shu-chan" [Police officer]/[Taiyo's childhood friend]
Mari HamadaMari HamadaYokoyama Sayuri [Teacher]
Nahomi MatsushimaNahomi MatsushimaTanaka Rie [Teacher]
Yuka ItayaYuka ItayaArai Erika [Teacher]
Shin YazawaShin YazawaKojima Kaoru [Teacher]
OtohaOtohaOmoto Rumi [Teacher]
Kumiko MoriKumiko MoriKoike Sumire [Ryohei's wife]
Ryosei TayamaRyosei TayamaKoike Ryohei ["Cafe Sumire" owner]
Shunji FujimuraShunji FujimuraMurabayashi Itsuki / "Ojichan-sensei"
Takatoshi KanekoTakatoshi KanekoKuwata Mitsuo [Vegetable shop owner]
Mayuko FukudaMayuko FukudaMayuko [Rose class student]
Nanami HinataNanami HinataIto Yuka [Rose class student]
Karen MiyamaKaren MiyamaKaren [Rose class student]
Satoko ÔshimaSatoko ÔshimaShindo Izumi [Ayumu's mother]
Ryusei SaitoRyusei SaitoSuzuki Taiyo [Child]

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