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Saito-san

January 9, 2008
2 Seasons
21 Episodes
TMDB5.7· 3

With her husband rarely home because of work, Saitou Masako raises her kindergarten son by herself. With a strong sense of what's right, she is never afraid to confront people who violate the rules of society. While her righteousness makes her a heroine among the kindergarteners, their mothers have learned to keep their distance from all the trouble Saitou brings with her. Mano Wakaba, a soft-spoken mother who had problems with her son turning violent at his previous school, soon moves into the neighborhood. Eager to get along with the other mothers at the kindergarten, Mano does her best to please, and pushes her son Takeru to do the same, even if it puts her at odds with Saitou.

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Japan
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Cast
Arisa Mizuki

Arisa Mizuki

Masako Saitou

Natsumi Ikema

Natsumi Ikema

Mizuki Sayako

Mizuki Sayako

Fujino Mayu

Crew
Fukui Yuta

Fukui Yuta

Producer

Toshiaki Nanba

Toshiaki Nanba

Producer

Norihiko Nishi

Norihiko Nishi

Producer

Takeshi Sato

Takeshi Sato

Producer

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

11 episodes
Jan 9, 2008

Wakaba Mano and her husband Toru recently bought a house and moved to the Tokyo suburbs. Wakaba had a tough time because of her freespirited son Takeru who made her isolated from other gossiping mothers in his former kindergarten. In this new town, Wakaba is so determined to blend in with the others. One day, Wakaba met Saito-san a 30-year-old housewife. Since her husband is always abroad for business, she is responsible for protecting her only son Junichi’s future. Junichi goes to the same kindergarten as Takeru, where other parents all seem to avoid Saito-san because she is too straightforward. For Saito-san, what is wrong is wrong. She is never afraid of confronting bad mannered people. The righteous, dignified lone mother Saito-san’s way of life gradually influences Wakaba and the other people in town.

Season 2

Season 2

10 episodes
Jul 13, 2013

Set five years after "Saito San," Masako Saitou now has a son in the 4th grade of elementary school. She moves to a new town and meets new people. Masako Saitou faces many problems at the elementary school and has to deal with the parents of her son's classmates and also the teachers.

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Show Info
StatusEnded
TypeScripted
Original LanguageJapanese
Seasons2
Episodes21
Last Air DateSep 14, 2013
Popularity0%
Streaming on
Nippon TV

Nippon TV

Produced by
Nippon Television Network Corporation

Nippon Television Network Corporation

JP

Released in

Japan

Spoken Languages

日本語