Japanese drama

14 Sai no Haha or in it’s full name 14-sai no Haha: Aisuru tame ni Umaretekita (14才の母 ～愛するために生まれてきた～) is a 11 episode Japanese drama broadcasted on NTV. The drama is about a 14-years-old girl, Miki Ichinose, who becomes pregnant with her boyfriend’s child. After struggling with the fact that she is pregnant, and trying to abort the baby, she decides that she will keep the baby and raise it by herself. The show follows what this means for her, her family, her school life, the life of her boyfriend and his family, and the society in which she resides.

Details:

• Title: １４才の母
• Title (romaji): 14 Sai no Haha
• Also known as: 14-year-old Mother / Juyon-sai no Haha / Mother at Fourteen
• Format: Renzoku
• Genre: Family
• Episodes: 11
• Viewership ratings: 18.55(Kanto), 20.38(Kansai)
• Broadcast network: NTV
• Broadcast period: 2006 October 11 to 2006 December 20
• Air time: Wednesdays 22:00
• Theme song: Shirushi by Mr. Children
  

Production Credits

• Screenwriter: Inoue Yumiko
• Producers: Murase Ken (村瀬健), Asai Chizu (浅井千瑞)
• Directors: Sato Toya, Sakuma Noriyoshi (佐久間紀佳)
• Music: Sawada Kan, Takami Yu (高見優)

cast:

• Shida Mirai(志田未来)- Ichinose Miki
• Tanaka Misako(田中美佐子 )- Ichinose Kanako
• Namase Katsuhisa(生瀬勝久) – Ichinose Tadahiko
• Miura Haruma (三浦春馬)- Kirino Satoshi
• Muroi Shigeru (室井滋)- Kirino Shizuka
• Yamaguchi Sayaka( 山口紗弥加) – Endo Kyoko (Homeroom teacher)
• Koumoto Junichi(河本準一)-Mitsui Makoto (Miki’s uncle)
• Kitamura Kazuki (北村一輝)-Hatano Taku (Chief of editor)
• Tanimura Mitsuki(谷村美月) -Yanagisawa Mayu
• Kitano Kii (北乃きい)- Kubota Megumi
• Koike Rina(小池里奈) – Nagasaki Sayaka
• Koshimizu Kazuki(小清水一揮) – Ichinose Kenta
• Ideguchi Yumiko (出口結美子) – Okumura Yoshiko
• Hasegawa Kiyo (長谷川稀世) – Inohara Mitsue
• Osawa Itsumi (大沢逸美) – Matsumoto Rika
• Kaito Ken(海東健) – Yamazaki Koyo (Kirino’s manager)
• Kaneko Sayaka(金子さやか) – Mitsui Hinako
• Isaka Shunya (井坂俊哉)- Haraguchi Kazuaki
• Takahata Atsuko(高畑淳子) – Matoba Haruko (Doctor)
• Onodera Akira(小野寺昭)- Nakatani Eiza (School Principal)
• Toda Naho(戸田菜穂) – Ikeyama (ep8 )
• Sorimachi Takashi(反町隆史) – Doctor Tsuchida (ep10-11)
• Enjouji Aya (円城寺あや)- one of the neighbors (ep11)

Episodes:

#1. A Junior Highschool Student’s Pregnancy…I’m sorry, Mom(中学生の妊娠…ごめんね、お母さん)

#2. You are not my Daughter Anymore(お前なんかもう娘じゃない)

#3. Goodbye… My Baby(さよなら…わたしの赤ちゃん)

#4. Journey – I Won’t Cry Anymore(約束…私は、もう泣かない)

#5. Bye bye… The Day My First Love Died(バイバイ…初恋が死んだ日)

#6. Can you also give me a Maternity Handbook?(私にも母子手帳くれますか)

#7. Can Money Buy a Future?(お金で未来は買えますか?)

#8. Two Lives… Which one to Choose?(二つの命…どちらを選ぶ?)

#9. Delivery ・ Life threatening 24 Hours(出産・命をかけた24時間)

#10. Smile Once More…(もう一度笑って…)

#11 The Last Moment of Tears Special…What is Life?(涙の最終回スペシャル…命ってなに?)