Movie: Botchan

Top 9 Billed Cast

Hideki Saijo
西城秀樹

Botchan (voice)

Akira Kume
久米明

Narrator (voice)

Gorō Naya
納谷悟朗

Yamaarashi (voice)

Ichiro Nagai
永井一郎

Tanuki (voice)

Isamu Tanonaka
田の中勇

Nodaiko (voice)

Joji Yanami
八奈見乗児

Akashatsu (voice)

Masako Nozawa
野沢雅子

Chibi (voice)

Miyoko Asô
麻生美代子

Kiyoshi (voice)

Yasuo Yamada
山田康雄

Uranari (voice)

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    坊っちゃん

  • Overview

    Botchan, a recent graduate, sets out for his first teaching assignment - never anticipating what awaits him. He must contend with students who spy on him and pull nasty stunts and with a landlord who constantly tries to sell him worthless antiques. While on a fishing trip to boost his spirits, Botchan suspects Hotta, his one friend in the village, as the cause of all of his misery. But this is just beginning of his problems - During a meeting to discuss the students' disrespectful behavior towards Botchan, the proposed punishment is surprisingly mild despite the severity of the acts. Yet, Botchan's suspected adversary defends him. Were the other faculty members lying about Hotta? Botchan may soon discover the truth, for when evidence of the dean's activities surface, Botchan and Hotta must team up to corner the dean in his own scandalous game. Based on Natsume Soseki's 1906 novel, which was one of Japan's best-selling books.

  • Release Date

    1980-06-13

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語
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