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Botchan

8.320162h MovieDrama

Botchan (Kazunari Ninomiya) has sense of strong justice and does not lie. He is offered a teaching job at a middle in a small village far away from his hometown of Tokyo. Botchan accepts the position and begins to work as a math teacher.…

DirectorMasayuki Suzuki
WriterAtsuko Hashibe

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Cast · Directed by Masayuki Suzuki

Kazunari Ninomiya
Kazunari Ninomiya
Botchan
Nao Matsushita
Nao Matsushita
Madonna
Arata Furuta
Arata Furuta
Yama Arashi
Norito Yashima
Norito Yashima
Nodaiko
Koji Yamamoto
Koji Yamamoto
Uranari
Naoki Matayoshi
Naoki Matayoshi
Soseki Natsume
Machiko Washio
Machiko Washio
Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Red Shirt
Koichi Sato
Koichi Sato
Physics School Principal
Yuko Asano
Yuko Asano
Madonna’s mother
Kaoru Kobayashi
Kaoru Kobayashi
Madonna’s father
Ittoku Kishibe
Ittoku Kishibe
Tanuki

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Botchan hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around February 21, 2016. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.