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Majo no jouken

  • TV Series
  • 1999–
  • 45m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
260
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Majo no jouken (1999)
DramaRomance

On the outside, Michi has a good life. She has good friends, a teaching career and a handsome fiancé. On the inside, however, she is empty. A fateful encounter with a young man on a motorcyc... Read allOn the outside, Michi has a good life. She has good friends, a teaching career and a handsome fiancé. On the inside, however, she is empty. A fateful encounter with a young man on a motorcycle changes everything. He is Hikaru, and a new student in her class. The two fall head ove... Read allOn the outside, Michi has a good life. She has good friends, a teaching career and a handsome fiancé. On the inside, however, she is empty. A fateful encounter with a young man on a motorcycle changes everything. He is Hikaru, and a new student in her class. The two fall head over heels in love, and decide to face whatever stands in their way of a life together, and t... Read all

  • Stars
    • Nanako Matsushima
    • Hideaki Takizawa
    • Hitomi Kuroki
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    • Stars
      • Nanako Matsushima
      • Hideaki Takizawa
      • Hitomi Kuroki
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    Nanako Matsushima
    Nanako Matsushima
    • Michi Hirose
    Hideaki Takizawa
    • Hikaru Kurosawa
    Hitomi Kuroki
    • Kyoko Kurosawa
    Naomi Nishida
    • Kiriko Uda
    Tetsuya Bessho
    • Masaru Kitai
    Yumi Shirakawa
    • Motoko Hirose
    Kazunaga Tsuji
    • Kenichi Hirose
    Yuichiro Yamaguchi
    • Yu Godai
    Rin Ozawa
    • Miharu Sugai
    Maiko Yamada
    • Jun Kinoshita
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    • Trivia
      Nanako Matsushima who play Michi Hirose later will collaborate again with Yumi Shirakawa, who play Michi Mother, Motoko Hirose, in a 2011 TV Drama "Kaseifu no mita" also known in its english title "I'm Mita your Housekeeper" which become one of Japan highest grossing TV Series.
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      Spoofed in Stand Up!!: Kinchô no hatsu taiken! (2003)

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    Forbidden Love
    Matsushima Nanako (GTO, Yamato Nadeshiko, Hyaku-nen no monogatari) and teen heartthrob Takizawa Hideaki (Strawberry on the Shortcake, Antique) bring to life a love story between a high school teacher and one of her students.

    Hirose Michi (Matsushima) is the daughter of an influential educator, and uses that influence to attain the position of a high school teacher despite her age and inexperience. Kurosawa Hikaru (Takizawa) is the son of Kyoko (played by Kuroki Hitomi), a very wealthy hospital director. Hikaru finds his life is already planned out by his controlling mother, who has placed the burden of running the hospital squarely upon his shoulders. Rather than accepting that burden, Hikaru rebels in his own way, causing trouble from high school to high school, until he ends up transferring into Hirose-sensei's class. His past and demeanor cause Hirose to become interested in him, until that interest turns from professional to personal.

    While Matsushima seems to find herself in either teaching or flight attendant roles, this particular role is an amazing departure from the role of Fuyutsuki-sensei in Great Teacher Onizuka. Her range as an accomplished actor is established with Majo no Joken, and is carried on later in Yamato Nadeshiko. Fans of drama series will find her to be atop their list of actors to watch out for, along with Tokiwa Takako and Matsu Tatako. This series hits the basic concepts of Japanese society and the strict upbringing within it to light, while also showing the nature and consequences of non-conformity in that society. Majo no Joken was the number two drama in its season, and rightly so.
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    • Release date
      • April 8, 1999 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Forbidden Love
    • Production company
      • Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)
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    • Runtime
      45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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