Overview
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. The assistant principle there wields absolute power. Botchan has a hard time dealing with his fellow teachers and the students.
| Actor | Age then | Age now | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 32 | 42 | |
 | 30 | 40 | |
 | 50 | 59 | |
 | 45 | 54 | |
 | 39 | 48 | |
 | 35 | 45 | |
 | 66 | 76 | |
 | 46 | 55 | |
 | 55 | 64 | |
 | 55 | 65 |