![]() The vice-principal dresses in Western clothes to show his advanced thinking and is nicknamed Red Shirt. The head math teacher, Hotta, is bluff and forthright, so he's Yamaarashi (mountain storm or porcupine). For example, the principal is unctuous and slippery, so he's called Tanuki. In Matsuyama, Botchan is surrounded by a colorful cast of eccentrics and schemers he refers to them all by nicknames. However, the conflicts have become irreversible, and he leaves to return to Tokyo, and Kiyo, and start his life anew. Eventually, he sorts out who is in the right and earns the affection of his pupils. There, his naivete, his tendency to jump to conclusions, and his gargantuan appetite embroil him in conflicts, mostly comic, with his students and his fellow teachers. After completing a degree in physics, Botchan takes a job in Matsuyama in Shikoku. He's a rowdy Tokyo boy who doesn't get along with his family. The hero is a rambunctious youth known only by the nickname his nurse/servant Kiyo gave him, Botchan (Young Master). (It should not be confused with the shorter version that was included in 1986's Animated Classics of Japanese Literature.) The show is based on Natsume Souseki's beloved 1906 autobiographical novel, which remains one of most popular novels in Japan. Orphan is proud to present the first English version of the 1980 TV special Botchan. ![]()
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