Flowers For Algernon

Ended

Drama·2002·1 Seasons

Abandoned as a child by his mother, Hasumi Sachiyo, Fujishima Haru is a mentally challenged man that has grown up and worked at the Sakurai Bakery as a baker. Working with him at the bakery is the owner Sakurai Kyoko and Tashiro Miki, a girl who is also mentally challenged and is like a sister to Haru. At night, after the bakery is closed, Haru and Miki attend a night class with other mentally challenged adults. Their teacher at the class is Toya Erina who not only is their teacher but also their friend. One day, Erina is approached by her old friend Kobayashi Rumiko about a candidate in the research she is conducting with professor Tatabe Shinichiro and Tokunaga Atsushi that could possibly increase the intelligence of the mentally challenged. Reluctant at first, Erina changes her mind when she sees the resolve in Haru to become smarter so that his mother will come back for him. With the success of the surgery,

Starring: Yusuke Santamaria,Miho Kanno,Hisashi Yoshizawa,Tomoko Nakajima

Episodes

Season 1
Because I love Erina-Sensei

S01 | E01

Because I love Erina-Sensei

2002-10-09

I can make bread and read!

S01 | E02

I can make bread and read!

2002-10-16

Because I love Erina-Sensei

S01 | E03

Because I love Erina-Sensei

2002-10-23

Erina-Sensei is beautiful

S01 | E04

Erina-Sensei is beautiful

2002-10-30

I've been discarded, Mother won't come for me

S01 | E05

I've been discarded, Mother won't come for me

2002-11-06

I don't understand people, Sensei is my window to the world

S01 | E06

I don't understand people, Sensei is my window to the world

2002-11-13

My love for you is real, that's all I want you to know

S01 | E07

My love for you is real, that's all I want you to know

2002-11-20

I'm scared! I don't want to go back!

S01 | E08

I'm scared! I don't want to go back!

2002-11-27

I know you're a crybaby, so please don't cry

S01 | E09

I know you're a crybaby, so please don't cry

2002-12-04

I can't understand half the things I've written

S01 | E10

I can't understand half the things I've written

2002-12-11

When Erina-Sensei smiles, I am happy

S01 | E11

When Erina-Sensei smiles, I am happy

2002-12-18

Cast

Yusuke Santamaria

Yusuke Santamaria

Fujishima Haru

Miho Kanno

Miho Kanno

Toya Erina

Hisashi Yoshizawa

Hisashi Yoshizawa

Takaoka Haruhiko

Tomoko Nakajima

Tomoko Nakajima

Sakurai Kyoko

Kanako Enomoto

Kanako Enomoto

Tashiro Miki

Ayumi Ishida

Ayumi Ishida

Hasumi Sachiyo

Details

First Aired
2002-10-09
Last Aired
2002-12-18
Status
Ended
Network
Production
Media Mix Japan, Kansai Television
Creator

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