Pre-School Guy

2003 Drama, Comedy, Family 1 season

TMDB rating 9.0/10 Ended

Ask any nursery-aged little girl what she wants to be when she grows up, and she's bound to say nurse, florist, or ballerina. Ask any nursery-aged little boy what he wants to be when he grows up, and he's bound to say policeman, fireman, sports player, or pilot. As for 20-year-old young man Taiyo Suzuki, however, he's had different aspirations all his life. Moved by his elderly nursery school teacher, Taiyo decided then and there that he too, would also become one. Now, having passed the nursery school teacher examination, bright-eyed and eager Taiyo is out to make his mark in a totally female-dominated world.

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Ask any nursery-aged little girl what she wants to be when she grows up, and she's bound to say nurse, florist, or ballerina. Ask any nursery-aged little boy what he wants to be when he grows up, and he's bound to say policeman, fireman, sports player, or pilot. As for 20-year-old young man Taiyo Suzuki, however, he's had different aspirations all his life. Moved by his elderly nursery school teacher, Taiyo decided then and there that he too, would also become one. Now, having passed the nursery school teacher examination, bright-eyed and eager Taiyo is out to make his mark in a totally female-dominated world.

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Cast and details

Sho SakuraiSuzuki Taiyo
Yuki MatsushitaMita Shizuka [Himawari Nursery School supervisor]
Kazue FukiishiSakai Minako [Rose class homeroom teacher]
Hideko YoshidaYoshikawa Kiyoko [Himawari Nursery School principal]
Shozo EndoSasaki Shuzo / "Shu-chan" [Police officer]/[Taiyo's childhood friend]
Mari HamadaYokoyama Sayuri [Teacher]
Nahomi MatsushimaTanaka Rie [Teacher]
Yuka ItayaArai Erika [Teacher]
Shin YazawaKojima Kaoru [Teacher]
OtohaOmoto Rumi [Teacher]
Kumiko MoriKoike Sumire [Ryohei's wife]
Ryosei TayamaKoike Ryohei ["Cafe Sumire" owner]