Series synopsis
Pre-School Guy, also known as よい子の味方 is a Japanese drama comedy family kids television series that premiered on Nippon TV on January 18, 2003. It ended on March 15, 2003. It was created by Mika Umeda, Masatoshi Katō. It stars Sho Sakurai, Yuki Matsushita, Kazue Fukiishi and Hideko Yoshida.
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 ...
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sho Sakurai as Suzuki Taiyo
- Yuki Matsushita as Mita Shizuka [Himawari Nursery School supervisor]
- Kazue Fukiishi as Sakai Minako [Rose class homeroom teacher]
- Hideko Yoshida as Yoshikawa Kiyoko [Himawari Nursery School principal]
- Shozo Endo as Sasaki Shuzo / "Shu-chan" [Police officer]/[Taiyo's childhood friend]
- Mari Hamada as Yokoyama Sayuri [Teacher]
- Naomi Matsushima as Tanaka Rie [Teacher]
- Yuka Itaya as Arai Erika [Teacher]
Supporting cast
- Shin Yazawa as Kojima Kaoru [Teacher]
- Otoha as Omoto Rumi [Teacher]
- Kumiko Mori as Koike Sumire [Ryohei's wife]
- Ryosei Tayama as Koike Ryohei ["Cafe Sumire" owner]
- Shunji Fujimura as Murabayashi Itsuki / "Ojichan-sensei"
- Takatoshi Kaneko as Kuwata Mitsuo [Vegetable shop owner]
- Mayuko Fukuda as Mayuko [Rose class student]
- Nanami Hinata as Ito Yuka [Rose class student]
- Karen Miyama as Karen [Rose class student]
- Satoko Ôshima as Shindo Izumi [Ayumu's mother]
- Ryusei Saito as Suzuki Taiyo [Child]
Guest cast
- Masaki Aiba as Mataki Akira [Day care owner]
- Jun Matsumoto as Sawada Shin
- Satoshi Ohno as [Himself / Claim agent]
- Tae Kimura as Miyamoto Kazumi [Kenta's mother]
- Ei Morisako as Kuwata Nana [Mitsuo's daughter]
- Atsuko Sakurai as Hayase Yuri [Marina's mother]
- Mayumi Asaka as Sakai Takako [Minako's mother]
- Naho Toda as Yuko Hayakawa [Daisuke's mother]
- Kenichiro Yasui as Saito Naoki [Intern teacher]
- Takeshi Masu as Goto Shu [Mai's father] (Ep. 7)
- Haruko Satsuki as Goto Toshiko [Mai's grandmother]
- Masako Miyaji as [Arranged marriage candidate]
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 9 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | January 18, 2003 | March 15, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 18, 2003 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 25, 2003 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | February 1, 2003 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nippon TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 18, 2003 |
| Last aired | March 15, 2003 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |