When the Saints Go Marching In
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- TV Show When the Saints Go Marching In
- Romaji: Seija no koushin
- Japanese: 聖者の行進
- Director: Ken Yoshida, Hiroshi Matsubara
- Writer: Shinji Nojima
- Network: TBS
- Episode: 11
- Release Date: January 9 - March 27, 1998
- Runtime: 22:00-22:54
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Exploring the perception and treatment of mentally-challenged youth and their similarities to juvenile delinquents in Japanese society, this drama series follows the trials and tribulations of a group of adolescents in a work/study program for mentally-challenged teenagers. Although the program's intention is to gently "normalize" them for introduction in society, the group is subject to constant physical and mental abuse unbeknownst to their parents and teacher, Ms Hagawa. However, the friendship between Towa, a naive but unusually articulate member of the program, and Arisu, a rebellious schoolgirl, helps both of them learn to overcome their troubles. Features a star-studded cast of current popular youth idols.
Cast
- Issei Ishida - Towa Machida
- Noriko Sakai - Momo Hagawa
- Ryoko Hirosue - Arisu Tsuchiya
- Akiko Hinagata - Taeko Mizuma
- Chosuke Ikariya - Junichi Uno
- Megumi Matsumoto - Suzu Takahara
- Kei Watanabe - Miho Kaga
- Masahiro Kobayashi - Tatsuo Inose
- Yasunori Danda - Kosuke Takegami
- David Ito - Saburo Takegami
- Yosuke Saito - Junji Manaka
- Tamotsu Ishibashi - Tetsuo Mukai
- Masanobu Ando - Ren Takahara
- Hajime Yamazaki
- Shinsho Nakamaru
