[KineJapan] TV-drama Ashita, mama ga inai

[akiko sugawa shimada]

Dear Eija

in the first place, i was disappointed to see the title before its airing, because it represents mothers' responsibility for child-rearing, ignoring fathers' presence. Before its broadcasting, our study group somehow predicted this type of TV drama's consequences. 

Okamura of 99's remark was indeed expected. However, since this drama was based on the fact, Baby's post, it cannot avoid criticism only by saying "it's just a fiction." 

I personally think that this drama is challenging "Japanese motherhood in crisis" problem, so the demand for finishing the drama or amending the storyline is not
appropriate. I would rather consider how audiences make sense of this 
kind of stereotypical trope. In this sense, high school boy's signature-collecting
campaign was very interesting.

Thank you for raising up this issue to discuss.

Best,
Akiko

Akiko Sugawa-Shimada
Assistant Professor
Kansai Gaidai University

--- On Sun, 2014/3/2, Eija Niskanen <eija at helsinkicineaasia.fi> wrote:

> 
> Sorry to sidetrack from cinema to TV drama, but I was wondering if anyone living in Japan now has seen this drama titled　 明日ママがいない　and what are your thoughts on it? Seems like an interesting case of the network pulling there PR down because of criticism of the show. 
> 
> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/03/01/national/trite-tv-drama-about-childrens-home-misses-a-chance-to-edify-and-entertain/#.UxLza3lq4XU
> 
> 
> Eija

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Akiko Sugawa-Shimada
akiss00999 at yahoo.co.jp

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