Mother — Season 1, Episode 7: Return her to me!

Episode synopsis

Nao's birth mom (Mrs. Forgetful) asks a reluctant Nao to have both of them stay at her barbershop as she would be able to take care of Tsugami when she is at work. Meanwhile Tsugmai's birth mom shows up in Tokyo looking for her and stays with the reporter. The reporter tries to disuade her from seakng Tsugami but to no avail. Meanwhile Nao spends a rare peaceful day with Tsugami at a amusement park while slowly forgiving her birth mom for abandoning her as a child many years ago.

About Mother

Yasuko Matsuyuki plays the part of Nao Suzuhara, an elementary school teacher. When she realizes that one of the female students is receiving abuse from her mother, Nao's maternal instincts kick in, and she impulsively decides to bring the girl into her own care. Serving as a substitute mother, Nao takes the child on a trip from Hokkaido to Tokyo, and the two experience various events together along the way.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Escape from child abuse, the two who became the birds of passage
• E2The two without a place to go
• E3The warmth of a mother’s hand
• E4I want to let her attend school
• E5The “mother” of the two
• E6Goodbye mother
• E8The bond that can’t be broken
• E9The two torn apart
• E10I want to see you just once
• E11I will always love you