Mother — Season 1, Episode 9: The two torn apart

Episode synopsis

Nao is caught by the police on her way to the bank for a money transfer that will allow her and Tsugami to enroll in the family registry. Nao also learns about her birth mom's illness. After a tearfull breakup Nao is led away for her court hearing on charges of kidnapping while Tsugami is placed in a Hokkaido orphanage.

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
• E7Return her to me!
• E8The bond that can’t be broken
• E10I want to see you just once
• E11I will always love you