
TV series
We Were Once Children
2005–2006, Japanese.
Here is a drama whose setting is a branch school in a mountain village threatened with closing, where the teacher Aiko and her six students live out their lives. The straightforward and unabashed spirit of the children and the love of Aiko for her students bring back fond memories of our childhood, when even trifling things were often a source of happiness. A branch school deep in the Japanese countryside. In the classroom are one teacher and one pupil. But one day, the idea is proposed of students coming for a study stay in the mountain village. The teacher is shocked that no one had informed her of these plans, and the student is confused about how his life up to now will change.In the midst of this confusion a reception is held to welcome the schoolchildren coming for a stay in the village.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 11
- Episode length
- Varies
- Status
- Ended in 2006
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Latest episode
S1 E11: Episode 11
Aired 10 January 2006
Seasons 1
Details
- First aired
- 1 November 2005
- Last aired
- 10 January 2006
- Original title
- みんな昔は子供だった
- Language
- Japanese
- Type
- Scripted
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We Were Once Children has 1 season and 11 episodes.
Is We Were Once Children finished?
Yes. We Were Once Children ended in 2006, so you can watch the whole story.
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