Flowers For Algernon (2002)

Synopsis

Abandoned as a child by his mother, Hasumi Sachiyo, Fujishima Haru is a mentally challenged man that has grown up and worked at the Sakurai Bakery as a baker. Working with him at the bakery is the owner Sakurai Kyoko and Tashiro Miki, a girl who is also mentally challenged and is like a sister to Haru. At night, after the bakery is closed, Haru and Miki attend a night class with other mentally challenged adults. Their teacher at the class is Toya Erina who not only is their teacher but also their friend. One day, Erina is approached by her old friend Kobayashi Rumiko about a candidate in the research she is conducting with professor Tatabe Shinichiro and Tokunaga Atsushi that could possibly increase the intelligence of the mentally challenged. Reluctant at first, Erina changes her mind when she sees the resolve in Haru to become smarter so that his mother will come back for him. With the success of the surgery,

Series Information

First Aired

2002

Last Aired

2002

Seasons

1

Episodes

11

Episode Length

54 min

Genre

Drama

Status

Ended

Top Cast

Yusuke Santamaria

Fujishima Haru

Miho Kanno

Toya Erina

Hisashi Yoshizawa

Takaoka Haruhiko

Tomoko Nakajima

Sakurai Kyoko

Kanako Enomoto

Tashiro Miki

Ayumi Ishida

Hasumi Sachiyo

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