Ashita, Mama ga Inai
| Ashita, Mama ga Inai | |
|---|---|
Publicity poster for Ashita, Mama ga Inai | |
| Genre | Family Drama |
| Written by | Saya Matsuda |
| Starring | Mana Ashida, Rio Suzuki, Konomi Watanabe, Hiyori Sakurada |
| Theme music composer | Yoshihiro Ike, Kazuyoshi Saito |
| Ending theme | Dare ka Watashi o (Kotringo) |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Hibiki Ito |
| Producers | Shota Fukui, Toshiaki Nanba |
| Cinematography | Ryuichi Inomata, Makoto Nakanuma |
| Editor | Shinji Nojima |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NTV |
| Release | January 15 – March 12, 2014 |
| Related | |
| Abandoned (Thailand) Çocukluk (Turkey) | |
Tomorrow, Mother will not be here (明日、ママがいない, Ashita, Mama ga Inai) is a 2014 television drama that first aired on Nippon Television (NTV) on January 15, 2014. It follows the stories of ten children living in an orphanage. The drama stars child actresses Mana Ashida and Rio Suzuki, who are noted for their roles in the television dramas Mother and Woman respectively.
The series aired for nine episodes and garnered an average viewership rating of 12.85% in the Kanto region. The series was embroiled in a controversy due to its depiction of orphanages, which was criticized by Japanese welfare organisations.