| Umechan Sensei | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Masaya Ozaki |
| Directed by | Takafumi Kimura |
| Starring | Maki Horikita Mimura Keisuke Koide Tori Matsuzaka Shingo Tsurumi Kaho Minami Tsurutarō Kataoka Katsumi Takahashi Mitsuko Baisho |
| Narrated by | Shozo Hayashiya |
| Opening theme | "Sakasama no Sora" by SMAP |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 156 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Kanako Iwatani |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NHK |
| Release | April 2 – September 29, 2012 |
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Umechan Sensei (梅ちゃん先生) is a Japanese television drama series. It debuted on April 2, 2012.[1] It is about a girl named Umeko Shimomura who, despite being overshadowed by her talented older brother and sister, and despite being thought of as a clumsy child, decides to follow in her father's footsteps and become a doctor.[2] It is the 86th NHK Asadora.