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==Details==
*'''Title:''' ママさんバレーでつかまえて
*'''Title (romaji):''' Mama-san Volley de Tsukamaete
*'''Format:''' Renzoku
*'''Genre:''' Sitcom
*'''Episodes:''' 8
*'''Broadcast network:''' NHK
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2009-Oct-11 to 2009-Nov-29
*'''Air time:''' Sunday 23:00
*'''Theme song:''' ''Mammies no Uta'' by [[Kuroki Hitomi]]

==Synopsis==
The Mammies are a small "mama-san volleyball" (middle-aged women's volleyball) team sponsored by a local supermarket, whose colorful members range in age from their 20s to their 70s. The team is led by 40-year-old Suzuko, who invites her mentor, a grandmotherly coach, to shore up their performance. However, a handsome, young man appears in an unexpected turn of events. The mothers are suddenly motivated but Suzuko troubled because she and the team's young, good-looking coach Kotaro are actually newlyweds! --''[http://jdramas.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/upcoming-fall-dramas-2009/ Jdrama Weblog]'' & ''[http://www.tokyograph.com/articles/Fall_2009_Drama_Preview Tokyograph]''

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==Cast==
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*[[Kuroki Hitomi]] as Suzuko (40)
*[[Mukai Osamu]] as Kotaro (28)
*[[Yokoyama Megumi]] as Hanako (35)
*[[Sato Hitomi]] as Megumi (20)
*[[Kato Natsuki]] as Mai (25)
*[[Kyoda Hisako]] (京田尚子) as Chiyo (70)
*[[Katagiri Hairi]] as Asuka (38)
*[[Godai Michiko]] (五大路子) as Matsuda (51)
*[[Ogura Ichiro]] as team owner (49)
*[[Mano Yuko]] as Okamura

==Production Credits==
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Nishida Masafumi]]
*'''Director:''' [[Nishida Masafumi]]

==Notes==
*The show is among Japan's few sitcoms, the first being Katori Shingo's [[HR]] in 2002-2003.[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20030112pb.html *]
*Episodes will be filmed in front of a live studio audience.

==External Links==
*[http://www.nhk.or.jp/mamasan/ Official site]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:ママさんバレーでつかまえて|Japanese Wikipedia]]

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