Mother at Fourteen

Miki Ichinose, a second-year student at a prestigious junior high school, lives with her mother Kanako, a part-time waitress, her father Tadahiko, a real estate agent, and her little brother Kenta. Her parents are an ordinary couple, Tadahiko content with their life, and Kanako happy that Miki attends a top private school. Her aunt and uncle run an guitar shop where Miki often hangs out.©NIPPON TV

Miki realizes she's pregnant and nervously visits a gynecologist but panics and runs out. She can't tell Satoshi, the baby's father, and pretends everything is normal. Her mother senses something is wrong and suspects pregnancy. Even her friends notice her odd behavior, but she stays silent. She finally tells her mother, who, shocked, takes her to the clinic where Miki herself was born. ©NIPPON TV

Miki gathers her courage and tells Satoshi she's pregnant, leaving him shaken. Kanako and Tadahiko inform Satoshi's mother Shizuka that Miki is expecting and that the father is Satoshi. They tell Miki that as junior high students they face too many problems like school and money and urge her to abort it. At school, pressed by Megumi, Miki finally confesses she's pregnant. ©NIPPON TV

Just before the operation, Kanako finds Miki, who fled the clinic, and says she's firmly against the birth. Miki can only cry at the harsh reality of giving birth. Tadahiko scolds Satoshi as he struggles with guilt and Shizuka urges him to study abroad. Teachers grill Kanako about Miki's pregnancy, and she pleads for Miki not to be expelled. Satoshi leaves Miki an encouraging message... ©NIPPON TV

Miki's wish to keep the baby shocks her classmates, while teachers move toward expelling her. With her parents, she visits a clinic, where Haruko warns Miki that giving birth at 14 is dangerous and the hospital may not be able to help. Miki later meets Satoshi and his mother, says she'll give birth without burdening him or Shizuka, and tells him she doesn't expect him to be the father. ©NIPPON TV

Hatano's article exposes Miki's pregnancy. Shizuka prepares to confront him and tells Satoshi to stay home, but he goes to keep his promise to Miki. At the clinic, Miki learns it will soon be too late for "surgery" and decides again to give birth. Teachers push to expel her, and Shizuka urges her to reconsider. Learning Kenta is being bullied because of her, Miki decides to leave home. ©NIPPON TV