A Story of Yonosuke

A Story of Yonosuke

2013•2h 40m•7.1/10

DramaRomanceComedy

Ratings

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7.1/10(74)

The year is 1987 and Japan is just reaching the peak of its economic success. Eighteen-year old Yonosuke Yokomichi arrives in Tokyo from Nagasaki. Ordinary in every way possible, he lives in a suburb far from the excitement of the big city and commutes to a university in the center of Tokyo.

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Production

Kirishima 1945, Nikkatsu Corporation, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Bandai Visual, Mainichi Shimbun, Amuse Soft Entertainment, TEN CARAT, Showgate, Bungeishunju, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, BS TV Tokyo, Yahoo! Japan

Language

JA

Status

Released

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Cast

Kengo Kora

Kengo Kora

Yonosuke Yokomichi

Yuriko Yoshitaka

Yuriko Yoshitaka

Shōko Yosano

Sosuke Ikematsu

Sosuke Ikematsu

Ippei Kuramochi

Ayumi Ito

Ayumi Ito

Chiharu Katase

Go Ayano

Go Ayano

Yusuke Kato

Aki Asakura

Aki Asakura

Yui Akutsu

Mei Kurokawa

Mei Kurokawa

Sakura Osaki

Tasuku Emoto

Tasuku Emoto

Ozawa

Aimi Satsukawa

Aimi Satsukawa

Mutsumi Toi

Keiko Horiuchi

Keiko Horiuchi

Kaori Yosano

Arata Iura

Arata Iura

Keisuke Murota

Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

Hiro Yosano

Kitaro

Kitaro

Yozo Yokomichi

Kimiko Yo

Kimiko Yo

Taeko Yokomichi

Yosuke Omizu

Yosuke Omizu

Kenji Ishida

Konatsu Tanaka

Konatsu Tanaka

Yukie Seiji

Noriko Eguchi

Noriko Eguchi

Kyoko Kogure

Hidekazu Mashima

Hidekazu Mashima

Yusuke Kato's Partner

Tsuyoshi Muro

Tsuyoshi Muro

Maehara

Daisuke Kuroda

Daisuke Kuroda

Kiyoshi Kawakami

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