Aijou Ippon: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Tomoe, 17, is an average high-school girl, interested in clothes and guys, but her family life is not so average. Losing her mother at a young age, she lives alone with her father, Shouhei and does all the cooking, laundry, housekeeping, like a mother would do. They have a hard time making ends meet, because Shouhei's only income is from working as a judo teacher to the neighborhood kids. Tomoe can't wait to go to the university to get away from her father, and judo which she hates. But because of her father's unfortunate arrest, she is forced to take over at the dojo. With help from the captain of her high school's judo team, Tomoe begins to teaching the few kids who still come to learn judo, and even start practicing the judo that she gave up as a child. This heartwarming family drama will entertain kids and adults alike

Series details

• Title: Aijou Ippon
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2004-07-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2004-09-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24325
• IMDb ID: tt1591617
• TVDB ID: 84804

Cast and credited roles

• Ayu Matsuura — Natsuyagi Tomoe

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2004-07-10; final listed air date 2004-09-18.

Source and licence

Adapted from Aijou Ippon on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.