Ashita no Kita Yoshio: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Can a coward commit suicide?

Meet Kita Yoshio, a very unlucky man who has chosen his close friend's death anniversary as his suicide date, which is 11 days away. The number 11 has been quite significant throughout his life: he was born on November 11th; his roll call number at school was #11; and 11 years ago, he and his wife, Mizuho, went through a divorce. Debt-laden and feeling unneeded to the world, he sells off all his belongings and plans for his death date. However, on the 1st day, he meets Yashiro Heita as well as numerous other characters who will cause him to experience the most eventful 11 days of his life.

Series details

• Title: Ashita no Kita Yoshio
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2008-01-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2008-03-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 55 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 37379
• IMDb ID: tt1165003
• TVDB ID: 105321

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-01-08; final listed air date 2008-03-18; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ashita no Kita Yoshio 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.