Golden Bowl: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Focus, concentration, proper posture and good release are the hallmarks of a good bowler. Welcome to Golden Bowl bowling alley. A bit rundown and small but no worse for wear, the Golden Bowl is stockbroker Shu Akutagawa's favorite haunt. A regular, he likes nothing better then the rumble of the bowl running down the alley and crash and crackle of the pins tumbling down. When a beautiful, older and married neighbor - who shares the same name as his old flame Hitomi - makes an appearance at the Golden Bowl, things start to heat up as Shu teams up with her to challenge some pro bowlers. Will Shu be as lucky with Hitomi as he is with the pins?

Series details

• Title: Golden Bowl
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Romance, Sports
• Premiere date: 2002-04-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2002-07-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 37265
• IMDb ID: tt0439071
• TVDB ID: 96111

Cast and credited roles

• Takeshi Kaneshiro — Shu Akutagawa
• Hitomi Kuroki — Hitomi Sakura

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-04-01; final listed air date 2002-07-06; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Golden Bowl 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.