Ikebukuro West Gate Park: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This story follows a young man named Makoto who lives in Ikebukuro West Gate Park, an area known for youth delinquency and gangs. In fact, one of Makoto's best friends from high school, Takeshi, is the "king" or leader, of one such gang, called the G-Boys. Makoto is known for being tough and smart, and while trying to solve the mystery of a friend's death, he finds himself a somewhat unwilling helper in many mysteries and problems of IWGP inhabitants. All the while, gang tension is mounting between his best friend's gang (which Makoto refuses to join) and a new gang, the "Black Angels".

Series details

• Title: Ikebukuro West Gate Park
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2000-04-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2000-06-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 16869
• IMDb ID: tt0331389
• TVDB ID: 82348

Cast and credited roles

• Tomoya Nagase — Majima Makoto
• Tomohisa Yamashita — Shun Mizuno
• Koyuki — Matsui Kana
• Satoshi Tsumabuki — Saitou Fujio
• Sato Ryuta — Masa

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2000-04-03; final listed air date 2000-06-20.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ikebukuro West Gate Park 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.