Shotengai no Pianist: Towa no Shirabe: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Mizusaki Keita, a chef at a French restaurant in the shopping district, is in a state of despair after his beloved wife is predeceased by illness, but with the support of Kataoka Miho, a pastry chef apprentice who works at the restaurant, he decides to reinvent his wife's memorable piano as a street piano.

Meanwhile, famous pianist Imanishi Kohei, who is said to be a rising star in the piano world, suddenly appears asking him to play the street piano. Kohei leaves when he finishes playing the perfect "Nocturne". Why did he come to the shopping street to play the piano?

Through a street piano placed in a French restaurant in a shopping street, various stories are born.

Series details

• Title: Shotengai no Pianist: Towa no Shirabe
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Music
• Premiere date: 2023-10-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-12-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BS Shochiku Tokyu
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 74441

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-10-07; final listed air date 2023-12-23; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

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