Tamiou: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

One day, the current prime minister of Japan, Muto Taizan, and his useless son, Sho, suddenly discover that they have switched bodies. With no known cause or solution at hand, Sho reluctantly ends up appearing in the Diet on his father's behalf. But he completely cannot follow the deliberations as well as the questions and answers because it has been his routine to skip his studies. He is also repeatedly caught making childish responses or misreading kanji in documents. However, untainted by the adult world, Sho's straightforward opinions and genuine feelings start to mobilise the Diet and the public. On the other hand, Taizan has to lead the life of a university student and search for a job on behalf of his son, but with the brains of a prime minister. He refutes arrogant interviewers with his overwhelming knowledge and debating skills. Although Taizan wins the war of words, he is an absolute failure in the interviews itself. Furthermore, several peculiar girls whom Sho has had relationships with appear and makes Taizan more bewildered

Series details

• Title: Tamiou
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2015-07-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-09-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Asahi
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 2974

Cast and credited roles

• Kenichi Endo — Muto Taizan
• Masaki Suda — Muto Sho
• Motokariya Yuika — Minami Mai

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-07-24; final listed air date 2015-09-18.

Source and licence

Adapted from Tamiou 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.