Toge: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Kuranaga Haruyuki works for the citizen consultation center at the municipal office of Wani no Kuni. In the three years since his transfer, he has been leading a stressful life and battling stomach pains every day. His diligent, polite, methodical, cowardly and quiet personality gets him sandwiched between his subordinates, vain yet timid boss and the citizens who come with impossible demands and complaints. Kuranaga's only outlet is griping to the tropical arowana fishes that he keeps as he drinks low-malt beer. He eventually erupts one day due to an emergency situation. This awakens his sense of justice and he starts to fight problems in the workplace and his family that leads to a feel-good conclusion.

Series details

• Title: Toge
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2016-10-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-11-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 55 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 21902

Cast and credited roles

• Seiichi Tanabe — Kuranaga Haruyuki

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-10-08; final listed air date 2016-11-26; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Toge 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.