Tokyo Tower: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Tokyo Tower--it was the first thing that caught the young man's eyes when he came to Tokyo, the brightly-lit big city. Everything looks big, crowded and chaotic to him who was raised single-handedly by his mother in a rural town. Torn between loves and yarning to be independent, he chooses to live in this city where he's going to experience love, insecurity, desperation, and hope. Based on a bestselling book, this heartwarming drama follows a young man's struggle to find the meaning of life, and the strong bond between him and his mother. This is a real tear-shedder with hearty humor for every generation.

Series details

• Title: Tokyo Tower
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Family
• Premiere date: 2007-01-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-03-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 37253
• IMDb ID: tt0989575
• TVDB ID: 81764

Cast and credited roles

• Mokomichi Hayami — Masaya Nakagawa
• Yu Kashii — Manami Sasaki
• Yūta Hiraoka — Hajime Narusawa

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-01-08; final listed air date 2007-03-19; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Tokyo Tower 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.