Tokyo Tower

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Table of contents

1 Details 2 Synopsis 3 Tanpatsu 3.1 Cast 3.2 Production Credits 3.3 Notes 4 Renzoku 4.1 Cast 4.2 Production Credits 4.3 Episode Ratings 5 External Links

Details

• Title: 東京タワー
• Title (romaji): Tokyo Tower
• Tagline: 〜オカンとボクと、時々、オトン〜
• Tagline (romaji): ~Okan to Boku to, tokidoki, Oton~
• Tagline (English): ~Mom and I, and sometimes, Dad~
• Genre: Family drama
• Broadcast network: Fuji TV

Synopsis

Based on the autobiographical book by Lily Franky. The novel is about Franky's family and the time he spent with his mother. more at Fuji TV (http://www.fujitv.co.jp/en/program/new_prog/d_tokyotower.html)

Tanpatsu

• Broadcast date: 2006-Nov-18
• Air time: Saturday 21:00

Cast

• Tanaka Yuko as Nakagawa Eiko/Okan
• Oizumi Yo as Nakagawa Masaya/Boku
  • Kamiki Ryunosuke as young Boku
• Hirosue Ryoko as Narita Masami (Boku's girlfriend)
• Otsuka Nene as Fujimoto Noriko (Okan's younger sister)
• Matsukane Yoneko (松金よね子) as Kajimura Nobue
• Kanie Keizou as Nakagawa Kouji/Oton
• Kato Haruko as Fujimoto Tane
• Kobayashi Kaoru as Okudera
• Takenaka Naoto as Wajima
• Sato Ryuta as Enomoto
• Okada Yoshinori as Maeno Hanjin
  • Yoneya Shinichi (米谷真一) as young Hanjin
• Tsukaji Muga as Sugimoto Haruo
  • Hosoyama Takane (細山貴嶺) as young Haruo
• Ebisu Yoshikazu as Tatara Masayuki
• Hisamoto Masami as Yakumei Fumei
• Kiki Kirin

Production Credits

• Original work: Lily Franky (http://www.lilyfranky.com/lilyfranky/)
• Screenwriter: Tsuchida Hideo, Ooshima Satomi
• Planning: Wada Ko, Komatsu Junya (小松純也)
• Producers: Miura Kanji (三浦寛二), Miwa Gen'ichi (三輪源一)
• Director: Nishitani Hiroshi

Notes

• Yamamoto Keiichi (山本圭壱) was replaced by fellow comedian Tsukaji Muga, with Yamamoto's career believed to be finished because of the rape allegations against him.
• Fuji TV initially planned to just archive it, but after receiving a barrage of messages from disappointed fans, they decided to postpone it until key scenes could be re-shot.

Renzoku

• Episodes: 11
• Viewership rating: 14.95
• Broadcast period: 2007-Jan-8 to 2007-Mar-19
• Air time: Monday 21:00
• Theme song: Tsubomi by Kobukuro

Cast

• Hayami Mokomichi as Nakagawa Masaya / Boku
  • Hirota Ryohei as young Nakagawa Masaya
• Baisho Mitsuko as Nakagawa Eiko/Okan
• Izumiya Shigeru as Nakagawa Choji/Oton
• Kashii Yu as Sasaki Manami (Boku's girlfriend)
• Hiraoka Yuta as Narusawa Hajime
• Emoto Tasuku as Yamada Kohei
• Takaoka Sousuke as Tokomoto Hiroto
• Sasaki Sumie as Nakagawa Tomiko
• Yamazaki Yuta as Maeno Kazuo
• Akagi Harue as Fujimoto Haru
• Asada Miyoko as Fujimoto Kanae
• Wilson Chen as Leo
• Kinouchi Akiko
• Shirakawa Minami
• Fukazawa Atsushi (ep1)
• Saito Yosuke (ep1)
• Ishiguro Ken (ep2)
• Hanabara Teruko (ep3)
• Oshima Yoko (ep7)

Production Credits

• Original work: Lily Franky (http://www.lilyfranky.com/lilyfranky/)
• Screenwriter: Ooshima Satomi
• Producer: Nakano Toshiyuki (中野利幸)
• Directors: Kubota Satoshi (久保田哲史), Tanimura Masaki
• Music: Sawano Hiroyuki (澤野弘之), Kono Shin

Episode Ratings

Episode	Kanto	Kansai	Nationwide
01	14.2	12.8	??.?
02	15.6	??.?	??.?
03	14.9	??.?	??.?
04	16.0	??.?	??.?
05	13.9	??.?	??.?
06	12.9	??.?	??.?
07	14.8	??.?	??.?
08	14.4	??.?	??.?
09	15.4	??.?	??.?
10	14.2	??.?	??.?
11	18.1	??.?	??.?
average	14.95	??.?	??.?

Source: Video Research, Ltd. (http://www.videor.co.jp/)

External Links

• Tanpatsu official site (http://www.fujitv.co.jp/tokyotower/)
• Renzoku official site (http://www.fujitv.co.jp/tokyo-tower/index2.html)
• Renzoku official English site (http://www.fujitv.co.jp/en/program/new_prog/d_tokyotower.html)
• Japanese Wikipedia

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