(山田太郎ものがたり)

Overview: Taro Yamada is a scholarship student at Ichinomiya High School. He’s smart, athletic, and handsome—so everyone assumes he’s wealthy. In reality, he lives in poverty with his mother and six younger siblings in one small room, and his father Kazuo is an absent wandering artist. Taro works part-time to support the family. Together with his best friend Takuya Mimura and classmates, Taro navigates comedic and touching moments. Through friendship, romance, and family bonds, the series asks what true happiness really means. It’s a heartwarming coming-of-age story.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Drama

Networks:

TBS

Year:

2007

Directors:

Yasuharu Ishii

Production companies:

TBS

Actors:

山田太郎

御村託也

池上隆子

山田綾子

杉浦圭一

Crews:

Writer

Director

Director

Director