TV series

Tokyo Friends

2005 · 1 season

A gentle, hopeful slice of Tokyo life where friendship and small dreams carry you along without much fuss.

Overview: Tokyo Friends is a Japanese television drama released on June 3, 2005. Unlike many other dramas, it was never aired on TV but released as a set of 3 DVDs. Volumes one and two contain the first 4 episodes while volume three contains the last episode. Each episode is approximately 70 minutes. The Tokyo Friends Premium Box was also released which includes all 5 episodes, a bonus DVD, and 12 postcards. Although this is a very typical Tokyo-story and was never aired on TV, it was quite successful probably because it was Ai Otsuka's debut as an actress.
How it feels: Warm, light, romantic and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, love, ambition, found family
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
love
ambition
found family
identity
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Genres: drama, comedy
Written by: Rin Eto
Starring: Ai Otsuka, Eita Nagayama, Rio Matsumoto, Yoko Maki, Mao Kobayashi, Kazuki Kitamura, Ryuta Sato, Kei Tanaka
Music: Sin
Length: 1 seasons, 5 episodes, 60 min each
Network: Fuji TV
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese