TV series
Oyaji Daiko
1968–1969 · 2 seasons
A warm, gentle family comedy-drama where a stern but loving father's weekly outbursts become a source of affectionate humour and everyday life lessons.
- Created by
- Keisuke Kinoshita
- Genres
- Drama, Family
- Starring
- Eitarō Shindō, Akiko Kazami, Keisuke Sonoi
- Overview
- The Tsuru family is a family of nine, headed by Kamejiro. Kamejiro is the president of a construction company that has made a fortune in its first generation, but he is a one-man family. His wife, Aiko, is a typical good wife and wise mother type. Kamejiro gets angry and thunders down every week, and the children are afraid of him, calling him "Oyaji Daiko", but he also takes advantage of this.
- How it feels
- Warm, earnest, light and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
- About
- Family, parenthood, work, coming-of-age
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Keisuke Kinoshita
- Genres
- Drama, Family
- Starring
- Eitarō Shindō, Akiko Kazami, Keisuke Sonoi
