[Japanese Drama 2020] Tokyo Love Story - Japan
I love the original Tokyo Love Story (my all-time favorite), it started my obsession with J-Doramas back then.
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posted on 2020-01-24 03:53 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Manga previously inspired 1991 live-action series
Fuji TV announced on Friday that it is producing a new live-action series adaptation of Fumi Saimon's Tokyo Love Story manga that will debut on Fuji TV's on demand service and Amazon Prime Video this spring. The cast includes (from left to right in image below) Kentaro Ito as Kanji Nagao, Shizuka Ishibashi as Rika Akana, Anna Ishii as Satomi Sekiguchi, and Sho Kiyohara as Kenichi Mikami.
Kōichirō Miki, Koto Nagata, and Tōru Yamamoto are directing the series, with scripts by Ayako Kitagawa. Nobuko Toda is composing the music. Kazuyuki Shimizu is credited for planning and production, and Takeshi Moriya and Yurie Morimoto are credited as producers. Atmovie is credited for production cooperation.
The manga centers on Kanji "Kanchi" Nagao, a directionless salaryman; Rika Akana, a cheerful and freewheeling woman; Kenichi Mikami, a medical student and Kanchi's roommate who is loyal to the women he loves; and Satomi Sekiguchi, Kanchi's classmate who has a crush on him. The new series moves the setting to the present day.
The manga previously inspired a live-action series in 1991 that also aired on Fuji TV.
Saimon's manga Shin Dosei Jidai inspired an original video anime (OVA) project in 1992.
Source: Comic Natalie
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“Tokyo Love Story” remake to star Ito Kentaro and Ishibashi Shizuka
January 24, 2020
“Tokyo Love Story” is considered as one of the best Japanese romance TV dramas of all time.
The 1991 adaptation which is based on the manga (1988-1990) by Saimon Fumi and starred Oda Yuji as Nagao Kanji, Suzuki Honami as Akana Rika, Arimori Narimi as Sekiguchi Satomi and Eguchi Yosuke as Mikami Ken’ichi.
A remake of “Tokyo Love Story” is set to stream on Fuji on Demand and Amazon Prime Video this spring and will star Ito Kentaro as Kanji, Ishibashi Shizuka as Rika, Kiyohara Sho as Mikami and Ishii Anna as Satomi and will take place in a modern Tokyo, will feature smartphones and SNS.
Commenting on the remake, Saimon Fumi said, “In this drama, the setting is modern. While utilizing the characters, smartphones and SNS which were not in the original will naturally appear. Tokyo has changed a lot since then. It was a time when neither Starbucks nor Uniqlo were available and a time when both Kanji and Mikami smoked cigarettes. These young actors were not born during the time of the first drama. So, I’m looking forward to seeing how they play Kanji and Rika”.
Ito Kentaro said, “I am very honored to play Kanji in Tokyo Love Story, which everyone is knows. It was a social phenomenon, so it would be a lie if I said there was no pressure, but since there are plenty of smartphones and modern elements that were not seen in the old Tokyo Love Story, I hope you look forward to the new Tokyo Love Story of the Reiwa era”.
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Kentaro Ito and Shizuka Ishibashi (left) star in Tokyo Love Story 2020.PHOTO: VIU
Tokyo Love Story, first shown in Japan in 1991, was one of the country’s best-loved drama serials and made stars out of Yuji Oda, Yosuke Eguchi and Honami Suzuki.
Its breezy, super-popular theme song underlines the brio and confidence of 1990s Japan, a time when J-dramas were trending across Asia.
Some 30 years on, Japanese pop culture has lost its shine with the rise of the Korean wave.
In the poster for the brave remake of the classic, you will likely notice the grey skies rather than the bright lights of the big city.
The story, based on a manga, is simple and timeless: Kanji Nagao (Kentaro Ito) moves to Tokyo from Ehime prefecture to take up a job, reuniting with high-school friends Ken’ichi Mikami (Sho Kiyohara) and Satomi Sekiguchi (Anna Ishii).
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