Ikebukuro West Gate Park

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Drama: Ikebukuro West Gate park
Romaji: Ikebukuro West Gate park
Japanese: 池袋ウエストゲートパーク
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi, Fuminori Kaneko
Writer: Ira Ishida (novel), Kankuro Kudo
Network: TBS
Episode: 11
Release Date: April 14 - June 23, 2000
Runtime: 21:00-21:54
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

Living in an area known for its juvenile crime, 21-year-old Makoto is a friend of King, the leader of a youth gang called the G-Boys, though he himself does not want to join as a member. Known for his cool head and ability to get things done, Makoto becomes an key trouble-shooter for the gang by diffusing tense situations and keeping his friends out of harm's way. However, the death of his girlfriend and an escalating turf war with a rival gang threaten to be more than Makoto can handle.

Notes

Based on the series of novels "Ikebukuro West Gate Park" by Ira Ishida (first published September, 1998 by Bungeishunju).

Cast

Tomoya Nagase - Makoto
Tomohisa Yamashita - Shun
Satoshi Tsumabuki - Saru Saito
Kenji Sakaguchi - Doberman Yamai
Kazuhiro Nishijima - Kyoichi Ozaki
Koichi Sudo - Denpa-kun
Yuko Ando - Kaoru
Shoko Ikezu
Kitaro
Korn - Hasunuma, The boss
Koyuki
Yosuke Kubozuka - King
Aiko Morishita - Makoto`s Mother
Ryuta Sato
Issey Takahashi
Ken Watanabe
Tetsu Watanabe - King`s Father
Shin Yazawa
Kazuki Maehara
Aja
Wakana Sakai - Rika Nakamura (ep1)
Shun Oguri - Yoshikazu (ep2)
Kenichi Endo - Hidaka-san (ep3,11)

Comments

LinWei Sep 18 2009 5:19 am Actually the whole of Crazy Ken Band appeared, not only Ken-san. Rize was also involved, Jesse looks so different in the past and Nobuaki looks so bad-ass(as always).

LinWei Sep 03 2009 8:23 pm superb drama. both Nagase Tomoya and Kubozuka Yosuke were fantastic. Watanabe Ken shows that he could do comedic roles. Yamashita Tomohisa is so... young. Kato Ai plays a type of character never seen in her later works. Sakaguchi Kenji shows his madness. Sato Ryuta continues to show why he is best portraying a side-kick to main characters in dramas. Koyuki adds a feminine touch. a great drama especially for teens.

and in the SP episode, the gang from Kisarazu Cat's Eye, Bussan+Bambi+Masta+Uchi+Ani makes an appearance(nice one! since Kankuro was the script writer for both IWGP and Cat's Eye) and Crazy Ken Band's lead singer Yokoyama Ken made a guest appearance and sang Tiger & Dragon's theme song to Nagase Tomoya in one scene(nice touch again! Nagase Tomoya acted in Tiger & Dragon, and Kankuro is, again, the writer for Tiger & Dragon)

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