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The Story of Yamada Taro

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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.

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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.

Network / Platform
TBS
Status
Ended
First Aired
06/Jul/2007
Language
Japanese
Schedule
Friday · 22:00

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S1 E10Episode 1014/Sep/2007 • 55m
S1 E9Episode 907/Sep/2007 • 46m
S1 E8Episode 824/Aug/2007 • 46m
S1 E7Episode 717/Aug/2007 • 46m
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Season 10 / 10 watched
S1 E1Episode 106/Jul/2007 • 60m
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S1 E2Episode 213/Jul/2007 • 47m
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S1 E3Episode 320/Jul/2007 • 46m
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S1 E4Episode 427/Jul/2007 • 46m
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S1 E5Episode 503/Aug/2007 • 46m
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S1 E6Episode 610/Aug/2007 • 46m
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S1 E7Episode 717/Aug/2007 • 46m
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S1 E8Episode 824/Aug/2007 • 46m
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S1 E9Episode 907/Sep/2007 • 46m
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S1 E10Episode 1014/Sep/2007 • 55m
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Original title
山田太郎ものがたり
Format
Scripted
Country
Japan
Original language
Japanese
Network / Platform
TBS · Japan
First aired
06/Jul/2007
Last aired
14/Sep/2007
Seasons
1
Episodes
10
Runtime
48 min
Official schedule
Friday · 22:00
Official timezone
Asia/Tokyo
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Cast

7 credits
Kazunari Ninomiya Kazunari Ninomiya 山田太郎 Sho Sakurai Sho Sakurai 御村託也 Mikako Tabe Mikako Tabe 池上隆子 Momoko Kikuchi Momoko Kikuchi 山田綾子 Shugo Oshinari Shugo Oshinari 杉浦圭一 Chihiro Ohtsuka Chihiro Ohtsuka 中井正美 Kazue Fukiishi Kazue Fukiishi 鳥居京子

Crew

5 credits
Ushiyama Norihiro Decorator Daisuke Yamamuro Director Ryutaro Kawashima Director Yasuharu Ishii Yasuharu Ishii Director Magi Magi Writer
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