Series synopsis
As Tears Go By, also known as 涙をふいて is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on Fuji TV on October 1, 2000. It ended on December 31, 2000. It stars Yosuke Eguchi, Kazunari Ninomiya, Aya Ueto and Ryunosuke Kamiki.
Eguchi Yosuke plays the character of Onishi Katsuo, a 35-year-old carpenter and former college football player who sees life almost in the same balance as a football game (guts and glory along with team spirit). One day he learns that his friend (a college football teammate) was killed when his house burned down. His friend's wife is in a coma and his four kids are now homeless, Eguchi has the children live with him (in his one room apartment) above his bosses home.
Premise
Eguchi Yosuke plays the character of Onishi Katsuo, a 35-year-old carpenter and former college football player who sees life almost in the same balance as a football game (guts and glory along with team spirit). One day he learns that his friend (a college football teammate) was killed when his house burned down. His friend's wife is in a coma and his four kids are now homeless, Eguchi has the children live with him (in his one room apartment) above his bosses home.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yosuke Eguchi as Katsuo Ohnishi
- Kazunari Ninomiya as Kenta Fuchigami
- Aya Ueto as Momo Fuchigami
- Ryunosuke Kamiki as Ryota Fujigami
- Tatsumi Yuudai as Kota Fuchigami
- Yuki Uchida as Tamami Saito
- Chosuke Ikariya as Yuichiro Murata
- Kenichi Yajima as Takahashi
Supporting cast
- Toshiya Sakai as Tanaka
- Kaori Manabe as Maki Kimura
- Tortoise Matsumoto as Shintaro Tezuka
- Ayumi Ishida
- Nana Okada as Misako
- Emi Ikehata as Eriko Miyamoto
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | October 1, 2000 | December 31, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Youth | October 1, 2000 |
| 2 | Mother | October 8, 2000 |
| 3 | Mother and Daughter | October 15, 2000 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 1, 2000 |
| Last aired | December 31, 2000 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |