Ikebukuro West Gate Park (2000)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Tomoya Nagase
Majima Makoto
Ai Kato
Hikaru
Yosuke Kubozuka
Takashi
Ryuta Sato
Masa
Kenji Sakaguchi
Yamai
Tomohisa Yamashita
Shun Mizuno
Aiko Morishita
Majima Ritsuko
Ken Watanabe
Yokoyama
Koyuki
Matsui Kana
Kitaro
Yoshioka
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Saitou Fujio
Issey Takahashi
Kazunori
Sadawo Abe
Hamaguchi
Ira Ishida
Writer
Shin Yazawa
Chiaki
Tetsu Watanabe
Tetsu
Kazuki Maehara
Sakurai
Tomohiro Waki
Member of G-Boys
Shoko Ikezu
Jessie
Yuko Ando
Kaoru
Hiromi Ogawa
Sound Effects
Fumihiko Sori
Visual Effects Director
Shuhei Sasaki
Stunts
Masahiro Ohno
Editor
Yuichiro Hirakawa
Assistant Director
Masanobu Amemiya
Stunt Driver
Hidenori Iyoda
Assistant Director
Hirohide Shida
Music Producer
Shigekazu Aida
Music
Yasutomo Ikebe
Assistant Director
Tatsuya Ogishima
Assistant Director
Kiyoharu
Theme Song Performance
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 14, 2000
Original Name池袋ウエストゲートパーク
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes11
Running Time46m
Content RatingTV-MA
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
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Ikebukuro West Gate Park (池袋ウエストゲートパーク, Ikebukuro Uesuto Gēto Pāku) was a popular Japanese television drama by screenwriter Kankuro Kudo. Based on a novel by Ira Ishida, it initially aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System during the summer of 2000, and was directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. The success of the television series would launch a manga adaptation the following year. In a break from traditional Japanese programming, the series used edgy graphics and scene breaks to highlight a story involving themes drawn from the underbelly of modern Japanese society: hip-hop youth gang warfare, juvenile delinquency, prostitution, drug abuse, the Yakuza, rape and murder.
Notable among the cast are Tokio lead singer Tomoya Nagase, film star Ken Watanabe, and future stars Koyuki, Satoshi Tsumabuki, and Tomohisa Yamashita of Johnny's Jimusho idol group NEWS. The series is also credited for raising the profile of actor Yōsuke Kubozuka.