The Story of Yamada Taro
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Jul 6, 2007
Episode 1 Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Jul 13, 2007
Episode 2 Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Jul 20, 2007
Episode 3 Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Jul 27, 2007
Episode 4 Episode 4
S1 · E5 · Aug 3, 2007
Episode 5 Episode 5
S1 · E6 · Aug 10, 2007
Episode 6 Episode 6
S1 · E7 · Aug 17, 2007
Episode 7 Episode 7
S1 · E8 · Aug 24, 2007
Episode 8 Episode 8
S1 · E9 · Sep 7, 2007
Episode 9 Episode 9
S1 · E10 · Sep 14, 2007
Episode 10 Episode 10
10 episodes in Season 1
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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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Cast
32 people
Kazunari Ninomiya
Yamada Taro
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Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy
Yasuharu Ishii Director · Daisuke Yamamuro Director Ryutaro Kawashima Director
Total runtime 8h 0m · Episode length 48 min · Country Japan
Show info
Premiered
July 6, 2007
Final episode
September 14, 2007
Status
Ended
Network
TBS
Country
Japan
Type
Scripted
Episode length
48 min
Total runtime
8h 0m
Original language
Japanese
Production
TBS
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
山田太郎ものがたり
Spoken on screen
Japanese
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