Details
Title: 愛情イッポン!
Title (romaji): Aijou Ippon!
Also known as: Judo Kids "Ippon!"
Episodes: 10
Broadcast network: NTV
Broadcast period: 2004-Jul-10 to 2004-Sep-18
Ais time: Saturday 21:00
Theme song: Your Song YOUR SONG by Matsuura Aya
Synopsis
Tomoe, 17, is an average high-school girl, interested in clothes and guys, but her family life is not so average. Losing her mother at a young age, she lives alone with her father, Shouhei and does all the cooking, laundry, housekeeping, like a mother would do. They have a hard time making ends meet, because Shouhei’s only income is from working as a judo teacher to the neighborhood kids. Tomoe can’t wait to go to the university to get away from her father, and judo which she hates. But because of her father’s unfortunate arrest, she is forced to take over at the dojo. With help from the captain of her high school’s judo team, Tomoe begins to teaching the few kids who still come to learn judo, and even start practicing the judo that she gave up as a child. This heartwarming family drama will entertain kids and adults alike.--NTV
Cast
- Matsuura Aya
- Nakamura Masatoshi
- Yamaguchi Tomomitsu
- Ito Atsushi
- Kaito Ken
- Ishikawa Asami
- Yamazaki Shigenori
- Saeko
- Arakawa Yoshiyoshi
- Ishida Taro
- Yazawa Kouji
- Seki Keisuke
- Shaku Yumiko
- Yamashita Shinji
- Toda Keiko
- Funakoshi Eiichiro
- Usui Masako
- Kubo Akira
- Takahashi Tsutomu
- Inoue Yoshiko (ep8-10)
Producer: Murase Ken (村瀬健), Inoue Yuki (井上由紀)
Director: Inomata Ryuichi
Music: Nakanishi Kyo
