- Drama: Ikebukuro West Gate park
- Romaji: Ikebukuro West Gate park
- Japanese: 池袋ウエストゲートパーク
- Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi, Fuminori Kaneko
- Writer: Ira Ishida (novel), Kankuro Kudo
- Network: TBS
- Episode: 11
- Release Date: April 14 – June 23, 2000
- Runtime: 21:00-21:54
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Living in an area known for its juvenile crime, 21-year-old Makoto is a friend of King, the leader of a youth gang called the G-Boys, though he himself does not want to join as a member. Known for his cool head and ability to get things done, Makoto becomes an key trouble-shooter for the gang by diffusing tense situations and keeping his friends out of harm’s way. However, the death of his girlfriend and an escalating turf war with a rival gang threaten to be more than Makoto can handle.
Notes
- Based on the series of novels “Ikebukuro West Gate Park” by Ira Ishida (first published September, 1998 by Bungeishunju).
Cast
- Tomoya Nagase – Makoto
- Tomohisa Yamashita – Shun
- Satoshi Tsumabuki – Saru Saito
- Kenji Sakaguchi – Doberman Yamai
- Kazuhiro Nishijima – Kyoichi Ozaki
- Koichi Sudo – Denpa-kun
- Yuko Ando – Kaoru
- Shoko Ikezu
- Kitaro
- Korn – Hasunuma, The boss
- Koyuki
- Yosuke Kubozuka – King
- Aiko Morishita – Makoto`s Mother
- Ryuta Sato
- Issey Takahashi
- Ken Watanabe
- Tetsu Watanabe – King`s Father
- Shin Yazawa
- Kazuki Maehara
- Aja
- Wakana Sakai – Rika Nakamura (ep1)
- Shun Oguri – Yoshikazu (ep2)
- Kenichi Endo – Hidaka-san (ep3,11)
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