Summary
The story follows Aya from the time she moves to Tokyo at age 23 up until she turns 40. Aya has to adjust to the different values and perceptions of the big city as she struggles with challenging situations. We get to follow Aya’s move from one neighborhood to another as she maneuvers her career and love life.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 80GoodWatch 81
IMDb8.0
Time to watch it all
3 h 40 min
11 episodes, about 20 min each
An episode a night: about 2 weeks.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 10 more
First aired
2016
December 16, 2016
Ended 2017
Genre
DramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 24 more31 people
- Asami MizukawaAya Saito11 episodes
- Tsuyoshi AbeNaoki11 episodes
- Syohei UekiKeisuke11 episodes
- Airi Matsuyama11 episodes
- Masumi Nomura11 episodes
- SISara Imaizumi11 episodes
- ANArisa Notomi11 episodes
- Renge Ishiyama11 episodes
- Satomi TezukaSaito Fumiko3 episodes
Juri IhataOkawa Ryoko3 episodes
Yu KoyanagiRyo3 episodes
Sei AndoMia3 episodes- Hana HizukiYoshida Yuki2 episodes
Win MorisakiTakayuki2 episodes
Eiji AkasoKohei2 episodes
NatsukoMako2 episodes
Tomomi MiyashitaReiko2 episodes
Hidekazu MashimaYukikazu2 episodes
Koji OhkuraSasaki Masato2 episodes
Makiko WatanabeAnna2 episodes- HSHanasaka ShiinaAya Saito (young)1 episode
Sumire AshinaEiko1 episode
Hideki Nakano1 episode
Ai YamamotoGravure idol1 episode
Directing · 1
- Yuki Tanada Director, Creator
Writing · 1
- Hisako Kurosawa Screenplay
Production · 2
- Keiko Amano Producer
- Ken Handa Producer
Tokyo Girl episodes
1 season · 11 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Episode 1: Prologue "A Girl from Akita", 7.3
- S1 E2 Episode 2: Sangen-Jaya "Dream Life in Tokyo - The Beginning of a Survival", 6.2
- S1 E3 Episode 3: Ebisu "Friday 8 PM at Ebisu Station", 7.4
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