Ikebukuro West Gate Park
Seen it?2000 | 1 seasons | 46 min | Drama, Crime, Comedy, Action & Adventure, Mystery
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, tense.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 46 minutes, about 8 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Living in Ikebukuro — an area infamous for juvenile crime, 21-year-old Makoto Majima becomes associated with a youth gang called the G-Boys. A troubleshooter known for his cool headedness and ability to get things done, Makoto diffuses tense situations around Ikebukuro to keep his friends and others out of harm's way. However, the mysterious death of his girlfriend and an escalating gang turf war threaten to be more than Makoto can handle.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Limited series that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 22K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Tomoya NagaseMakoto Majima
- Ai KatoHikaru Shibusawa
- Ken WatanabeYokoyama
- Yosuke KubozukaTakashi 'King' Ando
- Ryuta SatoMori 'Masa' Masahiro
- Aiko MorishitaRitsuko Majima
- Kenji SakaguchiYamai 'Doberman' Takeshi
- Tomohisa YamashitaShun Mizuno
- KitaroYoshioka Yasushi
- Satoshi TsumabukiFujio 'Saru' Saitō