

TV series
Living, Dying, Father, etc.
2021, Japanese, on TV Tokyo & TV Aichi.
Tokiko’s mother died 20 years ago and her father Tetsuya is now in his 70's. Her father has a free spirit and is cute. Tokiko is in her mid 40's and still single. She has a strong personality. In their past, Tokiko and Tetsuya did not have a good relationship. It got so bad that they almost ended their relationship, but now they occasionally meet. They go out to eat together and have conversations. Tokiko decides to publish an essay about her father Tetsuya. To collect information for her essay, she meets Tetsuya and listens to various stories, but it's not just pleasant memories.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 12
- Episode length
- 40 min
- Status
- Ended in 2021
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Latest episode
S1 E12: Living, dying, father, and other things
Aired 29 June 2021
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Yoh YoshidaKanbara Tokiko · 12 ep
- Jun KunimuraKanbara Tetsuya · 12 ep
- Minami TanakaCast · 12 ep
- Mayu MatsuokaKanbara Tokiko [Young] · 12 ep
- Yasuko Tomita[Tokiko's mother] · 12 ep
- Shintaro MorimotoCast · 12 ep
- Chika UchidaCast · 4 ep
- Yoneko MatsukaneCast · 3 ep
- Yuko NakamuraCast · 2 ep
- Yuki HirakoCast · 2 ep
- DJ MatsunagaCast · 2 ep
- Akiko AitsukiCast · 1 ep
Details
- First aired
- 13 April 2021
- Last aired
- 29 June 2021
- Network
- TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, TVQ, TVh, TSC
- Original title
- 生きるとか死ぬとか父親とか
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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What Living, Dying, Father, etc. is based on
Living, Dying, Father, etc. is adapted from a novel.
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Living, Dying, Father, etc.: quick answers
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How many seasons of Living, Dying, Father, etc. are there?
Living, Dying, Father, etc. has 1 season and 12 episodes, about 40 minutes each.
Is Living, Dying, Father, etc. finished?
Yes. Living, Dying, Father, etc. ended in 2021, so you can watch the whole story.
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What shows are like Living, Dying, Father, etc.?
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What is Living, Dying, Father, etc. based on?
Living, Dying, Father, etc. is adapted from a novel.
