TV series
Iki no Iiyatsu
1987–1988, Japanese, on NHK G.
Set in a sushi restaurant in Tokyo shortly after the end of the war, the story follows a stubborn, old-fashioned master and his hot-tempered, brash apprentice growing up among the warm-hearted people of downtown Tokyo.
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 23
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Status
- Ended in 1988
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Latest episode
S2 E13: Episode 13
Aired 6 July 1988
Seasons 2
Cast & crew
- Kaoru KobayashiCast · 23 ep
- Kazuhiko KanayamaCast · 23 ep
- Natsuko FujiCast · 23 ep
- Tomisaburō WakayamaCast · 23 ep
- Kayo MatsuoCast · 23 ep
- Tokue HanazawaCast · 23 ep
- Takeo ChiiCast · 23 ep
- Sachiko MitsumotoCast · 23 ep
- Takeshi KatōCast · 23 ep
- Eri IshidaCast · 13 ep
- Toru MasuokaCast · 13 ep
- Risa TachibanaCast · 13 ep
Details
- First aired
- 7 January 1987
- Last aired
- 6 July 1988
- Network
- NHK G
- Original title
- イキのいい奴
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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Iki no Iiyatsu: quick answers
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How many seasons of Iki no Iiyatsu are there?
Iki no Iiyatsu has 2 seasons and 23 episodes, about 45 minutes each.
Is Iki no Iiyatsu finished?
Yes. Iki no Iiyatsu ended in 1988, so you can watch the whole story.
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