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Downtown Story

Japanese, on Nippon TV.

The story revolves around a bar and a poor church in downtown Yokohama , a port town . Kazami Yobuko is a singer and hostess at the bar . The bar originally belonged to Yobuko's mother, Ranko, but Ranko committed an assault and is serving time in prison, and the bar now belongs to Tsukiyo. This is the story of the twists and turns of the love story between Yobuko and a poor pastor , Shioya Isaku. The story begins on Christmas Eve, when Isaku helps Yobuko, who is suffering from a miscarriage .

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Seasons
1
Episodes
13
Episode length
Varies
Status
Ended in 1981

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S1 E13: Episode 13

Aired 7 April 1981

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Last aired
7 April 1981
Network
Nippon TV
Original title
ダウンタウン物語
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
Type
Scripted

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