

TV series
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 .
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 13
- Episode length
- Varies
- Status
- Ended in 1981
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Latest episode
S1 E13: Episode 13
Aired 7 April 1981
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Kaori MomoiCast · 13 ep
- Koichi SatoCast · 13 ep
- Takuzō KawataniCast · 13 ep
- Mariko OkadaCast · 13 ep
- Toshiyuki NishidaCast · 13 ep
- Masako NatsumeCast · 13 ep
- Etsuko IchiharaCast · 13 ep
- Ryo TamuraCast · 13 ep
- Akira NishikinoCast · 13 ep
- Masato AkatsukaCast · 13 ep
- Saburo ShinodaCast · 13 ep
- Yoko MinaminoCast · 13 ep
Details
- 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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How many seasons of Downtown Story are there?
Downtown Story has 1 season and 13 episodes.
Is Downtown Story finished?
Yes. Downtown Story ended in 1981, so you can watch the whole story.
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