The Story of Yamada Taro
S01E05: Episode 5
Overview
Taro Yamada is a scholarship student at Ichinomiya High School. He’s smart, athletic, and handsome—so everyone assumes he’s wealthy. In reality, he lives in poverty with his mother and six younger siblings in one small room, and his father Kazuo is an absent wandering artist. Taro works part-time to support the family. Together with his best friend Takuya Mimura and classmates, Taro navigates comedic and touching moments. Through friendship, romance, and family bonds, the series asks what true happiness really means. It’s a heartwarming coming-of-age story.
Episodes
Cast
Kazunari Ninomiya
山田太郎
Sho Sakurai
御村託也
Mikako Tabe
池上隆子
Momoko Kikuchi
山田綾子
Shugo Oshinari
杉浦圭一
Chihiro Ohtsuka
中井正美
Kazue Fukiishi
鳥居京子
