The Story of Yamada Taro

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.

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