Modern Love Tokyo
Japanese anthology television series
- Romantic comedy
- Anthology
- Amazon Studios
- Robot Communications
Modern Love Tokyo (モダンラブ・東京, Modanrabu Tōkyō) is a Japanese romantic comedy anthology streaming television series. It is based on the American television series Modern Love, which itself is based on the weekly column of the same name published by The New York Times.
The first season began streaming on Amazon Prime Video on 21 October 2022.[1]
Cast
Episode 1
- Asami Mizukawa as Mari Takada
- Meiko Kaji as Masako
- Wakana Matsumoto as Kaori
- Atsuko Maeda as Sayaka
- Shinobu Terajima as Touko
Episode 2
- Nana Eikura as Kana Sato
- Tasuku Emoto as Keisuke
Episode 3
- Ran Itō as Natsuko Kurata
- Ryo Ishibashi as Kosuke Hayami
Episode 4
- Ryo Narita as Kengo
- Kaho as Mai
Episode 5
- Hiromi Nagasaku as Momoko Shinohara
- Yūsuke Santamaria as Yoji Suzuki
Episode 6
- Naomi Scott as Emma
- Sosuke Ikematsu as Mamoru
Episode 7
- Haru Kuroki as the voice of Tamami
- Masataka Kubota as the voice of Rin
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Nursing My Son, and Some Grievances" | Atsuko Hirayanagi | Atsuko Hirayanagi | 21 October 2022 (2022-10-21) |
| 2 | "What I've Learned From Sleeping With Married Men" | Ryūichi Hiroki | Hisako Kurosawa | 21 October 2022 (2022-10-21) |
| 3 | "How My Worst Date Ever Became My Best" | Nobuhiro Yamashita | Yukari Tatsui | 21 October 2022 (2022-10-21) |
| 4 | "My Hibernating Wife" | Naoko Ogigami | Naoko Ogigami | 21 October 2022 (2022-10-21) |
| 5 | "For 13 Days, I Believed Him" | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | 21 October 2022 (2022-10-21) |
| 6 | "He Saved His Last Lesson For Me" | Atsuko Hirayanagi | Atsuko Hirayanagi | 21 October 2022 (2022-10-21) |
| 7 | "He's Playing Our Song" | Naoko Yamada | Naoko Ogigami | 21 October 2022 (2022-10-21) |
Production
In March 2022, it was announced that Amazon Prime Video had greenlit six Japanese original series, including Modern Love Tokyo.[2] A teaser video for the series was released on 30 March 2022.[3]
It is the third remake of Modern Love to premiere,[1] after Modern Love Mumbai[4] and Modern Love Hyderabad.[5]
References
- ^ a b Bahr, Sarah (20 October 2022). "'Modern Love' Goes Global in New Television Series". The New York Times.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (30 March 2022). "Amazon Japan Reboots 'Takeshi's Castle,' Sets 'Modern Love Tokyo,' 'Bake Off,' Live Boxing". Variety.
- ^ 『モダンラブ・東京』- 特別映像 ["Modern Love Tokyo" - Special Video] (in Japanese). 30 March 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ Navlakha, Meera (17 May 2022). "'Modern Love Mumbai' review: the fight for love in the city of dreams sometimes falls short". Mashable.
- ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (8 July 2022). "'Modern Love Hyderabad' series review: Cheery stories with happy endings". The Hindu.
External links
- Modern Love Tokyo on Amazon Prime Video
- Modern Love Tokyo on IMDb
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Modern Love
- Modern Love (United States)
- Modern Love Mumbai (India, Hindi)
- Modern Love Hyderabad (India, Telugu)
- Modern Love Chennai (India, Tamil)
- Modern Love Tokyo (Japan)
- Modern Love Amsterdam (Netherlands)
