The Plot

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.

Top Billed 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