Tokyo Friends

Tokyo Friends is a Japanese Drama DVD only release that spanned 5 Episodes over 3 Volumes and a Boxset included all 3 Volumes. This series also marks the debut of J-Pop Singer Otsuka Ai as an actress.

Synopsis

Otsuka Ai plays Rei a girl who moves from her hometown to Tokyo in pursuit of her dreams. On arrival, she finds a job as a waitress in a restaurant and meets guitarist Ryuuji Shintani. Ryuuji takes a liking to her voice and invites her to join his band as the vocalist, Survival Company (a.k.a Sabakan). The two start a relationship but break it off when Rei wants to write her own songs.

Rei befriends the 3 other girls also working in the restaurant, Hirono, Ryoko and Maki, all in pursuit of their own dreams. The 4 girls help each other through the up and and downs of life, creating an unbreakable bond of friendship.

Cast/Characters

• Otsuka Ai (大塚愛) as Iwatsuki Rei
• Eita (瑛 太)as Shintani Ryuuji
• Matsumoto Rio (松本莉緒) as Hayama Hirono
• Maki Yoko (真木よう子) as Fujiki Ryoko
• Kobayashi Mao (小林麻央) as Abiko Maki
• Katsumura Masanobu (勝村政信) as Sasakawa Kazuo

Music

Theme songs

• Otsuka Ai - "Friends"
• Boo Bee Benz - "to me"

Releases

DVD

• [2005.06.08] Tokyo Friends Premium Box (東京フレンズ プレミアムBOX) amazon.co.jp
• [2005.06.22] Tokyo Friends Vol.1 (東京フレンズ Vol.1) (Episodes 1-2) amazon.co.jp
• [2005.06.22] Tokyo Friends Vol.2 (東京フレンズ Vol.2) (Episodes 3-4) amazon.co.jp
• [2005.06.22] Tokyo Friends Vol.3 (東京フレンズ Vol.3) (Episode 5) amazon.co.jp

External Links

• Official Website