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Ikebukuro West Gate Park

Name: Ikebukuro West Gate Park
Genre: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cast: Tomoya Nagase, Ai Kato, Ken Watanabe, Yosuke Kubozuka, Ryuta Sato

池袋ウエストゲートパーク

2000 · 1 season, 11 episodes · 46m episodes · Action & Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery · TBS · Japan · Rated TV-MA (US)

Living in Ikebukuro — an area infamous for juvenile crime, 21-year-old Makoto Majima becomes associated with a youth gang called the G-Boys. A troubleshooter known for his cool headedness and ability to get things done, Makoto diffuses tense situations around Ikebukuro to keep his friends and others out of harm's way. However, the mysterious death of his girlfriend and an escalating gang turf war threaten to be more than Makoto can handle.

Based on the novel by

Ira Ishida

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Tomoya Nagase, Ai Kato, Ken Watanabe, Yosuke Kubozuka, Ryuta Sato, Aiko Morishita

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2000sbased on novel or bookbased on young adult novelbowlingcriminal organizationdelinquentfruit shopgangstergang warjapantokyo, japanyakuzayouth gang

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