Atsuko Hirayanagi
Director
Modern Love Tokyo (2022)
Season 1
This seven-episode anthology features a cast of leading actors and depicts various forms of "love," such as love almost forgotten, love between sons and mothers, and love that transcends borders.
Released Oct. 21, 2022
Episode 38 min
13+
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.romance, tmdb.relationship-drama, mdblist.amazon-original, imdb.japanese-drama
Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Production Companies: itoko production, Matchgirl Pictures, ROBOT, Amazon Studios
Network: Prime Video
S1E1 - Nursing My Son, and Other Grievances
Mari Takada, a career woman, is raising children with her partner, Sayaka Kono. Balancing work and child-rearing, Mari believes the only connection she has with her son is through nursing and struggles to breast pump. But one day, she has to leave him with her mother, Mako (Meiko Kaji), due to a business trip, which triggers a change in Mari's stressed mind.
Oct. 21, 2022, midnight
S1E2 - What I Learned From Sleeping With Married Men
Kana Sato is a university biology teacher. She and Keisuke, a writer, are recently divorced. She spends her days on a dating app meeting married men and has a series of affairs. Struggling with a sexless marriage, Kana engages in casual relationships to learn more about sex and love. Hearing these men’s true feelings, Kana must face what she was hiding from herself.
Oct. 21, 2022, midnight
S1E3 - How My Worst Date Ever Became My Best
Natsuko Kurata, a curator, has been divorced for three years. Natsuko is over 60 and thinks that love isn't for her anymore. But her friend Kaoru recommends an app and she goes on a date. Kosuke Hayami, a kind man, meets her at a café in Harajuku. They talk about their pasts and Natsuko tells him about the worst date she ever had. Hayami was smiling until...
Oct. 21, 2022, midnight
S1E4 - My Hibernating Wife
Kengo and Mai have been married for three years. Mai used to work as a designer, suffers from depression due to issues at work. Nevertheless, Kengo tries his best to bring back Mai's smile, supporting her even though she can no longer work and showing her love as he usually does. Mai's spirit begins to improve thanks to Kengo's devotion, but what kind of future awaits them?
Oct. 21, 2022, midnight
S1E5 - For 13 Days, I Believed Him
Momoko Shinohara, a TV reporter, feels that she has failed in love. She meets Yoji Suzuki one day. The two spend more and more time together. They stay at Momoko's house and go camping in the mountains. Although they have only known each other a short time, Yoji becomes Momoko's citadel. However, Yoji has a secret he is keeping from Momoko.
Oct. 21, 2022, midnight
S1E6 - He Saved His Last Lesson for Me
Emma is a British woman in Los Angeles trying to save money for a trip. While giving online lessons to international students, a Japanese man named Mamoru joins her class. Emma is shaken by a question from Mamoru. Feeling stuck in her life and unhappy with her ex-boyfriend, Emma finds new joy with Mamoru, but one day he suddenly tells her, "This is my last lesson."
Oct. 21, 2022, midnight
S1E7 - He's Playing Our Song
Tamami is stuck in her job and life. One day, she hears a song from her youth and her mind goes back 15 years. In high school, the reserved Tamami meets Rin, who plays the piano. Through their shared love of music the two become friends, but drift apart. Now in her thirties, she discovers that Rin has become a musician when she posts a picture on social media.
Oct. 21, 2022, midnight
Network: Prime Video
Episode Runtime: 38 min.
Season Runtime: 270 min.
Released: Oct. 21, 2022
Last Air Date: Oct. 21, 2022, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: PG
Common sense age: 13+
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