is a 2011
Japanese television drama
, also called , are television programs that are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, jidaigeki, thrill ...
series that is produced by
Sony
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and
Fuji Television
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. It is the first television series in
3D made in Japan.This television series revolves around
air traffic control
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, and it stars
Ayako Kawahara and
Saburō Tokitō as
air traffic controllers
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.
''Tokyo Control'' premiered on
Sky PerfecTV!
is a direct broadcast satellite
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HD, a subscription-based channel on the Fuji Television network, on January 19, 2012.
It was aired in both 2D and 3D formats, and it has a total of 10 episodes.
This television series has been well received by viewers.
Cast
*
Ayako Kawahara as Maki Suzuki, one of the chief air-traffic controllers
*
Saburō Tokitō as Noboru Yuki, a chief air-traffic controller
*
Misa Shimizu as Kimie Saitou, a daytime air-traffic controller
*
Zen Kajihara as Motoharu Yano, a chief air-traffic controller
*
Maho Nonami
Maho Nonami (野波麻帆 ''Nonami Maho'' born 13 May 1980 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress, best known for her role in the critically acclaimed ''2LDK''.
Filmography
Film
* 1997 '' Rebirth of Mothra II'', Yuna
* 1998 '' Begging for Love ...
as Haru Nakajima, an air-traffic controller with 3 years of experience
*
Takuma Oto as Kouji Hara, one of the chief air-traffic controllers
*
Rome Kanda as Keichi Ota, a chief air-traffic controller
*
Yosuke Kawamura as Makoto Yamada, a trainee air-traffic controller
*
Masanobu Sakata as Tetsushi Shimoyanagi, one of the chief air-traffic controllers
*
Toru Nomaguchi as Takashi Shikishima, an air-traffic controller with 5 years of experience and loves coffee
* Takashi Ito as Kazuma Kinoshita, a drillmaster
*
Yuji Sugao as Takeshi Matsumoto, an air-traffic controller with 5 years of experience
*
Narumi Konno as Narumi Kawamoto, an air-traffic controller with 2 years of experience
*
Naoto Kinosaki as Kodai Takahashi, an air-traffic technician
*
Takehiko Ono
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* (born 1969), Japanese sumo wrestler
* (1922–1999), Japanese baseball player and manager
* (1938–2019), Japanese po ...
Hiroshi Yokoyama, an air-traffic technician, but retires and works for a coffee shop
Production
The production team had consulted with the production staff of the film ''
Avatar
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'' before the production of this television series.
Reception
Rick Martin described this series as "Surprisingly good" and that it "was smartly photographed to take full advantage of the 3-D platform".
He also praised its filming technique, saying that its "camera movements are slow and subtle enough so as not to be distracting, but they're significant enough to continually create noticeable changes in perspective."
The producer of this television series said that of the emails that the production crew have received, "nearly all
erepositive".
He added that most "viewers find the stories interesting."
References
External links
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* {{IMDb title, 1780663, Tokyo Control
2011 Japanese television series debuts
2011 Japanese television series endings
3D television shows
Television shows set in Saitama Prefecture