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Composer(s)
  
Timothy Michael Wynn

Original language(s)
  
Japanese

First episode date
  
19 January 2011

Number of episodes
  
10

6.9/10
IMDb

Directed by
  
Gaku Narita

Country of origin
  
Japan

No. of episodes
  
10

Final episode date
  
25 May 2011

Director
  
Gaku Narita

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Starring
  
Ayako Kawahara Saburo Tokito Misa Shimizu Zen Kajiwara

Cast
  
Misa Shimizu, Zen Kajiwara

Genres
  
Drama, Japanese television drama

Similar
  
Shibuya Fifteen, Tokyo Friends, Eko Eko Azarak, Lucky Seven, Miss Pilot

Tokyo Control (TOKYO コントロール) is a 2011 Japanese television drama series that is produced by Sony and Fuji Television. It is the first television series in 3D made in Japan.This television series revolves around air traffic control, and it stars Ayako Kawahara and Saburo Tokito as air traffic controllers.

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Tokyo Control premiered on Sky PerfecTV! 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
  • Saburo Tokito 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 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 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 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 [were] positive". He added that most "viewers find the stories interesting."

    References

    Tokyo Control (TV series) Wikipedia
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