Tonbo

[Machine Translation] Tonbo" was a TV drama series broadcast in 1988 that has left its mark on drama history. The legendary drama starring Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi and co-starring Sho Aikawa, Atsuko Sendo, Saburo Ishikura, Hitoshi Ueki, Kumiko Akiyoshi and other splendid actors has been packaged for the first time! --Eiji Ogawa (Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi), a young head of the Hatta clan, is released from prison after serving a two-year sentence. The only one who welcomes him is his younger brother, Tsunekichi ( Sho Aikawa ). Upon release, Eiji finds that his sister Azusa ( Atsuko Sendo ), his only living relative, has stopped her studies at a junior college and is working at a cafe bar. Eiji meets the owner Namiko ( Kumiko Akiyoshi ) there. At first, the two are repulsed by each other, but Eiji introduces Namiko to Matsu (Hitoshi Ueki), the owner of his favorite kappo restaurant, and they eventually become attracted to each other... Meanwhile, Eiji learns that his imprisonment was apparently a ruse by Hatta, a gang leader, to keep Eiji out of the way, and he becomes increasingly opposed to the gang leader over how he will be treated after his release. The gang leader finally orders Eiji to "disappear" because of his attitude.... Contains 8 episodes.

1988年に放送され、ドラマ史に残る衝撃の名作「とんぼ」。長渕剛主演、哀川翔、仙道敦子、石倉三郎、植木等、秋吉久美子ら、豪華俳優陣共演の伝説のドラマが初パッケージ化! ――八田組の若頭・小川英二(長渕剛)は二年間の刑期を終え、出所の日を迎えた。出迎えたのは、舎弟の常吉(哀川翔)だけ。出所してみると、唯一の肉親である妹のあずさ(仙道敦子)は短大への進学をやめ、カフェバーで働いていた。英二は、そこでオーナーの波子(秋吉久美子)と出会う。最初は反発し合う二人だったが、英二は行きつけの割烹料理屋の主人・松(植木等)にも波子を紹介し、やがて惹かれ合うようになる・・・。一方、服役中に自分が刑務所に入ったのは英二を邪魔者扱いする組長・八田の策略だったらしいことを知った英二は、出所後の待遇などを巡り、ますます組長への反発を強める。そんな英二の態度に、組長はついに「英二を消せ」との指令を出す・・・。全8話収録。