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Houkago

Houkago

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Overview

Azusa Akiyama is top of her class, only daughter of a supermarket manager in Los Angeles. Kouhei Takamoto is her classmate, a rough and tumble guitarist for the band Cherry Boys. One day after school, they crash into each other, and fallen electrical lines cause them to switch bodies.

Created by Masashi Todayama
Written by Masashi Todayama, Hisashi Yamanaka
NetworksFuji TV

Top Cast

Arisa Mizuki

Arisa Mizuki

Azusa Akiyama

Issei Ishida

Issei Ishida

Kouhei Takamoto

Shinji Takeda

Shinji Takeda

Tsukasa Honjo

Ryoko Shinohara

Ryoko Shinohara

classmate

Nahoko Morooka

Nahoko Morooka

Nami Wakamiya

Shingo Katsurayama

Shingo Katsurayama

Yu Sakaura

Themes & Keywords

high schoolbody switch

About Houkago

Houkago is a comedy, drama series that first aired in 1992 exploring themes of high school, body switch. Created by Masashi Todayama, it stars Arisa Mizuki, Issei Ishida, Shinji Takeda. Azusa Akiyama is top of her class, only daughter of a supermarket manager in Los Angeles. Kouhei Takamoto is her classmate, a rough and tumble guitarist for the band Cherry Boys. One day after school, they crash into each other, and fallen electrical lines cause them to switch bodies.

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