Based on the homonymous movie. The story revolves around a pachinko parlor worker named Shiori and her aspiring musician boyfriend, Tetsu. The two of them travel from Kyushu to Tokyo together and struggle to stay afloat while Tetsu chases his dream. Tetsu’s younger brother eventually shows up and the two brothers form a duo and start to play some shows together. Later, Shiori gets recruited as a gravure idol while Tetsu gets involved with a local yakuza and cheats on Shiori with another woman. Tetsu continues loving Shiori, but big city life gradually tears them apart.

Also seems to be a tv show based on it called Jyouou (2005) and the second season Jyouou Virgin (2009) Ryo Kurashina’s manga series “Jyouou Virgin ~Roppongi Night GP Part II~” (illustrated by Nao Kurebayashi) is getting a TV drama adaptation Mai Ando is an 18 year old with glamorous looks and a voluptuous figure more advanced than her age. She has gotten the attention of male students since middle school, but has also been bullied by jealous female students. To overcome the trauma of being bullied, Mai decides to enter the Jyouou Grand Prix Second Event. The contestants in the Jyouou Grand Prix compete for a large sum of money as they vie to become the #1 hostess.