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家族ジャングル

家族ジャングル poster
Country
Japan

How it feels

A hardworking husband disappears with a bar owner. The families left behind start living together and develop affection and friendship along the way.

quirkyheartfeltcomedicwarmmelancholicunexpectedhopefuldomestic

What happens

『家族ジャングル』(かぞくジャングル)は、日本テレビで1985年7月12日から9月27日まで放送された連続ドラマ。金曜劇場最終作。 勤勉な亭主がある日突然、飲み屋の女将と失踪をした。残された一家が女将の家族と共同生活を通じて愛情と友情を育む過程を描く。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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