TOMOKO TO TOMOKO (Tomoko and Tomoko)

Tomoko and Tomoko became step-sisters 23 years ago through the marriage of their respective mother and father. But when the younger Tomoko's mother died, she left and only returned 15 years later to attend the funeral of the older Tomoko's father. Finally together after all these years, the two step-sisters decide to move in together to preserve the little family they have left. However, they soon discover that, although they coincidentally have the same names, they now have very different personalities. What follows is a light comedy of their humorous bickering and prying, as well as a heartwarming drama of their search for a common bond.

"Tomoko to Tomoko" (Thursdays at 10 p.m. on the TBS network) held my attention for all of 10 minutes. When Naoko Iijima made her entrance and started speaking like a female yakuza, I decided I could really do with a good night's sleep instead. And that is as far as I got in my perusal of new programs.

[TBS Synopsis]: Tomoko and Tomoko became step-sisters 23 years ago through the marriage of their respective mother and father. But when the younger Tomoko's mother died, she left and only returned 15 years later to attend the funeral of the older Tomoko's father. Finally together after all these years, the two step-sisters decide to move in together to preserve the little family they have left. However, they soon discover that, although they coincidentally have the same names, they now have very different personalities. What follows is a light comedy of their humorous bickering and prying, as well as a heartwarming drama of their search for a common bond.

STARRING: Tanaka Misako, Iijima Naoko, Kawashibara Takashi, Naitou Takashi Hayashi Ryuzo, Hamazaki Takashi, Kitamura Soichiro, Shirakawa Yumi, Oji Megumi, Morikawa Kazuma, Tahara Kanako, Nakata Yuko and more.
THEME SONG: "Club Tropicana" by WHAM!
NETWORK: TBS
DURATION: July 1997-September 1997. 12 episodes.
REVIEWS:

As much as I want to say that this is good because I like Tanaka and Iijima, I can't recommend this.  It's not really all that good.   It has a lot of humor but the humor I found annoying.-KNDY