7.1/1062 votes#1 - Nursing My Son, and Other Grievances
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/21/2022
Mari Takada, a career woman, is raising children with her partner, Sayaka Kono. Balancing work and child-rearing, Mari believes the only connection she has with her son is through nursing and struggles to breast pump. But one day, she has to leave him with her mother, Mako (Meiko Kaji), due to a business trip, which triggers a change in Mari's stressed mind.
Director: Atsuko Hirayanagi
Writer: Atsuko Hirayanagi
6.6/1048 votes#2 - What I Learned From Sleeping With Married Men
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/2022
Kana Sato is a university biology teacher. She and Keisuke, a writer, are recently divorced. She spends her days on a dating app meeting married men and has a series of affairs. Struggling with a sexless marriage, Kana engages in casual relationships to learn more about sex and love. Hearing these men’s true feelings, Kana must face what she was hiding from herself.
Director: Ryuichi Hiroki
Writer: Hisako Kurosawa
7.3/1049 votes#3 - How My Worst Date Ever Became My Best
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2022
Natsuko Kurata, a curator, has been divorced for three years. Natsuko is over 60 and thinks that love isn't for her anymore. But her friend Kaoru recommends an app and she goes on a date. Kosuke Hayami, a kind man, meets her at a café in Harajuku. They talk about their pasts and Natsuko tells him about the worst date she ever had. Hayami was smiling until...
Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita
Writer: Yukari Tatsui
6.5/1051 votes#4 - My Hibernating Wife
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/2022
Kengo and Mai have been married for three years. Mai used to work as a designer, suffers from depression due to issues at work. Nevertheless, Kengo tries his best to bring back Mai's smile, supporting her even though she can no longer work and showing her love as he usually does. Mai's spirit begins to improve thanks to Kengo's devotion, but what kind of future awaits them?
Director: Naoko Ogigami
Writer: Naoko Ogigami
6.8/1055 votes#5 - For 13 Days, I Believed Him
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2022
Momoko Shinohara, a TV reporter, feels that she has failed in love. She meets Yoji Suzuki one day. The two spend more and more time together. They stay at Momoko's house and go camping in the mountains. Although they have only known each other a short time, Yoji becomes Momoko's citadel. However, Yoji has a secret he is keeping from Momoko.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Writer: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
7.3/1049 votes#6 - He Saved His Last Lesson for Me
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/2022
Emma is a British woman in Los Angeles trying to save money for a trip. While giving online lessons to international students, a Japanese man named Mamoru joins her class. Emma is shaken by a question from Mamoru. Feeling stuck in her life and unhappy with her ex-boyfriend, Emma finds new joy with Mamoru, but one day he suddenly tells her, "This is my last lesson."
Director: Atsuko Hirayanagi
Writer: Atsuko Hirayanagi
7.4/1043 votes#7 - He's Playing Our Song
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/21/2022
Tamami is stuck in her job and life. One day, she hears a song from her youth and her mind goes back 15 years. In high school, the reserved Tamami meets Rin, who plays the piano. Through their shared love of music the two become friends, but drift apart. Now in her thirties, she discovers that Rin has become a musician when she posts a picture on social media.
Director: Naoko Yamada
Writer: Naoko Ogigami
The Best Episodes of Modern Love Tokyo Season 1
Every episode of Modern Love Tokyo Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Modern Love Tokyo Season 1!
This seven-episode anthology features a cast of leading actors and depicts various forms of "love," such as love almost forgotten, love between sons and mothers,...
Genre:Drama
Network:Prime Video
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Nursing My Son, and Other Grievances" is the best rated episode of "Modern Love Tokyo" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 62 votes. Directed by Atsuko Hirayanagi and written by Atsuko Hirayanagi, it aired on 10/21/2022. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "What I Learned From Sleeping With Married Men".