Last Friends Details
Title: ラスト・フレンズ
Title (English): Last Friends
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Friendship, human drama, gay/lesbian
Episodes: 11
Viewership rating: 17.7 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-10 to 2008-Jun-19
Air time: Thursday 22:00
Theme song: Prisoner Of Love by Utada Hikaru
Last Friends Synopsis, Story, and Preview
Last Friends tackles issues that afflict the current generation. Michiru's mother has brought a man back to their home and she is bullied at her workplace where she works as a beauty parlour assistant. She starts cohabiting with her boyfriend, a good young man who works at the Child Welfare Division and the only person who can give her emotional support, but ends up the victim of domestic violence and becomes fearful of love. The boyishly charming Ruka was a classmate of Michiru's in junior high school. She has performed brilliantly as a motocross racer and aims to win the national championship, but as the story progresses, a deep worry that she can neither confide in her parents or close friends grows evident. Takeru is a hair and makeup artist acquainted with Ruka. He is a good confidant to females due to his kindness and perceptiveness, and finds himself attracted to Ruka but has a phobia of sex as a result of a past trauma. The three of them become house mates and through their associations with others, gain the capacity to be positive about life. --jade_frost
Last Friends Cast, and starring :
Nagasawa Masami as Aida Michiru
Ueno Juri as Kishimoto Ruka
Eita as Mizushima Takeru
Nishikido Ryo as Oikawa Sosuke
Mizukawa Asami as Takigawa Eri
Yamazaki Shigenori as Ogura Tomohiko
Nishihara Aki as Hiratsuka Reina
Ranka Rea (蘭香レア) as Mita Sayuri
Hirano Sayaka (平野早香) as Okabe Mayumi
Baisho Mitsuko as Aida Chinatsu
Nagashima Mitsuki as Kishimoto Shogo
Shibuya Takeru as Higuchi Naoya
Kitami Toshiyuki as Endo Kenichiro
Ito Yuko as Shirahata Yuko
Tanaka Tetsushi as Hayashida Kazumi
Asaka Mayumi as Kishimoto Yoko
Hirata Mitsuru as Kishimoto Shuji
Guests
Gamo Mayu (蒲生麻由) (ep1,4)
Higashi Yuki (ひがし由貴) (ep1,7,10,SP)
Nomura Erika (野村映里利) (ep1)
Hamada Michihiko (浜田道彦) (ep1,11)
Kiyomi Jun (キヨミジュン) (ep1)
Natsukawa Asaki (夏川亜咲) (ep1)
Mai (舞雪) (ep1)
Komine Yuko (小峰悠子) (ep3)
Kawamura Saori (川村早織梨) (ep4,7)
Kanako (かなこ) (ep4)
Shimizu Kazuhiro (清水和博) (ep4,8)
Yoshida Tomokazu (吉田友一) (ep4)
Nishida Saki (西田早希) (ep4)
Ishii Haruka (石井春花) (ep5)
Uchikura Kenji (内倉憲二) (ep5-6,8,SP)
Motokawa Ransho (本川嵐翔) (ep6-7,SP)
Watabe Aya (渡部彩) (ep7)
Horiguchi Takayoshi (堀口敬巧) (ep7)
Miyagi Arisa (宮城有沙) (ep7,SP)
Watanabe Tetsushi (渡辺哲史) (ep7,SP)
Uemura Kihachiro (植村喜八郎) (ep8)
Nakazawa Junko (ep8-9)
Asaki (ep8)
Komizu Aya (小水彩) (ep8)
Tashiro Mai (小水彩) (ep8)
Wasamoto Nahoko (和佐本菜穂子) (ep8)
Okumura Mao (奥村真央) (ep8)
Takada Makiko (高田麻紀子) (ep8)
Nanjo Chihiro (南條千尋) (ep8)
Takeshima Yasunari (竹嶋康成) (ep9-10)
Ebina Kiyokazu (蝦名清一) (ep9)
Mimura Takayo (ep9)
Yoshimura Tamao (吉村玉緒) (ep10)
Tsuchida Ashimo (土田アシモ) (ep10)
Takishita Tsuyoshi (滝下毅) (ep10)
Yoshino Yoshiko (よしのよしこ) (ep10,SP)
Daiya (ダイヤ) (ep10)
Nagano Satomi (長野里美) (ep11)
Haruki Misayo (ep11)
Shirai Keita (白井圭太) (ep11)
Okazaki Hiroshi (岡崎宏) (ep11)
Mori Fujio (森富士夫) (ep11)
Matsuyama Hisako (松山尚子) (ep11)
Omori Akemi as Nagatani Shizue (ep11)
Production Credits
Screenwriter: Asano Taeko
Producer: Nakano Toshiyuki (中野利幸)
Directors: Kato Hiromasa (加藤裕将) (ep1-3,8,11), Nishisaka Mizuki (西坂瑞城) (ep4-5,9-10), Endo Mitsutaka (遠藤光貴) (ep6-7,SP)
Music: Izutsu Akio (井筒昭雄), S.E.N.S.
Watch Last Friends Ost. Prisoner of Love by Utada Hikaru
Proposal Daisakusen Details
Title: プロポーズ大作戦
Title (romaji): Proposal Daisakusen
Tagline: Operation Love
Genre: Romance
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Renzoku
Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 17.3 (Kanto), 17.2 (Kansai)
Broadcast period: 2007-Apr-16 to 2007-Jun-25
Air time: Monday 21:00
Theme song: Ashita Hareru Kana by Kuwata Keisuke
Insert song: Chiisana Koi no Uta by Mongol 800 (ep2, 8)
Proposal Daisakusen Synopsis, Story, and Preview :
Proposal Daisakusen is a touching, funny and beautiful romantic dorama about regret and having a 2nd chance to make things right. A young man Ken can only stand and watch as his childhood friend Rei is about to get married as he’s in love with her but he just hasn’t been able to tell Rei how he feels until a fairy gives him the chance to go back in time and change things around. Yamapi (Yamashita Tomohisa) and Masami Nagasawa are excellent in their roles but the chemistry and friendship of the main 5 characters are a joy to see. Apart from Abe Hiroshi, Yamapi is definitely one of my favourite Japanese male actors and he doesn’t disappoint in Proposal Daisakusen. He’s a gifted talented individual and Masami Nagasawa is delightful as his childhood friend Rei.
Iwase Ken and Yoshida Rei have been friends since elementary school. Ken, is obstinate and unskilled in love, but he fell long ago for the lively and cheerful, Rei. But Rei is about to get married to another man. While Ken and other friends from high-school attend the wedding ceremony, a fairy appears and sends Ken back in time, giving him a second chance to win the girl he loves.
Proposal Daisakusen Cast and starring :
Correlation Chart (Present Time, 2007)
Yamashita Tomohisa as Iwase Ken
Kitamura Kaito (third grade)
Nagasawa Masami as Yoshida Rei
Matsumoto Tamaki (third grade)
Hashimoto Kurumi (primary school)
Fujiki Naohito as Tada Tetsuya
Eikura Nana as Oku Eri
Hiraoka Yuta as Enokido Mikio
Hamada Gaku as Tsurumi Hisashi
Mikami Hiroshi as the Yosei/Fairy
Matsushige Yutaka as Ito Matsunori
Yamazaki Shigenori as Minorikawa Junzo
Morimoto Leo as Yoshida Takanori
Miyazaki Yoshiko as Yoshida Reina
Watabe Gota as Socrates
Hara Fumina as Matsuki Yuko
Kikuchi Kenichiro as Nishio Tamotsu
Traore Issa (トラオレ・イッサ) as the marathon runner
Takeuchi Tomoya (classmate)
Okawa Masahiro (classmate)
Arai Kenta (classmate)
Ikezawa Ayaka (classmate)
Masumoto Yuko (classmate)
Asakura Aki (classmate)
Kawakami Yu (classmate)
Guests
Sakai Toshiya as the taxidriver / staff of a university (ep1,5&11)
Toji Takao as the Koshien Umpire (ep1)
Sugiura Daisuke (杉浦大介) as Eri's boyfriend in highschool (ep1)
Minami Yoshihiro (南好洋) as the wedding receptionist (ep1)
Taira Chiharu (平良千春) as the wedding receptionist (ep1)
Matsumoto Rio as Cameron (ep3)
Hoshii Nanase as Nagase Misa (ep4)
Kobayashi Katsuya as Eri's boyfriend in College (ep5,6)
Natsuyagi Isao as Yoshida Futoshi (Rei's grandfather, ep5,10)
Hiwatashi Shinji (樋渡真司) as the post office clerk (ep6)
Horan Chiaki as Ito's friend (ep7)
Ogura Hisahiro as Chief Yasuda (ep9)
Shiina Taizo (椎名泰三) as President Kahata (ep9)
Hankai Kazuaki as the movie director (ep9)
Antonio Koinoki (アントニオ小猪木) as himself (ep10)
Doi Yoshio
Production Credits
Screenwriter: Kaneko Shigeki
Producers: Takiyama Madoka, Misao Reiko (三竿玲子)
Director: Narita Takeshi
Music: Yoshikawa Kei (吉川慶)
Watch Kuwata Keisuke - Ashita Hareru kana, the song of Proposal Daisakusen video
Attention Please Details
Title: アテンションプリーズ
Title (English): Attention Please
Genre: Comedy
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Renzoku
Episodes: 11
Viewership rating: 16.37%
Broadcast period: 2006-Apr-18 to 2006-Jun-27
Air time: Tuesday 21:00
Theme song: "OH PRETTY WOMAN" by Kaela Kimura
Attention Please Synopsis， Story and Preview :
Losing her mother at a young age, Misaki Yoko (Ueto Aya) was raised amongst three brothers. Yoko is a slightly boyish girl who is bullheaded and hates dishonesty. Ever since she was young, she enjoyed the company of boys over girls. She starts a band with four of her boy friends and becomes the lead singer. Then one day, one of the members of the band, Tsukasa, gets a job at a bank in Tokyo. Due to Tsukasa leaving town, the band breaks up and though Yoko finds herself lonely, she puts on a strong act in front of Tsukasa. She can't tell Tsukasa how she truly feels for him. On the day Tsukasa leaves for Tokyo, Yoko goes along with the band members to the airport to see him off. The guys get excited when they see some cabin crew ladies and Yoko has no idea why. She reminds them that even she can wear a uniform, but the guys only make fun of her. That's when Tsukasa tells Yoko he wonders what she'd look like dressed in uniform. This is when Yoko decides she wants to work as a Cabin Attendant.
Attention Please Cast and starring :
Ueto Aya as Misaki Yoko
Nishikido Ryo as Nakahara Shota
Maya Miki as Mikami Tamaki
Aibu Saki as Wakamura Yayoi
Uehara Misa as Hirota Saori
Koizumi Kotaro as Tsutsumi Shuusuke
Kohinata Fumiyo as Sakurada Shinya
Otsuka Chihiro as Sekiyama Yuki
Nanase Natsumi as Kinoshita Asami
Otomo Minami as Higashino Haruka
Fueki Yuko as Asou Kaoru
Takahashi Mariko as Kagawa Reiko
Koichi Mantaro as Watanabe Makoto
Asano Kazuyuki as Wakamura Shozo
Inoue Jun as Dazai Shinichiro
Mano Yuuko as Murayama Mizuho
Hoshino Natsuko as Takemoto Rie
Tanaka Sogen (田中聡元) as Ooki Mitsuya
Ishikawa Maki (石川真希) as Chief Nagano
Guests
Takaoka Sousuke as Tsukasa (ep1)
Higashihara Aki as Tsukasa's girlfriend (ep1)
Yamasaki Shizuyo as Yoshimura Chiemi (ep1, 11)
Sai Ryoji as Saori's gym mate (ep3)
Moriguchi Yoko as Katsuragi Shiho (ep5)
Yatsu Isao as the taxi driver (ep6)
Yamasato Ryouta as Okaba Goro (ep7, 11)
Asami Reina as Kubota Rina (ep7)
Yamaguchi Nikki (山口日記) as Oshima Megumi (ep7)
Takuya (たくや) & Kazuya (かずや) as the twin passengers (ep9)
Ichikawa Chieko (市川千恵子) (passenger, ep9)
Arai Kazuo (新井量大) (passenger, ep9)
Mori Koko (森康子) (passenger, ep9)
Rui Hisashi (塁央) (passenger, ep9)
Komuro Yuta (passenger, ep9)
Kuroda Shiho (黒田志保) (passenger, ep9)
Kimura Kaela (木村カエラ) as herself (ep10)
Fujimoto Shizuka (ep10)
Yamada Meikyo (passenger, ep11)
Izumi Akiko (passenger, ep11)
Shibuya Asuka as the newcomer trainee (ep11)
Production Credits
Screenwriters: Goto Noriko, Nagata Yuko (永田優子)
Producer: Iwata Yuji
Directors: Sato Yuichi, Ueda Yasushi (植田泰史), Joho Hidenori (城宝秀則), Kitagawa Manabu (北川学)
Music: Kanno Yugo
Attention Please Photos and wallpapers
Watch Attention Please ost Oh Pretty Woman (木村カエラ) by Kaela Kimura video here
