Tokyo Dogs Details
Title: 東京DOGS
Title (romaji): Tokyo DOGS
Tagline: 最悪で最高のパートナー
Tagline (romaji): Saiaku de Saiko no Partner
Tagline (English): The Worst and Best Partners
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Police
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-19 to 2009-Dec
Air time: Monday 21:00
Theme song: Futatsu no Kuchibiru by EXILE
Tokyo Dogs Synopsis, Story, and preview:
Takakura So witnessed his father's murder at a young age. Pledging to catch the killer, he grows up to become an elite cop in New York City, where the criminal lives. His character is cool-headed and disciplined, yet adapts well. Because of major drug dealings, he gets sent to Tokyo to conduct a joint investigation with the Japanese police. There, he gets teamed up with, Kudo Maruo, a detective from a special investigative division. Kudo is a hot-blooded fighting expert due to his earlier days as a delinquent, but he makes a strong impression with his stylish appearance and is always interested in going on group dates. His personality, interests, and investigation methods are completely mismatched with Takakura's, but the two somehow work together to crack the case they've been given. --Tokyograph
Tokyo Dogs Cast
Oguri Shun as Takakura So
Shibuya Takeru as young So
Mizushima Hiro as Kudo Maruo
Yoshitaka Yuriko as Matsunaga Yuki
Bunya Manami (文屋愛海) as young Yuki
Katsuji Ryo as Horikawa Keiichi
Azuma Mikihisa as Mashiko Reiji
Shiga Kotaro as Suzuki Mitsuo
Usuda Asami as Tanaka Maki
Tomosaka Rie as Nishioka Yuri
Mikami Kensei as Kaizaki Hiroto
Yazaki Hiroshi as Kamata Shigeo
Kawaguchi Haruna as Takakura Karin
Yoshimura Takuya as Nakatani Shota
Tanaka Yoshiko as Takakura Kyoko
Otsuka Nene as Maijima Misa
Miura Tomokazu as Otomo Kozo
Guests
Narimiya Hiroki as Tanashima Hideo (ep1)
Aoki Shinsuke as Hideo's friend (ep1)
Iida Kisuke as So's father (ep1)
Sugimoto Tetta as Komiyama Yoshihiko (ep2)
Kobayashi Kaito (小林海人) as Komiyama Kosuke (ep2)
Nakamura Yuri (中村ゆり) as Komiyama's secretary (ep2)
Sasaki Katsuhiko (佐々木勝彦) as Shibata Yuzo (ep2)
Endo Kaname (遠藤要), Sakaizawa Takashi (堺沢隆史) as gunmen (ep2)
Ishikawa Hiroichi (石川裕一) as Gezan (ep2-4)
Yamazaki Shigenori as Shigeyama Tsuyoshi (ep2)
Asami Reina as Eri, Yuki's older sister (ep3)
Nakagawa Mao (中川真桜) as young Eri (ep3)
Suzuki Ryohei as Kiuchi Shinji (ep3)
Umemiya Masako as Yoko (ep3)
Okuno Tadashi (奥野匡) as Shigeo's grandfather (ep3)
Mori Koko (森康子) as Shigeo's grandmother (ep3)
Okihara Issei (沖原一生) as Furukawa Akira (ep3)
Itao Itsuji as Tamura Yoji (ep4)
Hosoda Yoshihiko as Oyama Teppei (ep4)
Takasugi Ko as Miyata Junji (ep4)
Kazama Toru as Mishima (ep5)
Satoi Kenta as Matsuo Kazuyuki (ep5)
Nagano Satomi (長野里美) as Matsuo Junko (ep5)
Konno Narumi as Matsuo Reiko (ep5)
Sakata Tadashi as Nakao (ep5)
Ujiie Takuro (氏家拓朗) as Ando Tomoaki (ep5)
Shimizu Koji as Muroi (ep6)
Production Credits
Screenwriter: Fukuda Yuichi (福田雄一)
Producer: Shikanai Tsugi
Directors: Narita Takeshi, Ishii Yusuke (石井祐介)
Music: Rita-iota
Watch Tokyo Dogs Closing Song "Futatsu no Kuchibiru" by Exile video here
Love Shuffle Details
Title: ラブシャッフル
Title (English): Love Shuffle
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 10
Viewership rating: 8.7 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2009-Jan-16 to 2009-Mar-20
Air time: Friday 22:00
Theme songs:
Main theme: Fantasy by Earth, Wind & Fire
Insert song: Eternal Flame by The Bangles
Love Shuffle Synopsis, Story and Preview
Usami Kei is a salaryman who has risen in status due to his engagement with Mei, the wealthy daughter of his company's president. Shortly after she breaks off the engagement, a power failure leaves him stuck in the elevator of his apartment building. Trapped with him are three others living on the same floor - Airu, a trilingual interpreter, Ojiro, a model photographer, and Masato, a psychiatrist. While waiting, their conversation hits upon their love lives and the question of whether there is truly only one fated partner for everyone. As a result, they decide to try "shuffling" their relationships with each other.
Love Shuffle Cast and Starring
Tamaki Hiroshi as Usami Kei
Karina as Aizawa Airu
Matsuda Shota as Sera Ojiro
DAIGO as Oishi Yukichi
Yoshitaka Yuriko as Hayakawa Kairi
Kojima Hijiri as Kamijyo Reiko
Kanjiya Shihori as Kagawa Mei
Tanihara Shosuke as Kikuta Masato
Love Shuffle Guests
Nomura Eugene (野村祐人) as Kagawa Kosuke (ep1,3-4,6)
Miki Ryosuke (美木良介) as Hayakawa Takeshi (ep3,7)
Gamo Junichi (蒲生純一) as Game Center Clerk (ep3)
Daito Shunsuke as Takigawa Yoji (ep4)
Omi Toshinori as Kamijyo Hiroya (ep6)
Hakamada Yoshihiko as Kamei Goro (ep7-10)
Umemiya Masako as Kamei Mie (ep7&9)
Production Credits
Screenwriter: Nojima Shinji
Producer: Ito Kazuhiro
Directors: Doi Nobuhiro (ep1-2,5,7,10), Yamamuro Daisuke (ep3-4,9), Tsuboi Toshio (ep6,8)
Music: Kamisaka Kyosuke (神坂享輔), MAYUKO, Izutsu Akio (井筒昭雄)
Watch Love Shuffle (ラブシャッフル) theme song Fantasy by Earth, Wind & Fire video here
