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Mr Brain

2011-03-18T05:18:00.000-07:00

Mr. Brain Details
Title: MR. BRAIN
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Comedy, mystery
Episodes: 8
Viewership rating: 20.0 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2009-May-23 to 2009-Jul-11
Air time: Saturday 20:00
Theme song: JUMP by Van Halen

Mr. Brain Synopsis, story and Review :

Tsukumo Ryusuke is a quirky, yet brilliant neuroscientist working for the National Research Institute of Police Science. Wielding a unique perspective and psychology, Tsukumo tackles the nation's most baffling crimes and scandals, going head-to-head with the most brilliant and twisted criminal minds. But his eccentricities and poor social timing can also aggravate people and circumstances, further complicating matters.

Mr. Brain Plot :

Takuya Kimura plays Ryusuke Tsukumo, a neurological scientist studying human nature at the Metropolitan Police Agency’s National Research Institute of Police Science. He tackles fundamental questions about human nature and overturns a few commonly-held beliefs along the way in a gripping mystery drama packed with plenty of emotional punch.

Ryusuke Tsukumo gets arrested himself for allegedly setting off an explosion. During his interrogation, he answers the questions using his keen sense of intellect and knack for deductive reasoning and turns the questions back on his interrogators, setting up inferences that point to a more likely suspect ...

Mr. Brain Cast and Starring :

Kimura Takuya as Tsukumo Ryusuke
Ayase Haruka as Yuri Kazune
Mizushima Hiro as Hayashida Toranosuke
Hiraizumi Sei as Funaki Junpei
Shitara Osamu as Kanda Junichi
Yamazaki Shigenori as Ochi Koichi
SHIHO as Mariko
Kinoshita Yukina as the cleaning lady
Isaka Shunya (井坂俊哉) as Namikoshi Katsumi
Hayashi Yasufumi as Iwabuchi Kiyoshi
Kobayashi Katsuya (小林克也) as Seta Ippei
Tanaka Yuji (田中裕二) as Natsume Mitsuo
Tortoise Matsumoto (トータス松本) as Nanba Jotaro
Daichi Mao as Sasa Miharu
Kagawa Teruyuki as Tanbara Tomomi

Guests
Ichikawa Ebizo as Takei Kohei (ep1,7-8)
Sugimoto Tetta as Kojima Hideki (ep1,3,7)
Takashima Masanobu as Doi Kenzo (ep1)
Yusuke Santamaria as Funada Tsutomu (ep1)
Toda Keiko as the host club customer (ep1)
Hirosue Ryoko (ep1)
Shiga Kotaro as Tsuchida Goichi (ep1)
Tsuda Kanji as Komine Kazuhiko (ep1)
Abe Ryohei as a yakuza (ep1)
Gackt as Takegami Teijiro (ep2)
Koyuki as Miyase Kumiko (ep2)
Matsushige Yutaka as Kishikawa Seiji (ep2)
Jinbo Satoshi as Tsumura Shusuke (ep2)
Fukui Hiroaki as Takada Hidekazu (ep2)
Hirayama Yusuke as Goto Hideki (ep2)
Ishiguro Hideo as Sugiyama Kozo (ep2)
Kawamura Yosuke as a detective (ep2,5)
Onoue Hiroyuki as a member of crime lab (ep2-3,5,7-8)
Kamenashi Kazuya as Wakui Masakazu (ep3)
Aibu Saki as Goto Megumi (ep3)
Koichi Mantaro as Dr. Chihara (ep3)
Hirayama Hiroyuki as Araki Akio (ep3)
Shinagawa Toru as Hyuga Shinichi (ep3)
Okuda Tatsuhito (ep3)
Sato Takeru as Nakagawa Masaru (ep4-5)
Kimura Tae as Nakagawa Jun (ep4-5)
Togi Hideki (東儀秀樹) as Yagi Hitoshi (ep4-5)
Takaya Yuya (貴山侑哉) as Kinoshita Shoji (ep4)
David Ito as Nishizaki Minoru (ep5)
Nakama Yukie as Akiyoshi Kanako (ep5-6)
Osawa Itsumi (大沢逸美) as Matsushita Yuriko (ep5-6)
Rokkaku Shinji (六角慎司) as Aoyama Koichi (ep5-6)
Yoshida Yo as Sakamoto Ryoko (ep5-6)
Kamikawa Takaya as Kitazato Yosuke (ep7-8)
Mitsuishi Ken as Aizawa Yoshiyuki (ep7-8)
Hamada Akira as Ozaki Kohei (ep7-8)
Suzuki Kazuma as Ozaki Shinichiro (ep7-8)
Shimizu Koji as Kikuchi Daijiro (ep7-8)
Obayashi Takeshi as Kawase Yozo (ep7-8)
Yamada Meikyo as Tsuda Yoshikazu (ep7-8)
Hayashi Tsuyoshi (ep7)
Katori Shingo as a hijacker (ep8)

Production Credits
Screenwriters: Makita Mitsuharu, Morishita Yoshiko
Producers: Ishimaru Akihiko, Iyoda Hidenori (伊與田英徳)
Directors: Fukuzawa Katsuo, Hirakawa Yuichiro, Yamamuro Daisuke
Music: Kanno Yugo

Mr. Brain bags top rating in Japan for first quarter 2009

Popular Japanese actor Takuya Kimura's latest television drama 'Mr. Brain' achieved a remarkable 24.8 per cent viewer ship and bagged the accolades for top rating for the first quarter of the year.

The first episode of 'Mr. Brain' even overtook last year's overall highest rated drama, 'Rookies'. This is a boost for the flagging Japanese drama market, where ratings have been dismal and uninspiring of late.

In this light-hearted drama, Kimura plays the role of Ryusuke Tsukumo, a gigolo who suffers a freak brain injury and becomes a crime-solving genius.

Before the series started, critics chided its storyline for being similar to another Japanese show 'Inspector Galileo' and the American hit crime-investigation drama 'CSI'.

But after the first episode, fans not only applauded the casts' performances but also agreed that it is different from the said dramas.

The broadcaster's decision to put a star-studded cast for 'Mr. Brain' has been a masterstroke in attracting the ratings. The regular cast includes Kimura, Mizhushima Hiro and Haruka Ayase.

Another highlight of the drama will be the featuring of a new guest star appearance in every episode. The first episode featured Ryoko Hirosue from the Oscar-winning film 'Departures'. Subsequent episodes will see the likes of popular artistes Sato Takeru and Kazuya Kamenashi.

However, not everyone is smitten with the drama. Netizens are complaining that the storyline is illogical, and may mislead kids. One of them questioned, "How can a person become a genius after injuring his brain? Children should not follow his example."

On a lighter note, the current success of 'Mr. Brain' has led to a series of commercial opportunities.

A bread company has already pushed out a series of "Golden Brain Bread" (Kimura's character is a blonde), and a Chocolate Bread with mayonnaise which includes the brain-enhancing ingredient DHA that is selling at 128 yen (S$1.96) each. - CNA/fa

Mr. Brain Photos :

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Tokkyu Tanaka 3 Go

2011-03-03T04:17:00.001-08:00

Tokkyu Tanaka 3 Go Details
Title: 特急田中３号
Title (romaji): Tokkyu Tanaka 3 Go
Also known as: Tanaka Express 3 / Limited Express Tanaka 3
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Comedy, romance, friendship
Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 08.8% (Kanto)
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2007-Apr-13 to 2007-Jun-22
Air time: Friday 22:00
Theme song: Yorokobi no Uta (Song of Joy) by KAT-TUN

Tokkyu Tanaka 3 Go Synopsis

After two years of preparation, Ichiro Tanaka finally enters a university disdained as a third-class one. Out of his ardent desire to become popular with girls, he by chance steps into the world of the railroad "otaku" (commonly called "tetsu"), getting deeply involved in the fascinating railroad world. This drama portrays Ichiro who, together with those lonely "tetsu" guys he meets there who "want to be popular so badly but are not," develops love and friendship and grows mature as a person. --TBS

Tokkyu Tanaka 3 Go Cast and Starring :

Tanaka Koki as Tanaka Ichiro
Tsukamoto Takashi as Hanagata Kei
Akiyama Ryuji as Momoyama Seiji
Kuriyama Chiaki as Meguro Terumi
Kato Rosa as Shibuya Kotone
Hiraiwa Kami as Kojima Riko
Kaito Ken as Makita Joji
Okouchi Nanako as Kato Miharu
Sakamaki Keisuke (坂巻恵介) as Kimura
Minami Shuhei (南周平) as Sasaki
Kimura Ryo as Tanaka Jiro
Endo Kenichi as Tanaka Katsuji
Saito Keiko as Tanaka Shizue
Yoshiyuki Kazuko as Tanaka Haru
Hirooka Yuriko as Momoyama Saori
Omi Toshinori as Momoyama Makoto
Sudo Kentaro (須藤謙太朗) as Momoyama Seitaro
Toyooka Masumi as Izumi
Hashimoto Jun as Master
Takahashi Issei as Mishima Ken
Nozuki Takahiro (野月貴弘) as Tetsu A
Minamida Yusuke (南田裕介) as Tetsu B
Tomikawa Kazuto (富川一人) as Tetsu C

Guests
Takagi Maria (gokon, ep1)
Tachibana Ayano (gokon, ep1)
Yamaguchi Misa (山口美沙) (gokon, ep1)
Tomikawa Kazuhito (ep1)
Tanaka Subaru (田中彗) as Tanaka Ichiro as a child (ep1)
Tanaka Juri (田中樹) as Tanaka Jiro as a child (ep1)
Passion Yara as a worker (ep3-4)
Manami (愛実) as Miki (ep3,4,8,9)
Noguchi Seiko (野口聖古) as Hitomi (ep3,9)
Takahashi Hitomi as Meguro Keiko (ep3,9)
Shitara Osamu as Terumi's father (ep3,8)
Takahashi George (高橋ジョージ) as George (ep3,10)
Harada Fumiaki (原田文明) as Professor Yamakawa (ep4)
Ato Kai as Professor Fujii (ep5)
Kikuchi Kinya as Kodera (ep5)
Denden as Maegi (ep7)
Kinami Haruka as Yoshie (ep7)
Kobayashi Katsuya as Iwashiro (ep7)
Nakagawa Reiji (中川家礼二) as Shimaoka (ep8-10)
Kamenashi Kazuya as Shibahara Toru (ep9)
Yokomi Hirohiko (横見浩彦) as Tetsu (ep10)
Kimura Yuko (木村裕子) as Tetsuko (ep10)
Matsumoto Jun

Production Credits
Screenwriter: Hashimoto Hiroshi
Producer: Isoyama Aki
Director: Hirano Shunichi, Kaneko Fuminori, Tsuboi Toshio
Music: Nakanishi Kyo

Episode Titles
Ep 01: My Tracks Lead to You!
Ep 02: You're the Lousiest Guy in the Whole World!
Ep 03: A 1-on-1 Battle with Your Boyfriend in Your Hometown!?
Ep 04: A Guy who Makes Lies into Truth
Ep 05: How Long Does it Take to be Friends?
Ep 06: Kindness is His Only Redeeming Feature
Ep 07: The Love Train's Maiden Journey
Ep 08: I Wanna Be Your Man, But...
Ep 09: A Teary-Eyed First Kiss
Ep 10: There's No Tomorrow for Us
Ep 11: Our Train Heads for the Future

Tokkyu Tanaka 3 Go Photos :

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Orthros no Inu

2010-11-06T20:52:00.000-07:00

Orthros no Inu Details
Title: オルトロスの犬
Title (romaji): Orthros no Inu
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Suspense, human drama
Episodes: 9+SP
Viewership rating: 8.3 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2009-Jul-24 to 2009-Sep-25
Air time: Friday 22:00
Theme song: Hikari Hitotsu by Takizawa Hideaki

Orthros no Inu Synopsis, Story and preview :

Ryuzaki Shinji who possesses a "God Hand", the power to heal wounds and illnesses just by touching the patient, is in fact a dark introvert who does not reveal his true self to others. Aoi Ryosuke who possesses the "Demon’s Hand", the power to kill a person just by touching him, is as kind and pure as an angel. When the demon meets the God, a fatal battle begins…

Detective Hasebe Nagisa gets caught by the criminals during a deep cover operation. Ryosuke, a man she does not even know comes to save her and she witnesses his "Demon’s Hand" in action. Thereafter she discovers by coincidence the existence of Shinji’s "God Hand" and brings the two together. Little did she know that this would cause great disorder to the world and even to her own life… --TBS

Orthros no Inu Cast and starring :

Takizawa Hideaki as Ryuzaki Shinji
Nishikido Ryo as Aoi Ryosuke
Mizukawa Asami as Hasebe Nagisa
Yaotome Hikaru as Kumakiri Masaru
Yamamoto Ryuji as Shibata Sosuke
Harada Natsuki as Maezono Chiharu
Oshinari Shugo as Yoshizumi Masato
Haru as Shirakawa Kana
Shiba Toshio as Kumakiri Zenso
Rokkaku Seiji as Ninomiya Ken
Sasaki Kuranosuke as Sawamura Takayuki
Takahata Atsuko as Sakaki Yoko

Others
Uchikura Kenji (内倉憲二) as Keita Miura
Nakahara Takeo as Goto Tamotsu
Kawakita Mayuko (河北麻友子) as Aoi Shiho (Ryosuke's sister)
Nakamaru Shinsho as Ryosuke's father
Hyugo Akiko (日向明子) as Ryosuke's mother
Matsumoto Hiroya as Uchimura Shuhei
Musaka Naomasa as Sugimoto Akihiko
Asaka Mayumi as Shirakawa Yukie (Kana's mother)
Kurosaka Mami as Sakaki Yoko's secretary
Okubo Mariko (大久保麻理子) as a nurse
Izumi Akiko as Shibata Sosuke's' wife
Kumada Sea (熊田聖亜) as Hasebe Mio (Nagisa's daughter)

Production Credits
Screenwriters: Aoki Mao (青木万央) (ep1-7), Kobayashi Yuji (小林雄次) (ep1,6-7), Ito Takashi (伊藤崇) (ep4-7), Kunii Kei (国井桂) (ep4), Kato Kohei (加藤公平) (ep6-7)
Producers: Mishiro Shinichi, Nasuda Jun, Matsubara Hiroshi
Directors: Kato Arata (ep1-2,5,7), Imai Natsuki (ep3-4,6)
Music: Izutsu Akio (井筒昭雄)

Orthros no Inu Photos :

Warch Orthros no Inu Opening theme song "Hikari Hitotsu" by Takizawa Hideaki Video here

Kiina

2010-10-21T07:27:00.000-07:00

Kiina Details
Title: キイナ　
Title (romaji): Kiina
Tagline: 不可能犯罪捜査官
Tagline (romaji): Fukano Hanzai Sosakan
Tagline (English): Impossible Crime Investigator
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Detective, mystery
Episodes: 9
Viewership rating: 14.5 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: NTV
Broadcast period: 2009-Jan-21 to 2009-Mar-18
Air time: Wednesday 22:00
Theme song: ChaNge the WoRLd by MiChi

Kiina Synopsis

At first glance Haruse Kiina is a completely normal 29-year-old. However, Kiina is the head of a special investigation unit nicknamed "Beppan" which deals with strange cases. With an unorthodox approach to solving crimes, she draws on her exceptional memory and powers of observation, and gets so absorbed in the pursuit of these cases that she forgets to eat or sleep til she solves the mystery.

Kiina Cast and Starring :

Kanno Miho as Haruse Kiina
Hiraoka Yuta as Yamazaki Takeru
Tsukaji Muga as Kudo Shinichiro
Koike Eiko as Endo Sakura
Tonesaku Toshihide as Hattori Koji
Sakura as Tamai Yumi
Takahashi Ryosuke as Hanada Yosuke
Sonoda Anna (薗田杏奈) as Uchida Maki
Kaneda Akio as Tsuda Akihiko
Kusakari Masao as Mitarai Shuji
Sawamura Ikki as Miyabi Kazuma

Kiina Guests

Shiraishi Miho as Koda Ayaka (ep1)
Katsumura Masanobu as Dr. Saginuma (ep1)
Kubota Masashi (久保田将至) (ep1)
Yamazaki Kenji (山崎健二) (ep1)
Kirishima Reika (霧島れいか) as Tanaka Shizuko (ep1)
Maido Yutaka (まいど豊) as Tanaka Hideo (ep1)
Nakamura Shuga (中村柊芽) as Tanaka Yuta (ep1)
Kawashima Umika as Fukada Yukino (ep2)
Otaka Hiroo as Fukada Yuzo (ep2)
Kato Kazuko as Fukada Akiko (ep2)
Kakazu Issei as Fukada Satoshi (ep2)
Konno Mahiru as Shibusawa Hitomi (ep3)
Yamazaki Shigenori as Shibusawa Keigo (ep3)
Matsuo Toshinobu as Kawano Hiroshi (ep3)
Minamino Yoko (ep4)
Maekawa Yasuyuki (ep4)
Kurosaka Mami (ep4)
Fukikoshi Mitsuru (ep5)
Asami Reina (ep5)
Nishio Mari (ep5)
Morisako Ei (ep6)
Izumi Masayuki (ep6)
Iriyama Noriko (ep6)
Eguchi Noriko (ep6)
Miyazaki Yoshiko (ep7)
Oginome Keiko (ep7)
Mikami Ichiro (三上市朗) (ep7)
Matsuoka Rinako (ep8)
Shishido Joe (ep8)
Hakamada Yoshihiko (ep8)
Yamaguchi Miyako (ep8)
Toji Takao (ep8)
Kato Masaya (ep9)
Yasoda Yuichi (八十田勇一) (ep9)
Otsuka Kazuhiko (大塚和彦) (ep9)
Fuku Matsumi (ふくまつみ) (ep9)

Production Credits
Screenwriter: Yoshida Tomoko
Producers: Kato Masatoshi, Koizumi Mamoru (小泉守)
Director: Inomata Ryuichi
Music: Kanno Yugo

Kiina Photos :

Watch Kiina (キイナ) Episode 1 Video and Preview here

Yukan Club or Leisure Club

2010-10-06T00:57:00.000-07:00

Yukan Club Details
Title: 有閑倶楽部
Title (romaji): Yukan Club
Also known as: Leisure Club
Format: Renzoku
Genre: School comedy
Episodes: 10
Viewership ratings: 12.63
Broadcast network: NTV
Broadcast period: 2007-Oct-16 to 2007-Dec-18
Air time: Tuesday 22:00
Theme song: Keep The Faith by KAT-TUN

Yukan Club Story:
The story is a comedy revolving around six wealthy and popular high school students who solve mysteries and in their free time, amuse themselves lavishly. Akanishi Jin plays Miroku Shochikubai, the son of the police commissioner.

Yukan Club Synopsis, and preview :

Shochikubai Miroku (Akanishi Jin) is the son of a police commissioner (father) and also a traveller (mother). Miroku has lots of connections and is a very good fighter. His interest is his motorcycle.

Kikumasamune Seishiro (Yokoyuma Yu) is the rich son of a large hospital. He also fights as well as Miroku. He is a good fighter with smarts.

Bido Granmarie (Taguchi Junnosuke) is the son of a Swedish ambassador. He's also a playboy, dating many girls at once. Granmarie can't see himself going steady because he thinks the world can't handle it.

Kenbishi Yuri (Minami) is the rich daughter of a world-renowned president of the Kenbishi Business. She loves to indulge on eating. She's also a good fighter, but can never beat Seishiro.

Hakushika Noriko (Kashii Yu) is the daughter of a famous japanese painter (father) and her mother is from a tradition tea ceremony family. Her only hate is men and can get very violent when they touch her.

Kizakura Karen (Suzuki Emi) lives with her mother, a rich jewel dealer. Her dream is to marry into a rich family using her attractive body and style.

Together, they formed the Yukan Club, solving mysteries to pass time.

Yukan Club Cast and Starring :

Akanishi Jin as Shochikubai Miroku
Yokoyama Yu as Kikumasamune Seishiro
Taguchi Junnosuke as Bido Granmarie
Minami as Kenbishi Yuri
Kashii Yu as Hakushika Noriko
Suzuki Emi as Kizakura Karen
Kaga Takeshi as Shochikubai Tokimune
Kataoka Tsurutaro as Kenbishi Mansaku
Kato Kazuko as Kenbishi Yuriko
Shirakawa Yumi as the School Director
Hasegawa Hatsunori as Principal Kurata
Hankai Kazuaki as Head Teacher Murakami
Okayama Hajime as Officer Soma
Sumita Takashi (住田隆) as Officer Katori
Kubo Akira as Godai
Yamada Shintaro (schoolmate)

Guests
Iwata Sayuri as Shiina Saki (ep1)
Hagiwara Nagare as Daka Shimizu (ep1)
Matsuzawa Ren (ep1)
Chinen Yuri as Ryota (ep2)
Fuse Hiroshi as Tasuke (ep2)
Abe Ryohei (ep2)
Iriyama Noriko as Yoshinagawa Ayumi (ep3)
Oshinari Shugo as Tamatsukasa Seiji (ep3)
Kurosawa Toshio as Shirafuji Goro (ep3)
Anan Kenji as Shirafuji's underling (ep3)
Masana Bokuzo as Shinkame Keisuke (ep3)
Takasugi Ko as Shinkame's underling (ep3)
Yoshiyuki Kazuko as Sakuragawa Kinu (ep4)
Matsuda Nanase as the child from the magazine (ep5)
Nakada Aki (中田有紀) as Seishiro's older sister (ep5)
Izumiya Shigeru as Master Unkai (ep5)
Koyama Keiichiro as Kariho Yuya (ep6)
Hashimoto Satoshi as Kongo (ep6)
Waki Tomohiro as Saburo (ep6)
Sasai Eisuke as Noriko's father (ep6)
Mike He as Prince Cassar Garcia (ep7)
Akiyoshi Kumiko as Shochikubai Chiaki (ep8)
Tsurumi Shingo as Keiko (ep8)
Hosoyama Takane (細山貴嶺) as Hiraizumi Ryuichiro (ep9)
Yamazaki Hajime as Midorikawa (ep9)
Maeda Gin as Dewazakura Kinzo (ep10)
Nakamaru Shinsho as Takachiho (ep10)
David Ito as the Samejima gangleader (ep10)

Yukan Club Production Credits
Original writing: Ichijo Yukari (一条ゆかり) Yukan Club (manga)
Screenwriter: Egashira Michiru
Producer: Ogino Tetsuhiro (荻野哲弘)
Director: Oya Taro (大谷太郎)
Music: Yamashita Kosuke
Opening narration: Kabira Jay

Yukan Club Photos :

Watch Yukan Club Episode 1 video here

Seigi no Mikata

2010-09-16T03:39:00.000-07:00

Seigi no Mikata Details
Title: 正義の味方
Title (romaji): Seigi no Mikata
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Comedy
Episodes: 10
Viewership rating: 10.3 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: NTV
Broadcast period: 2008-Jul-09 to 2008-Sep-10
Air time: Wednesday 22:00
Theme song: Honto wa ne by Okumura Hatsune

Seigi no Mikata Synopsis, story, and Preview :

15-year-old Yoko, a young girl who is constantly tormented by her self-centered and devilish older sister Makiko, who works for a government office after having graduated from a famous university. But despite her ill nature, Makiko's actions tend to somehow make things better for those around her, causing others to praise her as an "ally of justice."

Seigi no Mikata Cast and Starring :

Shida Mirai as Nakata Yoko
Konno Moeka (紺野萌花) as young Yoko
Yamada Yu as Nakata Makiko
Natsui Runa as young Makiko
Mukai Osamu as Yoshikawa Naoki
Hongo Kanata as Okamoto Riku
Takizawa Saori as Yamashita Midori
Irie Jingi as Komori Taichi (Jumbo)
Nishiuchi Mariya (西内まりや) as Moriyama Chika
Nakamura Shizuka (中村静香) as Komatsu Kyoko
Shimura Rena (志村玲那) as Shimazaki Mai
Ishii Mieko (石井美絵子) as Horita Arisa
Sano Shiro as Nakata Goro
Tanaka Yoshiko as Nakata Haruko
Tokui Yuu as Nogami Koichiro
Hiraizumi Sei as Yoshikawa Katsuo
Yamaguchi Izumi (山口いづみ) as Yoshikawa Satomi

Guests
Watanabe Toshihiko as the tennis coach (ep1-2,9)
Fuse Eri as Nogami Koichiro's wife (ep2)
Choshu Koriki (長州小力) as himself (ep3)
Watanabe Yuki (渡辺裕樹) as Naoki's senpai (ep4)
Takubo Issei as Naoki's boss (ep6)
Abe Ryohei as the policeman, ramen shop owner (ep6,9)
Hisamoto Tomoko as the dog owner (ep7)
Tajima Ryo as Yoshikawa Hiroshi (ep7,10)
Yoshiyuki Kazuko as Kurumizawa Mieko (ep8)
Ogura Jun (小倉淳) as himself (ep10)

Production Credits
Original writing (manga): Seigi no Mikata by Hijiri Chiaki (聖千秋)
Screenwriters: Ouki Shizuka (旺季志ずか) (ep1-3,5,7,9-10), Seki Erika (ep4,8), Fukuma Masahiro (福間正浩) (ep6)
Producers: Tsugiya Hisashi (次屋尚), Okubo Tomomi (大久保智己)
Directors: Nakajima Satoru (中島悟) (ep1-2,5,7,9-10), Abe Yuichi (阿部雄一) (ep3-4,6,8)
Music: Konishi Yasuharu (小西康陽)

Seigi no Mikata Photos :

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Hotaru no Hikari season 2

2010-09-05T01:07:00.000-07:00

Hotaru no Hikari Details
Title: ホタルノヒカリ
Title (romaji): Hotaru no Hikari
Title (English): Glow of Fireflies
Genre: Romance, comedy
Broadcast network: NTV

Season 2

Episodes: TBA
Viewership rating: TBA
Broadcast period: 2010-Jul-07 start
Air time: Wednesday 22:00
Theme song: Kimi ga iru by Ikimono-gakari

Hotaru no Hikari 2 Synopsis :

In "Hotaru no Hikari 2," homebody Hotaru Amemiya becomes romantically involved with a manager named Seichi Takano (Naohito Fujiki). Hotaru Aemiya now seriously considers marriage.

Hotaru works for a famous interior design company. It's a glamorous job but Hotaru's private life is totally the opposite of glamorous. She lives alone, and when she isn't working she's mostly lazing about her rented house in training wear. She's not interested in men. In fact, she isn't interested in anything.

"I'd rather lay around than fool around," is her motto.

Her landlord is a bar owner, and one day his son, who has just separated from his wife, comes to inspect the rental property, not knowing that someone is living there. He is shocked at the mess, but not as shocked as Hotaru. He turns out to be her boss, Takano. -- Japan Times Online

Hotaru no Hikari 2 Story :

Three years ago, the heart of Amemiya Hotaru, the ‘dried up female’, had settled on Takano ‘Buchou’, and the ‘dried up female’ was supposed to have grown up. However, right after that, Hotaru was posted as a project team member to far-away Hong Kong. She is cut off from ‘Buchou’ and devotes herself to work.

Then, three years later, Hotaru returns to Japan after finishing the project. She is assigned to the First Planning Department, where ‘Buchou’ belongs, and immediately begins work as one of the team members. However, both the staff as well as the mood in the company have changed a great deal. The planner, Seno Kazuma, who seems to be a frivolous guy, leaves work at precisely 5.00 p.m. because he is on a ’9 to 5 contract’. Another colleague, Sakuragi Mika also quickly goes back once she has “finished her own work”. Meanwhile, ‘Buchou’ and Hotaru work as mere superior and subordinate. Big Sister Yamada and Futatsugi

Shoji, who are aware of the development between the two of them, whisper to each other, “Once a man and woman are separated for three years, they will no longer be like they used to,” as they watch Takano and Hotaru, “A person will change after three years. I am different from the person I was at that time.

You’re the only one who hasn’t changed.” ‘Buchou’ leaves Hotaru and goes to meet the lovely Asada Konatsu. “What have I done these three years?” A depressed Hotaru spends the night together with Seno …!?

Hotaru no Hikari 2 Cast and Starring :

Ayase Haruka as Amemiya Hotaru
Fujiki Naohito as Takano Seiichi
Itaya Yuka as Yamada Sachiko
Yasuda Ken as Futatsugi Shouji
Mukai Osamu as Seno Kazuma
Usuda Asami as Sakuragi Mika
Kimura Tae as Asada Konatsu
Ishii Momoka as Asada Chinatsu
Takahashi Tsutomu (高橋努) as Izaki Hosaku
Nakabeppu Aoi as Sugishita Mana
Ichikawa Tomohiro (市川知宏) as Matsushoji Goya
Kimisawa Yuki as Takebayashi Atsushi
Ide Takuya (井出卓也) as Umeda Shota
Sato Chiaki as Tsubaki Haruno
Yanagisawa Takahiko as Mukunoki Shin
Mashita Rena as Shiina Ayumi

Production Credits
Original writing: Hotaru no Hikari by Hiura Satoru
Screenwriter: Mizuhashi Fumie
Chief Producer: Hazeyama Yuko
Producers: Mikami Eriko (三上絵里子), Uchiyama Masahiro (内山雅博)
Directors: Yoshino Hiroshi, Nagumo Seiichi, Ishio Jun (石尾純)
Music: Kanno Yugo

Hotaru no Hikari 2 Photos :

Watch Hotaru no Hikari Season 2 Trailer and Video here

Hotaru no Hikari Season 1

2010-09-05T00:55:00.000-07:00

Hotaru no Hikari Details
Title: ホタルノヒカリ
Title (romaji): Hotaru no Hikari
Title (English): Glow of Fireflies
Genre: Romance, comedy
Broadcast network: NTV

Season 1

Hotaru no Hikari
Episodes: 10
Viewership rating: 13.6 (Kanto)
Broadcast period: 2007-Jul-11 to 2007-Sep-12
Air time: Wednesday 22:00
Theme song: Yokogao by aiko

Hotaru no Hikari Synopsis, Story, and preview :

Hotaru works for a famous interior design company. It's a glamorous job but Hotaru's private life is totally the opposite of glamorous. She lives alone, and when she isn't working she's mostly lazing about her rented house in training wear. She's not interested in men. In fact, she isn't interested in anything. "I'd rather lay around than fool around," is her motto.

Her landlord is a bar owner, and one day his son, who has just separated from his wife, comes to inspect the rental property, not knowing that someone is living there. He is shocked at the mess, but not as shocked as Hotaru. He turns out to be her boss, Takano. -- Japan Times Online

Hotaru no Hikari Cast and Starring :

Ayase Haruka as Amemiya Hotaru
Yoshida Riko as young Hotaru (ep1)
Fujiki Naohito as Takano Seiichi
Kuninaka Ryoko as Saegusa Yuuka
Kato Kazuki as Teshima Makoto
Takeda Shinji as Jinguuji Kaname
Itaya Yuka as Yamada Sachiko
Yasuda Ken as Futatsugi Shouji
Asami Reina as Sono Minako
Watabe Gota as Sawaki Shun
Shibue Joji as Tadokoro Junpei
Matsumoto Marika as Murota Suzuko
Matsushita Sara as Kasumi Hatsuko
Maruyama Tomomi as Goutokuji Ken
Matsunaga Hiroshi as Yamaguchi Takatoshi
Kurotani Tomoka as Miyuki

Production Credits
Original writing: Hiura Satoru
Screenwriter: Mizuhashi Fumie
Producers: Hazeyama Yuko, Mikami Eriko (三上絵里子), Uchiyama Masahiro (内山雅博)
Directors: Yoshino Hiroshi (ep1), Nagumo Seiichi, Shigeyama Yoshinori (茂山佳則)
Music: Kanno Yugo

Hotaru no Hikari Photos :

Watch Hotaru no Hikari Ending theme Yokogao by Aiko video MV here

Japan Group Arashi in drama My Girl

2010-01-07T08:17:00.000-08:00

My Girl Details
Title: マイガール
Title (romaji): My Girl
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Family, drama
Episodes: 10
Viewership rating: 8.8 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-09 to 2009-Dec-11
Air time: Friday 23:15
Theme song: My Girl by Arashi

My Girl Synopsis, Story, and preview :

The story revolves around a 23-year-old man named, Kazama Masamune. During high school, he had a girlfriend four years older than him, but she suddenly leaves to go abroad. Six years later, he receives news that she has passed away. In addition, she secretly gave birth to Masamune's daughter. Now the five-year-old daughter, Koharu, is returning home to Japan, and Masamune must raise her.

My Girl Cast and starring :

Aiba Masaki as Kazama Masamune
Yuka as Tsukamoto Yoko
Ishii Momoka as Kazama Koharu
Murakami Shingo as Shibata Yuya
Kitamura Yukiya as Hayashi Hirokazu
Yamazaki Shigenori as Seyama Takashi
Hiraiwa Kami as Katagiri Haruka
Matsumoto Takumi (松本拓海) as Arata
Imura Kumi as Nakazono Kaori
Himura Yuki as Kimura Hideo
Asaka Mayumi as Tsukamoto Shiori
Yamazaki Hajime as Kazama Seisuke
Muroi Shigeru as Kazama Mitsuyo
Yana Nobuo (八名信夫) as Murota Choshi
Omori Akemi as Murota Sumiko

Guests
Murasugi Seminosuke as Kirishima (ep2)
Sakata Mizuho as Chisato (ep4)
Maruyama Ayumu (丸山歩夢) as Yusuke (ep4)
Suzuki Sawa as Hayashi Yukari (ep5)
Ichikawa Yui as Kurata Natsumi (ep6)
Sainei Ryuji as Taguchi (ep6)
Nakamura Yasuhi as Kenji (ep7)
Maeda Beverly (前田美波里) as Keiko (ep7)
Ono Momoka (大野百花) as Kana (ep8)
Yamada Momoka (山田萌々香) as young Yoko (ep9)
Sakurai Sho as Sato (ep10)
Osugi Ren as Kenmochi (ep10)

Production Credits
Original writing (manga): My Girl by Sahara Mizu
Screenwriters: Oshima Satomi (ep1), Arai Shuko (荒井修子) (ep2-3), Takahashi Maki (高橋麻紀) (ep4-10)
Chief Producer: Kuwata Kiyoshi
Producers: Nakagawa Noriko (中川慎子), Nagamatsuya Taro ( 長松谷太郎), Sato Yoshihiro (佐藤善宏)
Directors: Takahashi Nobuyuki (ep1-2,5,9-10), Aso Manabu (麻生学) (ep3-4,6,8), Kajiyama Takahiro (梶山貴弘) (ep7)
Music: Sawano Hiroyuki (澤野弘之), Wada Takashi (和田貴史)

Photos of My Girl Drama Cast

Japan Vampire Drama Koishite Akuma

2009-12-07T06:05:00.000-08:00

Koishite Akuma Details
Title: 恋して悪魔
Title (romaji): Koishite Akuma
Also known as: The Loving Demon
Tagline: ヴァンパイア☆ボーイ / Vampire Boy
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Fantasy, romance
Episodes: 10
Viewership rating: 6.6 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: KTV, Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2009-Jul-07 to 2009-Sep-08
Air time: Tuesday 22:00
Theme song: Akuma na Koi by Nakayama Yuma with B.I.Shadow

Koishite Akuma Synopsis, story, and preview :

Ruka has yet to mature into a full-fledged vampire. His canines have yet to fully develop, which means he still hasn't tasted human blood — or, at least, human blood that he's drawn himself. In order to get him prepared, he is cast down into the world of humans, where he boards with Jiro, the owner of a Chinese restaurant, and enrolls in high school. His homeroom teacher is a cheerful, though meddlesome, young woman who catches the fledgling bloodsucker off-guard. Is he actually falling in love with a mortal? --The Japan Times

Koishite Akuma Cast and starring :

Vampires
Nakayama Yuma as Kuromiya Ruka
Kondo Masahiko as Kaito

Shinjo Family
Ito Shiro as Shinjo Jiro
Horiuchi Keiko as Miura Atsuko
Morimoto Shintaro as Miura Shota

Koyo High School
Kato Rosa as Natsukawa Makoto
Takahashi Hitomi as Fujii Sakiko
Kyo Nobuo as Fujii Masayuki
Watanuki Shoichi (綿貫正市) as Inuzuka
Mashita Yuki (真下有紀) as Nekota
Satoma Masaru (外間勝) as Kameda
Shu Genjitsu (朱源実) as Saruwatari
Uematsu Yoriko (上松頼子)
Domoto Kenji (堂元健児)
Minami Toshio (南利雄)

Others
Fukazawa Atsushi as Odajima

Guests
Takiguchi Yukihiro as a vampire (ep1)
Ichikawa Chieko (市川千恵子) (ep2)
Todo Yukiko (藤堂悠紀子) (ep2)
Shinozuka Tokiko (篠塚登紀子) (ep2)
Kinoshita Takao (木下貴夫) (ep2)
Nagakura Daisuke (永倉大輔) as Asai (ep3)
Uenoyama Hiroshi (上野山浩) (ep5)
Goto Ken (後藤健) (ep5)
Hibari Saisuke (雲雀大輔) (ep5)
Kushima Yoichi (九島洋一) (ep5)
Yuki Yasutake (遊木康剛) (ep5)
Yokoyama Yu as Hades / Kobayakawa (ep8)
Kira Kotoe (吉良琴恵) as a highschool student (ep8)
Shimizu Mao (清水真緒) as Kobayakawa Miho (ep8)
Umoto Yuki (兎本有紀) (ep10)
Hiroshi Sayaka (洪明花) (ep10)
Tanaka Toshiya (田中登志哉) (ep10)

Class 2-3
Sakuraba Nanami as Takagi Kaori
Nakajima Kento as Handa Hiroto
Irie Jingi as Matsuyama Naoki
Okamoto Rei as Uemura Tomomi
Taiga as Yoshioka Yuji
Minegishi Minami (峯岸みなみ) as Inaba Saki
Nishimura Yuna (西村優奈) as Saito Eriko
Moriyama Satsuki (森山沙月) as Shinagawa Yukari
Owada Kensuke (大和田健介) as Eguchi Takumi
Sometani Shota (染谷将太) as Oda Nobuteru
Kobayashi Sari (小林さり) as Kitamura Rika
Nagai Anzu as Okubo Chika
Sakata Rikako (坂田梨香子) as Ueno Takako
Niibo Erika (新穂えりか) as Osaki Arisa
Baba Riria (馬場梨里杏) as Meguro Yuri
Takada Riho (高田里穂) as Shibuya Ayako
Okano Maya (岡野真也) as Otsuka Noriko
Ozaki Chiaki (尾崎千瑛) as Tabata Hanako
Saito Erina (齊藤絵里奈) as Terakado Chacha
Harada Rio (原田理央) as Higo Nene
Yoshitani Ayako (吉谷彩子) as Ueshima Ran
Yuki Yohei (結城洋平) as Uesugi Kenji
Isohata Hayato (五十畑颯斗) as Kato Kiyoharu
Kuwano Kosuke (桑野晃輔) as Shimazu Yoshikazu
Yamada Ryo (山田諒) as Takeda Shinsuke
Sometani Toshiyuki (染谷俊之) as Masayuki
Ogata Takuya (尾形卓哉) as Hojo Hiroyasu
Fukazawa Taiga (深澤大河) as Maeda Toshiyasu
Kasai Shige (笠井しげ) as Mori Motoki

Production Credits
Screenwriters: Ogawa Satoko (小川智子) (ep1-2,5,7), Okubo Tomomi (大久保ともみ) (ep3,8), Hanzawa Ritsuko (半澤律子) (ep4,6,9-10)
Producers: Toyofuku Yoko (豊福陽子), Kashikawa Satoko
Directors: Murakami Shosuke (村上正典) (ep1,4,6,8), Tsuzuki Junichi (ep2,5,9-10), Nemoto Kazumasa (根本和政) (ep3), Shiraki Keiichiro (白木啓一郎) (ep7)
Music: Kanno Yugo

Yuma Nakayama as Ruka Kuromiya (Vampire)

Rosa Kato as Makoto Natsuka

Nobuo Kyo as Masayuki Fujii (Human)

Nanami Sakuraba as Nanami Sakuraba(Human)

Masahiko Kondo as Kaito (Vampire)

Download and watch Koishite Akuma Final Video here

Japan Police Drama Tokyo Dogs

2009-11-17T06:22:00.000-08:00

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

Japan Comedy Drama Love Shuffle

2009-11-03T21:23:00.000-08:00

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

Japan Romance Dorama Koizora

2009-10-02T22:12:00.001-07:00

Koizora Details
Title: 恋空
Title (romaji): Koizora
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance drama
Episodes: 6
Viewership rating: 6.4 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2008-Aug-02 to 2008-Sep-13
Air time: Saturday 20:00
Theme song: Ai no Uta by Fukui Mai

Koizora Synopsis, Story, and Preview

Tahara Mika is an ordinary high school girl. One day, out of the blue, one of her classmates kisses her. His name is Sakurai Hiroki also known as Hiro. Hiro stands out because of his bleached hair and piercing. Apparently he is also dating someone. Mika is shocked and hurt that her first kiss had to happen this way. She desperately tries to forget about it. Then, her friend tells her that she should find somebody else and suggests Tatsuya, another boy in their class. However, before she even realizes it, Mika is already in love... --TBS

Koizora Cast and starring

Mizusawa Elena as Tahara Mika
Seto Koji as Sakurai Hiroki (Hiro)
Abe Tsuyoshi as Yu
Aoi as Aya
Miura Shohei as Nozomu
Haru as Saki
Nagayama Kento as Kato Tatsuya
Kikuchi Akiko (菊池亜希子) as Tahara Saori
Satake Uki (佐武宇綺) as Yuka
Kobayashi Sari (小林さり) as Hana
Miyazawa Sae as Manami
Ukaji Takashi as Sakurai Hirokazu
Okunuki Kaoru as Sakurai Akemi
Nakamura Kaori as Misono (homeroom teacher)
Matsushita Nao as Sakurai Minako
Hada Michiko as Tahara Yasue
Kishitani Goro as Tahara Katsuji

Koizora Guests
Ito Masayuki (ep1)
Takeno Isao (ep1)
Shinoe Keiko (しのへけい子) (ep2)
Kishida Eriko (岸田恵里子) (ep2)
Fumiyama Megumi (文山恵) (ep2)
Tajima Yurika (田嶌友里香) (ep2)
Yuki Yasutake (遊木康剛) (ep2)
Sawamura Kyosuke (澤村恭輔) (ep2)
Yasuda Momotaro (安田桃太郎) (ep2)
Toda Masahiro (戸田昌宏) (ep3,5-6)
Yamazaki Kazuya (山崎和也) (ep3)
Matsuyama Mami (松山まみ) (ep4)
Kasuga Junya (春日潤也) (ep4)
Watari Koki (渡航輝) (ep4)
Matsui Ayaka (松井彩香) (ep4)
Fukunaga Satomi (福永理未) (ep4)
Osawa Sho (大澤奨) (ep4)
Tachikawa Sayaka (立川沙也香) (ep6)
Tsuda Shoko (津田聖子) (ep6)

Production Credits
Original writing: Mika Koizora: Setsunai Monogatari (mobile phone novel)
Screenwriter: Watanabe Mutsuki
Chief producers: Mishiro Shinichi, Morikawa Masayuki (森川真行)
Associate producer: Nasuda Jun
Producer: Kato Shoichi (加藤章一)
Director: Imai Natsuki (ep1-2,5-6), Matsuda Ayato (松田礼人) (ep3-4)
Music: Kono Shin

Koji Seto as Sakurai Hiroki (Hiro)

Mizusawa Elena as Tahara Mika

Watch Koizora (恋空) Themes song Ai no Uta (アイのうた) by Fukui Mai video here
Koizora Details
Title: 恋空
Title (romaji): Koizora
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance drama
Episodes: 6
Viewership rating: 6.4 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2008-Aug-02 to 2008-Sep-13
Air time: Saturday 20:00
Theme song: Ai no Uta by Fukui Mai

Koizora Synopsis, Story, and Preview

Tahara Mika is an ordinary high school girl. One day, out of the blue, one of her classmates kisses her. His name is Sakurai Hiroki also known as Hiro. Hiro stands out because of his bleached hair and piercing. Apparently he is also dating someone. Mika is shocked and hurt that her first kiss had to happen this way. She desperately tries to forget about it. Then, her friend tells her that she should find somebody else and suggests Tatsuya, another boy in their class. However, before she even realizes it, Mika is already in love... --TBS

Koizora Cast and starring

Mizusawa Elena as Tahara Mika
Seto Koji as Sakurai Hiroki (Hiro)
Abe Tsuyoshi as Yu
Aoi as Aya
Miura Shohei as Nozomu
Haru as Saki
Nagayama Kento as Kato Tatsuya
Kikuchi Akiko (菊池亜希子) as Tahara Saori
Satake Uki (佐武宇綺) as Yuka
Kobayashi Sari (小林さり) as Hana
Miyazawa Sae as Manami
Ukaji Takashi as Sakurai Hirokazu
Okunuki Kaoru as Sakurai Akemi
Nakamura Kaori as Misono (homeroom teacher)
Matsushita Nao as Sakurai Minako
Hada Michiko as Tahara Yasue
Kishitani Goro as Tahara Katsuji

Koizora Guests
Ito Masayuki (ep1)
Takeno Isao (ep1)
Shinoe Keiko (しのへけい子) (ep2)
Kishida Eriko (岸田恵里子) (ep2)
Fumiyama Megumi (文山恵) (ep2)
Tajima Yurika (田嶌友里香) (ep2)
Yuki Yasutake (遊木康剛) (ep2)
Sawamura Kyosuke (澤村恭輔) (ep2)
Yasuda Momotaro (安田桃太郎) (ep2)
Toda Masahiro (戸田昌宏) (ep3,5-6)
Yamazaki Kazuya (山崎和也) (ep3)
Matsuyama Mami (松山まみ) (ep4)
Kasuga Junya (春日潤也) (ep4)
Watari Koki (渡航輝) (ep4)
Matsui Ayaka (松井彩香) (ep4)
Fukunaga Satomi (福永理未) (ep4)
Osawa Sho (大澤奨) (ep4)
Tachikawa Sayaka (立川沙也香) (ep6)
Tsuda Shoko (津田聖子) (ep6)

Production Credits
Original writing: Mika Koizora: Setsunai Monogatari (mobile phone novel)
Screenwriter: Watanabe Mutsuki
Chief producers: Mishiro Shinichi, Morikawa Masayuki (森川真行)
Associate producer: Nasuda Jun
Producer: Kato Shoichi (加藤章一)
Director: Imai Natsuki (ep1-2,5-6), Matsuda Ayato (松田礼人) (ep3-4)
Music: Kono Shin

Koji Seto as Sakurai Hiroki (Hiro)

Mizusawa Elena as Tahara Mika

Watch Koizora (恋空) Themes song Ai no Uta (アイのうた) by Fukui Mai video here

Japan Drama Mei-chan no Shitsuji

2009-08-25T22:04:00.000-07:00

Mei-chan no Shitsuji Details
Title: メイちゃんの執事
Title (romaji): Mei-chan no Shitsuji
Also known as: Mei-chan's Butler
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 10
Viewership rating: 14.0 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2009-Jan-13 to 2009-Mar-17
Air time: Tuesday 21:00
Theme song: My SunShine by ROCK｀A´TRENCH

Mei-chan no Shitsuji Synopsis

The story revolves around a young woman named Mei, who was rescued as a young girl by someone calling himself her "butler." With only a vague memory, though, the experience seems like just a dream. But one day, after her parents' accidental death, he appears: Rihito comes from a line of outstanding butlers, and he has been appointed to serve her! Now her ordinary life has completely flipped, as she discovers that she's actually the heiress to a fortune, and is forced to transfer to St. Lucia Girls' Academy, where all the students have butlers! As a result, her childhood friend Kento decides to enroll in a butler school so that he can stay close to her. --Tokyograph

Mei-chan no Shitsuji Cast and Starring

"M" denotes Master and "B" denotes Butler.

Shadow (Ombra) Rank
Eikura Nana as Shinonome Mei (M)
Mizushima Hiro as Shibata Rihito (B)
Tanimura Mitsuki as Yamada Tami (M)
Abe Shinnosuke (阿部進之介) as Kanda (B)

Moon (Luna) Rank
Oomasa Aya as Kayama Rika (M)
Sato Takeru as Shibata Kento (B)
Mayama Akihiro as Aoyama (B)
Nakabeppu Aoi as Natsume Fujiko (M)
Kyo Nobuo as Nezu (B)
Kutsuna Shiori as Amo Rin (M)
Maruyama Tomomi as Yotsuya (B)
Yoshida Riko as Mamahara Miruku (M)
Suzuki Ryohei as Daimon (B)
Nakamura Chise as Matsushiro Hikaru (M)
Minami Keisuke as Tsukiji (B)
Kojima Haruna as Takenomiya Nao (M)
Kimisawa Yuki as Nogizaka (B)
Kobayashi Kinako as Umeshima Kyoko (M)
Kato Keisuke as Roppongi (B)
Kikuzato Hikari as Uemura Kaori (M)
Yamaguchi Kenki (山口賢貴) as Nakameguro (B)
Akiyama Tana (秋山多奈) as Nakano Yuko (M)
Shikanai Daishi as Okachimachi (B)

Sun (Sole) Rank
Yamada Yu as Lucia (Hongo Shiori) (M)
Mukai Osamu as Shinobu (B)
Iwasa Mayuko as Ryuonji Izumi (M)
Yuki Jutta as Kiba (B)
Usuda Asami as Daichi Yuma
Horan Chiaki as Mizusawa Satomi
Yamamoto Ayano as Hino Eriko
Ishibashi Natsumi (石橋菜津美) as Kazama Ai

St. Lucia Girl’s Academy
Horiuchi Keiko as Sister Rose (M)
Suzuki Kosuke as Sakuraba (B)

Hongo Family
Takagi Manpei as Akabane Ukon
Takagi Shinpei as Akabane Sakon
Tsugawa Masahiko as Hongo Kintaro

Nakamoto Family
Hoshii Nanase as Nakamoto Natsumi
Kitagawa Hiromi as Nakamoto Mifuyu
Ishino Mako as Nakamoto Akiko
Sugimoto Tetta as Nakamoto Shunpei

Others
Hashizume Jun as Shutaro (Mei's father) (ep1)
Yamashita Yorie as Yu (Mei's mother) (ep1)
Yamaguchi Kaori as Ryuonji Miwako (Izumi's mother) (ep2-4)
Kamio Yu (神尾佑) as an agent (ep5)
Ogi Shigemitsu (ep10)

Production Credits
Original writing (manga): Mei-chan no Shitsuji by Miyagi Riko
Screenwriter: Furuya Osho (古家和尚)
Producer: Hashimoto Fumi (橋本芙美)
Director: Ishikawa Junichi (石川淳一), Kinoshita Takao, Joho Hidenori (城宝秀則), Iwata Kazuyuki (岩田和行)
Music: Kono Shin, Takami Yu (高見優)

Watch Mei-chan no Shitsuji (メイちゃんの執事) Theme Song My SunShine by ROCK'A'TRENCH (カラオケ) Video here

Japan Romance Drama First Kiss

2009-08-08T10:46:00.001-07:00

First Kiss Details
Title: ファースト・キス
Title (English): First Kiss
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 14.1 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2007-Jul-09 to 2007-Sep-17
Air time: Monday 21:00
Theme song: Kokoro by Kazumasa Oda

First Kiss Synopsis, Story, and Preview :

A bitter-sweet and uplifting comedy drama about a young girl Mio and her brother Kazuki. To treat her illness overseas, Mio has been living away from her older brother Kazuki for the past ten years. After learning about the upcoming surgery, which she has only a fifty percent chance of survival, Mio decides to fly back to Japan to spend time with Kazuki. Looking forward to seeing his sweet younger sister, Kazuki anxiously awaits Mio's return in Japan. However, their reunion is nothing but full of surprises as Mio has transformed from the innocent sickly girl Kazuki remembers from ten years ago into a sassy woman with an attitude. Kazuki has difficulty dealing with his wickedly selfish younger sister, but soon learns about the truth of her medical condition and has a change of heart.

First Kiss Cast and Starring :

Inoue Mao as Fukunaga Mio
Ito Hideaki as Kano Kazuki
Hiraoka Yuta as Yuki Akio
Matsuyuki Yasuko as Takagi Renko
Gekidan Hitori as Shindo Ichiryu
Abe Sadao as Nikaido Masaru
Takenaka Naoto as Banba Dai
Natsuki Mari as Fukunaga Rieko
Sakai Wakana as Saito Haruna
Warabino Tomoya as Shohata Takeo

Guests
Gashuin Tatsuya (ep1)
Marie (ep1)
Endo Yuya (ep2)
Kashiwabara Shuji (ep3)
Daito Shunsuke (ep5)
Watanabe Izumi (渡部いずみ) (ep5)
Iketani Nobue (池谷のぶえ) (ep6)
Shiba Toshio (ep6-10)
Sugawara Eiji (ep7)
Saito Yua (齊藤夢愛) (ep7-8)

Production Credits
Screenwriter: Inoue Yumiko
Producers: Wakamatsu Hiroki, Shikanai Tsugi
Directors: Takeuchi Hideki, Kawamura Yasuhiro (川村泰祐), Suzuki Kentaro (木健太郎)

Watch First Kiss Opening Theme song Kokoro by Kazumasa Oda

Japan School Drama Gokusen 3

2009-07-30T22:23:00.000-07:00

Gokusen Details :

Title: ごくせん
Title (romaji): Gokusen
Genre: Comedy, School
Broadcast network: NTV

Gokusen Season 3 Details :

Episodes: 11
Viewership rating: 22.5 (Kanto)
Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-19 to 2008-Jun
Air time: Saturday 21:00
Theme song: Niji by Aqua Timez
Insert song: Oretachi no Seishun by Takaki Yuya

Gokusen 3 Synopsis, Story, and Preview :

Sawatari Goro now works at Akado High School as a vice principal. Although the head director of the school board speficically orders him to handle the problematic class 3-D, the students are just too much for him. So Sawatari goes far away to a southern island to search for Yankumi, and convince her to work for Akado. Yankumi accepts the offer, only to find that her class (again) is full of punks, where two rival groups of students are always at each other’s throats. Will Yankumi’s strong belief in students and teaching work this time?

Gokusen 3 Cast, and starring :

Nakama Yukie as Yamaguchi Kumiko (Yankumi / Ojou / Kumicho) (Math Teacher/Class 3D adviser)
Namase Katsuhisa as Sawatari Goro, Kyoto (School Vice Principal)
Enami Kyoko as Akagi Ryoko (Board Chairman)
Utsui Ken as Kuroda Ryuichiro (Kumiko's grandpa / 3rd Generation Oedo Yakuza Boss)
Anan Kenji as Wakamatsu Hiro
Kaneko Ken as Asakura Tetsu
Uchiyama Shinji as Tatsukawa Minoru
Ryogoku Hiroshi as Sugawara Makoto
Takaki Yuya as Ogata Yamato
Miura Haruma as Kazama Ren
Ishiguro Hideo as Honjo Kengo
Nakama Junta as Ichimura Rikiya
Kiriyama Akito as Kuraki Satoru
Miura Shohei as Kamiya Shunsuke
Waki Tomohiro as "Kuma" / Kumai Teruo (Former student of Yankumi)
Azuma Mikihisa as Baba Masayoshi (PE Teacher)
Koizumi Kotaro as Natsume Seichi (School Doctor)
Hirayama Aya as Takano Aoi (English Teacher)
Hoshino Aki as Ayukawa Sakura (School Nurse)
Sato Jiro as Yajima Hosaku (Japanese Classics Teacher)
Sakigake Santaro (魁三太郎) as Hatoyama Yasuhiko (World History Teacher)
Ishii Kota as Tsuruoka Keisuke (Physics Teacher)
Ishihara Atsumi as Kumai Ami (Kumai Teruo's wife)
Yamada Yu as Kazama Kaoruko (Kazama Ren's sister)

Watch Gokusen 3 themes song "Niji" by Aqua Timez

1 Litre no Namida

2009-07-19T10:38:00.001-07:00

1 Litre no Namida Details
Title: １リットルの涙
Title (romaji): 1 Litre no Namida
Also known as: Ichi Rittoru no Namida / One Litre of Tears / A Diary with Tears
Genre: School, romance, family, human
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Related TV shows: Tears of Happiness

Renzoku
Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 15.31
Broadcast period: 2005-Oct-11 to 2005-Dec-20
Air time: Tuesday 21:00
Ending theme song: Only Human by K
Insert songs: Konayuki and 3/9 by Remioromen
Drama OST: Ichi Rittoru no Namida OST

1 Litre no Namida Synopsis

15-year-old Ikeuchi Aya was an ordinary girl, the daughter of a family who works at a tofu shop, and a soon-to-be high schooler. However, odd things have been happening to Aya lately. She has been falling down often and walks strange. Her mother, Shioka, takes Aya to see the doctor, and he informs Shioka that Aya has spinocerebellar degeneration - a terrible disease where the cerebellum of the brain gradually deteriorates to the point where the victim cannot walk, speak, write, or eat. A cruel disease, as it does not affect the mind in the least. How will Aya react when told about her disease? And how will Aya live from now on?

1 Litre no Namida Cast and Starring :

Sawajiri Erika as Ikeuchi Aya (15-20)
Yakushimaru Hiroko as Ikeuchi Shioka (40-51)
Nishikido Ryo as Asou Haruto (15-20)
Jinnai Takanori as Ikeuchi Mizuo (45-56)
Narumi Riko as Ikeuchi Ako (13-18)
Fujiki Naohito as Mizuno Hiroshi (33-44)
Koide Saori as Sugiura Mari (15-18)
Sanada Yuma as Ikeuchi Hiroki (11-16)
Miyoshi Ai as Ikeuchi Rika (5-10)
Matsuyama Kenichi as Kawamoto Yuji (17)
Matsumoto Kana as Matsumura Saki (15-18)
Mizutani Momosuke as Onda Kohei (15-18)
Hashizume Ryo as Nakahara Keita (15-18)
Katsuno Hiroshi as Asou Yoshifumi (50-55)
Oonishi Asae as Oikawa Asumi (16-17)
Hamaoka Maya (浜丘麻矢) as Oikawa Kikue
Kato Kazuko as Fujimura Madoka
Tonesaku Toshihide as Takano Kiichi
Sato Shigeyuki as Nishino (homeroom teacher)
Aoi
Kawahara Makoto
Endo Yuya
Hoshino Natsuko
Sato Yuki as Asou Keisuke
Umoto Yuki (兎本有紀)
Kawaguchi Shouhei
Kurita Yoko
Nakada Yuya
Okumura Tomofumi

Production Credits
Original work: Kito Aya (木藤亜也)
Screenwriters: Egashira Michiru, Oshima Satomi, Yokota Rie
Producer: Kashikawa Satoko
Director: Murakami Masanori
Music: Ueda Susumu (上田益)

Episode Titles
Ep 01: The beginning of my youth
Ep 02: 15 years old, sickness that steals up
Ep 03: Why did the illness chose me?
Ep 04: Solitude of two people
Ep 05: A handicapped person's notebook
Ep 06: Heartless glances
Ep 07: The place where I am
Ep 08: 1 litre of tears
Ep 09: I live now
Ep 10: Love letter
Ep 11: Faraway, to a place where there are no tears left to cry

Watch 1 liter of tears OST Konayuki by: Remioromen (Ichi Rittoru no Namida OST) full song video

Ryusei no Kizuna

2009-07-10T21:00:00.001-07:00

Ryusei no Kizuna Details
Title: 流星の絆
Title (romaji): Ryusei no Kizuna
Also known as: Ties of Shooting Stars
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Suspense, bonds, comedy
Episodes: 10
Viewership ratings: 16.3 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2008-Oct-17 to 2008-Dec-19
Air time: Friday 22:00
Theme song: Beautiful Days by Arashi
Insert song: ORION by Nakashima Mika

Ryusei no Kizuna Synopsis, Story and Preview

“When we grow up… We’ll kill him together”. Koichi, Taisuke, and Shizuna are three siblings whose parents had been brutally murdered when they were just in elementary school, and they vowed to avenge their death. Fourteen years later, their vengeful plan unravels countless new facts. A shocking revelation leads to an overwhelmingly emotional ending. What will become of the siblings who have lived their lives solely in reliance of their bond alone? --TBS

Ryusei no Kizuna Cast and starring :

Ninomiya Kazunari as Ariake Koichi
Saito Ryusei as young Koichi
Nishikido Ryo as Ariake Taisuke
Kakazu Issei as young Taisuke
Toda Erika as Ariake Shizuna
Kumada Sea (熊田聖亜) as young Shizuna
Kaname Jun as Togami Yukinari
Omi Toshinori as Hayashi George
Shitara Osamu as Hagimura Shinji
Emoto Akira as Togami Masayuki
Ryo as Ariake Toko
Terajima Susumu as Ariake Yukihiro
Miura Tomokazu as Kashiwabara Yasutaka
Kiritani Kenta as Takayama Hisanobu
Nakashima Mika as Sagi

Guests
Sugiura Taiyo as Kazuya (ep1,4)
Ikezu Shoko as Katsuragi Miwa (ep1)
Kunihiro Tomiyuki as Yazaki Nobuo (ep3,6)
Murasugi Seminosuke as Tsukimura Katsuo (ep3-5,8)
Hankai Kazuaki as Teranishi (ep3,6)
David Ito as Sawai Takehiro (ep4)
Tokunaga Eri as Chiemi (ep4)
Aso Yumi as Yazaki Toko (ep5,6)
Morishita Aiko as Togami Kimiko (ep5-10)
Tanigawa Shoichiro (谷川昭一朗) as a restaurant manager (ep5)
Ichihara Kiyohiko (市原清彦) as a shopkeeper (ep5)
Kaneda Akio as chief clerk (ep7)
Shoji Yusuke (少路勇介) as Tsujimura (ep7)

Production Credits
Original writing: Higashino Keigo
Screenwriter: Kudo Kankuro
Producers: Isoyama Aki, Nasuda Jun
Directors: Kaneko Fuminori, Ishii Yasuharu
Music: Kono Shin

Watch Ryuusei no Kizuna 流星の絆 episode 01 Video here

Atashinchi no Danshi

2009-07-03T21:50:00.000-07:00

Atashinchi no DanshiDetails
Title: アタシんちの男子
Title (romaji): Atashinchi no Danshi
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Comedy
Episodes: 11
Viewership rating: 10.8 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2009-Apr-14 to 2009-Jun-23
Air time: Tuesday 21:00
Theme song: Infinity by GIRL NEXT DOOR

Atashinchi no Danshi Synopsis, Story, and Preview

These days, the term "homeless" has taken on new meaning. There are youths referred to as "net cafe refugees," who have neither a job nor a place to live, but who find themselves hopping around internet cafes. One such refugee is a 20-year-old girl named Chisato, who lost her mother at a young age due to sickness. She spent her youth trying to escape from the huge debt her father left her, and her battle with the repossessors unfolded every night. However, her life changed after meeting one man named Shinzo, changing her views on the meaning of "family." Shinzo comes from a rich family tracing back to the Edo period, and he adopted six good-looking sons with the hope of one becoming his successor, but all of them have strange personalities. Shinzo promises to free Chisato from her debt if she marries him and becomes the mother of his sons. However, a life with these six guys under one roof will not go smoothly... --Tokyograph

Atashinchi no Danshi Cast and Starring

Horikita Maki as Mineta Chisato

Okura Family
Kaname Jun as Okura Fuu
Okada Yoshinori as Okura Takeru
Mukai Osamu as Okura Sho
Yamamoto Yusuke as Okura Masaru
Seto Koji as Okura Satoru
Okayama Tomoki (岡山智樹) as Okura Akira
Kusakari Masao as Okura Shinzo (company president)

Miracle Toymaker
Yamamoto Koji as Tokita Shuji (company director)
Takashima Reiko as Koganei Kyoko (legal adviser)
Nadaka Tatsuo as Iwamoto
Watanabe Kenkichi (渡辺憲吉) as Misawa
Kodama Raishin (児玉頼信) as Okudera
Nakamura Osamu (中村修) as Toyama

Others
Tsurumi Shingo as Mineta Toru (Chisato's father)
Kamio Yu (神尾佑) as Kobayashi (debt collector)
Tayama Ryosei as Tanabe Yoshio
Nakanishi Ryota (中西良太) as Todoroki
Tanaka Mamoru (田中護) as Masaru's attendant
Maruyama Ayumu (丸山歩夢) as Okura Riki (Sho's son)
Asami Reina as Saki (Sho's ex-wife)
Bengal as Kikuchi Kazuki
Shibasaki Noboru (芝崎昇)

Trick Heart Castle
Eguchi Noriko as Inoue Rosemary
Shimeno Junko (〆野潤子)
Nagatomo Mitsuhiro (長友光弘)

Net Cafe & Bodyguards
Tsuruno Takeshi (つるの剛士) as Kokudo Yutaka
Nagayama Kento as Majima Heiji
Watanabe Keisuke (渡辺敬介) as Minamisawa
Takahashi Mitsuomi as Nakao
Nasubi as Nishigo
Hamada Britney (浜田ブリトニー) as Britney
Iwami Yoshimasa (岩見よしまさ) as Utsui
Matsuzaki Yuka (松崎由香)
Osuga Oji (大須賀王子)
Suehiro Toru (末広透)
Supporting Cast & Guests

Production Credits
Screenwriter: Muto Shogo
Producer: Moriyasu Aya (森安彩)
Directors: Matsuda Hidetomo (ep1-2,5,8,10), Sato Genta (佐藤源太) (ep3-4,6,9), Tokuichi Toshiyuki (徳市敏之) (ep7)
Music: Izutsu Akio (井筒昭雄)

Watch Atashinchi no Danshi Ost Infinity by Girl next door

Japan Friendship Drama Last Friends

2009-06-18T22:48:00.000-07:00

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 or Operation Love

2009-06-11T02:09:00.000-07:00

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

Japan Airlines Drama Attention Please

2009-06-03T21:04:00.000-07:00

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

Tatta Hitotsu no Koi

2009-05-23T20:17:00.000-07:00

Tatta Hitotsu no Koi Details
Title: たったひとつの恋
Title (romaji): Tatta Hitotsu no Koi
Also known as: Just One Love / Love of my Life
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Drama, romance
Episodes: 10
Viewership rating: 11.61
Broadcast network: NTV
Broadcast period: 2006-Oct-14 to 2006-Dec-16
Air time: Saturday 21:00
Theme song: Bokura no Machi de by KAT-TUN

Tatta Hitotsu no Koi Synopsis, Story, and preview

A story of pure love between the son of a man who runs a ship repair factory beset with financial troubles and the well-bred daughter of a national jewelry chain store owner. The backdrop of the story is Yokohama.

If you feel you have lost the purity of your soul by watching stories about womanizers seducing impudent women, or by carrying out calculated maneuvers in your own love life, here is a story for you. A boy and a girl from highly different social backgrounds meet and fall in love. Their love, of course, faces a lot of obstacles. The setting is in Yokohama, a modern port city known for its romantic atmosphere. Hiroto Kanzaki (Kazuya Kamenashi) works hard every day and night for the survival of a small ship repair factory (inherited from his father) as well as the survival of his mother and younger brother, who are suffering from health problems. Living such an underprivileged life, Hiroto has forgotten how to smile. In contrast to him, Nao (Haruka Ayase) is the daughter of a popular jewelry shop owner in a fashionable street in Yokohama. She attends a prestigious exclusive women's college and grew up cheerful and blessed with affluent love. From the moment Hiroto meets her, his closed mind slowly opens up to Nao, who is so innocent that she utters whatever she thinks. Their three close friends, who are also 20 year old's, play an important role in their developing relationship.

The scriptwriter is Eriko Kitagawa, who earned the nickname "The Goddess of Love Stories." This classic love story enables those who are in the same generation to feel empathy, or be envious of the characters' lives; and the rest, who were once 20 years old's, to reminisce about their own "Love of My Life."

Tatta Hitotsu no Koi Cast and starring :

Kamenashi Kazuya as Kanzaki Hiroto
Ayase Haruka as Tsukioka Nao
Tanaka Koki as Kusano Ko
Hiraoka Yuta as Ozawa Ayuta
Toda Erika as Motomiya Yuko
Kaname Jun as Tsukioka Tatsuya (Nao's brother)
Saito Ryusei as Kanzaki Ren (Hiroto's brother)
Zaitsu Kazuo as Tsukioka Yasuhiko (Nao's father)
Tanaka Yoshiko as Tsukioka Mitsuko (Nao's mother)
Yo Kimiko as Kanzaki Akiko (Hiroto's mother)
Oshima Yoko (works in Hiroto's factory)
Taguchi Hiromasa (works in Hiroto's factory)

Guests
Takahashi Mai as Yuki (ep4-5)
Namioka Kazuki as Yamashita (ep4-6)
Anan Kenji (ep7)
Ikeuchi Hiroyuki as Saito (ep7-10)
Wakaba Ryuya (ep10)
Hiraizumi Sei (ep10)
Yanagita Erika (ep10)
Kato Yoshika as Nao's friend
Akita Makoto

Production Credits
Screenwriter: Kitagawa Eriko
Producer: Nishi Norihiko
Director: Iwamoto Hitoshi
Music: Ike Yoshihiro

Episode Titles
Ep 01: Love across classes
Ep 02: Holding hands
Ep 03: We're through
Ep 04: My rage, your tears
Ep 05: You won't be around
Ep 06: Our secret
Ep 07: But, I...
Ep 08: Goodbye
Ep 09: We can definitely meet again
Ep 10: Just one love

Photos of Tatta Hitotsu no Koi

Watch Tatta Hitotsu no Koi -[MV] Precious One video here

Japan Action Drama Kurosagi

2009-05-14T21:06:00.000-07:00

Kurosagi Details:
Title: クロサギ
Title (romaji): Kurosagi
Title (English): The Black Swindler
Genre: Action, Crime investigation, Romance
Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 15.67
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2006-Apr-14 to 2006-Jun-23
Air time: Friday 22:00
Theme song: Daite Senorita by Yamashita Tomohisa

Kurosagi Synopsis

Kurosagi is a film based on the 2006 popular TV series Kurosagi.Kurosagi is about a young man named Kurosaki who had his family destroyed by swindlers (con artists). When Kurosaki grows up, he becomes a swindler named Kurosagi, so that he can avenge his family. Ever since his family was destroyed by swindlers, Kurosagi swindles other con artists and returns the money to the victim.

Kurosagi Cast

Yamashita Tomohisa as Kurosaki (Kurosagi)
Horikita Maki as Yoshikawa Tsurara
Ichikawa Yui as Mishima Yukari
Kato Koji as Shiraishi Yoichi
Yamazaki Tsutomu as Katsuragi Toshio
Kishibe Shiro as Mikimoto
Tayama Ryosei as Momoyama Tetsuji
Reina as Osawa Yuuko
Okunuki Kaoru as Hayasa
Sugimoto Tetta as Kurosaki's Father
Aikawa Sho as Kashima Masaru

Guests
Episode 1
Sugita Kaoru as Shinkawa Namie
Omi Toshinori as Matsumura Keisuke
Nito Yuko as Matsumura Yasuko
Shibuya Takeru as Matsumura Kazuma
Episode 2
Koyama Keiichiro as Tanabe Satoshi
Ozawa Maju as Tanabe Misaki
Kobayashi Susumu as Kamo
Episode 3
Sakai Masaaki as Shimizu Tadayuki
Kiritani Kenta as Soma Takashi
Takahashi Mai as Nakamura Atsuko
Episode 4
Ono Takehiko as Eguchi Ichirou
Shimizu Koji
Episode 5
Izumiya Shigeru as Yoshikawa Tatsuki
Nagashima Eiko as Yoshikawa Midori
Tanaka Youji as Goto Takayuki
Episode 6
Kurosawa Toshio as Sata Hiromichi
Iio Kazuki as Komi Takashi
Komatsu Ayaka as golddigger girlfriend
Episode 7
Izumi Motoya as Kumashino Masato
Utsumi Keiko as Tamashiro Kura
Hasegawa Mayumi as Tamashiro Satomi
Harada Natsuki as Takahashi Yoshiko (神代の愛人 / Kumashino's Lover)
Episode 8
Tsurumi Shingo as Sakakibara Masashi
Otsuka Nene as Hoshiya Sumiko
Episode 9
Shirakawa Yumi as Tsujimoto Hiromi
Katahira Nagisa as Saejima Yoko
Episode 10
Ishida Ayumi as Emori Kimiko
Matsui Naomi as Mizuno Kamako
Nitanda Masazumi as Mizuno Takao
Matsumura Kunihiro as Emori no Buka (Emori's Subordinate)
Hagiwara Masato as Kazusa Kimiyoshi
Episode 11
Hagiwara Masato as Kazusa Kimiyoshi
Matsui Naomi as Mizuno Kamako
Sugita Kaoru as Shinkawa Namie
Nitanda Masazumi as Mizuno Takao

Production Credits
Original writing (manga): Kurosagi by Natsuhara Takeshi
Screenwriter: Shinozaki Eriko (篠崎絵里子)
Producers: Iyoda Hidenori (伊與田英徳), Matsubara Hiroshi
Directors: Ishii Yasuharu, Hirano Shunichi, Takei Atsushi
Music: Yamashita Kosuke

Episode Ratings
Ep 01: 18.8%
Ep 02: 16.9%
Ep 03: 16.0%
Ep 04: 16.7%
Ep 05: 12.7%
Ep 06: 16.4%
Ep 07: 12.3%
Ep 08: 14.5%
Ep 09: 15.8%
Ep 10: 15.4%
Ep 11: 16.9%
Average: 15.67%

Awards
49th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress: Horikita Maki

Download and watch Japan Drama "Kurosagi" Opening English Subtitled on Youtube here

Watch OST of the 2006 Japanese T.V. series "クロサギ"("Kurosagi" or "The Black Swindler") sung by Yamapi video here

Japan Suspense Drama The Devil Maou

2009-05-07T01:05:00.000-07:00

Maou Details
Title: 魔王
Title (romaji): Maou
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Suspense drama, Romance
Viewership rating: 11.4 (Kanto)
Episodes: 11
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2008-Jul-04 to 2008-Sep-12
Air time: Friday 22:00
Theme song: truth by Arashi
Related TV show: The Devil (KBS2, 2007)

Maou Synopsis and Story:

This drama is a remake of the popular suspense drama The Devil that was aired in Korea last year. Ohno Satoshi will be playing the role of a two-faced lawyer, one of which is a kind hearted soul and the other who is plotting revenge, using his brilliant mind, on the person who killed his relative. On the other hand, Ikuta Toma will play the double lead role of the man, who has become a detective due to his dark past, who is pursuing the mysterious series of murders and fighting against the devil (maou).

Maou Cast and starring :

Correlation chart
Ohno Satoshi as Naruse Ryo/Manaka Tomoo
Kouno Hiroki as young Tomoo (11 years ago)
Ikuta Toma as Serizawa Naoto
Kimura Haruki as young Naoto (11 years ago)
Kobayashi Ryoko as Sakita Shiori
Masuyama Kayano as young Shiori (11 years ago)
Tanaka Kei as Kasai Hitoshi
Uemura Yuto as young Hitoshi (11 years ago)
Oshinari Shugo as Soda Mitsuru
Honma Haruo as young Mitsuru (11 years ago)
Waki Tomohiro as Ishimoto Yosuke
Nakamura Ryunoshin (中村竜之慎) as young Yosuke (11 years ago)
Uehara Misa as Takatsuka Kaoru
Shinohara Mai as Nishina Eri
Shimizu Yutaka (清水優) as Yamano Keita
Horimoto Takaya (堀本昴弥) as young Keita
Iida Kisuke as Ishihara Kanrikan
Tonesaku Toshihide as Kurata Takashi
Kichise Michiko as Serizawa Mari
Gekidan Hitori as Serizawa Noriyoshi
Miyake Yuji (三宅裕司) as Nakanishi Hiromichi
Ishizaka Koji as Serizawa Eisaku
Takeuchi Toshi (竹内寿) as Manaka Hideo

Guests
Ninomiya Kazunari as Kumada Masayoshi (ep1)
Asaka Mayumi as Manaka Yoshimi (ep1,2,4)
Morishita Tetsuo as Kumada Takahiro (ep1,2)
Kitaro as Hayashi Kunio (ep1,2)
Okunuki Kaoru as Shintani Tae (ep2-4)
Ono Momoka (大野百花) as Shintani Sora (ep2-5,7)
Musaka Naomasa as Ikehata Takahiro (ep4-7)
Yuka as Naruse Makiko (ep4-7)
Tanino Ota (谷野欧太) as the real Naruse Ryo (ep5)
Shimada Kyusaku as Osumi Kazuma (ep5-7,9)

Production Credits
Screenwriters: Maekawa Yoichi (前川洋一), Nishida Masafumi (西田征史)
Producers: Takahashi Masanao, Watanabe Ryosuke (渡辺良介)
Director: Kato Arata
Music: Sawano Hiroyuki (澤野弘之)

Watch Arashi single "Truth", Theme song of the J-dorama 魔王(Maou) starring 大野智(Ohno Satoshi) and 生田斗真(Ikuta Toma)

Japan School Drama Nobuta wo Produce

2009-05-03T20:04:00.000-07:00

Nobuta wo Produce Details:
Title: 野ブタ。をプロデュース
Title (romaji): Nobuta wo Produce
English Title : Makeover
Format: Renzoku
Genre: School drama
Episodes: 10
Viewership rating: 16.89
Broadcast network: NTV
Broadcast period: 2005-Oct-15 to 2005-Dec-17
Air time: Saturday 21:00
Theme song: Seishun Amigo by Shuuji to Akira (Kamenashi Kazuya and Yamashita Tomohisa)

Nobuta wo Produce Synopsis, Story, and Preview :

Kiritani Shuji is the popular guy who gets along with everyone, from the jerks to the nerds to the just plain weird. The one person Shuji cannot stand is Kusano Akira. To Shuji, Akira is just plain annoying. He laughs, talks and acts funny. Things heat up when a new student comes to school. Her name is Kotani Nobuko, a girl who has no self confidence at all and is content at being made fun of and bullied in school. Shuji and Akira come to an accord that in order to make use of their "youth" they will "produce" Nobuko as the next popular girl. One of the conditions, however, is that nobody should find out that they are working together as a team to make this concept possible. Unveiled here is the story of true friendship between three unlikely candidates who would not have been friends if not given the special circumstances.

Nobuta wo Produce Cast and Starring :

Kamenashi Kazuya as Kiritani Shuji
Yamashita Tomohisa as Kusano Akira
Horikita Maki as Kotani Nobuko
Toda Erika as Uehara Mariko
Ukaji Takashi as Kiritani Satoru
Fukaura Kanako as Kiritani Nobuko
Nakajima Yuto as Kiritani Koji
Okada Yoshinori as Yokoyama Takeshi
Kimura Yuichi as Sebastian
Fuwa Mansaku as Iehara Yasuo
Takuma Seiko (たくませいこ) as Kuroki Hiroko
Imawano Kiyoshiro as owner of the Gooyoku diner
Takahashi Katsumi as Hirayama Ippei
Natsuki Mari as Catherine
Yanagita Erika

Class 2B (name register order)
Hiiragi Rumi as Kasumi
Tanoue Naoki (田上尚樹) as Akaishi
Tajima Honami (田島穂奈美) as Misa
Wakaba Ryuuya as Shittaka
Yamane Kazuma as Bunta
Miyazawa Mai (宮沢麻衣) as Koishi
Iida Takaaki (飯田貴昭) as Kawai
Tate Mayuko (楯真由子) as Kimura
Suetaka Tomu (末髙斗夢) as Kondo
Akiko as Nami
Kawaguchi Wataru (川口渉) as Tôdai
Miura Aoi (三浦葵) as Takada
Daito Shunsuke as Tani
Hirose Tsuyoshi (広瀬剛進) as Tezuka
Takase Yukina as Numata
Natsuko as Nomura
Saito Yuino (斉藤友以乃) as Hashimoto
Watanabe Keisuke (渡辺敬介) as Hasegawa
Mizuta Fumiko (水田芙美子) as Bando
Toyooka Takeshi (豊岡武士) as Fukuura
Tatsumi Natsuko as Miyasato
Tatsuzawa Masaaki (立澤真明) as Yazawa
Eric Masahira (エリックまたひら) as James
Masujima Ryoko (増島綾子) as Hitomi
Ishii Tomoya as Yoshida
Furuhara Yasuhisa (古原靖久) as Takuzo
Wakusawa Miku (涌澤未来) as Chie
Ihata Juri (ep1-5)
Tomikawa Kazuhito (ep3)

Production Credits
Original writing: 『野ブタ。をプロデュース』 by Shiraiwa Gen ISBN 4-309-01683-9
Screenwriter: Kizara Izumi
Producer: Kono Hidehiro
Directors: Iwamoto Hitoshi, Sakuma Noriyoshi (佐久間紀佳)
Music: Ike Yoshihiro

Watch Nobuta wo Produce Online
Download and watch Nobuta wo Produce Video Clips and Trailer Episode 1 on Youtube here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em5E0emYp_8

Watch Nobuta Wo Produce themes song : Seishun Amigo by Shuuji to Akira (Kamenashi Kazuya and Yamashita Tomohisa) video pv here :

Japan Thriller Drama Liar Game

2009-04-27T00:52:00.000-07:00

Liar Game Details
Title: ライアーゲーム
Title (English): LIAR GAME
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Psychological thriller
Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 11.4 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2007-Apr-14 to 2007-Jun-23
Air time: Saturday 23:00
See Liar Game OST for the original soundtrack

Liar Game Synopsis, Preview and Story

Based on the manga series of the same name, Toda Erika plays an honest college student, Kanzaki Nao, who receives a hundred million dollars one day, along with a card saying she has been chosen to take part in the "Liar Game". The aim of the game is to trick the other players out of their hundred million dollars. At the end, the winner gets the hundred million and the loser is a hundred million dollars in debt. The next day, she receives notification that her opponent is her former teacher, Fujisawa Kazuo. She goes to him, seeking help, but ends up getting tricked into handing her money over. Desperate, she approaches the police for help, but they are unable to do anything. However, she is told of a mastermind swindler, Akiyama Shinichi, who is to be released from jail the next day. Desperate, she goes to him for help.

Kanzaki Nao is an honest college student who receives a hundred million yen one day, along with a card saying she has been chosen to take part in the "Liar Game". The aim of the game is to trick the other players out of their hundred million dollars. At the end, the winner gets the hundred million and the loser is a hundred million yen in debt. The next day, she receives notification that her opponent is her former teacher, Fujisawa Kazuo. She goes to him, seeking help, but ends up getting tricked into handing her money over. Desperate, she approaches the police for help, but they are unable to do anything. However, she is told of a mastermind swindler, Akiyama Shinichi, who is to be released from jail the next day. Desperate, she goes to him for help.

Liar Game Cast and Starring :

Toda Erika as Kanzaki Nao
Matsuda Shota as Akiyama Shinichi
Kitamura Soichiro as Fujisawa Kazuo
Wada Soko as Eto Koichi
Iwasa Mayuko as Ishida Rie
Sakamoto Makoto as Ono Wataru
Morishita Yoshiyuki as Tsuchida Yasufumi
Ippongi Shingo (一本気伸吾) as Makita Tomoyuki
Otaka Hiroo as Kida Noriyuki
Umishima Yuki as Takamura Yoshimi
Doi Yoshio as Sajima Kenta
Nakagome Sachiko (中込佐知子) as Aso Hiromi
Izumi Masayuki as Okano Kenya
Aoki Hajime as Kinoshita Keigo
Mizuta Fumiko (水田芙美子) as Kawamura Chisato
Hatakeyama Akiko (畠山明子) as Nozoe Keiko
Yukishima Naoki (雪嶋直樹) as Sugawara Yuji
Sakamoto Mitsunari (坂本三成) as Nishino Takahiko
Kobayashi Kinako as Kayama Harumi
Baba Yuki (馬場佑樹) as Hanayama Tetsuo
Yoshimura Tamao (吉村玉緒) as Iimura Jun
Kitahara Hitomi (北原ひとみ) as Nakaya Kazuko
Suzuki Kosuke as Fukunaga Yuuji
Suzuki Kazuma as Yokoya
Taguchi Hiroko (田口寛子) as Takada Michiko

Production Credits
Original writing: Kaitani Shinobu Liar Game (manga)
Screenwriter: Furuya Osho (古家和尚)
Producer: Shimuta Toru (志牟田徹)
Directors: Matsuyama Hiroaki, Oki Ayako (大木綾子), Ueda Yasushi (植田泰史)
Music: Nakata Yasutaka (中田ヤスタカ)

Watch Liar Game サウンドトラック Episode 1 Trailer and Video here

Jun Matsumoto at Drama Smile

2009-04-25T21:04:00.000-07:00

Smile Details

* Title: スマイル
* Title (English): Smile
* Format: Renzoku
* Genre: Romance
* Broadcast network: TBS
* Broadcast period: 2009-Apr-17 start
* Air time: Friday 22:00
* Theme song: Ariamaru Tomi by Shiina Ringo

Smile Synopsis, Preview, and Story

Jun Matsumoto will star in a new drama titled “Smile” with Yui Aragaki.

Matsumoto will play a half-filipino. His father died and his mother disappeared. Even though things doesn’t go out as planned as he wants it to be, such as his race, and his family, he still goes on smiling.

Aragaki will play a woman that smiles even though lost her voice due to a tragic accident.

Bito is a half-Filipino whose father has died and mother has disappeared. Despite his misfortune and the issues he deals with, such as race, he lives his life positively with a constant smile. Similarly, Hana is a young woman living cheerfully despite losing her ability to speak due to an accident.

Smile Cast and Starring :

* Matsumoto Jun as Hayakawa Bito
* Aragaki Yui as Mishima Hana
* Nakai Kiichi as Ito Kazuma
* Koike Eiko as Machimura Shiori
* Tokuyama Hidenori as Kawai Kinta
* Suzunosuke (鈴之助) as "Bull" / Kazama Kenji
* Kitami Toshiyuki as Detective Furuse
* Ikeuchi Hiroyuki as Kashiwagi Keisuke
* Katsumura Masanobu as Kashiwagi Keisuke
* Maeda Gin as Machimura Sosuke
* Ishida Ayumi as Machimura Midori

Production Credits

* Screenwriter: Takuma Takayuki
* Producers: Setoguchi Katsuaki, Takanari Mahoko (高成麻畝子)
* Director: Ishii Yasuharu

Smile Watch Online :

Download and watch Smile Jdrama Cast Interview [Matsumoto Jun] part 1 on Youtube Here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVfMv61ZJtk

Hana Yori Dango 2

2009-04-23T20:37:00.000-07:00

Hana Yori Dango 2 Details:

Title: 花より男子 2 / Hana Yori Dango 2 / Hana Yori Dango Returns
Broadcast network: TBS
Air time: Friday 22:00
Episodes: 11
Viewership rating: 21.7 (Kanto)
Broadcast period: 2007-Jan-05 to 2007-Mar-16
Theme song: Love So Sweet by Arashi
Insert song: Flavor of Life by Utada Hikaru

Hana Yori Dango 2 Synopsis, Story, and Preview

This second season of Hana Yori Dango picks up right after Domyoji leaves for New York. After confessing to Domyoji, Makino has not spoken to him for a year. Rui and the other members of F4 try and help Makino meet Domyoji again by going to New York for the christmas holidays. Though F4 and Makino meet Domyoji again, he has become a completely different person, and so they leave for Japan.

Some time later, Domyoji's mother annouces that they will be returning to Japan. There, they hold a giant super-rich and classy birthday party for Domyoji and annouce something very important. Domyoji, like in the first season, is engaged to a rich girl and heir. The only difference is that they are to be wed soon. What will Makino do?

On the side, Rui begins to fall in love with Makino... will this become a love... square?

Hana Yori Dango 2 Cast and starring :

Inoue Mao as Makino Tsukushi
Matsumoto Jun as Domyoji Tsukasa
Oguri Shun as Hanazawa Rui,
Matsuda Shota as Nishikado Sojiro
Abe Tsuyoshi as Mimasaka Akira
Sato Megumi as Sanjo Sakurako
Nishihara Aki as Matsuoka Yuki
Seto Saki as Asai Yuriko
Fukada Aki as Ayuhara Erika
Matsuoka Emiko as Yamano Minako
David Ito as Nishida
Sada Mayumi as Todo Shizuka
Kato Takako as Sengoku Sachiyo
Tomiura Satoshi as Makino Susumu (brother of Tsukushi)
Kobayashi Susumu as Makino Haruo (father of Tsukushi)
Ishino Mako as Makino Chieko (mother of Tsukushi)
Matsushima Nanako as Domyoji Tsubaki (sister of Tsukasa)
Kaga Mariko as Domyoji Kaede (mother of Tsukasa)

Hana Yori Dango 2 Watch Online
Download and watch Japanese Drama Hana Yori Dango 2 on Youtube here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM0p4THUl-o

Watch Hanayori Dango 2 - Love so Sweet Video here

Japan Comedy Drama Nodame Cantabile

2009-04-22T20:17:00.000-07:00

Nodame Cantabile Details :
Title: のだめカンタービレ
Title (romaji): Nodame Cantabile
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 18.79(Kanto)
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2006-Oct-16 to 2006-Dec-25
Air time: Monday 21:00
Opening song: Symphony No. 7 in A major by Beethoven, arranged by Hattori Takayuki
Ending song: Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin, arranged by Hattori Takayuki

Nodame Cantabile Synopsis, Preview, and Story:

Based on the hit comic book by Tomoko Ninomiya, this is a fun-filled quirky romantic story of two very opposite people.

Megumi Noda, or “Nodame” is a piano student at Momogaoka College of Music. An extremely talented pianist who wants to be a kindergarten teacher, she prefers playing by ear rather than reading the music score. She is messy and disorganized, takes baths several days apart and loves to eat, sometimes stealing her friend’s lunchbox when it is filled with delicacies.

Shinichi Chiaki, is Momogaoka’s top student. Born into a musical family, he is talented in piano and violin and has secret ambitions to become a conductor. An arrogant multi-lingual perfectionist who once lived abroad in the music capitals of the world as a young boy, he feels mired in Japan because of a childhood phobia.

They meet by accident. Nodame quickly falls in love, but it takes much longer for Chiaki to even begin to appreciate Nodame’s unusual qualities. Their relationship causes them both to develop and grow. Because of Nodame, Chiaki got the opportunity to lead a student orchestra and begins to have a broader appreciation of people's musical abilities. Because of Chiaki, Nodame faces her fears and enters a piano competition. Opportunities open up as both begin taking risks, stretching themselves far more than they ever thought possible.

Nodame Cantabile Cast and Starring :
Ueno Juri as Noda Megumi aka Nodame (Piano)
Morisako Ei as young Nodame
Tamaki Hiroshi as Chiaki Shinichi (Piano/Violin/Conducting)
Fujita Reo (藤田玲央) as young Chiaki
Eita as Mine Ryutaro (Violin)
Koide Keisuke as Okuyama Masumi (Timpani)
Mizukawa Asami as Miki Kiyora (Violin)
Saeko as Saku Sakura (Contrabass)
Uehara Misa as Tagaya Saiko (Vocal)
Takenaka Naoto as Franz Strezemann (Milch Holstein by Nodame)
Akiyoshi Kumiko as Momodaira Minako
Endo Yuya as Okochi Mamoru (Conducting)
Iwasa Mayuko as Ishikawa Reina (Piano)
Takase Yukina (高瀬友規奈) as Tanaka Makiko (Piano)
Kondo Kouen as Tamaki Keiji (Clarinet)
Sakamoto Makoto as Hashimoto Yohei (Oboe)
Matsuoka Rinako as Suzuki Moe (Flute)
Matsuoka Emiko as Suzuki Kaoru (Clarinet)
Yamanaka Takashi as Iwai Kazushi (Contrabass)
Kobayashi Kinako as Kinjo Shizuka (Viola)
Fukada Aki as Inoue Yuki (Cello)
Kojima Tenten (小嶌天天) as Kanai Kento (Horn)
Inoue Yoshiko as Suganuma Saya (Vocal)
Ibu Masato as Mine Tatsumi
Nishimura Masahiko as Tanioka Hajime
Toyohara Kosuke as Eto Kozo
Shiraishi Miho as Eto Kaori

Production Credits
Original writing: Ninomiya Tomoko Nodame Cantabile (manga)
Screenwriter: Etou Rin
Producers: Wakamatsu Hiroki, Shimizu Kazuyuki
Directors: Takeuchi Hideki, Kawamura Yasuhiro (川村泰祐), Tanimura Masaki
Music: Hattori Takayuki

Nodame Cantabile Watch Online
Download and Watch Japan Anime Version Nodame Cantabile on Youtube here

Watch Nodame Live Action - Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 5 video here

Japan Medical Drama Code Blue

2009-04-21T01:58:00.000-07:00

Code Blue Details:
Romaji: Code Blue: Dokuta Heri Kinkyu Kyumei
Japanese: コード・ブルー　ドクターヘリ緊急救命
Director: Masaki Nishimura
Writer: Masaki Nishimura
Network: Fuji TV
Episode: 11
Release Date: July 3 - September 12, 2008
Runtime: Thursday 22:00-22:54
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Code Blue Plot

The "Doctor Helicopter" system was legalized in Japan in June 2007. A medical team is dispatched to the patients on a helicopter to provide medical care in the field as soon as possible. One day, four young physicians are assigned to this latest medical system. The doctors experience traumatic medical situations, deal with personal ambitions, witness the fragility of life, and they grow personally and professionally.

Code Blue Cast and Starring
Tomohisa Yamashita - Kousaku Aizawa
Yui Aragaki - Megumi Shiraishi
Erika Toda - Mihoko Hiyama
Yosuke Asari - Kazuo Fuikawa
Manami Higa - Haruka Saejima
Toshiro Yanagiba - Shuji Kuroda
Kiyoshi Kodama - Yoshiaki Tadokoro
Masanobu Katsumura - Tadashi Morimoto
Susumu Terajima - Toshi Kaji
Tetta Sugimoto - Susumu Saejou
Ryo - Kanna Mitsu
Ryoko Yuui - Seiko Todoroki
Aya Enjoji
Umika Kawashima - (ep.1)
Shoken Kunimoto - Komura (ep.2)
Akifumi Miura - Yuki Kogura (ep.3)
Masako Miyaji - (ep.8)
Yuki Imai - (ep.9-11)

Japan High School Hanazakari no Kimitachi e

2009-04-19T00:08:00.000-07:00

Hanazakari no Kimitachi e Details
Title: 花ざかりの君たちへ
Title (romaji): Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
Title (English): For You in Full Blossom
Tagline: イケメン♂パラダイス / Ikemen Paradise
Also known as: Hana Kimi
Genre: High school romance comedy
Broadcast network: Fuji TV

Renzoku
Episodes: 12
Viewership ratings: 17.3 (Kanto)
Broadcast period: 2007-Jul-03 to 2007-Sep-18
Air time: Tuesday 21:00
Theme songs:
Opening theme: Ikenai Taiyo by Orange Range
Ending theme: PEACH by Otsuka Ai
Insert songs: My Love by Kawashima Ai, Boom boom boom by Go Hiromi, Paradise Ginga by Hikaru Genji, Tomaranai Ha~Ha by Yazawa Eikichi, Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne
See Hanazakari no Kimitachi e OST for original soundtracks listing
Related drama: Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu

Hanazakari no Kimitachi e Synopsis, Preview and story

Based on a popular comic, this hilarious comedy follows the chaos, troubles and friendship at a boys’ boarding school after a girl-disguising-a-boy joins. Ashiya Mizuki has just come back to Japan from California where she was raised. She fell in love with Sano Izumi, a hopeful high jump hero, who has quit after an accident. As she wants him to go back to the sport once again, she enters the same high school as a boy! With a short hair, flattened chest and lowered voice, she starts sharing the same room with Sano. --Fuji Creative

Hanazakari no Kimitachi e Cast and Starring :

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Horikita Maki as Ashiya Mizuki
Oguri Shun as Sano Izumi
Ikuta Toma as Nakatsu Shuichi
Konno Mahiru as Hara Akiha
Kamikawa Takaya as Umeda Hokuto
Matsuda Seiko as Tsubaki, the School Principal
Ukaji Takashi as Sawatari
Kobayashi Susumu as Yoshioka
Okada Yoshinori as Ashiya Shizuki
Daito Shunsuke as Sano Shin
Shirota Yu as Kagurazaka Makoto
Moriguchi Yoko as Nanba Io
Harada Natsuki as Tanabe Kanako
Yamazaki Hajime as Ashiya Takumi
Tsutsui Mariko as Ashiya Eiko
Inagaki Goro as Kitahama Noburo
Sugimoto Tetta as Sano Takehiko

Watch Hanazakari no Kimitachi e Online :

DOwnload and watch Hanazakari no Kimitachi e The Video Making on Youtube here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK5KMsdu4mY

Watch Orange Range - Ikenai Taiyou (Hana Kimi OST) video here

Japan Romance Drama Absolute Boyfriend

2009-04-18T10:20:00.000-07:00

Absolute Boyfriend Details

Title: 絶対彼氏。
Title (romaji): Zettai Kareshi
Also known as: Absolute Boyfriend
Tagline: Kanzen Muketsu no Koibito Robot / The Completely Perfect Boyfriend Robot
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 11, +Special
Viewership ratings: 13.2 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-15 to 2008-Jun-24
Air time: Tuesday 21:00
Theme song: Okaeri by ayaka

Absolute Boyfriend Synopsis, Preview, Story :

Robot maker, Kronos Heaven, finally develops "Night Tenjo", the perfect male humanoid programmed to be devoted and completely loyal to his lover. The company chooses temp worker Izawa Riko to take part in a 5-day free trial. At first, Riko only sees Night as a household appliance. But when she finds out how deep Night's devotion to herself is, Riko finds herself falling in love with him. Joining the love triangle is Asamoto Soshi, a distinguished young executive at her company who has feelings for her. --Fuji TV

Absolute Boyfriend Cast and Starring :

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Hayami Mokomichi as Tenjo Night
Mizushima Hiro as Asamoto Soshi
Aibu Saki as Izawa Riiko
Sasai Eisuke as Shirasagi Yuki
Ueno Natsuhi as Ito Mika
Satoi Kenta as Hirata Hajime
Nekoze Tsubaki as Adachi Kyoko
Komoto Maki as Sato Nozomi
Kaji Masaki as Tanaka Yoichiro
Yamada Meikyo as Asamoto Shiro
Minemura Rie (峯村リエ) as Yoshioka Tetsuko
Erena as Ono Chiho
Sakuragi Ryosuke (桜木涼介) as Morikawa Yasushi
Watanuki Shoichi (綿貫正市) as Dei Takeru
Irie Jingi as Hayashi Kota
Yamamoto Kei as Asamoto Kazushi
Nakamura Shunsuke as Asamoto Masashi
Sasaki Kuranosuke as Namikiri Gaku
Maya Miki as Wakabayashi Fujiko