Now that summer has ended, fall Jdoramas are gearing up for airing! With most of the new dramas starting next week, you can start checking out what to anticipate and what to watch out for through the list below.
Oguri Shun plays a double character in Nobunaga Concerto, Matsushita Nao and Ishihara Satomi teams up for Dear Sister, Yonekura Ryoko’s Doctor X is back for a third season, scriptwriter Kudo Kankuro of Amachan is back for Nishikido Ryo’s Gomen ne Seishun! and NHK’s intteracial love story Massan premieres this season. Sawajiri Erika may be facing several villains in First Class Season 2 but the real battle is against Ayase Haruka’s Kyou Wa Kaisha Yasumimasu, the rare romance drama in the line up, airing at the same timeslot.
Arama, what fall Jdorama are you looking forward to? Check out the rest of the fall drama line up below.
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| NOBUNAGA CONCERTO | ||
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| Air Date: | 9pm, Mondays, 13 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Oguri Shun, Shibasaki Kou, Yamada Takayuki, Mukai Osamu, Fujigaya Taisuke, Kaho, Fujiki Naohito | |
| Sypnopsis: | Saburo (Oguri Shun) is a high school student good in sports, but not very good with his studies. One day, Saburo travels back in time and arrives in the Sengoku period of 1549. There, Saburo meets Nobunaga Oda who looks and sounds just like Saburo. Nobunaga Oda is the son of a warlord and magistrate of the lower Owari Province. Nobunaga Oda though is physically weak and he asks Saburo to take his place. Then, Saburo as Nobunaga Oda attempts to unify the country of Japan. |
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| SUBETE GA F NI NARU (The Perfect Insider/ Everything Becomes F) |
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| Air Date: | 9 pm, Tuesdays, 21 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Takei Emi, Ayano Go, Ozawa Yukiyoshi, Hayami Akari, Totsugi Shigeyuki, Mizusawa Erena, Yoshida Kotaro | |
| Sypnopsis: | Due to Professor Kita’s suggestion, student Nishizono Moe (Takei Emi) and Associate Professor Saikawa Kohei (Ayano Go) head to Professor Kita’s research institute. There, various experiments have been conducted in a low temperature research room. During the night a murder takes place. Two graduate students are found dead in the low temperature research room. How did the killer enter the closed research room and how did the killer leave the room? The duo brilliant of student and professor take on bizarre locked room murders and figure out the shocking tricks. | |
| SUTEKI NA SEN TAXI (Great Collection Taxi) |
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| Air Date: | 10 pm, Tuesdays, 14 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Takenouchi Yutaka, Masuno Hidetomo (Bakarhythm), Yasuda Ken, Konishi Manami, Nakamura Toru, Minamisawa Nao, Seino Nana, Masu Takeshi | |
| Sypnopsis: | Edawakare (Takenouchi Yutaka) is the driver of Sentaxi, a marvellous vehicle which is able to take a passenger back to his or her “life’s turning point”. His cool appearance is at odds with his talkative, meddlesome, sweet-toothed character. He gives advice to passengers who are flustered after failing in their life’s choice. | |
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| Air Date: | 10 pm, Wednesdays, 15 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Sawajiri Erika, Kimura Yoshino, Aoyagi Sho, Kurashina Kana, Shishido Kavka, Fuchikami Yasushi, Shinohara Tomoe, Suzuki Chinami, Nakamura Tomoya, Okamoto Keito, Yamaya Kasumi, Sasaki Nozomi, Nanao, Tabata Tomoko, Miura Rieko, Itaya Yuka, Yo Kimiko, Ichikawa Miwako, Kojima Hijiri, Tomosaka Rie, Natsuki Mari | |
| Sypnopsis: | Half a year has passed since Yoshinari Chinami (Sawajiri Erika) rose to the position of editor of her dream fashion magazine First Class and saved it from closing down despite harassment in the editorial department. She has now become an up-and-coming designer in the fashion brand industry. See her transform from “everyone else but me is bad” to “everyone is bad including me”. | |
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| Air Date: | 10 pm, Thursdays, 16 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Matsushita Nao, Ishihara Satomi, Iwata Takanori, Hirayama Hiroyuki, Mori Kanna, Horiuchi Keiko, Tanabe Seiichi, Katahira Nagisa | |
| Sypnopsis: | Misaki (Ishihara Satomi) and Hazuki (Matsushita Nao) are sisters. When they were younger, Misaki did not study well, but she had a charming personality which endeared her to others. Older sister Hazuki was meticulous, but she wasn’t very good socially. Hazuki was also jealous of her younger sister, believing her mother only loved Misaki. After graduating from high school, Misaki left home and the family has not heard from her since. Misaki has a secret that she can’t tell anyone. Hazuki is now 29-years-old and works at a local government office. Her boyfriend works in the same office and they hope to marry soon. Suddenly, Misaki, who is now 27-years-old, appears in front of Hazuki and they begin to live together. Hazuki actually has a secret which she cannot tell Misaki too. As these two sisters clash while living under the same roof, their values start to change little by little. |
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| JIGOKU SENSEI NUBE (Hell Teacher Nube) |
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| Air Date: | 9pm, Saturdays, 11 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Maruyama Ryuhei, Kiritani Mirei, Hayami Mokomichi, Yamamoto Mizuki, Chinen Yuri, Jiyoung, Yuka, Nakagawa Taishi, Yoshizawa Ryo, Sano Gaku, Matsui Airi, Sano Hinako, Mizutani Kaho, Nakamura Yurika, Takatsuki Sara | |
| Sypnopsis: | Nueno Meisuke (Maruyama Ryuhei) takes up a post at Domori High School. He cares very much for his students but his enthusiasm proves futile. A hopeless teacher who is clumsy, foolish and ridiculed by students. However, there is another side to him. He is the only teacher in Japan with psychic powers because of a devil dwelling in his left hand. When his students are attacked by monsters and evil spirits which take up residence in weak human hearts, he would risk his life to protect them by making use of his left hand. | |
| KYOU WA KAISHA YASUMIMASU (I’m Taking a Break from Work Today) |
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| Air Date: | 10 pm, Wednesdays, 15 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Ayase Haruka, Fukushi Sota, Tamaki Hiroshi, Naka Riisa, Chiba Yudai, Taguchi Junnosuke, Iwai Kami, Fukikoshi Mitsuru, Asano Kazuyuki, Takahata Atsuko | |
| Sypnopsis: | Aoishi Hanae (Ayase Haruka) is set to turn 30. She works for a general trading company and has never taken a day off or been late for work. She dresses pleasantly plain and has zero dating experience. However, she finds herself experiencing romance and sex for the first time via a one night stand with a handsome university student Tanokura Yuto (Fukushi Sota). Having no memory of losing her virginity, she starts dating him who is 9 years old younger than her.At this time Asao Yu (Tamaki Hiroshi), the CEO of a food company located in the same building as her company, begins to have feelings for Hanae. | |
| BINTA! – Bengoshi Jimuin Minowa ga Ai de Kaiketsu Shimasu (Slap in the face! – attorney clerk Minowa settles with love) |
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| Air Date: | 11:59 pm, Thursdays, 2 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | MATSU, Yamaguchi Sayaka, Ishiguro Hideo, Hara Nanoka, Nishimura Masahiko | |
| Sypnopsis: | Since his mother died, Minowa (Matsu) left his hometown because of his father’s irresponsible ways. 10 years later, he hears that his father has died. He goes back to his hometown as 30-year-old man who doesn’t have a regular job. Minowa then learns that he has younger step-sister named Kana. He wants to make his Kana happy and looks for a job in earnest. Minowa is finally able to land a job as an office clerk at a law office. Beautiful attorney Natsumi (Sayaka Yamaguchi) has to educate Minowa about the law. Natsumi becomes dumbfounded by his zero knowledge of law and lack of knowledge in general. Natsumi, though, becomes slowly influenced by Minowa’s strong sense of justice and love. |
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| GOMEN NE SEISHUN! (Sorry Youth) |
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| Air Date: | 9pm, Sundays, 12 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Nishikido Ryo, Mitsushima Hikari, Nagayama Kento, Shigeoka Daiki, Haru, Triendl Reina, Kawaei Rina, Shirasu Jin, Kuroshina Yuina, Morikawa Aoi, Koseki Yuta, Suzuki Takayuki, Yamoto Yuma, Tomiyama Eriko, Hisamatsu Ikumi, Ryusei Ryo, Saito Yuki, Morishita Aiko, Enari Kazuki | |
| Sypnopsis: | Hara Heisuke (Nishikido Ryo) works as a teacher at an all boys high school in Shizuoka Prefecture. 15 years ago he had an unfortunate accident which made his life go crazy. He has since become obsessed with his hometown and the school where he graduated from. Due to declining enrollment at the all boys high school where Hara Heisuke works, the school plans to merge with an all girls high school next year. Prior to the merger of the schools, a culture festival is held for the students from the two schools. Hara struggles to make the culture festival a success. |
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| SAKURA ~ JIKEN O KIKU ONNA (SAKURA ~ The woman who listens to cases) |
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| Air Date: | 8 pm, Mondays, 20 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Nakama Yukie, Sato Ryuta, Aijima Kazuyuki, Kino Hana, Ono Takuro, Morioka Yutaka, Suruga Taro, Ayane, Kusabue Mitsuko, Takashima Reiko | |
| Sypnopsis: | Sakura (Nakama Yukie) is a detective who uses her listening skills to solve cases. In the morning, Sakura listens to callers to as DJ Kokoro at a local radio station. In the afternoon, she listens to citizens’ problems by working at the Community Safety Section at the Komagome Central Police Office. At night, she receives information from regulars at a restaurant run by her grandmother Ume (Kusabue Mitsuko). When cases takes place, Sakura goes undercover to investigate. She partners with Detective Masato (Sato Ryuta) as they work to solve mysterious cases together. |
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| ONNA WA SORE O YURUSANAI (Woman Does Not Allow) |
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| Air Date: | 10 pm, Tuesdays, 21 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Fukada Kyoko, Terajima Shinobu, Mizobata Junpei, Yoshizawa Hisashi, Kato Masaya, Takenaka Naoto, Matsushige Yutaka, Kamikawa Takaya | |
| Sypnopsis: | Urara Iwasaki (Fukada Kyoko) makes an error during her first trial as an attorney which hurts her client. Urara Iwasaki thinks law isn’t right for her and she quits her job. She now has a debt of 4 million yen and earns a living by doing part-time work. Meanwhile, Rinka Ebisawa (Terajima Shinobu) is an elite lawyer and works for the largest law firm in the industry and is also rumoured to be a candidate for a position at the top. She lives in a high-rise apartment, and likes fine wines and branded goods. However, the use of her high-handed methods to win cases is revealed and she is dismissed from her law firm and disbarred. By chance, Rinka meets Urara. Rinka sets eyes on Urara’s legal qualifications. She makes Urara do her bidding in an attempt to somehow regain her own qualifications. Will the two women be able to grasp happiness both as a lawyer and a female? |
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| Air Date: | 1:11 am, Wednesdays, 22 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Kobayashi Kaoru, Ayata Toshiki, Fuwa Mansaku, Matsushige Yutaka, Mitsuishi Ken | |
| Sypnopsis: | Set in a small restaurant in the corner of a shopping district. The unusual eatery which people call Shinya Shokudo is only open after midnight, and its standard menu consists of just a single choice. However, the customers still come for the amusing chatter and the proprietor’s willingness to cook any dish that they request. | |
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| Air Date: | 9 pm, Thursdays, 16 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Nishijima Hidetoshi, Maki Yoko, Kagawa Teruyuki, Ito Atsushi, Ikematsu Sosuke, Hasegawa Hiroki, Ishida Yuriko, Kohinata Fumiyo, Aoi Yu, Sano Shiro | |
| Sypnopsis: | Mozu vows revenge and infiltrates Japan as a North Korean agent. The suspension of a murder case investigation is announced suddenly without a clear explanation. The incident involves numerous people who were killed at a hospital. Political intrigue seems behind the case. Kuraki (Nishijima Hidetoshi), Osugi Kagawa Teruyuki) and Miki (Maki Yoko) try to reveal the conspiracy which is about to be hidden. | |
| MAMA TO PAPA GA IKIRU RIYUU (The Reason Mom and Dad Lives) |
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| Air Date: | 9 pm, Thursdays, 20 November 2014 | |
| Cast: | Fukiishi Kazue, Aoki Munetaka, Watanabe Konomi, Igarashi Hinata | |
| Sypnopsis: | Two years after the birth of her second child (Igarashi Hinata), 34-year-old Yoshioka Toko (Fukiishi Kazue) is diagnosed with breast cancer. Furthermore, surgery is not possible because she is terminally ill, but the doctor is not certain of her life expectancy. Toko vows that she will not let illness get the better of her for the sake of her son and daughter (Watanabe Konomi) and lives a positive life, but at times, she is tormented by a wave of fear and anxiety. A few days later, her husband Kenichi (Aoki Munetaka) is also notified that he has end-stage lung cancer. Despite the short time they have left to live, the Yoshiokas still have dreams. They do not forget humour and how to be a loving family. | |
| N NO TAME NI (For the Sake of N) |
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| Air Date: | 10 pm, Fridays, 17 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Eikura Nana, Kubota Masataka, Kaku Kento, Koide Keisuke, Hara Hideko, Shibamoto Yuki, Moro Morooka, Miho Jun, Hayama Shono, Yamamoto Mirai, Orimoto Junkichi, Mitsuishi Ken, Miura Tomokazu, Konishi Manami, Tokui Yoshimi | |
| Sypnopsis: | University student Sugishita Nozomi (Eikura Nana), Naruse Shinji (Kubota Masataka), Ando Nozomi (Kaku Kento) and Nishizaki Masato (Koide Keisuke) end up coming upon the scene of the murder of the Noguchi couple (Konishi Manami, Tokui Yoshimi), because of a plan they had devised. Nishizaki is arrested at the scene and is given a 10-year prison term because of his voluntary confession. 10 years later, Takano Shigeru (Miura Tomokazu), a former police officer who has misgivings about the verdict of this case, starts to pursue the truth. He is convinced that it all began as a result of an incident caused by Nozomi and Naruse on an island in the Seto Inland Sea in the summer 15 years. “They committed a crime at that time. It was for the sake of each N.” | |
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| AIBOU SEASON 13 | ||
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| Air Date: | 9pm, Wednesdays, 15 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Mizutani Yutaka, Narimiya Hiroki, Suzuki Anju, Matobu Sei, Kawahara Kazuhisa, Yamanaka Takashi, Ishizaka Koji | |
| Sypnopsis: | Two unique outlaw police investigators try to solve mysterious and clueless cases with their very original and outrageous ways. | |
| KASOUKEN NO ONNA SEASON 14 (Woman of the Crime Lab) |
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| Air Date: | 7:58 pm, Thursdays, 16 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Sawaguchi Yasuko, Naito Takashi, Wakamura Mayumi, Kazama Toru, Kaneda Akio, Saito Satoru, Osada Seiya, Sakimoto Hiromi, Yamamoto Hikaru, Nishida Ken | |
| Sypnopsis: | As criminals become more sophisticated and crimes more complex, the police must turn to speedier and more scientific means of weeding through clues and narrowing down suspects. That’s where the forensics labs come into play. Sasaki Mariko (Sawaguchi Yasuko) is a highly talented forensics scientist who must dodge stereotypes, as well as disparaging comments from veteran detectives | |
| DOCTOR X ~ GEKAI DAIMON MICHIKO SEASON 3 | ||
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| Air Date: | 9 pm, Thursdays, 9 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Yonekura Ryoko, Endo Kenichi, Uchida Yuki, Katsumura Masanobu, Watanabe Ikkei, Makita Sports, Takahashi Kazuya, Kinoshita Takayuki, Naito Risa, Shonozaki Ken, Matsushima Hana | |
| Sypnopsis: | Freelancer surgeon Michiko (Yonekura Ryoko) visits an island. Due to an accident by a luxury liner, some of its passengers are injured. Among the injured passengers, Michiko finds Ryonosuke (Ito Shiro). Ryonosuke is an ex-hospital director with whom Michiko has worked for in the past. Michiko treats Ryonosuke’s wound. Later, Ryonosuke is hospitalized at the National Center for Advanced Medical Care. He has suffered from a cardiac tumor and hepatocellular carcinoma. At the conference for Ryonosuke’s upcoming surgery, two factions of the National Center for Advanced Medical Care have an intense argument over his surgery. Michiko suddenly appears at the warlike conference and tells them that Ryonosuke is her patient. |
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| KUROFUKU MONOGATARI (Tales of Black Suit) |
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| Air Date: | 11:15 pm, Fridays, 24 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Nakajima Kento, Sasaki Nozomi, Yamamoto Yusuke, Kashiwagi Yuki, Nakao Akiyoshi, Yasui Kentaro, Yanagi Shuntaro, Iriyama Anna, Kakei Miwako, Sugimoto Yumi, Iwasa Mayuko, Aizawa Rina, Yanagi Yurina, Fukuyoshi Marina, Kaneda Ayana, Kurokawa Tomoka, Aiba Hiroki, Nakajima Hiroko, Jinbo Satoshi, Kitamura Yukiya, Kaname Jun, Takenaka Naoto | |
| Sypnopsis: | Ogawa Akira (Nakajima Kento) is a ronin preparing to take an entrance exam for medical school. He has already failed two times, but doesn’t give up because of his father who is a doctor. Unable to defeat the stress, he finds himself wandering in the streets of Tokyo when he met Kyoko (Sasaki Nozomi), the no.1 club hostess in Ikebukuro. Awestruck by Kyoko’s beauty, he takes a job at Kyoko’s club. A bittersweet love story between a hostess and a rookie in black suit. | |
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| Air Date: | 8am – 8:15am, Mondays- Saturdays, 29 September 2014- 28 March 2015 | |
| Cast: | Tamayama Tetsuji, Charlotte Kate Fox, Aibu Saki, Tsutsumi Shinichi, Izumi Pinko, Maeda Gin, Nishikawa Kiyoshi | |
| Sypnopsis: | The story takes place in 1920 where Masaharu Kameyama, or Massan for short, has just returned to Japan after spending a two year apprenticeship in Scotland. With him he brings back a Scottish wife, Ellie. While studying zymurgy (process of fermentation) in Osaka, Massan discovered whiskey and became fascinated with it. This lead him to travel to Scotland alone where he took part in a two year apprenticeship, his goal being to achieve domestic whiskey production in Japan.Massan and Ellie face a tough road ahead of them. Ellie’s family isn’t pleased that she ran off to a “strange land” and Massan’s mother is extremely disgruntled that he brought home a foreign bride. Ellie also receives a cold reception from the local people, not fully adapting to cultural differences and often being misunderstood. Massan repeatedly faces failure with his whiskey production and global events such as the Great Depression and Pacific War (where Ellie’s home country is the enemy) continuously put the odds against them.Despite those hardships Massan continues to follow his dream with Ellie by his side. | |
| BORDERLINE | ||
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| Air Date: | 9pm, Saturdays, 04 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Koike Teppei, Kakei Toshio, Yamaguchi Makiya, Tokui Yu, Mori Kanna, Maro Akaji, Fujiwara Norika, Hashizume Isao | |
| Sypnopsis: | The firefighters are always straddling the borderline between everyday life and the edge of death. They get caught between the words of gratitude and angry rebuke of people. The lives of rescuers and their buddies are in the balance. | |
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| Air Date: | 10 pm, Tuesdays, 14 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Nagasaku Hiromi, Ishida Yuriko, Sato Hitomi, Tanimura Mitsuki, Lily, Omi Toshinori, Fujiki Naohito | |
| Sypnopsis: | In the autumn of their first year in high school, some incident spurred Tomomi (Nagasaku Hiromi) and Kaoru (Ishida Yuriko) to promise to be friends forever. However, at their present age of 41, the two of them have gone through different lives. Tomomi has built a happy family that everyone envies while Kaoru lives for her career as a movie producer. The differences in their lifestyles have created a distance between them. The two friends meet again for the first time at a class reunion after 20-something years and return to their former closeness. However, Tomomi has one suspicion. Kaoru knows too much about her own family. Is her husband (Fujiki Naohito) and good friend having an affair? When Tomomi gets to the bottom of the matter, an inconceivable fate awaits her and Kaoru. The two of them are at the mercy of a harsh destiny, and before long, they learn what is hidden in each other’s hearts … … | |
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| Air Date: | 8 pm, Thursdays, 16 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Kishitani Goro, Okunuki Kaoru, Kazama Shunsuke, Musaka Naomasa, Shiga Kotaro, Osugi Ren, Matsuzaka Keiko | |
| Sypnopsis: | The murder of a greengrocer marks that start of a series of disappearances of the residents of a tenement house. Feeling suspicious about these cases as well as sympathy for the residents, the constable Izutsu Heishiro (Kishitani Goro) starts to investigate the background of the cases on his own. Picking on the wisdom of his nephew Yuminosuke as he searches, Izutsu soon realises that the mystery of a case which occurred 17 years ago lies hidden behind it. The landowner Minatoya Soemon is the one who holds this secret … … | |
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| Air Date: | 8 pm, Fridays, 03 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Higashiyama Noriyuki, Katsumura Masanobu, Kuninaka Ryoko, Konda Yoshimasa, Matsubara Chieko, Hira Takehiro, Tsugawa Masahiko | |
| Sypnopsis: | The reign of the eighth shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune (Hira Takehiro) was notable for the “Ooka Sabaki” which supported the Kyoho Reforms advanced by Yoshimune. Ooka Echizen (Higashiyama Noriyuki), an Edo magistrate, punished evil that brought suffering to the common people, making judicial decisions with humanity and fairness that came to be known as “Ooka Sabaki”. He would go beyond his status and position, and work very hard for the people’s happiness. He was also their pride. | |
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| GUGU DATTE NEKO DE ARU (Guu Guu, the Cat) |
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| Air Date: | 10pm, Saturdays, 18 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Miyazawa Rie, Kuroki Haru, Nagatsuka Keishi, Nakaoka Souichi, Ichikawa Miwako, Kikuchi Rinko, Iwamatsu Ryo, Tanaka Min | |
| Sypnopsis: | Kojima Asako (Miyazawa Rie) is a writer of popular manga for teenage girls. While she is facing a looming deadline, Saba, the beloved cat she has lived with for years suddenly dies. Asako is no longer able to draw manga after that and also loses her appetite. At the suggestion of her worried editor Omori (Nagatsuka Keishi), she moves to a new house but her life does not return to what it used to be. One day, when Asako is walking in a park, she comes across a homeless person (Tanaka Min) with a sick kitten. She starts wanting to cure the kitten of its illness and brings it to the hospital without permission … | |
| HEISEI SARU KANI KASSENZU (Heisei Monkey Crab Battle Picture) |
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| Air Date: | 10 pm, Saturdays, 15 November 2014 | |
| Cast: | Suzuki Kyoka, Kora Kengo, Hagiwara Masato, Takaoka Saki, Asaka Kodai, Fukuda Ayano, Mine Azusa, Makita Sports, Ikeda Narushi, Chiba Tetsuya, Nakahara Takeo, Ishibashi Renji | |
| Sypnopsis: | A hit-and-run incident takes place within Kabukicho in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Bartender Junpei Hamamoto (Kengo Kora), who witnessed the hit-and-run take place, realizes the person arrested for that incident is not the person he saw driving. Junpei believes the person responsible is world famous cellist Keiji Minato and his older brother has taken the rap for him. Junpei and his friend Tomoki then decide to blackmail Keiji for money, but Keiji’s manager Yuko (Kyoka Suzuki) blocks their plans. Junpei is overwhelmed by Yuko and gives up. Meanwhile, Yuko becomes interested in Junpei who seems to be loved by everyone. Soon, Yuko’s enemy and villain appears. Turmoil for these people and Mizuki who came to Tokyo to find Tomoki, Korean club madam Miki, Miki’s ex-yakuza lover Takasaka, Keiji’s niece Tomoka begins. |
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| KABUKA BOURAKU (Steep Fall in Stock Prices) |
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| Air Date: | 10 pm, Sundays, 19 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Oda Yuji, Takashima Masanobu, Seto Koji, Kawashima Umika, Hirayama Hiroyuki, Ryu Raita, Tsuruta Mayu, Itao Itsuji, Ishiguro Ken, Ishibashi Ryo, Endo Kaname, Yajima Kenichi, Aijima Kazuyuki, Iida Kisuke, Oishi Goro, Mori Ren, Sena Jun, Watanabe Ikkei | |
| Sypnopsis: | Bando Hiroshi (Oda Yuji) works as a credit officer for a large bank. At the bank, opinions are divided over whether an additional loan to a giant supermarket chain should be approved. Hiroshi opposes the loan due to the supermarket’s non-existent efforts to restructure. Meanwhile, Vice President of Planning Department, Ninohe Tetsuya (Takashima Masanobu), insists on approving the loan. He believes if the supermarket goes bankrupt than it will effect the bank itself. Also, Tetsuya has a strong dislike of Hiroshi. Tetsuya then devises a scheme that will get Hiroshi in trouble. At this time, a store of the giant supermarket chain is blown up. A message from the perpetrator arrives. The bomber demands the resignation of the supermarket CEO, Kazama Kozo (Ryu Raita). The CEO runs the supermarket in a dictatorial management style. If the demand the bomber’s demand is not met, the bomber will carry out more explosions. The supermarket tries to coverup the bomber’s demand as they fear the collapse of their company stock. Hiroshi though insists fiercely that the bomber’s message should go public. Detective Yaen Hiromitsu (Itao Itsuji) begins to suspect a young man named Inunaki Ko (Seto Koji), who was near the scene of the crime. |
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| AKKA (Evil Currency) |
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| Air Date: | 10 pm, Sundays, November 2014( 5 episodes) | |
| Cast: | Oikawa Mitsuhiro, Kuroki Meisa | |
| Sypnopsis: | One million yen in elaborate fake bills that no one can tell are not the real deal were picked up by a homeless person. The bills begin to circulate like the blood flowing through blood vessels. These fake bills undermine the Japanese economy like a virus. In order to build a world that is not dominated by money, a plan to overturn the value of the root of money is launched. What is the fate of the man with such a tremendous plan? A millionaire, an undercover agent, community representative, and a genius appraiser that specializes in distinguishing counterfeit bills, speculation is placed on each. Everything leads to a conspiracy of dark organizations trying to destroy the Japanese economy. |
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| SHIN KEIJI YOSHINAGA SEIICHI (New Detective Yoshinaga Seiichi) |
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| Air Date: | 7:58pm, Fridays, 17 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Funakoshi Eiichiro, Koizumi Kotaro, Kakizawa Hayato, Nakayama Shinobu, Hirayama Aya, Mano Azusa, Hayashi Yasufumi, Yamada Jundai, Matsuo Satoru, Kasai Kenji | |
| Sypnopsis: | Yoshinaga Seiichi (Funakoshi Eiichiro) is a detective of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police’s First Investigative Division. He believes “there is no case that cannot be solved” and he never gives up on an investigation. His partner is Kagami Kiichi (Koizumi Kotaro) whose father Takashi was the prefectural police’s legendary detective. Kujo Kazumai (Kakizawa Hayato), a police official who graduated from Tokyo University, is sent to the First Investigative Division. He should have taken the post of Director, but an exception has been made in accordance to his wishes and he is assigned to be a detective out in the field. | |
| TAMAGAWA KUYAKUSHO OF THE DEAD (Tamagawa City Office of the Dead) |
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| Air Date: | 12:12 am, Saturdays, 04 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Hayashi Kento, Hirose Alice, Kaneko Nobuaki, Takahashi Tsutomu, Katagiri Jin, Furutachi Kanji, Toyota Ellie, Tabata Tomoko, Kondo Koen, Chiba Masako, Akabane Shinichi | |
| Sypnopsis: | 16 years ago, there was an occurrence of zombies in western Mexico. They rapidly spread around the world through the transmission of a virus. The world was thrown into panic with the appearance of the first zombies, but because their movements were slow and they were also feeble, zombies were not commonly perceived to be such a threat and their existence became an everyday affair. In Tamagawa ward in Japan, there is a special welfare division where all the defective staff members from other divisions have been transferred. The primary responsibilities of this division are to manage and capture special insurance subjects (residents carrying the zombie virus or zombified residents). Akaba Shinsuke is one such staff member, but he is in no way motivated. In his 25 years, he has had no one to call girlfriend and leads an uninspiring life. However, one day, a girl with the looks of an idol and skills of a martial artist is assigned as a rookie … | |
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| YUUBE NO CURRY, ASHITA NO PAN (Last Night’s Curry, Tomorrow’s Bread) |
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| Air Date: | 10 pm, Sundays, 05 October 2014 | |
| Cast: | Naka Riisa, Hoshino Gen, Kaga Takeshi, Mizobata Junpei, Mimura, Katagiri Hairi, Kaku Kento, Yoshida Yo, Fukushi Seiji, Ono Yuriko | |
| Sypnopsis: | 7 years ago, Kazuki (Hoshino Gen) died of cancer at the age of 25. While Kazuki’s wife, Tetsuko (Riisa Naka), and her father-in-law, Rentaro (Takeshi Kaga), live together as family but theirs is a delicate relationship of daughter-in-law and father-in-law with no blood ties. She slowly gets over her sadness by meeting people who were related to her late husband. | |
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| Air Date: | 11:15 pm, Tuesdays, 02 September 2014 | |
| Cast: | Kuroki Meisa, Gackt, Hiraoka Yuta, Taketomi Seika, Akimoto Naomi, Kishimoto Kayoko | |
| Sypnopsis: | A swirling spiral of space and time connecting the past and the future. When Aizawa Natsuki (Kuroki Meisa) was a child, she was kidnapped which left her severely & emotionally traumatized. Natsuki grew up relying on her friend Yuki Kentaro (Hiraoka Yuta). She now studies physics at a university. One day, she meets newly appointed professor Tatsumi Shuya (Gackt). From then on, mysterious events occur continuously around Natsuki. Shuya is a time traveller who travels between the future and the past. What could be the fate of this hero and heroine? |
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