Upcoming Summer JDramas 2017

Summer is in! Take a look at the list of upcoming Jdramas below!

Oricon reported on the ranking of the most anticipated dramas this summer. This is based on a survey which factors in anticipated ratings, lead cast, supporting cast and content, and tallies to a maximum score of 80.

How about you Arama, which dramas are you most looking forward to this summer?
 

  1. Code Blue ~ Doctor Heli Kinkyuu Kyuumei ~ THE THIRD SEASON (77)
  2. Iryu Sousa (67)
  3. Hello Harinezumi (66)
  4. Bokutachi ga Yarimashita (65)
  5. Gomen, Aishiteru (61)
  6. Keiji 7-nin Season 3 (53)
  7. Kurokawa no Techou (49)
  8. Aishitetatte, himitsu wa aru (48)
  9. Kahogo no Kahoko / Seshiru no Mokuromi (45)
  10. Kanna-san! / Keishicho Zerogakari ~ Seikatsu Anzenka Nandemo Soudanshitsu ~ SECOND SEASON / Uchi no otto wa shigoto ga dekinai (44)
  11. Keishicho Ikimonogakari (29)
  12. Ecchan (16)

 

FUJI TV
Code Blue ~ Dr Heli Kinkyuu Kyuumei THE THIRD SEASON
(Code Blue – 3rd Season)
 
Air Date: 9 pm, Mondays, 17 July 2017
Cast: Yamashita Tomohisa, Aragaki Yui, Toda Erika, Higa Manami, Asari Yosuke, Arioka Daiki, Narita Ryo, Araki Yuko, Baba Fumika, Ando Masanobu, Shiina Kippei
Synopsis: It’s been 10 years since the Code Blue team made their first debut on to the medical scene. Each of them have begun to make a career for themselves during this time.
Aizawa Kousaku (Yamashita Tomohisa) has left the emergency services at his last hospital and now works as a brain surgeon, aiming for the best performance every day.
Shiraishi Megumi (Aragaki Yui) has been working hard as a staff leader for flight doctors at Shohoku Emergency Medical Services. Hiyama Mihoko (Toda Erika) wanted to become a flight doctor, but she left the Shohoku Emergency Medical Services to work as an obstetrician. Saejima Haruka (Higa Manami) still works as a nurse for flight doctors, pursuing her career as a top worker. Also, like Megumi Shiraishi, Fujikawa Kazuo (Asari Yosuke) works at the Shohoku Emergency Medical Services as a plastic surgeon specialist. Each member work face to face with life or death situations every day, and they face a new challenge which awaits them. And when we think about their improvements, we can’t forget about Tachibana Daisuke (Iwaki Masayoshi). While continuing his work as a medical doctor, he now stands at difficult point in his life regarding his son. What may be the reason behind this?
Also, at this medical centre, new flight doctors join the team. Natori Soma (Arioka Daiki), Hanitani Shunpei (Narita Ryo), Yokomine Akari (Araki Yuko) and Futaba Yukimura (Baba Fumika) who’s trying to become a flight nurse. Even though the new staff members are looked down upon by the medical centre, Shiraishi Megumi tries all that she can to train them.
Bokutachi ga Yarimashita
(Fugitive Boys)
Air Date: 9 pm, Tuesdays, 18 July 2017
Cast: Kubota Masataka, Nagano Mei, Arata Mackenyu, Hayama Shono, Mamiya Shotaro, Konno Hiroki, Kawaei Rina, Okazaki Sae, Itao Itsuji, Sakakibara Ikue, Mizukawa Asami, Miura Shohei, Furuta Arata
Synopsis: Four groups of friends are just living their everyday lives, just simply satisfied and complacent. One day, their group of friends get beaten up badly by students from the ‘delinquent’ high school which is located opposite them. As a result, they decide to plan some form of a revenge on them. However, on the day of the plot, this all turns into an unbelievable incident. When they realize, the ‘delinquent’ high school opposite them is surrounded in a sea of fire. In a matter of moments, they have turned themselves into criminals plotting a ‘bomb’ attack. Their choice from this point onwards are to get away from the whole situation.

In this way, a new story begins, where a group of young students who are unable to face up to reality, goes ahead with their great run away from reality. What awaits them are police detectives, teachers who begin to pursue their location and the revenge plot from the delinquents. Furthermore, they have demands which they can’t put to bear, parting with friends, and saying goodbye to their best friends. On top of that, they feel a sense of guilt too! This is a suspense drama which depicts these kinds of students who are forced to escape in a desperate situation for their survival.

Cecile no Mokuromi
(Cecile’s Plot)
Air Date: 10 pm, Thursdays, 13 July 2017
Cast: Maki Yoko, Kichise Michiko, Ito Ayumi, Itaya Yuka, Hasegawa Kyoko, Kaneko Nobuaki, Tokui Yoshimi, Lily Franky, Mashima Hidekazu, Ishibashi Kei, Ito Shuko, Sato Eriko, Fujisawa Ema, Uno Shohei, Sato Ruiki, Kato Masato
Synopsis: This is a story about single women, housewives, single mothers with children, and those that have a job as a dual-income family, who all try to discover a new path in their lives to find happiness. The original story is based on the Yuikawa Kei’s story which was also a serial publication in the popular women’s fashion magazine ‘STORY,’ between 2008 to 2010. The story depicts the main character played by Maki Yoko, who suddenly becomes a fashion model and climbs her way to the top of the industry.

The name ‘Cecile,’ in the title comes from the French novelist Françoise Sagan’s book ‘Bonjour tristesse,’ in which ‘Cecile’ is the main character. In the book, she has a very pretty appearance, yet has a terrifying plot in her mind. Therefore, the name Cecile may be linked to things like a woman’s anxiety and other areas of emotion and mind games. In the drama, many kinds of women, such as sports personalities and beauticians will make a special appearance to depict the different life styles of women.

The main character in the drama is Miyaji Nao (Maki Yoko), who is a very modest woman, spends her days as a housewife and lives with her husband and junior high school son. Even though her lifestyle is not luxurious, small things in her everyday life makes her happy. Like going out to the local grocers to buy her son’s dinner ingredients.

One day, Nao gets contacted by a famous fashion magazine ‘Vanity,’ asking her if she’s interested in becoming one of their models. Since this day, she makes her way into an industry which she has no clue about. A fashion industry which mainly focuses on the outer appearance is something that she isn’t fond of. However, after working with writers and models, her negative image gradually transforms into something more positive, and her sense of values begin to change.

Things like jealousy, pride and relationship rivalry are some of the things that most women feel affected by. How will Nao survive inside a world of ‘Cecile.’
Also, when we talk about fashion magazine models, it’s more directed towards the readers, and is completely different from professional modelling. How Nao will gradually open herself up in this new world is also something to watch out for in the drama

Yaneura no Koibito
(Lurker in the Garret)
Air Date: 11:40 pm, Saturdays, 03 June 2017
Cast: Ishida Hikari, Imai Tsubasa, Miura Rieko, Matsuzawa Kazuyuki, Otomo Karen, Takahashi Futo, Hayata Ryusei, Katsumura Masanobu, Takahata Atsuko
Synopsis: Saijo Kinuka (Ishida Hikari) moves to a European-style house in Kamakura with her husband Makoto, and their children. The house is a long-cherished one, where she could open a flower arrangement class, and also big enough for her family to live in.

After moving to their new house, they hold a house warming party in the garden.
Kinuka’s ex-boyfriend, Seno Itsuki (Imai Tsubasa), suddenly appears out of the blue at the party and he asks her to shelter him because he had been chased by a bill collector, for unpaid loan payments. But, how does someone who she broke up with 18 years ago, know her new address. As he is someone who she could not easily introduce to her family, she tries to send him away. In the meantime he somehow disappears. Where couldhe be!?

From that night onwards, strange things start happening around the house. Like, the food stock in the fridge frequently starts disappearing and things also disappear from the freezer. As well this, clothes from the laundry machine just gets lost!?

And, on the day of her birthday, she hears someone playing the violin from the attic. When she tracks down the sound, she finds Seno playing it. From this moment onwards, Itsuki begins to observe the Saijo family’s true status and discovers the hidden sides of the family.

For example, her 15 years old son is being bullied. And her 17 years old daughter is experiencing trouble with her boyfriend. Also, her promising husband who is working for the stock company is really a good father? And, why did her mother-in-law ask them to live together? Finally, her best friend also has a big secret!? Furthermore, she is under a huge strain of emotional pressure. And her feelings towards Itsuki starts to shake? What is the reason behind Itsuki living in the attic? And how will Kinuka deal with a family on the verge of utter chaos. Everything will be revealed in this Saturday night drama.

Keishichou Ikimono-gakari
(MPD:Animal Unit)
Air Date: 9:00 pm, Sundays, 09 July 2017
Cast: Watabe Atsuro, Hashimoto Kanna, Miura Shohei, Hasegawa Tomoharu, Ishikawa Ren, Kiyohara Sho, Yokoyama Daisuke, Denden, Terajima Susumu, Asano Atsuko
Synopsis: A detective Sudo Tomozo (Watabe Atsuro) gets taken off the investigation section team after injuring himself in an incident. He gets sent to the window seat for the general affairs division of the police department. Also known as ‘MPD: Animal Unit,’ a police department which looks after animals and plants.
There, he meets Usuki Keiko (Hashimoto Kanna), a female animal geek who has veterinary qualifications. She loves animals more than people, and Tomozo is not happy about the way in which Keiko is going about her own way. However, Keiko uses the assistance of pets left at different crime scenes, to solve criminal mysteries one after another, through her vast knowledge and sharp observation skills.
However, when we say “pets,” it doesn’t necessarily mean the popular kinds such as cats and dogs. Rather, those such as snakes, tortoises, owls and even penguins!?
Keiko, who never fails to show affection for any kinds of creatures, somehow helps her lead on to solving criminal mysteries. While being in directly controlled by Keiko, Tomozo gradually gains respect for her and their combination eventually becomes effective. From forensic medicine, brain science to psychology, there are various ways of solving criminal mysteries. However, will this be the first time we find out that zoological science can help solve criminal incidences!?

NTV
Uchi no Otto wa Shigoto ga Dekinai
(My Loser Husband)
Air Date: 10 pm, Saturdays, 08 July 2017
Cast: Nishikido Ryo, Matsuoka Mayu, Sato Ryuta, Dan Mitsu, Yabu Kota, Imoto Ayako, Eguchi Noriko, Yoshimoto Miyu, Yagyu Miyu, Yashiki Hiroko, Abe Shohei, Kasamatsu Sho
Synopsis:

My hubby… so sweet but so pathetic.
Good looks, good education, good income! No doubt the ideal husband! Or at least that’s how it was supposed to be, until the day she discovers a secret about her husband. He turns out to be the weakest link at work and drags everyone down.

He’s torn apart. His wife still believes he’s a star in the office and he doesn’t want her to know that he’s actually excess baggage. But as the blunders, humiliation, and scornful glares from the younger colleagues pile up, he finally reaches a breaking point. Just when he decides, “I want to quit,” he finds out his wife is pregnant!

As the breadwinner of the family, there’s no way he can quit his job. He doesn’t want his pregnant wife to feel any anxiety, so he sets out to become a competent employee.

He sends out a distress call to his better half, and she agrees to throw her full support behind him. Thus begins their “two heads are better than one” office survival challenge.

What does it mean to be a capable corporate employee? What is happiness anyway? Does your career determine the worth of your family or you as a person?

Much laughter and tears are in store as a corporate loser husband hangs on to his wife’s hand while he navigates the corporate jungle. This drama offers a whole new perspective on how a man-and-wife relationship can be. You’ve never seen a career/home drama like this one!

Koshoku Robot
(Solitary Eating Robot)
Air Date: 2:59 am, Tuesdays, 20 June 2017
Cast: Arioka Daiki, Takaki Yuya, Yaotome Hikaru, Mikura Mana, Morita Kanro, Kaku Tomohiro, Imai Takafumi, Miyaji Masako, Anan Kenji, Nukumizu Yoichi
Synopsis: At the ○×Food Company’s franchise outlets, a customer can exchange 3,000 points for a 25 cm tall robot who will assist with their health and dietary needs. Mujaki (Arioka Daiki) has been delivered to an office lady Takagi Nozomi (Mikura Mana) who is a lousy cook and used to eating meals alone, Yancha (Takaki Yuya) to a salaryman Yaguchi Yutaka (Morita Kanro) who is poor at communicating and lacks self-confidence, and Ottori (Yaotome Hikaru) to a middle-aged man Kobashi Akio (Anan Kenji) who has been driven out by his wife Saeko (Miyaji Masako) and is on the verge of divorce. However, these tiny robots do not seem to only assist with hot meals…
Kahogo no Kahoko
(Overprotected Kahoko)
Air Date: 10 pm, Wednesdays, 12 July 2017
Cast: Takahata Mitsuki, Takeuchi Ryoma, Kubota Sayu, Kuroki Hitomi, Hamada Mari, Nakajima Hiroko, Umezawa Masayo, Tokito Saburo, Sato Jiro, Nishio Mari, Shukugawa Atom, Mita Yoshiko, Nishioka Tokuma, Hiraizumi Sei
Synopsis:

Is too much love really love?
College student Kahoko is the quintessential overprotected child borne out of today’s Japanese society. Shielded by her parents, Kahoko grew up completely pampered and became somewhat of a miraculously naïve “test tube human.” She is 21 years old and about to start working for a company, but she has never slept away from home, had a part time job, chosen her own clothes, or even ridden a train alone. Kahoko has had her picture taken, but she has never taken a picture herself.

Now, Kahoko is about to step out of her germ-free isolation pod and into the germ-infested world. It won’t be long until she realizes, “I’m different from everybody else!”

She has been her mother’s best friend all her life and her father can’t live without her. As they become emotionally unstable from the changes that Kahoko goes through, their family begins to fall apart. That’s when Kahoko herself and the people around her begin to see the strength that hides deep within.

“Overprotected Kahoko” is not a simple drama that chronicles the growth and transformation of an overly protected child. Similar to Princess Ann in “Roman Holiday,” this drama depicts the various experiences and struggles of a young woman who finally ascends to the throne and becomes the queen of her small kingdom called “family.

Nou ni Sumaho ga Umerareta!
(The Smartphone Guy)
Air Date: 11:59 pm, Thursdays, 06 July 2017
Cast: Ito Atsushi, Shinkawa Yua, Ando Natsu, Okada Ryutaro, Nomura Masumi, Bokumoto Sakiko, Yuki Moe, Nakagawa Chika, Nitta Yuriko, Takashima Kotoha, Ikeda Tetsuhiro, Shinoda Mariko, Nishimaru Yuko, Toda Masahiro, Kishitani Goro
Synopsis: “Where did my life go wrong?”

Divorced, in need to pay child-support, and now a layoff candidate at his company; Orimo Keita (Ito Atsushi), 34 years old was in the pits of despair. However, it all changes when his brain suddenly became a smartphone! Now his vision can see messages people send on their phones, which also means that he can learn their secrets. This new ability gets him intertwined with problems in and out of the office! A Sci-fi human drama about a simple man becoming a “Smartphone” hero.

Aishitetatte, Himitsu wa Aru
(My Lover’s Secret)
Air Date: 10:30 pm, Sundays, 16 July 2017
Cast: Fukushi Sota, Kawaguchi Haruna, Kaku Kento, Suzuki Kosuke, Shirasu Jin, Yashiba Toshihiro, Saeki Daichi, Emoto Tokio, Yamamoto Mirai, Horibe Keisuke, Endo Kenichi, Okae Kumiko, Suzuki Honami
Synopsis: Is there a “secret” you just can’t reveal to your loved one? How far will you go in accepting your loved one’s “secret?”
Lead character Okumori Rei (Fukushi Sota) was in his last year of middle school when he killed his father to protect his mother from domestic violence. Rei and his mother Shoko buried the corpse in the yard, dumped the father’s favorite car in the ocean, and staged everything to look like a missing person case. Just like that, Rei’s crime became a “secret” between only him and his mother. He decides he doesn’t need any friends or a girlfriend and lives under the radar without forming deep relationships with anyone. Rei works tirelessly to become a lawyer–a dream that is the only meaning he finds in life. Shoko blames herself for being the reason her son has to bear a heavy burden for life and wishes from the bottom of her heart that he will be happy.Eight years after the murder, Rei meets Tachibana Sawa (Kawaguchi Haruna), an innocent girl who attends the same law school and dreams of becoming a prosecutor. Sawa is a flash of light that enters the darkness in which Rei has walked all these years. They fall in love and Rei obliges his mother and girlfriend’s wish that they get married. Just when Rei and Sawa decide to get married, someone who knows the “secret” begins to send eerie messages. He wants to hide his “secret” from her, more than anyone else, simply because he loves her.
But just when he’s at the peak of his happiness, someone threatens to reveal everything.
Who is trying to expose his “secret?”
Will Rei be able to confess it to his loved one?
When Sawa finds out, will she be able to continue loving him?”To love is to forgive.”
How far will you go in accepting your loved one’s “secret?”
This is a love mystery that will make you wonder to what extremes you would go for love.

TBS
Gomen, Aishiteru
(I’m Sorry, I Love You)
Air Date: 9pm, Sundays, 09 July 2017
Cast: Nagase Tomoya, Yoshioka Riho, Sakaguchi Kentaro, Onishi Ayaka, Daichi, Yamaji Kazuhiro, Kusamura Reiko, Rokkaku Seiji, Ikewaki Chizuru, Nakamura Baijaku, Otake Shinobu, Lee Soo-hyuk
Synopsis:

Abandoned by his mother in childhood, a solitary man who grew up in the underworld learns to love someone for the first time in his life. Nagase Tomoya plays the lead for the first time in TBS’s Sunday drama slot. This drama focuses on love – between man and woman, mother and child – a theme both timeless and universal.

Ritsu (Nagase Tomoya) belongs to Seoul’s underworld. One day he helps Rinka (Yoshioka Riho), after her bag is snatched on the street. Later, he is caught up in a conflict between rivaling mafia groups and suffers a fatal head injury. Informed by the doctor that he cannot live for long, Ritsu decides to go to Japan to find his mother, Reiko (Otake Shinobu), and see her for the last time. When he finally tracks her down, however, he finds she is living a wealthy and happy life doting on Satoru (Sakaguchi Kentaro), her pianist son. Satoru’s childhood friend and stylist, Rinka, supports him while hiding her love for him. Then one day, Ritsu has a chance encounter with Rinka.

Kanna-san!
(Ms.Kanna!)
Air Date: 10 pm, Tuesdays, 18 July 2017
Cast: Watanabe Naomi, Kaname Jun, Yamaguchi Sayaka, Kudo Asuka, Triendl Reina, Sissonne Jiro, Kawahara Eito, Asaka Mayumi, Toyama Toshiya, Saito Yuki, Shishido Kavka
Synopsis:

Watanabe Naomi stars in a TBS drama for the first time as a positive and powerful working mother. The show is entertaining and heartwarming, and the outfits worn by Watanabe in the role of fashion designer are also a big draw.
Kanna (Watanabe Naomi) is a bubbly and big-hearted fashion designer who goes headlong into things she believes. Her dream is “to make women happy with the clothes I design,” but reality is tough – Kanna’s unique aesthetic sense and eccentric designs go unappreciated. Still, she continues to dream, as she lives happily with her handsome husband Rei (Kaname Jun) and their son Reon (Kawahara Eito). But one day, the couple’s relationship suffers a huge blow – Kanna discovers that Rei is cheating on her. Heartbroken and enraged, she decides to kick him out of the house.

Maji de Koukaishitemasu
(I am Sailing Seriously)
Air Date: 1:28 am, Wednesdays, 05 July 2017
Cast: Iitoyo Marie, Takeda Rena, Sakurada Dori, Yuhi, Izawa Yuki, Ikemoto Keita, Okada Koki, Iwaido Seiko, Hibi Mikoto, Nukumizu Yoichi, Horibe Keisuke
Synopsis: Ishikawa Tsubame (Takeda Rena) and Sakamoto Marin (Iitoyo Marie) are first-year students at a university for aspiring navigators. The two girls join a month-long practical training aboard a vessel for their first test as freshmen in an environment where 80% are boys. They have to cope with the gruelling training and unimaginable seasickness as they struggle together with the male students (Sakurada Dori, Yuhi, Izawa Yuki, Ikemoto Keita).
Wanitokagegisu
(Swimming in the Dark)
Air Date: 11:56 pm, Wednesdays, 19 July 2017
Cast: Arita Teppei, Honda Tsubasa, Kaku Kento, Yoshimura Kaito, DOTAMA, Fukuyama Shodai, ACE, Fuchikami Yasushi, Murakami Jun, Mitsuishi Ken
Synopsis: Tomioka (Arita Teppei) is a single, middle-aged, supermarket security guard living a lonely, ho-hum life. One night, he wishes upon a shooting star for a friend. The person who shows up, however, is a mysterious woman named Hada (Honda Tsubasa), who lives next door. Hada falls in love with Tomioka at first sight, but Tomioka is oblivious to her feelings. Meanwhile, a homeless man (Mitsuishi Ken) who calls himself a “life wanderer” pops up. Tomioka also receives a strange, threatening letter that says “You will go crazy and die within a year,” triggering a drastic change to his life.
Hello Harinezumi
(Hello, Detective Hedgehog)
Air Date: 10 pm, Fridays, 14 July 2017
Cast: Eita, Fukada Kyoko, Morita Go, Nakaoka Soichi, Katayama Moemi, Yamaguchi Tomoko, Aoi Yu, Lily Franky, Ito Atsushi, Fukikoshi Mitsuru, Muro Tsuyoshi, Kunimura Jun
Synopsis: This is a dramatization of a popular comic by Kenshi Hirokane published in the “Weekly Young Magazine” from 1980 to 1989. Set in a private detective’s office on a shopping street in Shimo-Akatsuka, Tokyo, each episode has a different feel to it – there are human-interest stories, murder mysteries, stories set in the corporate world, paranormal phenomena, and more. Created by Hitoshi Ohne, director of movies “Moteki” and “Bakuman,” and featuring a star-studded cast, this show is a one-of-a-kind detective drama.

One day, the slacker staff of the “Akatsuka Detective Agency,” Goro (Eita) and Gure (Morita Go), are called to the office by Director Kaoru (Yamaguchi Tomoko). A client named Kawada (Ito Atsushi) makes an impossible request – to find his daughter who died in a traffic accident. He says he wants to show his wife, who is in a coma from the same accident, a child who looks like their daughter. Goro and Gure feel sorry for the man and take on the request. With the help of an acquaintance working at a TV station, they start by putting on an audition for child actors.

 

TV ASAHI
Iryu Sousa Season 4
Air Date: 8 pm, Thursdays, 13 July 2017
Cast: Kamikawa Takaya, Kuriyama Chiaki, Toda Keiko, Danta Yasunori, Nagai Masaru, Komoto Masahiro, Muraki Shigeru
Synopsis:

“Iryu Sosa” depicts the work of a group of detectives who solve murder cases by looking for clues in the articles left by victims.

Keiji 7-nin Season 3
(7 Detectives Season 3)
Air Date: 9 pm, Wednesdays, 12 July 2017
Cast: Higashiyama Noriyuki, Takashima Masahiro, Tsukamoto Takashi, Kurashina Kana, Kataoka Ainosuke, Yoshida Kotaro, Kitaoji Kinya
Synopsis:

The fight for redevelopment rights intensifies in the run up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the Rinkai area is on the way to becoming a new hotbed for crime. Amagi Yu (Higashiyama Noriyuki) and the team (Takashima Masahiro, Tsukamoto Takashi, Kurashina Kana, Kataoka Ainosuke, Yoshida Kotaro, Kitaoji Kinya) have to tackle extremely violent crimes which have become complex, multifaceted and global. A darkness lurking in the Rinkai area emerges as the strongest enemy of the seven detectives who step beyond the justice of their work and run out of control. In the process, their feelings, secrets and hidden sides are revealed. Each passing moment steadily sows distrust and conflict. The Rinkai area is also where Amagi Yu’s wife and daughter died in an accident 12 years ago, and a shocking truth comes to light.

Kurokawa no Techou (2017)
(The Black Leather Notebook)
Air Date: 9 pm, Thursdays, 20 July 2017
Cast: Takei Emi, Eguchi Yosuke, Naka Riisa, Takito Kenichi, Wada Masato, Naito Risa, Takashima Masanobu, Maya Miki, Takahata Atsuko, Okuda Eiji, Ito Shiro
Synopsis: Haraguchi Motoko (Takei Emi) works as a temporary employee at a bank in the day and a hostess at a club in Ginza at night to repay her parents’ debt. However, just as she pays off the debt, talk of a lay-off of temporary employees comes up at the bank. This spurs her to put a plan that she had been secretly developing into motion. Motoko embezzles 180 million yen from the bank and opens her own club called Carnet in Ginza with a black notebook containing an illegal list of that amount of money and the accounts opened under other people’s names as her shield. Without a backer, she survives in the night scene as a young proprietress through sheer ambition, and eventually rises to become the queen of the night.
Aino Kekkon Soudanjo
(Aino Mating Agency Inc)
Air Date: 11:15 pm, Fridays, 28 July 2017
Cast: Yamazaki Ikusaburo, Takanashi Rin
Synopsis: Aino Shingo (Yamazaki Ikusaburo) used to work as an associate professor of ethology. He now works as the director of a matchmaking agency. His assistant is Sister Elizabeth (Takanashi Rin). The high entrance fee at the matchmaking agency is two million yen, but the matchmaking agency has a 100% success rating for their clients getting married. They match customers based on the client’s conditions. The secret behind their 100% marriage rate is Shingo Aino’s counseling, relying on his knowledge in ethology.

 

NHK
ASADORA: Hiyokko
hiyokko
Air Date: 8am – 8am, Mondays- Saturdays, 03 April 2017
Cast: Arimura Kasumi, Sawamura Ikki, Kimura Yoshino, Furuya Ikkou, Mineta Kazunobu, Sakuma Yui, Izumisawa Yuki, Hada Michiko, Shibata Rie, Toyama Toshiya, Matsuo Satoru, Miyamoto Nobuko, Sasaki Kuranosuke, Yatsui Ichiro, Sato Megumi, Isomura Hayato, Ryusei Ryo, Wakui Emi, Matsumoto Honoka, Fujino Ryoko, Kojima Fujiko, Yagi Yuki
Synopsis:
TAIGA: Onna Joshu Naotora
(Naotora: The Lady Warlord)
naotora
Air Date: 8 pm, Sundays, 8 January 2017 onwards
Cast: Shibasaki Kou, Sugimoto Tetta, Zaizen Naomi, Maeda Gin, Kobayashi Kaoru, Miura Haruma, Takahashi Issei, Yagira Yuya, Kanjiya Shihori, Muro Tsuyoshi, Ukaji Takashi, Fukikoshi Mitsuru, Kariya Shunsuke, Denden, Kakei Toshio, Nakamura Baijaku, Shunputei Shota, Onoue Matsuya, Asaoka Ruriko, Abe Sadao, Nanao, Suda Masaki, Ichihara Hayato, Inoue Yoshio, Hanafusa Mari, Takahashi Hikaru, Wada Masato, Komatsu Kazushige
Synopsis: Thanks to Otowa’s life-risking scheme, Kamenojo escapes from Imagawa’s pursuer and flees to Shinshu. After Naomitsu Ii got killed on suspicion of a rebellion, Masanao Ono, opposed to Naomitsu for some time, seeks to hold power over the Ii family. Ignoring a backlash, Masanao maneuvers to marry off his son Tsurumaru to Otowa in an attempt to take over the Ii family headship.
Blanket Cats
Air Date: 10pm, Fridays, 23 June 2017
Cast: Nishijima Hidetoshi, Kichise Michiko, Shimazaki Haruka, Karata Erika, Sakai Miki, Miho Jun
Synopsis: Based on bestselling short stories written by Shigematsu Kiyoshi, the drama revolves around furniture repair shopkeeper Shiina Shusuke (Nishijima Hidetoshi), who is looking for new owners of the seven cats, which his late wife had kept, with his childhood friend Fujimura Misaki (Kichise Michiko). The cats will be wrapped in a blanket and left with new owners for a couple of days as a trial. This short yet precious time spending with cats will give owners something to hope for in life.
Ecchan
Air Date: 6:05 pm, Saturdays, 15 July 2017
Cast: Santamaria Yusuke, Kadowaki Mugi, Ishida Nicole, Hirao Nanaka, Horiuchi Keiko, Ando Tamae, Murakawa Eri, Minemura Rie, Yano Masato, Hashimoto Atsushi, Konno Misako, Oshima Yoko, Okamoto Kenichi, Aijima Kazuyuki, Nishimura Masahiko, Kataoka Ainosuke (narrator)
Synopsis: It is Tokyo in 1935. 10-year-old Yanagi Etsuko (Hirao Nanaka) is a young girl who loves songs. Her father Kantaro (Santamaria Yusuke), a struggling lyricist, still cannot forget her late mother and wastes his life away. Seeing her father like this, Etsuko begins a search for Kantaro’s second bride and new partner who will be her mother. Her first target is her teacher Muraoka Masako (Murakawa Eri) whom she eggs on to land a date with her father. However, it does not go very well. The next person who catches her attention is a salesgirl Ikebe Kyoko (Kadowaki Mugi) whom she met at a department store. Etsuko is drawn to Kyoko’s simplicity and gradually begins to love her as if she were her own mother. However, at that moment, Kantaro’s elder sister Tsuruyo (Minemura Rie) pursues the subject of an arranged introduction with Kusakabe Kaoru (Ishida Nicole), the incredibly beautiful daughter of a bank owner who is a shareholder in her husband’s (Aijima Kazuyuki) company

WOWOW
Miyazawa Kenji no Shokutaku
(Miyazawa Kenji’s Dining Table)
Air Date: 10 pm, Saturdays, 17 June 2017
Cast: Suzuki Ryohei, Ishibashi Anna, Yamazaki Ikusaburo, Ichikawa Mikako, Yanagisawa Shingo, Okayama Hajime, Takezai Terunosuke, Inowaki Kai, Inukai Naoki, Kanno Misuzu, Hirata Mitsuru
Synopsis: In 1921, Miyazawa Kenji (Suzuki Ryohei) left a wealthy family and went to Tokyo. Standing on his own two feet, he lived there for 8 months. Late summer, Kenji received a telegram from his family. Worried about his younger sister Toshi, Kenji returned to his family. What waited for Kenji there, was Kenji’s father Masajiro. His father had deceived Kenji about the health of his younger sister because he was worried about Kenji living alone. Meanwhile, Kenji has still not found his true calling in life. Kenji makes korokke (potato croquettes), which he tasted in Tokyo, and shares it with his family. He realizes that sharing his happiness is ideal for him. In accordance with Toshi’s wish, Kenji becomes a teacher at a newly created agricultural school. ~~ Based on the manga “Miyazawa Kenji no Shokutaku” by Santa Uonome.
Plage ~ Wakeari Bakari no Sharehouse
Air Date: 10 pm, Saturdays, 12 August 2017
Cast: Hoshino Gen, Naka Riisa, Mashima Hidekazu, Nakamura Yuri, Shibukawa Kiyohiko, Suga Shikao, Ishida Yuriko
Synopsis: “Plage” centers around 32-year-old Takao played by Hoshino Gen. To break the boredom in his life, he decides to go somewhere new, but he ends being arrested for taking a drug stimulant which he did not know he was taking. Eventually he ends up living at the share house “Plage” and gets involved with various disturbances created by its residents.
Akira to Akira
(Akira and Akira)
Air Date: 10 pm, Sundays, 09 July 2017
Cast: Mukai Osamu, Saito Takumi, Koizumi Kotaro, Tanaka Rena, Kaku Kento, Kinoshita Houka, Horibe Keisuke, Matsushige Yutaka, Takimoto Miori, Nagashima Toshiyuki, Kamikawa Takaya (guest star), Omi Toshinori, Ishimaru Kanji
Synopsis: In April 1986, an orientation is being conducted for Sangyo Chuo Bank’s new employees. The last course is practical training on financial strategy for the two outstanding teams. The leaders for the respective teams are Kaido Akira (Mukai Osamu) and Yamazaki Akira (Saito Takumi) who are both graduates of Tokyo University. As the son of the owner (Ishimaru Kanji) of one of Japan’s leading companies, Kaido was born with an easy life and is promised a future as the next company president. On the other hand, the genius Yamazaki suffered hardships after his father’s (Matsushige Yutaka) company went bankrupt and their family had to run away at night. The two of them have built lives for themselves and joined the same bank. In fact, their lives had even crossed paths before this. But they have yet to realise this fact. Kaido and Yamazaki challenge each other as good friends and rivals as they overcome difficulties. And then, in what can only be described as “destiny”, a punishing ordeal drops on them.

TV TOKYO
Sabori Man Kantaro
Air Date: 1 am, Fridays, 13 July 2017
Cast: Onoe Matsuya, Ishikawa Ren, Minagawa Sarutoki, Onoue Hiroyuki, Shimizu Hazuki
Synopsis:

Ametani Kantaro (Onoe Matsuya) is a bespectacled, handsome sales representative at Kiccho Publishing. He does his work perfectly and is trusted by the people around him. But Kantaro has been hiding a secret. That is skiving off work to indulge in sweets. On this day, he quickly wraps up his sales rounds outside and heads to a sweets shop to have his fill.

Keishichou Zero-gakari ~ Seikatsu Anzenka Nandemo Soudanshitsu Season 2
Air Date: 8 pm, Fridays, 21 July 2017
Cast: Koizumi Kotaro, Matsushita Yuki, Kobayashi Nenji, Wakamura Mayumi, Suruga Taro, Tozuka Junki
Synopsis:

The newly established “Consultation for Anything Office” in the Community Safety Division at Suginami Central Police Station of the Metropolitan Police Department was touted as being “newly established in an attempt to respond quickly to the citizens’ voice,” but in actuality, it was a dumpsite for personnel who caused trouble or were cast aside. “Zero multiplied by any number is zero.” In other words, it meant that no matter how many worthless employees get together, they’re still worthless, and they come to be mocked by other police station members as “Section Zero.” To this Section Zero transfers in the enigmatic Kobayakawa Fuyuhiko (Koizumi Kotaro), a career superintendent from the National Police Agency’s National Research Institute of Police Science. Fuyuhiko, in spite of being a career bureaucrat, is naive and the ultimate KY (people who can’t read situations) detective. The person who gets assigned as his buddy is the strong minded veteran detective with a foul mouth, Terada Torami (Matsushita Yuki). Unexpectedly, the “ultimate KY” detective becomes a catalyst for the trouble children gathered at Section Zero and brings about a chemical reaction. The two who don’t see eye to eye on anything, along with the very unique fellow members of Section Zero, lead various difficult cases to resolution, at times brilliantly, and at times ineptly.

Shimokitazawa Die Hard
Air Date: 12:12 am, Saturdays, 22 July 2017
Cast: Furuta Arata, Koike Eiko
Synopsis: Snack bar owner (Koike Eiko) and her regular patron (Furuta Arata) tell 11 different stories about the worst day in the lives of people in their neighborhood of Shimokitazawa, Tokyo. One of those instances involve a Tokyo politician being kidnapped during an S&M session. ~~ 11 screenwriters contribute 11 different stories with different casts under the theme of “The worst day of their life.
Dead Stock ~ Michi e no Chousen
(Dead Stock The challenge towards the unknown)
Air Date: 12:52 am, Saturdays, 22 July 2017
Cast: Murakami Nijiro, Hayami Akari, Tanaka Tetsushi, Tsutsui Mariko, Nakamura Yuko
Synopsis: Tsuneta Riku (Murakami Nijiro) works as rookie AD at a TV station. He is assigned to the “unconfirmed material center” where they arrange lots of program materials. These program materials were found at the TV station when it moved locations. He works with Director Nikaido Saori (Hayami Akari) and Producer Sayama Satoru (Tanaka Tetsushi). Riku is disappointed that he is working there, but he spends his days arranging VTR. One day, he finds recorded material showing a supernatural phenomenon.
Izakaya Fuji
Air Date: 12:20 am, Sundays, 09 July 2017
Cast: Nagayama Kento, Omori Nao, Iitoyo Marie, Tateishi Ryoko, Suwa Taro, Hirata Atsuko, Yo Kimiko, Nakamura Genki, Murakami Juno
Synopsis: Nishio Eiichi (Nagayama Kento) is a struggling young actor who only receives offers to play dead bodie while many well known actors, including Nao Omori, stars as himself as regular customers of “Fuji.” For every episode, the producers cast a famous guest actor, such as Shinohara Ryoko and Osugi Ren, as regular customers. The story depicts Eiich as he struggles to pursue his dream of becoming an actor through meeting those celebrity customers and hearing the story of “Oyaji.

 

NHK BS PREMIUM
Sauce-san no Koi
(The love of Sauce-san)
Air Date: 11pm, Thursdays, 01 June 2017
Cast: Mimura, Chiba Yudai, Iwasaki Hiromi, Tochihara Rakuto, Abe Shinnosuke, Hagiwara Minori, Takeuchi Toshi, Tahara Kanako, Sugi-chan, Matsuda Satoshi
Synopsis: Uno Masanao (Chiba Yudai), a 19-year-old student of a university of the arts, works part-time at a convenience store in Tokyo. Every night, a mysterious older woman Gota Mika (Mimura) comes to this convenience store and only buys sauce. He falls in love with her and takes to calling her Sauce-san. One day, the two of them form a connection when Masanao sends Mika home after she is chased by a molester and they go on to date despite their 10-year age gap. However, Mika’s trauma somehow rears its head as a result of her tragic past. As her past is gradually revealed, it offers glimpses of the unexpected truth and their relationship eventually cracks
Denshichi Torimonocho 2
Air Date: 8 pm, Friday, 04 Augsust 2017
Cast: Nakamura Baijaku, Tanaka Misako, Matsudaira Ken
Synopsis: A story revolves around Denshichi, a kindhearted hired thief-taker in Kuromoncho. According to his motto “hate the crime, not the person,” he punishes and roots out the evil lurking in Edo.
Teinen Joshi
(Retired Women)
 
Air Date: 10 pm, Sundays, 09 July 2017
Cast: Minami Kaho, Yamaguchi Yuichiro, Kusakari Tamiyo, Shimizu Michiko, Ishino Mako, Machida Keita, Yamashita Rio, Takano Shiho, Kikuchi Momoko, Fuji Mariko, Terawaki Yasufumi, Kusabue Mitsuko
Synopsis: 53-year-old Miyama Asako (Minami Kaho) is in charge of a department at a large trading company. She is doing well in her work but just as she expects another promotion, she gets a sudden transfer notice. However, Asako is treated like a hindrance at her new workplace and wonders why things have come to this. She grimly makes up her mind to resign. But her newly married daughter Aoi (Yamashita Rio) has moved back home for childbirth while her ex-husband’s (Terawaki Yasufumi) mother Tomiko (Kusabue Mitsuko) is still emotionally attached for some reason and even her care falls on Asako. It is a situation where Asako does not have the luxury to choose her job. She is so busy coping with all sorts of work that she has little concern for her own appearance. In the process, she gradually starts to realise her purpose in this society right now.

(via FUJI TV, NTV, TBS, NHK,Wiki.D-AddictsJdramas WP DramaWiki, )

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