The Black Swindler
クロサギ
Based on the hit manga series by Natsuhara Takeshi and artwork by Kuromaru serialized in Young Sunday magazine. Kurosaki, aka Kurosagi (Yamashita Tomohisa) is a swindler who targets professional swindlers. He defrauds money and gives it to the victims; he never keeps it for himself. His father was once set up by a swindler and planned a family suicide. Kurosagi managed to save his life but lost his whole family.
The swindler was Katsuragi Toshio (Yamazaki Tsutomu) – the mastermind of all crooks. Despite knowing what Toshio did to his father, Kurosagi buys information off of him to capture other swindlers. Is there a way to free our world of swindlers?
* 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
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Big Wing
Kumiko Yoshikawa (Yuki Uchida) joins the Big Wing company at Tokyo International Airport. It' s her first day and she is full of enthusiasm, but that leads her into trouble. She gives an old lady who is running late for her plane a piggy-back to the departure lounge only to delay the flight's departure even more. Then, while away returning a lost wallet, her counter is robbed. However, Big Wing general manager, Shoko Hanamura (Yoko Nogiwa) sees potential in Kumiko' s dedication to her customers.
*Uchida Yuki as Yoshikawa Kumiko
*Kashiwabara Takashi as Kuriyama Takeshi
*Sakai Maki as Egashira Saeko
*Saitou Yosuke as Katori Yuichi
*Hatano Hiroko as Kimura Aya
*Sawada Ayako Aya's Mother
*Nogiwa Yoko as Hanamura Shoko
*Takahashi Masaya as Mochizuki Keizo
*Kurotani Tomoka
*Uchida Yuki as Yoshikawa Kumiko
*Kashiwabara Takashi as Kuriyama Takeshi
*Sakai Maki as Egashira Saeko
*Saitou Yosuke as Katori Yuichi
*Hatano Hiroko as Kimura Aya
*Sawada Ayako Aya's Mother
*Nogiwa Yoko as Hanamura Shoko
*Takahashi Masaya as Mochizuki Keizo
*Kurotani Tomoka
Nurse Aoi
AKA: "Ns'Aoi"
Based on the same-titled manga on a newbie nurse, Misora Aoi and the problems she encounters in medical work.
Aoi Misora is a third-year nurse at a prestigious hospital. After she is involved in trouble at the Emergency Center, she is transferred to a medical ward of an affiliated hospital. Unlike her previous workplace, the medical ward is a crucial place where patients who survived the emergency room must be looked after with extreme care. But it’s also a place for dishonest and unskilled doctors. Moreover, it is also a place for cozy ties between politicians and doctors, where the priority is not patient care but profit.
Still, Aoi puts every effort forward to take care of patients with her heart and soul. The harder she tries, the more she is alienated from the proud doctors. But with the support of another nurse, Kyoko Komine, and also Dr. Takagi, Aoi succeeds in changing the minds of those around her.
# Ishihara Satomi as Misora Aoi
# Yanagiba Toshiro as Takagi Genta
# Sugita Kaoru as Komine Kyoko
# Yashima Norito as Eto Makoto
# Koyama Keiichiro as Kitazawa Takeshi
# Takahashi Hitomi as Midorikawa Masako
# Ono Takehiko as Hamamatsu Hyosuke
# Satoi Kenta as Ogura Kiichi
# Nishimura Masahiko as Tadokoro Yoshio
# Katahira Nagisa as Izumida Teru
# Suzuki Kousuke as Katagiri Isamu
# Sainei Ryuji as Bancho Hanezawa
# Kato Takako as Kana Kiriko
# Omura Miki as Ono Kumi
# Takagi Maria as Nishi Tomoko
# Rokkaku Seiji as Kamei Fukutarou
# Hiraga Masaomi as Fuwa Goro
Ultraman nexus
(ウルトラマンネクサス, Urutoraman Nekusasu?) was produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting. It was the 18th entry in the Ultra Series, and the 14th Tsuburaya-produced Ultraman show. The series aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System, including TBS, CBC, MBS, etc. The show ran from October 2, 2004 until June 25, 2005, with a total of 37 broadcast episodes. Subsequent DVD releases from Bandai Visual saw a brand new 45-minute Episode EX and an extended 45-minute Directors Cut of Episode 29.
Ultraman Nexus was part of Tsuburaya Productions' Ultra N Project, an experiment in 2004 to re-invent Ultraman for a new generation of fans. Prior to this however, Tsuburaya had begun a project called Ultra Collaboration 2 at the end of 2003, which involved a brand new radio-adaptation of Ultra Q called The Ultra Q Club. The project was also due to include a new TV series called Ultraman Noa in early 2004, which is presumably what Ultraman Nexus evolved into. Following the success of the new radio show, Tsuburaya forged ahead with a brand new television series Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy on April 6, 2004, a show which attracted top-rung directors such as Shusuke Kaneko (popular with fans for his work on the Gamera series and Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack).
The first stage of the Ultra N Project was entitled Noa: Nostalgia. The project mascot, Ultraman Noa, was a rather radical change design - an all-silver Ultraman with protruding wings on its back. Ultraman Noa was mainly used for live stage shows and merchandising. The second stage of the project was Next: Evolution. This saw the creation of a new theatrical film, ULTRAMAN. The final stage was Nexus: Trinity - the piece that ties the entire project together. A radical change from the prior Ultraman Cosmos series, which was strictly aimed at small children, Ultraman Nexus is a much darker, grittier take on Japan's favorite super-hero. The traditional monster-of-the-week stories were replaced with much longer, character-based story arcs. Tsuburaya Productions had intended the show to be run during primetime, but the CBC network gave the show a 7:30 AM Saturday morning slot. This lead to children being confused about the sudden change in style and the target audience wasn't tuning at that time in the morning. The series performed under expectations, which resulted in the series being cut short from around 50 episodes down to 37.
What is unusual about this show is that three months after it finished airing, it was picked up for another time slot. This time the show aired at 2:30 AM on Tuesday mornings, these ratings, while not the best, met the expectations that were set for the Ultra N Project. Following the movie ULTRAMAN, Tsuburaya ran a teaser trailer for Ultraman 2 Requiem. Due to the performance of Ultraman Nexus the film was cancelled, and Tsuburaya have moved ahead with a theatrical version of the current television series, Ultraman Mebius.
Ultraman Nexus was part of Tsuburaya Productions' Ultra N Project, an experiment in 2004 to re-invent Ultraman for a new generation of fans. Prior to this however, Tsuburaya had begun a project called Ultra Collaboration 2 at the end of 2003, which involved a brand new radio-adaptation of Ultra Q called The Ultra Q Club. The project was also due to include a new TV series called Ultraman Noa in early 2004, which is presumably what Ultraman Nexus evolved into. Following the success of the new radio show, Tsuburaya forged ahead with a brand new television series Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy on April 6, 2004, a show which attracted top-rung directors such as Shusuke Kaneko (popular with fans for his work on the Gamera series and Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack).
The first stage of the Ultra N Project was entitled Noa: Nostalgia. The project mascot, Ultraman Noa, was a rather radical change design - an all-silver Ultraman with protruding wings on its back. Ultraman Noa was mainly used for live stage shows and merchandising. The second stage of the project was Next: Evolution. This saw the creation of a new theatrical film, ULTRAMAN. The final stage was Nexus: Trinity - the piece that ties the entire project together. A radical change from the prior Ultraman Cosmos series, which was strictly aimed at small children, Ultraman Nexus is a much darker, grittier take on Japan's favorite super-hero. The traditional monster-of-the-week stories were replaced with much longer, character-based story arcs. Tsuburaya Productions had intended the show to be run during primetime, but the CBC network gave the show a 7:30 AM Saturday morning slot. This lead to children being confused about the sudden change in style and the target audience wasn't tuning at that time in the morning. The series performed under expectations, which resulted in the series being cut short from around 50 episodes down to 37.
What is unusual about this show is that three months after it finished airing, it was picked up for another time slot. This time the show aired at 2:30 AM on Tuesday mornings, these ratings, while not the best, met the expectations that were set for the Ultra N Project. Following the movie ULTRAMAN, Tsuburaya ran a teaser trailer for Ultraman 2 Requiem. Due to the performance of Ultraman Nexus the film was cancelled, and Tsuburaya have moved ahead with a theatrical version of the current television series, Ultraman Mebius.
Magic Kitchen
Description:
Yau (Sammi Cheng) is a renowned chef and the owner of an exclusive restaurant. Her culinary skills are much admired by many but two dark secrets hinder her from facing reality. Torn between her old flame Chun Yao (Andy Lau) and assistant Ho (Jerry Yan), Yau is at the crossroads of her love life and career. Can her awkward boy-lover move her with his sincerity and help her overcome her fears to re-create her culinary creations and her life?
Yau (Sammi Cheng) is a renowned chef and the owner of an exclusive restaurant. Her culinary skills are much admired by many but two dark secrets hinder her from facing reality. Torn between her old flame Chun Yao (Andy Lau) and assistant Ho (Jerry Yan), Yau is at the crossroads of her love life and career. Can her awkward boy-lover move her with his sincerity and help her overcome her fears to re-create her culinary creations and her life?
Swing Girls
Description:
Swing Girls is a feel-good comedy following Yaguchi’s familiar formula of novices starting a new and slightly unusual activity, suffering various problems and set-backs on the way, but finally triumphing in the final reel. The films starts with a group of girls having to spend their summer vacation in catch-up mathematics lessons with a boring teacher. One day they are given the chance to escape the lessons by delivering lunch boxes to members of the school's brass band club. When the band members become ill, the girls realise that they can permanently skip mathematics lessons if they take the place of the sick band members. The film then follows the various problems and situations they encounter, from exercise regimes, learning to play their instruments, raising money, finding a teacher and entering a local music competition. What started as an excuse to miss lessons becomes a passion, and they finally win glory in the concert hall.
* Ueno Juri
* Hiraoka Yuuta
Swing Girls is a feel-good comedy following Yaguchi’s familiar formula of novices starting a new and slightly unusual activity, suffering various problems and set-backs on the way, but finally triumphing in the final reel. The films starts with a group of girls having to spend their summer vacation in catch-up mathematics lessons with a boring teacher. One day they are given the chance to escape the lessons by delivering lunch boxes to members of the school's brass band club. When the band members become ill, the girls realise that they can permanently skip mathematics lessons if they take the place of the sick band members. The film then follows the various problems and situations they encounter, from exercise regimes, learning to play their instruments, raising money, finding a teacher and entering a local music competition. What started as an excuse to miss lessons becomes a passion, and they finally win glory in the concert hall.
* Ueno Juri
* Hiraoka Yuuta
Akihabara@Deep
Akihabara is a Tokyo district full of mangas, anime, electronics, video games, figurines, etc. It is a place that gathers fanatics of such themes, people who are commonly referred to as otaku. Page, Box, Akira, Taiko, Daruma, and Izumu are six otaku each with his/her own troubles and sought relief through a website called "Yui’s Lifeguard." When site owner Yui died of a mysterious death, the six who are each experts in their own fields gathered to form "Akihabara@DEEP", a "trouble shooter" group that vows to protect Akihabara and solve the problems of its inhabitants.
* Kazama Shunsuke (Johnny's Jr) as Page
* Ikuta Toma (Johnny's Jr) as Box
* Himura Yuuki as Daruma
* Hoshino Gen as Taiko
* Matsushima Hatsune as Izumu/Izm
* Kosaka Yuka as Akira
* Honjou Manami as Yui
* Kitamura Kazuki as Nakagomi Takeshi
* Nobukawa Seijun as Maid Rui
* Kazama Shunsuke (Johnny's Jr) as Page
* Ikuta Toma (Johnny's Jr) as Box
* Himura Yuuki as Daruma
* Hoshino Gen as Taiko
* Matsushima Hatsune as Izumu/Izm
* Kosaka Yuka as Akira
* Honjou Manami as Yui
* Kitamura Kazuki as Nakagomi Takeshi
* Nobukawa Seijun as Maid Rui
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