Machiisha Jumbo!! / 町医者ジャンボ!! [2013]

SYNOPSIS

Baba Kohei, director of the local clinic Baba Hospital in a small port town, suddenly dies and his daughter Asuka (Kutsuna Shiori), a nurse of one year, searches around for his successor. Then Tsuruta Masayoshi (Maki Daisuke) suddenly shows up. He used to work with her father at Baba Hospital but left the town because of some trouble 12 years ago. Now he is here with Baba’s IOU for the 100 million yen he loaned and assumes the position of clinic director on this pretext. Asuka, who adored Tsuruta in the past, is shocked by the complete change in his behaviour now that they are reunited after 12 years as well as resents his high-handedness. Although he clashes with her and the townspeople, Asuka gradually sees with her own eyes that he is a genuine doctor who not only considers a patient’s position more than anyone else, but also diagnoses and treats illnesses that other doctors have a hard time detecting.

Pin to Kona / ぴんとこな [2013]

Kyonosuke Kawamura (Yuta Tamamori) is the successor to the prestigious Kishima family. He performs as a kabuki stage actor. One day, as he is leaving the theater, Kyonosuke Kawamura hears cheers from girls who are waiting for him. There, Ayame Chiba (Umika Kawashima), who also attends the same high school, approaches him and shouts out "that is not Kagamijishi and I want my money back!"

Due to excessive expectation as the successor of the Kishima family, Kyonosuke becomes sick and tired of kabuki. He plays with best friend Haruhiko Sakamoto (Jesse Lewis) and female fans until late into the night. When he arrives back home, his father Yozaemon (Goro Kishitani), who is a master in kabuki, scolds him. An argument ensues. Yozaemon has never acknowledged Kyonosuke's efforts. That is a big reason why Kyonosuke has become estranged from kabuki. He also can't forgive his father for always placing kabuki as his first priority. His father did not show up when his mother became gravely ill and died.

Kyonosuke then meets Ayame at school. She again complains about his performance. Kyonosuke also learns that Ayame has a favorite actor. He's embarrassed by her complaints. For his next performance, Kyonosuke shows up practice, but he is chewed out by his instructor Matsukichi (Masahiro Takashima). Others, including Shohei Sawayama (Hokuto Matsumura), watch this and make fun of Kyonosuke behind his back. Kyonosuke also hears from his rival Ichiya Sawayama (Yuma Nakayama) that he was shocked at his performance. Kyonosuke feels numb.--- asianwiki

Kamen Teacher / 仮面ティーチャー [2013]

SYNOPSIS

Araki Gota (Fujigaya Taisuke) is a promising teacher of the Kamen Teacher programme. The education involves wearing a mask and “educating” students who will not learn, with fists. Howevet, an incident causes Araki to question the use of corporal punishment to make students who turn a deaf ear to submit and the occasions when he is with his mask noticeably declines. Araki starts teaching at Hanazora High School. However, Class 2C, the class he takes charge of is a lawless zone. They are all problem children and Araki gets battered from the first day. Called M4, the strong have the class under their thumb and every teacher has thrown in the towel. Araki wishes to connect with them without the aid of the mask and would not fight back. However, his students are wilder than imagined so he takes the mask in hand in order to tame them.

Based on the manga series "Kamen Teacher" by Tooru Fujisawa (published from August, 2006 to October, 2007 by magazine Weekly Young Jump).

Oh, My Dad!!

Synopsis
Shinkai Genichi devotes himself to his research, trying to recapture the glory of his successful researches from his college days. At 42, he lives in poverty, neglecting his family, and always inconveniencing the people around him, all for chasing his dream. "To reach your dreams, you must never give up" is his mantra. Putting it nicely, he can be said to be someone with unwavering objectives, but in reality, he is just a hopeless father causing trouble to all around him.

One day, his wife, Sayoko runs away, leaving behind their 5-year old son, Kota. Unable to pay the rent, Genichi and Kota are kicked out of their apartment, and thus begin their lives as homeless people. However, having left the upbringing of his son, and the running of the family to his wife all these years. Genichi is clueless about feeding his son, nursery, fees, bills, etc. As the drama unfolds, we see Genichi become the adult he should be through the struggles of earning a living and bringing up his son on his own. -- by Fuji TV

Nakuna, Hara-chan [2013]

Title: 泣くな、はらちゃん
Title (romaji): Nakuna, Hara-chan
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romantic comedy
Episodes: TBA
Viewership rating: TBD
Broadcast network: NTV
Broadcast period: 2013-Jan-19
Air time: Saturday 21:00
Theme song: TBA
Screenwriter: Okada Yoshikazu
Chief Producer: Ohira Futoshi
Producers: Kono Hidehiro, Koizumi Mamoru, Hagiwara Maki (萩原真紀)
Directors: Sugawara Shintaro (菅原伸太郎), Kariyama Shunsuke (狩山俊輔)
Manga: Bibuo (ビブオ)
Music: TBA

Hara-chan is drunk at a cheap pub and blabbering. It is a daily occurrence. He is always vexed, but has neither the wisdom nor the courage to break it up. This is Hara-chan, the main character of the manga ‘Nakuna, Hara-chan’ (Don’t Cry, Hara-chan). The illustrator of this manga is Echizen-san, a plain-looking lady who works at a fish paste factory. In place of a diary, she draws this comic strip in a notebook with all the pent-up resentment within her. This is the only outlet for Echizen-san who seems to have lost her passion for life. Then one day, a miracle happens. Hara-chan comes to the sudden realisation that he is looking at the world for the first time. The sun’s warmth, the rustle of wind, the twinkle of the stars… He has sprung out of the manga world and into the “real” world. In the “real” world, Hara-chan is in love with Echizen-san. Even if he is not a human in this “reality”… 

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Cast:
Nagase Tomoya as Hara-chan
Aso Kumiko
Maruyama Ryuhei
Kutsuna Shiori
Kaku Kento
Suda Masaki
Shimizu Yutaka
Inagawa Miyoko (稲川実代子)
Komatsu Kazushige
Komoto Masahiro
Mitsuishi Ken
Okunuki Kaoru
Shiraishi Kayoko (白石加代子)
Yakushimaru Hiroko

Last Hope / ラストホープ [2013]

Profile TV Show: Last Hope Romaji: Rasuto Hopu Japanese: ラストホープ Director: Writer: Hideya Hamada Network: Fuji TV Episodes: Release Date: January 15, 2013 -- Runtime: Tuesdays 21:00 Language: Japanese Country: Japan Plot "Last Hope" depicts a medical center with the doctors implementing the latest cutting edge medical treatments. The doctors come from a diverse background to work together as a team and to give hope to their patients. Meanwhile, the past of the doctors are revealed. Cast Mikako Tabe - Ayumi Tachibana Masaki Aiba - Takumi Hatano Seiichi Tanabe - Junji Takagi Yukiya Kitamura - Masaomi Sojima Nanami Sakuraba - nurse Mitsuru Hirata - Takumi Hatano's father Masahiro Takashima - head of the medical center Fumiyo Kohinata - Toshiaki Komaki

Mieriino Kashiwagi [2013]

Title: Mieriino Kashiwagi
Start Date: 1/11
Time: 24:52 - 25:23
Station: TV-Tokyo
Episodes: 12
Cast: Kashiwagi Yuki, Sano Shiro, Konno Hiroki
Director: Takahata Hideta https://twitter.com/takahata_h
Official webiste: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/kashiwagi/

Kashiwagi Yuki will star in the lead role in the drama [Mieriino Kashiwagi], named after herself. This will air on TV Tokyo from the 11th January 2013 at 24:52. The show will be directed by Takahata Hideta. Kashiwagi works at a cafe and has a special ability to foretell the love life of anyone who touches her. The theme song will be her solo debut single which will be released on the 6th February 2013.


Drama Sypnosis:
Kashiwagi is someone with a special ability to see the outcomes of couples. However, for someone who is hopeless in love, she doesn’t understand the meaning of happiness in love nor the meaning when love ends in sadness. Sano is the owner of the café and Konno is someone who works at the Café, but in reality they are “Professional Relationship Destroyer”s. Kashiwagi also works at that café and witnesses the relationships of other couples. Through various endings in relationships, some unreasonable, some questionable, Kashiwagi learns “What is love” and “What it means to be in love” and learn about the essence of love which will help her mature.

Someday at a Place in the Sun - Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de

Profile

• TV Show: Someday at a Place in the Sun (English title)
• Romaji: Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de
• Japanese: いつか陽のあたる場所で
• Director:
• Writer: Maki Takahashi
• Network: NHK
• Episodes: 10
• Release Date: January 8, 2013 --
• Runtime: Tuesdays 22:00
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Plot

Two women meet in prison. Hanako (Aya Ueto) committed a crime for her lover and Ayaka (Naoko Iijima) committed a crime to save her son's life. These two women become close. After their release from prison, they start their new lives together in a small town.

Notes

1. Based on the novel "Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de" by Asa Nonami (published August, 2007 by Shinchosha Publishing Co, Ltd).

source :http://asianwiki.com/Itsuka_Hi_no_Ataru_Basho_de

Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo Hong Kong Kowloon Zaiho Satsujin Jiken [2013]

The Files of Young Kindaichi: Hong Kong Kowloon Treasure Murder Case (literal title) Romaji : Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo Hong Kong Kowloon Zaiho Satsujin Jiken Japanese : 金田一少年の事件簿 香港九龍財宝殺人事件 Director : Hisashi Kimura Writer : Tadashi Agi, Yozaburo Kanari (manga), Seimaru Amagi (manga) Network : NTV Release Date : January 12, 2013 -- Runtime : Saturday 21:00 Language : Japanese Country : Japan

Notes The filming already took place in Hong Kong on September 2012

Plot Korean foreign exchange student Kim Yong-Dong (Seung-Ri) studies in Hong Kong and works part-time at a hotel. A murder then takes place in the hotel and Kim Yong-Dong is the prime suspect. Hajime Kindaichi (Ryosuke Yamada) works to uncover the truth.

Switch Girl!! 2 / スイッチガール！！２ [2012]

DETAILS

Title: スイッチガール！！２
Title (romaji): Switch Girl!! 2
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Broadcast network: Fuji TV Two
Broadcast period: 2012-Dec-7 start
Air time: Friday

SYNOPSIS

“Switch Girl!!” is a manga series by Aida Natsumi that currently runs in Shueisha’s magazine Margaret and has sold close to 5 million copies total. The story revolves around a high school student named Nika (Nishiuchi) who appears to be a stylish and fashionable girl at school, but that’s really a fake persona that she uses when she’s in public. At home, she “switches off” the facade and her returns to her true slovenly nature. Kiriyama Renn (26) plays the good-looking transfer student Arata, who is Nika’s love interest in the story. --Tokyograph

CAST

Nishiuchi Mariya as Tamiya Nika
Kiriyama Renn as Kamiyama Arata
Sakata Rikako as Ninohara
Jinnai Sho as Hirota Masamune
Okamoto Anri as Jogasaki Reika

 

Saikou no Rikon / 最高の離婚 [2013]

• TV Show: Best Divorce (literal title)
• Romaji: Saikou no Rikon
• Japanese: 最高の離婚
• Director: Rieko Miyamoto, Michiko Namiki
• Writer: Yuji Sakamoto
• Network: Fuji TV
• Episodes:
• Release Date: January 10, 2013 --
• Runtime: Thursday 22:00-22:54
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Plot:
Drama series depicts the love and marriage of two 30 something couples.
Ordinary salaryman Kousei (Eita]) works for a company which installs vending machines. He complains about his marriage life while at the dentist office. Kousei doesn't do his job well and he is also sick. He isn't happy at all. His biggest problem is his wife Yuna (Machiko Ono), who has the complete opposite personality from Kousei .They have been married 2 years.
Yuna is bright and easy-going. Kousei doesn't know if he loves Yuna or not, but he thinks her personality meshi with his. At this time, Kousei meets Akari (Yoko Maki), his ex-girlfriend from his university days. Akari works as an assistant at the College of Fine Arts and married Ryo (Gou Ayano). 

Doku (Poison) [2012]

Doku (Poison)

Title:赤川次郎原作　毒<ポイズン>
Title (Romanji): Akagawa Jiro Gensaku Doku
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction
Episodes: TBA/YTV
Broadcast network: NTV
Broadcast : 4 October 2012
Air Time : Thursdays, 23:58 – 00:38
Theme song: Yasashii Kao de Chikazukanaide by YU-A


Synopsis

“A completely undetectable poison that kills 24 hours after consumed.” It is the rumour that has spread on the internet of a lethal drug that makes the perfect crime possible. It has even become a topic at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s Special Crimes Unit which Sasamoto Naomi has been transferred to. The background of Professor Matsui Toichi who invented this poison at an East European university is obscure. What is known of him is a fuzzy picture on the internet and the digits inscribed on the back of his hand. Matsui has disappeared but starts to appear before people who are trapped by their problems and hands them the poison. “You are free to use it as you will,” he would

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Title: Piece
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Mystery
Episodes: TBA
Broadcast network: NTV
Broadcast period: 2012-Oct-06 starts
Air time: Saturday 24:55
Theme song: Missing Piece by Nakayama Yuma 

Three years ago, Narumi Hikaru and Suga Mizuho were in love and would meet in secret for several months in the second year of high school. It started casually and ended casually. Hikaru and Mizuho were alike in

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Going My Home (2012)

Director: Koreeda Hirokazu
Script: Koreeda Hirokazu
Title (English): Going My Home
Genre: Family
Episodes: TBA
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 9 October 2012
Air time: Tuesday 22:00
Theme Song: “Yotsuba no Clover” by Makihara Noriyuki 

Tsuboi Ryota (Abe Hiroshi) is a timid salaryman at a commercial production company. He plays the coordinator role at work, bringing clients and creative together. Even at home, he always finds himself caught between his strong-minded food stylist wife Sae (Yamaguchi Tomoko) and their daughter Moe (Makita Aju), his mother Toshiko (Yoshiyuki Kazuko) and his elder sister Takiko (YOU). One day, Ryota’s father Eisuke (Natsuyagi Isao) collapses on a golf trip. And then, a mysterious woman called Naho (Miyazaki Aoi) appears at his hospital ward, raising suspicion that she might be his mistress. While various adjustments take place among the family members, Ryota learns of the legendary creature called ‘Kuna’ which his father has been in pursuit of. Carrying on his father’s dream, he begins the search of ‘Kuna’. As he comes in touch with various people, Ryota’s exclusive devotion to his work is gradually shaken, and he starts to re-examine his relationship with his family and the important things in life.

Tokyo Airport : Air Traffic Controller / ＴＯＫＹＯエアポート : 東京空港管制保安部 [2012]

DETAILS
TV Show: Tokyo Airport : Air Traffic Controller
Romaji: Tokyo Eapoto : Tokyo Kuko Kansei Hoan Bu
Japanese: ＴＯＫＹＯエアポート : 東京空港管制保安部
Network: Fuji TV
Episodes: ???
Release Date: October 14, 2012 -- ???
Runtime: Sundays 21:00
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan 



Kaori Shinoda (Kyoko Fukada) is a new air traffic controller. She visits Haneda airport one day before her actual work begins to say hello. On the way to the control tower she sees a young boy named Kenta Watanabe (Ryunosuke Hashino), who has a smile support badge. From her past experience as a ground staff, she takes Kenta to the boarding gate.

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Love & Farm (2007)

* Title: ????? Love & Farm
* Title (romaji): Ushi ni Negai wo: Love & Farm
* Also known as: Wish Upon a Cow: Love & Farm
* Format: Renzoku
* Genre: Agriculture, education, comedy
* Episodes: 11
* Viewership ratings: 08.7(Kanto)
* Broadcast network: Fuji TV, KTV
* Broadcast period: 2007-Jul-03 to 2007-Sep-11
* Air time: Tuesday 22:00
* Theme song: Green Days by Makihara Noriyuki

Synopsis

Six agriculture students travel north to Hokkaido for first-hand training and experience in a farm setting. The story focuses not only on their daily life and their growth as young men and women, but also on the economic situation in the region, which received national attention earlier this year when the national government cut off aid to the struggling city of Yubari.

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Lunch Queen (2002)

Details

* Title: ??????
* Title (romaji): Lunch no Joou
* Also known as: The Queen of Lunchtime Cuisine / Lunch Queen
* Genre: Food, romance, comedy
* Episodes: 12 Episodes
* Viewership ratings: 18.91
* Broadcast network: Fuji TV
* Broadcast period: 2002-Jul-01 to 2002-Sept-16
* Air time: Mondays 21:00
* Theme song: Joy to the World by Three Dog Night


Synopsis

Natsumi loves lunch. By chance she starts working for "Kitchen Macaroni", posing as the fiance of the

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Ataru (2012)

Format: Renzoku
Genre: Mystery
Episodes: TBA
Viewership rating: TBA
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2012-Apr-15 start
Air time: Sunday 21:00


Ataru, who suffers from "savant syndrome," has the power to discover, observe, see through, and deduct microscopic evidence of unsolved cases. Why does he always go to the criminal sites? What explains his strange behavior? His sad past will be revealed as the story unfolds.
An explosion occurs at a chemical factory, leaving one person dead. The investigation team concludes that it

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Rich Man, Poor Woman (2012)

Oguri Shun plays Hinata Tetsushi, an affluent man whose personality is on the contrary, speckled with flaws. A CEO of an IT firm who is published on Forbes as a billionaire, Tetsushi attained his fortune through chance and pure luck. A woman who meets Tetsushi and eventually becomes attracted to him is Sawaki Chihiro, played by Ishihara Satomi. Chihiro is a hardworking college student at Tokyo University who has prepared for her future as much as she possibly could through studies and obtaining licenses. Despite her efforts, she has yet to land a job. Upon meeting Tetsushi, she begins to unravel a genuine pureness inside him and solitude resulting from such pureness, which eventually draws her closer to him. The two repeatedly conflict each other, but little by little learn about one another to grow and develop together.

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Gakkou no Kaidan X SKE48 (2012)

Genre : Horror
Episodes: 15 Episodes
Broadcast network: Bee TV
Broadcast period: Starts 20 July 2012
Air time: 5.00 p.m

Gakkou no Kaidan (Ghosts at School) berkolaborasi dengan member idol group ternamaan Jepang, SKE48. Diangkat dari anime dan film berjudul sama, drama ini akan menceritakan legenda-legenda hantu setempat dari tahun 1990an. Dalam drama ini dua member SKE48 yang terpilih dalam AKB48 General Election 2012 akan berperan sebagai story teller.

Official Website : http://pre.beetv.jp/pages/kowai_natsu

Story Tellers: Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena

First Episode “Hyouite kuru” : Oya Masana
Second Episode “Odoriba no E” : Ogiso Shiori, Hara Minami, Umemoto Madoka
Third Episode “Ichimatsu Ningyou” : Takayanagi Akane
Fourth Episode “Hannin no Senaka” : Kizaki Yuria, Yagami Kumi, Hiramatsu Kanako
Fifth Episode “Jintai Mokei” : Suda Akari, Furukawa Airi, Matsumoto Rina

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