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 Description: One day a father with a young daughter is diagnosed as a sufferer of early-onset Alzheimer's disease. The father, Kinoshita Keisuke has been separated from his wife by death and has worked at the factory's dorm with his daughter ever since. A skilled craftsman at the metalworking factory, Keisuke is a man with a sunny disposition who is also the team coach for a boys' baseball team. Surrounded by his friends of the neighborhood, he has lived happily with his daughter up until today. Things take a turn when Keisuke realizes that his forgetfulness has taken its toll. He is diagnosed as having early-onset Alzheimer's disease. His daughter, Kinoshita Miu played by child actor prodigy Ashida Mana, is a strong reliable girl on the outside but still a young and vulnerable girl on the inside. Overcoming her mother's death with her cheerful personality much like her fathers', she too must face the consequences of the sickness with her father... A father who has looked after his daughter by himself all this time and a daughter who held faith in her father even without the existence of her mother. Tied to each other by a strong bond, how will they face reality and overcome it? Cast: Toyokawa Etsushi , Ashida Mana , Miura Shohei , Denden , Yasuda Ken , Kokusho Sayuri , Takagi Serai , Kimijima Asaya , Yoshida Riko , Oka Mitsuko , Kanie Keizo , Nakatani Miki. Episode: 12. Labels: Drama.
 Description: The sexy, talented and polished Hayakawa Masayoshi once enjoyed tremendous popularity as a member of the red-hot rock band 'Under Cloud', sold millions of records at the pinnacle of his career and topped the rankings for the man that women most want to be hugged by. But ever since a spat with his bandmates caused the band to break up 13 years ago, he has slid into oblivion, forgotten by society. It is because his songs after the split became ego trips. His regular job now is a live 30-min radio show from 5.00 am in the morning and has the occasional fan meeting. That is how his life has has been going, but he has a relatively satisfactory life sticking to his favourite music genre of rock. Even so, he enjoys the path he has taken. Then one day, he gets saddled with family and his selfish thoughts and way of life slowly starts to change. Through this, he also gradually becomes a person who shows compassion to those around him and this even influences his songwriting... Cast: Odagiri Joe , Yusuke Santamaria , Kanjiya Shihori , Muro Tsuyoshi , Nakajima Kento , Sugisaki Hana , Omori Ayane , Fujimoto Kanata , Fuji Tatsuya , Tortoise Matsumoto , Otsuka Nene. Episode: 8 Labels: Drama.
 Description: Through the introduction of his friend Danma Ryuji, Onizuka Eikichi, the former legendary bike gang member, visits Meishu Academy to tend to the trees in the garden as a part-time gardener. Learning that Yoshikawa Noboru, a student in teacher Fuyutsuki Azusa’s class is being bullied by Uehara Kyoko and other classmates, Onizuka befriends and saves Yoshikawa. Seeing Onizuka’s unprecedented but visceral, powerful response to problem solving, the school’s president and principal, Sakurai Yoshiko, overrides resistance from her vice principal Uchiyamada Hiroshi and makes Onizuka a teacher. Onizuka goes on to tackle many issues as the teacher in charge of the most problematic class, Class 2-4. Cast: AKIRA , Takimoto Miori , Yamamoto Yusuke , Yano Masato , Fujisawa Ayano , Nagasawa Nao , Kobayashi Yumi , Sugi-chan , Takizawa Saori , Takachi Noboru , Fuse Eri , Tayama Ryosei , Shirota Yu , Kuroki Hitomi. Kawaguchi Haruna , Takada Sho , Morimoto Shintaro , Nishiuchi Mariya , Honda Tsubasa , Miyazaki Karen , Shirahama Aran , Nakagawa Taishi , Yamada Yuki , Suzuki Nobuyuki , Sano Gaku , Takatsuki Sara , Takara Hikari , Shinkawa Yua , Ishii Anna , Sayama Ayaka , Sakaguchi Rikako , Miyake Hitomi , Hikita Hidemi , Bando Nozomi , Yasuda Seia , Natsuo , Mitsuhashi Nanami , Fujii Chiho , Kirishima Miyu , Utsumi Akiyoshi , Shiono Akihisa , Machida Hiroki , Sato Ouho , Komori Shota , Shimoyama Aoi , Yayama Hiromu , Nagayama Hikaru. Episode: 11. Labels: Drama.
 Description: This drama takes a whole new approach by making stars act under their real name and collaborating with other TBS television shows. Nishikido Ryo acts as a popular idol and member of Kanjani8 (or as himself) who secretly marries a woman with three children. This comedic drama portrays the reality of show business and the importance of a family bond. Ryo has come to his girlfriend Haruka's house to ask her mother and children for her hand. Her eldest daughter refuses flat out saying that she doen't want an idol as her father. To make things worse, Kanjani8's manager finds out about the marriage and tells him to either get divorced within three months or end his career in show business. --TBS Cast: Nishikido Ryo , Yuka , Kawashima Umika , Imai Yuki , Tani Kanon , Enari Kazuki , Sato Jiro , Shimatani Hitomi , Suzuki Ryohei , Takanashi Rin , Yamada Shintaro , Yokoyama Yu , Shibutani Subaru , Murakami Shingo , Maruyama Ryuhei , Yasuda Shota , Okura Tadayoshi , Takahata Atsuko , Yashima Norito , Joshima Shigeru , Zaizen Naomi. Episode: 10. Labels: Drama.
 Description: Shirato Osamu is a 24-year-old unemployed university graduate. Because he is a good-natured person who cannot say no when he is asked anything, he for some reason ends up getting called in for various cases that occur in the neighbourhood of Asagaya. Cast: Chiba Yudai , Kanata Hongo , Nakamura Shizuka. Episode: 10. Labels: Drama.
Season 1 Description:
Hotaru works for a famous interior design company. It's a glamorous job but Hotaru's private life is totally the opposite of glamorous. She lives alone, and when she isn't working she's mostly lazing about her rented house in training wear. She's not interested in men. In fact, she isn't interested in anything. "I'd rather lay around than fool around," is her motto.
Her landlord is a bar owner, and one day his son, who has just separated from his wife, comes to inspect the rental property, not knowing that someone is living there. He is shocked at the mess, but not as shocked as Hotaru. He turns out to be her boss, Takano.
Season 1 Cast: Ayase Haruka , Fujiki Naohito , Kuninaka Ryoko , Kato Kazuki , Takeda Shinji , Itaya Yuka , Yasuda Ken , Asami Reina , Watabe Gota , Shibue Joji , Matsumoto Marika , Matsushita Sara , Maruyama Tomomi , Matsunaga Hiroshi , Kurotani Tomoka.
Season 2 Description:
Three years ago, the heart of Amemiya Hotaru, the ‘dried up female’, had settled on Takano ‘Buchou’, and the ‘dried up female’ was supposed to have grown up … However, right after that, Hotaru was posted as a project team member to far-away Hong Kong. She was cut off from ‘Buchou’ and devoted herself to work. Then, three years later, Hotaru returns to Japan after finishing the project. She is assigned to the First Planning Department, where ‘Buchou’ belongs, and immediately begins work as one of the team members. However, both the staff as well as the mood in the company have changed a great deal.
Season 2 Cast: Ayase Haruka , Fujiki Naohito , Itaya Yuka , Yasuda Ken , Mukai Osamu , Usuda Asami , Kimura Tae , Ishii Momoka , Takahashi Tsutomu , Nakabeppu Aoi , Ichikawa Tomohiro , Kimisawa Yuki , Ide Takuya , Sato Chiaki , Yanagisawa Takahiko , Mashita Rena.
Movie Description: Set two years after after "Hotaru no Hikari 2" drama series, Hotaru Amemiya learns that her boss and now husband Seichi Takano has dreamed of vacationing in Rome, Italy like in the movie "Roman Holiday". Hotaru then makes plans to go to Rome for their honeymoon. Rome, Italy prepare ... Hotaru Amemiy and Seichi Takano are coming! Movie Cast: Haruka Ayase , Naohito Fujiki , Yasuko Matsuyuki , Yuya Tegoshi , Yuka Itaya , Ken Yasuda.
 Description: From the bestselling comic series comes an all new science fiction drama. The series, having sold over 4,000,000 copies in comics, is a non-stop romantic suspense about teenagers who obtain a "Future Diary". The diary is a cell phone diary that foretells the future, and those get ahold of it suffers the consequence of having to participate in a "survival game". Prior to discovering the future diary, Hoshino Arata was an ordinary college student, without any faith in the coming future. Efforts seemed unrewarding and the future, well, who could change fate? Nonetheless, it is the diary that leads Arata to see tomorrow as a sign of hope. "Destruction and Rebirth", "The Ultimate Love". These themes intertwine as Arata learns to deal with the diary and its consequences, and ultimately win the survival game set before him. Cast: Okada Masaki , Gouriki Ayame , Hongo Kanata , Fukuda Mayuko , Kikuchi Fuma , Nakamura Yuri , Tominaga Saori , Hiraga Masaomi , Hiraoka Yuta , Nikaido Fumi , Okada Yoshinori , Miyazaki Yoshiko , Mitsuishi Ken , Ito Ayumi , Sano Shiro. Episode: 11. Labels: Drama.
 Description: 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 is merely an accident, but Ebina Maiko has her doubts. When she goes to the site again, she finds a man who introduces himself as "Chokozai." After blurting out a series of words that Maiko cannot understand, he suddenly falls asleep. Maiko decides to look up the meaning of these words. She is taken aback when she discovers that when put together, these words provide the key to solving the case. Cast: Nakai Masahiro , Kitamura Kazuki , Kuriyama Chiaki , Tamamori Yuta , Riju Go , Okunuki Kaoru , Shimada Kyusaku , Tanaka Tetsushi , Chihara Seiji , Nakamura Yasuhi , Shounozaki Ken , Mitsumune Kaoru , Nakamura Masaya , Miyoshi Hiromichi , Ichimura Masachika , Murakami Hiroaki. Episode: 11. Labels: Drama.
SPEC~First Blood Description:
Like the original series, "SPEC" will revolve around a pair of police detectives as part of a special division solving difficult cases (Mishou). Touma Saya is a woman with an IQ of 201 and an inability to "read the atmosphere" in social situations. Due to a previous case, her left arm is in a sling. Her partner Sebumi Takeru used to be the star performer of the Metropolitan Police. After some incident however, he was transferred to Mishou. Those two track down offenders with special abilities(SPEC) who managed to get away with their crimes.
SPEC~First Blood Cast: Toda Erika , Kase Ryo , Fukuda Saki , Shirota Yu , Kamiki Ryunosuke , Tanaka Tetsushi , Shiina Kippei , Ryu Raita , Ito Takeshi , Tokui Yuu , Yasuda Ken , Okada Kohki , Matsuzawa Kazuyuki , Sainei Ryuji , Arimura Kasumi.
Episode: 10.
SPEC~Sho SP Description: Set on year after the fight between detectives Saya Toma (Erika Toda), Takeru Sebumi (Ryo Kase) and Satoshi Chii (Yuu Shirota). More confrontations ensues between the detectives at the Unidentified Crimes Unit of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Takeru Sebumi (Ryo Kase) returns after taking a break due to his eye problems. Kenzo Ichiyanagi (Denden) is appointed section chief, while Kotaro Nonomura (Raita Ryu) is demoted. New member Shu Yoshikawa (Kazuki Kitamura) joins the team. SPEC~Sho SP Cast: Erika Toda , Ryo Kase , Saki Fukuda , Kohki Okada , Kazuyuki Matsuzawa , Yu Tokui , Kasumi Arimura , Ryo Tadaki , Kippei Shiina , Raita Ryu , Kazuki Kitamura , Mitsuki Tanimura , Denden , Takayuki Takuma. SPEC~Heaven Movie Description: Saya Toma (Erika Toda) is a female detective with an IQ of 201. Takeru Sebumi (Ryo Kase) is a career detective with a distinguished background. They work on cases by postulating the "SPEC" of the unknown criminals and then deduce the criminal's unknown "SPEC" to make arrests. A mystery occurs when bodies are found on a cruiser in the ocean. Saya Toma and Ryo Kase of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department are brought in to solve the case. SPEC~Heaven Movie Cast: Erika Toda , Ryo Kase , Atsushi Ito , Saki Fukuda , Chiaki Kuriyama , Ryunosuke Kamiki , Takahiro Miura , Kippei Shiina , Denden , Yuko Asano , Raita Ryu , Akaji Maro , Go Riju , Kasumi Arimura , Kohki Okada , Kazuyuki Matsuzawa , Ruji Sainei , Koji Ishikawa.
 Description: Enomoto Kei is a security "otaku" working for a security firm, devoted to improving the securities system on a daily basis. He is not an easy person to familiarize oneself with, always collected and calm, unapproachable, a maniac in Physics, Science, Architecture and profound in other basic theoretical foundation. He is certain and proud of the fact that there is no key which he cannot unlock. One day, Kei is asked to help reveal a mystery behind a locked room murderer. While he lacks any interest in solving the mystery, he is inevitably intrigued by the term, "Closed Doors" and decides to take on the position. He works side by side with Aoto Junko and Serizawa Gou, who are lawyers working at a major law firm. Junko is pure and forward, acting upon her instincts while Serizawa is a prideful elitist who sees time as money, and therefore, will not take on any job that is unprofitable. Possessing a vast amount of knowledge and acute insightfulness, Kei is able to unlock the closed doors and unravel the secrets leading to the solution. Never before has there been a drama focused solely on closed doors. It's an all new original mystery that will keep you guessing every week! Cast: Ohno Satoshi , Toda Erika , Sato Koichi , Nounen Rena. Episode: 11. Labels: Drama.
 Description: A former salary man, Konno Yuta one day decides to re-enter a medical university. He successfully becomes a practitioner at age 37, and begins to work at a university hospital as a medical intern. Yuta had hoped to become a full-fledged doctor as soon as he could, but the reality he faces at the hospital are appalling. It's as if Yuta had gone back in time tens of years ago when working conditions were incredibly harsh, doctors saw their patients only as sources for research, and rounds made by the professor only impose burden to both doctors and patients. At times being rejected by a younger superior, and at times confronting professors, Kenta comes to believe in one faith, and searches for the "medical treatment patients truly desire". Joy, conflict, distress… It's a human love story that will inspire you no matter how old you are. Cast: Kusanagi Tsuyoshi , Mizukawa Asami , Konno Ayaka , Yaotome Hikaru , Kiriyama Renn , Suzuki Kosuke , Saito Takumi , Tanabe Seiichi , Matsudaira Ken , Matobu Sei , Fujimoto Izumi , Naito Risa , Hamura Junko , Mimura , Shiga Kotaro , Fujiyoshi Kumiko. Episode: 11. Labels: Drama.
 Description: In "Shiritsu Bakaleya Koko" two high schools merge together. On one side is the "baka" all male high school, filled with troublemakers. The other side is the “cattleya”all girl high school, filled with well educated girls from rich families. What will happen when the schools merge? Cast: Shintaro Morimoto , Hokuto Matsumura , Taiga Kyomoto , Juri Tanaka , Jesse Lewis , Yugo Kochi , Haruka Shimazaki , Mina Oba , Kaoru Mitsumune , Mariya Nagao , Marina Kobayashi , Haruka Shimada , Mariko Nakamura , Hiroki Uchi , Toshiya Miyata , Rie Kitahara , Ryohei Abe , Dai Watanabe , Yuya Takaki , Takaya Kamikawa , Masataka Kubota. Episode: 12 Labels: Drama.
 Description: Kishi Minetaro is a skilled and serious-minded plastic surgeon. He looks down on doctors earning money through cosmetic surgeries as well as on women asking for such medical procedures. However, having to repay his father's debt, Minetaro chooses lucrative work at a clinic specializing in aesthetic plastic surgery. The clinic is full of beautiful women, including the director Yukawa Mari, who is well known for her skills in breast reconstruction, a highly-trusted doctor Ichii Mutsumi, and a cheerful nurse Kishitani Aoi. But most of them have already had some work done to their faces, and they strongly believe that “faces are for lives.” Various types of patients visit this clinic. As Minetaro needs to keep this job to continue paying off the debt, he has no choice but to respond to the patients' selfish requests, such as, “I need my previous face back because my husband suspects that I may cheat on him now that I have a surgically-altered, young-looking face,” or “I want to change my face and look different from my twin sister.” But their wishes makes him wonder...If they change their appearances, will their futures become brighter? Will their worries disappear? “Beauty” is the keyword set in this human drama, depicting the true feelings of women through the eyes of a surgeon who isn't attuned to reading a woman's mind. Cast: Sato Ryuta , Inamori Izumi , Kitano Kii , Ayano Go , Miura Shohei , Ashina Sei , Miyaji Masako , Unou Tasuku , Ise Yumiko , Okuda Erika , Sugimoto Yumi , Koshino Ena , Sato Ruiki , Yamazaki Hajime , Iwamoto Masuyo , Yo Kimiko. Episode: 8. Labels: Drama.
 Description: Of all the law related dramas inside and outside of the country, a majority of lawyers are depicted as heroes, either bringing tears to your eyes helping the weak underdog, or trying to advocate justice to the extreme. This has led the general public to view lawyers with eyes of respect and envy. However, the main character of "Legal High!!" stands miles away from that stereotypical identity of a lawyer. Komikado Kensuke is stubborn, abusive in his language, sarcastic, moody, and an extravagant spender. To the contrary, he has never lost a case in his life. A genius at bargaining and building strategy, winning is everything to Kensuke. His love for money, fame, and women obviously collects the dislikes of other professionals in the field. Kensuke loathes the textbook of justice the young lawyers try to brandish. Unexpectedly, Mayuzumi Machiko is a lawyer who passed her bar exam through hard studies. She is overly earnest in her mission of saving the weak, and rather clumsy and incapable of planning ahead. Her lack of versatility and strong righteousness drives her reckless, without compromise to her convictions. Passionate and determined, she is the complete opposite of Kensuke's character. "Justice is the winner," Kensuke stands by this belief without doubt. Despite the skepticism he receives for his sensational efforts, the people surrounding him begin to see that their view was but a pipe dream. In the courtroom, Kensuke reminds us of the feeling we had all forgotten: To fight with all our energy and to never give up. --Fuji TV Cast: Sakai Masato , Aragaki Yui , Namase Katsuhisa , Koike Eiko , Taguchi Junnosuke , Yano Masato , Satomi Kotaro. Episode: 11. Labels: Drama.
 Description: Usami Kei is a salaryman who has risen in status due to his engagement with Mei, the wealthy daughter of his company's president. Shortly after she breaks off the engagement, a power failure leaves him stuck in the elevator of his apartment building. Trapped with him are three others living on the same floor - Airu, a trilingual interpreter, Ojiro, a model photographer, and Masato, a psychiatrist. While waiting, their conversation hits upon their love lives and the question of whether there is truly only one fated partner for everyone. As a result, they decide to try "shuffling" their relationships with each other. Cast: Tamaki Hiroshi , Karina , Matsuda Shota , DAIGO , Yoshitaka Yuriko , Kojima Hijiri , Kanjiya Shihori , Tanihara Shosuke. Episode: 10. Labels: Drama.
 Description: “W no Higeki” is an adaptation of a novel by Natsuki Shizuko, which was first published in 1982. It was turned into a theatrical movie in 1984, then got two separate drama adaptations in 2001 and 2010. The new version of the story will have Takei playing two different characters. One is Mako, the daughter of a major business conglomerate. She has always lived in comfort, and as a result, she yearns to finally grasp life with her own hands. The other character is Satsuki, a show pub dancer who lives a solitary and destitute life in a corner of the city and who desires money and power. Although the characters and setting are different from the original, the drama appears to follow the same concept of two women who exchange lives, leading to various tragic events for both of them. Cast: Takei Emi , Kiritani Kenta , Matsushita Yuki , Fukuda Saki , Gouriki Ayame , Morita Ayaka , Kon Natsumi , Terada Minori , Nogiwa Yoko , Wakamura Mayumi , Nakamura Shunsuke , Takeda Kohei , Kaneda Akio , Takahashi Issei , Hirooka Yuriko. Episode: 8. Labels: Drama.
 Description: A family consisting of a jobless father, a domestic mother, and eight children with different personalities. As the title suggests, the family also has a mysterious “11th member.” Kamiki plays the eldest son Kazuo, a high school student who helps support the family through part time jobs serving at a gas station and doing newspaper delivery. He clashes with his father (Tanabe Seiichi), an artsy photographer with no real earning power. Mitsuura Yasuko plays the part of an obedient wife, while Kato Seishiro plays the shy youngest child who can see a ghost (the “11th member”) but doesn't tell the rest of the family. Cast: Kamiki Ryunosuke , Tanabe Seiichi , Mitsuura Yasuko , Kato Seishiro , Arimura Kasumi , Kanai Miki , Hiraoka Takuma , Akaishi Nana , Fukushima Hokuto , Fukushima Kaito , Hoshino Gen , Hirosue Ryoko , Kitaro , Nomura Masumi , Minagawa Sarutoki. Episode: 9. Labels: Drama.
Description:
Based on a highly successful novel by Higashigawa Tokuya, selling over 1.4 million copies after its publication in September of 2009, the intriguing yet familiar mystery takes place inside a seemingly unsuitable place for mysteries: Socialite Reiko's stately mansion. Reiko is the only daughter to the CEO of a major enterprise, "Hosho Group," known worldwide. Hiding her true identity behind her day time job as a rookie police officer, Reiko comes home to her butler and driver, Kageyama whenever she is faced with a complex case, being a perfectionist, Kageyama is flawless when it comes to serving meals full course from hors d'oeuvre to dessert. He sharply points out the lack of reasoning on Reiko's side, keeping the comment one fine line away from being offensive.
The cutting remarks by Kageyama and appearances by unique characters, as well as the play on words and light tempo of witty conversations...and most of all, being referred to as the "Armchair detective" who solves mysteries without encountering the suspects together create a daring mystery solving roller-coaster ride.
Cast: Sakurai Sho , Kitagawa Keiko , Shiina Kippei , Nomaguchi Toru , Nakamura Yasuhi , Okamoto Anri , Tanaka Konatsu.
Episode: 10+1SP. Special Cast: Sakurai Sho , Kitagawa Keiko , Shiina Kippei , Nomaguchi Toru , Nakamura Yasuhi , Okamoto Anri , Tanaka Konatsu , Kunimura Jun , Aso Yumi , Ikeda Tetsuhiro , Bobby Ologun , Karube Shinichi , Kawabata Kenji , Konno Narumi , Honma Risa , Nakasato Shota , Usui Yasuaki , Kobayashi Hiroki , Kuninaka Ryoko , Kato Natsuki , Horiuchi Keiko , Takahashi Hideki , Sano Shiro , Takashima Masahiro. Labels: Drama.
 Description: The drama has Okada playing the part of Shiba Kengo, a pure-hearted young surgeon who is dedicated to his work. He gets transferred from a prestigious university hospital to a financially troubled hospital, but there he meets a capable and cool-headed chief nurse named Kasugai Yuka (Nakatani), who teaches him the reality of the medical world. The pure Kengo must face various obstacles and challenges as he tears off the “masks” of respected professionals – doctors, nurses, and educators – and uncovers their true natures. Actor Hasegawa Hiroki plays the manager of a major group that operates schools, while Kato Ai plays his wife and the sister of Yuka. Cast: Okada Masaki , Nakatani Miki , Hasegawa Hiroki , Kato Ai , Suzuki Anne , Omasa Aya , Katsumura Masanobu , Hirata Mitsuru , Kohinata Fumiyo , Watanabe Ikkei. Episode: 8. Labels: Drama.
 Description: The story revolves around the 38-year-old Usa Shijimi (Watanabe), who is a high school classical literature teacher. Her students are mean to her, but they don’t realize that she has another identity. Outside school, she lies about her age to be active as the super popular 17-year-old idol Watanabe Mayu, whom the students adore. Cast: Watanabe Mayu , Ando Tamae , Sakata Tadashi , Kaminaga Keisuke , Takahashi Hitomi , Akimoto Yasushi. Episode: 12. Labels: Drama.
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