Gokusen 3 ごくせん （第3期） (2008)

Synopsis

Sawatari Goro now works at Akado High School as a vice principal. Although the head director of the school board speficically orders him to handle the problematic class 3-D, the students are just too much for him. So Sawatari goes far away to a southern island to search for Yankumi, and convince her to work for Akado. Yankumi accepts the offer, only to find that her class (again) is full of punks, where two rival groups of students are always at each other's throats. Will Yankumi's strong belief in students and teaching work this time?

Gokusen 2 ごくせん （第2期） (2005)

Synopsis

Half a year has passed and Shirokin Gakuen has closed down. Yamaguchi Kumiko (Nakama Yukie) finds herself a teacher of a few young kids who don't really benefit much from her style of teaching. Through some twist of fate, she is offered a job as a teacher in Kurogin Gakuen.

She becomes the teacher of a delinquent 3D class which make her previous students look like angels. In order to protect her job, she must again hide her true identity — the fact that she is the 4th generation of the Oedo Family, a prominent yakuza group.

Gokusen ごくせん (第１期) (2002)

Synopsis

Newly graduate Yamaguchi Kumiko an idealistic teacher who entered Shirokin High to be a math teacher. Having high hopes for her students, her world turned up side down when she finds out that she'll be teaching the class 3-D the hardest class to take care of. Class 3-D is a bunch of students who looks more like delinquents and trouble makers. The students show no respect to teachers nor a little kindness. Each and every student doesn't like teacher for almost everyone has no good memories of them. The leader of the class is Sawada Shin. He is well respected for there are rumors that he beat a teacher to death. The students try there hardest to bully and make fun of her so she'll quit but all there efforts went to waste because Yamaguchi ain't an ordinary Teacher. Yamaguchi Kumiko is actually the 4th generation heir to Oedo group, a yakuza clan. Even though everyone in there clan wants her to the next leader, she made up her mind and so everyone accepted it. Eventually in the story, the students found out that she is different from other teacher and earned their respects. They called her Yankumi...

Genryou Boxer 減量ボクサー (2009)

Synopsis

KENCHI and NAOTO, both members of the popular group EXILE, are making there drama debut in a mobile phone series on BeeTV.

The two will co-star in "Genryo Boxer," a comedy about a pro boxer (KENCHI), whose unstoppable appetite has kept him out of the ring as he never passes the weigh-in, and a younger boxer (NAOTO) who lays "traps" of food for him.

Fukatsu Eri No Black Comedy -Burakome- 深津絵里のblack comedy ブラコメ (2006)

Synopsis

It's a short experimental series (20 episodes about 5-10 min each), which blends drama and animation. The main actress and narrator - Fukatsu Eri. It's a funny, though a little bit experimental show starring Fukatsu Eri (known from Koi no Chikara, Change, Akunin movie) - in every episode she portrays somebody else, narrates the animated parts and even sings the ending song. "Fukatsu Eri's Black Comedy" is a great watch for everybody, who like the more bitter kind of laughter; fans of wide talent of Eri Fukatsu, and anyone interested in more experimental kind of television drama, which provides different techniques of filming as well as animated episodes. 

Engine エンジン (2005)

Synopsis

Jiro Kanzaki is an F3000 test driver blessed with acute sensitivity and breathtaking driving techniques. He's a daredevil who feels no fear driving at speeds that even top racers dare not attempt. But unexpected trouble forces this world-famous racer to leave his team and return to Japan for the first time in years. Until he finds a new job as a racer, Jiro decides to stay with his parents. What awaits Jiro there is his hardheaded father, his nagging sister, the 12 children of the foster home his father runs, a snobbish male nurse, and a stubborn female nurse who likes to daydream about her life.

Dragon Zakura ドラゴン桜 (2005)

Synopsis

Sakuragi Kenji is a destitute lawyer and one-time member of a motorcyle gang trying to guide failing high school students with an average score of 36 into Japan's most prestigious educational institution, Tokyo University (Toudai).

"If you want to change your life, get into Toudai!"

Door To Door 僕は脳性まひのトップセールスマン (2009)

Synopsis

Based on a true story about about a man who was told for many years that he was not employable, but threw all of his effort into working as a door-to-door salesman. Despite the pain attributed to his cerebral palsy, he walked eight to ten miles a day to meet his customers and achieved the highest sales for his company.

Deru Toko Demasho! 出るトコ出ましょ！ (2007)

Synopsis

A comedy drama about handsome young lawyer Nonaka and his young paralegal assistant Shizuka. A wealthy girl gone broke, Shizuka gets a part-time position at a private lawyer's office to earn money for herself. Though she has no experience in the legal field, her boss Nonaka agrees to hire her with merely two requirements: Shizuka is to complete her high school education and she must wear the school uniform to the office every day. Curious by nature, Shizuka immediately beings meddling with some minor legal cases, which Nonaka normally snobs off, and this in return stirs up Nonaka's long-forgotten desire to fight for justice regardless of the compensation he may receive. In no time, this seemingly mismatching duo begins to work as a team pursuing justice for those who are in need of legal assistance.

Densha Otoko 電車男 (2005)

Synopsis

A true love story turned to bestselling novel, created from the Internet BBS, 2channel to blockbuster hit movie. Ito Misaki plays Aoyama Saori, working as an office lady at a MNC, gets into trouble with a drunkard on a train. She's saved by Yamada Tsuyoshi, played by Ito Atsushi. As a form of appreciation, she sends him Hermes teacups. Having no experience with the opposite sex, Tsuyoshi decides to ask for help on the Aladdin Channel BBS on how to interact with Saori. 

Deep Love アユの物語 (2004)

Synopsis

Ayu, a young prostitute has lived a meaningless life until she met a young boy named Yoshiyuki. They met when an old lady who taught her the meaning of life passed away, only briefly telling her of her grandson, Yoshiyuki. Knowing that the old lady wished only to see her grandson but is unable to grant the old lady her wish, Ayu then thought that she could take care of Yoshiyuki for her. Ayu and Yoshiyuki, despite his heart problems and her dark past love each other to the fullest. However, life wasn't easy for the both of them. Yoshiyuki's father forbids their relationship and kept them away from each other. But Ayu sacrificed herself by becoming a prostitute once again to earn money for Yoshiyuki's operation and to keep her promise to the old woman who changed her life.

Cupid No Itazura クピドの悪戯 (2006)

Synopsis

A man who's still a virgin, has a very very rare disease which allows him to only have sex seven times in his life. After he has used up all the seven chances, he will never ever be able to have sex again for the rest of his life... and so far, he has wasted two times on 'self gratification'. Now he only has five times left, and he wants to choose carefully and save himself for that someone special...but at the same time he desperately wants to lose his virginity...

Churasan ちゅらさん (2001)

Synopsis

The 64th NHK Asadora Renzoku Drama is Churasan, a story of a young woman, Kohagura Eri, who was born in Kohamajima Island, Okinawa on May 15, 1972, the day when Okinawa was returned to Japan from the U.S. Eleven years later, Kamimura Shizuko and her two sons, Kazuya and Fumiya, from Tokyo come to stay as the guests of a small inn run by Eri’s family. Eri’s fun-loving, yet eccentric family welcomes them warmly. However, Eri is shocked to hear one of the sons, Kazuya is terminally ill and Shizuko and her sons came to Okinawa to spend his last moment together in beautiful nature. Fumiya, Kazuya’s younger brother, and Eri promise to marry each other someday. However after Kazuya’s death, Fumiya and his mother leave the island to go back to Tokyo. Years later, they are reunited, Eri as a nurse and Fumiya, a doctor, working at the same hospital in Tokyo.

Chouchou-san 蝶々さん (2011)

Synopsis

Like the opera, the story is set in Nagasaki in the early 1900s. It portrays the ups and downs of a young woman known as Butterfly (Miyazak), who lost her parents at a young age and has become an apprentice geisha. She later meets a naval officer and gets married, though the officer intends for the marriage to last only while he is stationed in Nagasaki.

Chibi Maruko-chan SP1 ちびまる子ちゃんSP1 (2006)

Cast
Morisako Ei as Sakura Momoko aka Maruko
Takahashi Katsumi as Sakura Hiroshi (Father)
Shimizu Michiko as Sakura Sumire (Mother)
Moto Fuyuki as Sakura Tomozo (Grandfather)
Fukuda Mayuko as Sakura Sakiko (elder sister)
Ichige Yoshie as Sakura Kotake (Grandmother)
Miyama Karen as Tama-chan

Yankee-kun To Megane-Chan ヤンキー君とメガネちゃん (2010)

Synopsis

Shinagawa Daichi used to be a good student who has now become a delinquent, while class president Adachi Hana was a delinquent who is now trying to move on. Her secret is discovered by Shinagawa, but she involves herself trying to correct his ways.

Tokyo Little Love Season 1 東京リトル・ラブ1 (2010)

Synopsis

In "Tokyo Little Love," Xia Yu Tong plays a Taiwanese woman who gradually falls in love with a Japanese police detective. Producer Tsugi Shikanai says that it will tell a love story that could happen to anyone, and that the episodes will feel more like a diary or blog than a typical television series. Xia Yu Tong, who has appeared in Taiwanese dramas before, will speak her lines mainly in Chinese (with Japanese subtitles), though she is also studying Japanese for the role.

Tokujo Kabachi!! 特上カバチ!! (2010)

Synopsis

The story centers around the employees of a legal document firm. Tamura Katsuhiro is a young man with a strong sense of justice. Although he believes that the law isn't always right, he becomes an administrative scrivener with the goal of manipulating the law in order to protect the weak. On the other hand, Sumiyoshi Misuzu, a former delinquent who hates to lose and who is now a capable scrivener. Katsuhiro and Misuzu are always at odds, but they gradually come to understand each other.

Sotsu Uta 卒うた (2010)

Synopsis

March is graduation season.

Parting with the one you love, becoming disheartened from a broken dream, bereavement from your loved one…

In life, one will always encounter a wall that they must overcome.

When you are able to conquer that wall, that is the essence of ‘graduation’ in life.

Ryoma Den 龍馬伝 (2010)

Synopsis

The 49th NHK Taiga drama is Ryoma den, set back in the Bakumatsu period. The story focuses on the life of Sakamoto Ryoma, who lived from 1835 to 1867. He was an important leader in the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa Bakufu, eventually bringing about the Meiji Restoration. He was also one of the founders of modern day Japanese navy through incorporation of western technology, which proved to be a force to be reckoned with during the revolution.

Q10 キュート (2010)

Synopsis
Heita Fukai (Takeru Sato) is an ordinary, but timid, high school student who has no interest in love. This all changes when a new transferee student (Atsuko Maeda) arrives at his school. Heita discovers that the girl is actually a robot named Q10. The duo starts to cause trouble in school, while Heita starts to fall in love with the robot. This is how their story begins ...

One day Heita Fukai finds a girl sleeping in the science lab. When Heita touches her, she suddenly wakes up and opens her eyes. The girl was actually brought to the lab by the school's principal Jiro Kishimoto (Takehiko Ono). The previous night, principal Jiro Kishimoto, after a night of drinking alcohol, discovered the girl in the garbage. The drunk principal takes her to his home.

The next morning the principal notices that the girl doesn't breathe at all and he asks for help from Heita's homeroom teacher Tatsune Ogawa (Yuji Tanaka). Tatsune Ogawa recommends that they should hide the girl in the science lab. When they get there, they find Doctor of Engineering Kuriko Yanagi (Hiroko Yakushimaru) in the lab. Kuriko notices that the girl is actually a robot with human looks. A secret does exist within her.

Perfect Report パーフェクト・リポート (2010)

Synopsis
Kana Aoyama (Yasuko Matsuyuki) is a 38 year old TV reporter for CTN. Kana is known for being stubborn & inflexible, but passionate for uncovering the truth. After doggedly pursuing an unsolved case for 15 years she is then assigned to lead a ragtag team of second line reporters.

Her team includes reporter Hiroshi Shiraishi (Fumiyo Kohinata) who constantly receives complaints from his interviewees, TV announcer Midori Okusawa (Saki Aibu) who once misread read a news report and landed herself here, Shu Akasaka (Keisuke Koide) a news reporter interested in only political aspects of news stories, cameraman Isao Koda (Jun Kaname) who pretends to be a movie director, Ken Shimura (Yu Koyanagi) a camera assistant who rarely touches the camera and AD Yu Momoi (Yuya Endo) who is easily persuaded & manipulated by those around him.

Their first assignment is to cover seals who have reappeared in the Tama River. Kana, however, is interested in the Prime Minister who stood up the U.S. Secretary of State for a prearranged meeting. What did the Prime Minister do during his disappearance? Kana looks at the footage of the Prime Minister prior to his disappearance and once he reappeared in public. She notices something that no one else has. Kana then announces her team will focus on the Prime Minister's disappearance. This raises the scorn of her subordinates and her team is now viewed as nuisance by others...

Mother (2010)

Synopsis

Suzuhara Nao becomes a teacher at an elementary school. She’s in charge of of first-year students and doesn’t have much passion for her job. One of her young students named Reina becomes attached to her new teacher. One day, Nao notices bruises on Reina and realizes that she is the victim of child abuse. At first Nao doesn’t say anything, but Nao notices more bruises with each passing day and Reina’s absences from school become more frequent. As a mother, Nao’s maternal instincts kicks in and she decides to take of Reina. Nao & Reina then takes a train from their native Hokkaido to Tokyo...

Niji No Mukou E 虹の向こうへ (2010)

Synopsis

Actress Kie Kitano plays the role of Nanami, a high schooler who has lost contact with the upperclassman she has fallen for. Hoping to see him again, she decides to attend the same college that he went to, leading her to move to Tokyo, where she grows into adulthood.

Nihonjin No Shiranai Nihongo 日本人の知らない日本語 (2010)

Synopsis

Haruko Kano (Riisa Naka) works as a "charisma salesperson" at a clothing store for girls in Shibuya, but aspires to become a teacher. One day, she meets an old high school teacher who suggests that that Haruko would make a fine Japanese language instructor & offers to help her get a job at a public school. However, the teacher first requires Haruko to work for three months at a private school. He hands her the textbook book which is for elementary school students.

When Haruko shows up for her first day as a Japanese language teacher she discovers that the school is for foreign students learning Japanese! Her students asks Haruko questions about her own Japanese language that makes Haruko realize that she doesn't even fully comprehend her own native language. Can Haruko survive her first few days as Japanese language instructor? Will the students learn from Haruko?

Nagareboshi 流れ星 (2010)

Synopsis

Takenouchi plays an aquarium employee named Kengo, who seems ordinary at first glance but actually possesses a secret that he would sacrifice everything in order to protect. Meanwhile, Ueto plays Risa, a young woman working in the sex trade in order to pay off her brother's debt, though her situation has led her to contemplate suicide. These two characters, both full of despair, meet each other and end up entering a contract marriage purely for its benefits. However, as they overcome various troubles, their relationship begins turning into true love.

Moteki モテキ (2010)

Synopsis

A detached employee Yukiyo Fujimoto (Mirai Moriyama) is set to turn 30 years old. He isn't very popular and has zero dating experience. Then one day he experiences "moteki" - a period when one becomes popular - and has women contacting him. With Yukiyo's timid character and bitter experiences can he handle his new found popularity?

Magerarenai Onna 曲げられない女 (2010)

Synopsis

Ogiwara Saki, 33, is a woman who does not go with the flow of society but forges her own path. She hates flattering men and trying to be nice to people of the same sex. She has failed the bar exam ten times in a row but persists in her dream of being a lawyer while working as a clerk at a law firm. Saki’s good friend, Hasumi Riko, who is a mother of two children, was high school classmates with Saki, but is in fact 35, because she had deliberately declared herself to be two years younger. She has no qualms of lying for the sake of female happiness, pretending to be married to a man of wealth and blessed with children. Because her personality is the exact opposite, this accentuates Saki’s uncompromising way of life.

Hotaru no Hikari 2 ホタルノヒカリ 2 (2010)

Synopsis

In "Hotaru no Hikari 2," homebody Hotaru Amemiya becomes romantically involved with a manager named Seichi Takano (Naohito Fujiki). Hotaru Aemiya now seriously considers marriage...

Hidamari No Basho ~Hatsukoi~ ひだまりの場所～初恋～ (2010)

Synopsis

The Bee TV mobile drama by AVEX and NTT Docomo 'Hidamari no Basho ~Hatsukoi~' stars Mizobata Junpei, who takes on his first delinquent role. Falling in love with Mizobata in the heroine role is young actress Renbutsu Misako. Broadcasts begin from 20th January onwards.

Hammer Session! ハンマーセッション！ (2010)

Synopsis

Genius swindler Otowa No. 4 (Mokomichi Hayami) is finally arrested but escapes with Azabu No. 10 from a paddy wagon while being transported to the police station. The two men then hides at the nearby Hikari Gakuen High School. Hikari Gakuen principle Kenichi Mizuki (Fumiyo Kohinata) finds Owowa and offers him an unusual deal. The principle will harbor the fugitive if Otowa takes the identity of teacher Goro Hachisuka - a new teacher who graduated from Tokyo University. Otowa must now teach the most problematic students in lessons known as "hammer sessions". Every week a new trouble student appears and it is up to Goro Hachisuka to solve their problems.

Diet Rebound リバウンド (2011)

Synopsis

Nobuko Oba (Saki Aibu) grew up with loving parents who ran a restaurant serving tonkatsu (breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet). Nobuko loved eating tonkatsu and also cakes. She ate so prodigiously that by the time she was in her early 20's Nobuko weighted 82 kilograms (180lbs)!

After having trouble with personal relationships Nobuko then decided to lose weight. She gave up eating cakes and eventually lost 37 kilograms. Nobuko started to attract the attention of men and also landed her dream job as an editor for a fashion magazine. But, trouble looms for Nobuko after she interviews handsome pastry chef Taiichi Imai (Mokomichi Hayami) and falls in love with him ... and his cakes...

Death Game Park デス・ゲーム・パーク (2010)

Synopsis

"Death Game Park" is an action thriller reminiscent of Kinji Fukasaku's "Battle Royale." A group of young adults have been forced to participate in a "death game" for an unknown purpose. Unable to call for help, they have to muster their strength in order to survive and find a way to escape.

Code Blue 2 コード・ブルー2 (2010)

Synopsis

It has been one and a half years since Aizawa Kosaku, Shiraishi Megumi, Hiyama Mihoko and Fujikawa Kazuo were assigned to Shoyo University’s North Hospital. They have only three months left of their fellowship programme (specialised training programme) to be flight doctors and each of them have come to the crossroads where they have to think of their lives after graduation. Aizawa, who has only one relative – a grandmother currently in a nursing home, starts having doubts about his duties and cannot find a clear direction for his future. Meanwhile, Shiraishi Megumi is unable to forget the past. She had caused their former teacher, Kuroda Shuji, to have his right arm amputated. Then Tachibana Keisuke, a veteran flight doctor, takes up a new post. He has been put in charge of certifying the fellowship programme which will decide their future.

Blizzard ブリザード (2011)

Synopsis

Yagira Yuya (20) and Kaho (19) are co-starring in a new mobile drama series titled “Blizzard.” This is BeeTV’s 38th series since launching in May 2009, but it is the service’s first suspense story.

As the title might suggest, the story is set on a snowy mountain. It focuses on a group of 9 university students who belong to the same mountain climbing club. When a heavy blizzard cuts them off from the rest of the world, one by one they begin falling victim to a string of mysterious murders.

Zettai Reido 2 ~ Tokushu Hanzai Sennyuu Sousa ~ 絶対零度～特殊犯罪潜入捜査～ (2011)

Synopsis

Ueto Aya (25) is confirmed to be returning to Fuji TV in a sequel to the 2010 drama series “Zettai Reido.” While the previous series had the subtitle “Mikaiketsu Jiken Tokumei Sousa,” the new series is subtitled “Tokushu Hanzai Sennyuu Sousa.”

The original show starred Ueto as rookie detective Sakuragi Izumi, who worked on difficult unsolved cases as part of a Special Investigations Office (based on an actual division established by Japan in 2009). This time takes place half a year later, after Sakuragi has been transferred to a different division that deals with current crimes.

Zettai Reido ~ Mikaketsu Jiken Tokumei Sousa SP ~ 絶対零度 ~未解決事件特命捜査SP~ (2011)

Synopsis

Half a year has passed since Sakuragi Izumi (Ueto Aya) transferred to Hachioji Minami Precinct’s Violent Crimes Investigation Unit at the recommendation of her superior, Nagashima Hideo (Kitaoji Kinya). At that moment, an arson-related murder takes place at Bando Obstetrics Clinic in Hachioji. The dead bodies of Bando Ryohei (Yoshida Kotaro), the director of the clinic, and an unidentified male are found. From the gutted director’s office, it appears that the man had been set on fire after he was shot. On the other hand, Bando was discovered in another room. The cause of his death is carbon monoxide poisoning. Then, it is learnt that the bullet found from the body of the unidentified man, bears longitudinal rifling marks that matches the bullet used in the 1997 Hachioji Case which Shiraishi Shintaro (Nakahara Takeo) has continued to pursue. The criminal in the Hachioji Case and in the current case is suspected to be the same person. And so, the members of the Fourth Section of the Special Investigations Division are reassembled for a joint investigation of this arson-related murder, but...

Zettai Reido - Mikaiketsu Jiken Tokumei Sousa - 絶対零度～未解決事件特命捜査～ (2010)

Synopsis

Rookie detective Izumi Sakuragi (Aya Ueto) is assigned to the Special Investigations Office, a newly created office in the Metropolitan Police Department. The Special Investigations Office uses the latest in DNA analysis and forensics science to solve previously unsolved cases and missing person cases.

In the first episode, Izumi Sakuragi and partner Yuki Fukasawa (Tomomi Maruyama) are called to a crime scene where a woman's decayed body is found under a construction site. Clues then lead the team to connect the decayed body with an unsolved ¥3 million robbery case that occurred 10 years ago...

Zenkai Girl 全開ガール (2011)

Synopsis

“Zenkai Girl” is the first time that Yui Aragaki is playing the main character in a television series, though she has previously had several roles as major secondary characters. In the series, she plays Wakaba, an ambitious international lawyer with dreams of rising to the top. After finding a job at a law office, her boss (Yakushimaru Hiroko) gives her an unexpected assignment: to take care of the boss’s 5-year-old daughter.

Yuusha Yoshihiko To Maou No Shiro 勇者ヨシヒコと魔王の城 (2011)

Synopsis

The story is set in an ancient time, when the whole country was covered in thick forests. A mysterious plague breaks out, resulting in countless deaths. A pure young man named Yoshihiko becomes chosen as a hero, and he sets out on a journey in order to save a village. He has two goals – to bring back the legendary plant that can cure the plague, and to rescue his father Teruhiko who left to find the plant but never returned.

Young Black Jack ヤング ブラック・ジャック (2011)

Synopsis

The drama will be an original story about the past of the brilliant mercenary doctor Black Jack, during his days as a medical student. In particular, the story will address questions such as why Black Jack does not have a medical license, why he seeks such expensive fees for his services, and how he is connected to his fateful rival Dr. Kiriko.

On Christmas day, a bomb explodes in a shopping mall. The explosion was perpetrated by a serial bomber. A 9-year-old boy Kuro Hazama and his mother Mitsuko (Naho Toda) are seriously and transfered to a university hospital.

With the elite skills of surgeon Dr. Jontaro Honma (Masachika Ichimura), Kuro survives, but is shocked to learn his mother is in a coma. Dr. Honma tells Tokio that when medical science advances, Michiko might one day awake. Tokio decides then to become a doctor.

Yonimo Kimyouna Monogatari 2011 Fall Special 世にも奇妙な物語 2011年秋の特別編 (2011)

Synopsis

Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari (世にも奇妙な物語 （よにもきみょうなものがたり）) is a semi-annual special televised by Fuji TV. Below are the articles for each year.

The series started in April 1990, showing at least two episodes each month. In January 1991, they started airing a new episode each week, with the series ending in December. In 1992, the series aired from April to December. In 1993, only one episode aired, on July 30. Since 1994, the series aired anywhere from two to four episodes per year.

Utsukushii Rinjin 美しい隣人 (2011)

Synopsis

A mysterious & beautiful woman Saki Meyer (Yukie Nakama) moves next door to happy ordinary housewife Eriko Yano (Rei Dan). Meanwhile, Eriko's husband Shinji Yano (Atsuro Watabe), becomes confused by his feelings for temptress Saki.

Saki Meyer comes alone saying her foreign husband will be coming to Japan soon from abroad. She slowly intrudes into Eriko's life and her family. Saki tears down Eriko's trust and threatens Eriko's happy daily life.

Shinji Yano is Eriko's husband. He works for a large consumer electronic home appliance company. Shinji is popular because he takes care of his subordinates. He is promoted so he live alone in Osaka. After moving to Osaka, he comes home to Tokyo on weekends. Lately though, he does not go home as often. During this time he becomes drawn to a mysterious dark woman.

Unfair The Special ~Double Meaning Niju Teigi~ アンフェア the Special～ダブル・ミーニング 二重定義～ (2011)

Synopsis

Kitano's character, named Mochizuki Akira, will appear in the new television special that is set for broadcast this fall. It is tentatively titled “Unfair the special ~Double Meaning Niju Teigi~.” Mochizuki is a rookie detective who joins the force as a successor to Shinohara's character Yukihira Natsumi.

Umareru 生まれる。 (2011)

Synopsis

Hayashida Manami (Horikita Maki) is the oldest of four siblings (Okura Tadayoshi, Nakajima Kento). One day, the family is told about the pregnancy of their 51-year-old mother, Aiko (Tanaka Misako). As the eldest daughter and female, Manami understands her mother the best, but learns to respect life and the depth of human bonds while she struggles with her inability to accept the news. This event exposes the family’s long-hidden secret and quickly upsets the balance of what had been thought to be an ordinary family.

Toilet No Kamisama トイレの神様 (2011)

Synopsis

Kana Uemura's song "Toilet no Kamisama" turned into a 2-hour drama special on TBS. The song, which is nearly 10 minutes in length, tells of Uemura's relationship with her grandmother, from her childhood to her grandmother's death.

The Party Is Over パーティーは終わった (2011)

Synopsis

Actress Naka Risa (21) will be portraying the heroine in the new drama, “Party wa Owatta” (The Party was Over). The drama will be a cellphone-only broadcast via BeeTV. The director Yukisada Isao is dubbed the “hit maker” since he directed other series like “Sekai no Chushin de, Ai wo Sakebu,” and “Parade.”

“Party wa Owatta” is about a young female comic artist’s wild illusions to have love relationships with 5 different men.

Tempest テンペスト (2011)

Synopsis

The story takes place during the reign of the Ryukyu Kingdom (19th Century). Nakama plays Mazuru, a young woman who wants to complete her studies despite her gender restrictions, so she takes advantage of the disappearance of her step brother and disguises herself as an Eunuch named Son Neion, and passes the exam to be a royal govenrment's official. This is her first time having to play both a male and female character. Her supporting cast includes Tanihara Shosuke as her lover and Takaoka Saki as her enemy.

Team Batista Season 3 ~ Ariadone No Dangan ~ チームバチスタ3 アリアドネの弾丸 (2011)

Synopsis

A murder occurs inside a new MRI model in connection with the establishment of an Autopsy Imaging Centre at Tojo University Hospital which will help to determine the cause of death through the use of MRIs and CTs on any dead body. While investigating the truth, the pair of Taguchi Kohei and Shiratori Keisuke close in on the dark side of the sloppy autopsy system. Furthermore, Ikaruga Yoshimasa (Takahashi Katsunori), the head of the Metropolitan Police’s Information Office, and Associate Professor Sasai Sumire (Konishi Manami) of the hospital’s forensic medicine department oppose the centre’s establishment.

Taisetsu Na Koto Wa Subete Kimi Ga Oshiete Kureta 大切なことはすべて君が教えてくれた (2011)

Synopsis

Toda and Miura play two teachers, Natsumi Uemura and Shuji Kashiwagi, at the same high school who are set to get married in half a year. However, the night before the school year's opening ceremony, Shuji becomes involved with the young Hikari Saeki (played by Takei), without realizing that she will be a student in his class starting the next day. As Shuji struggles to help Hikari deal with the mental complex she is suffering from, he is also torn inside by his betrayal of Natsumi. Meanwhile, Hikari attempts to get closer to Natsumi, driven by feelings of jealousy and a desire to destroy the couple's relationship.