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Doremisora

Japanese Drama | 45 Episodes |

Cast: Osawa Akane, Haga Yuria, Yamamoto Kei, Onoue Hiroyuki, Uchi Hiroki, Goda Masashi, Kurotani Tomoka

Similar to GTO and Gokusen an easy going teacher takes up a part time job for ...easy money, but finds out shes assigned to the "stupid" class which consist of 5 students that the elitest school tossed aside and the music class, however, has no music.
Dosokai

Japanese Drama | 9 Episodes |

Cast: Oshima Yoko, Kuroki Hitomi, Takeuchi Toshi, Takahashi Katsunori, Yoshimoto Miyoko, Saito Yuki, Sudo Risa, Rokkaku Seiji, Fukikoshi Mitsuru, Omi Toshinori, Nonami Maho, Mikami Hiroshi, Yagami Ren

Housewife Miyazawa Tomomi, her husband out of a job, loses her treasured home as her family is forced to do with less during the recession. Her one ray of sunshine is her upcoming middle school class reunion, where she hopes to meet old friends as well as old flames. The ...
Dr Koto Shinryoujo 2006

Japanese Drama |

Cast: Kobayashi Kaoru, Otsuka Nene, Shibasaki Kou, Tokito Saburo, Yoshioka Hidetaka

After making a serious mistake in his work in Tokyo, talented surgeon Goto Kensuke is invited to take charge of the only clinic on the small island of Yonaguni, Okinawa. It is difficult to get competent doctors to serve on this remote island, and the islanders are now used to ...
Dragon Zakura

Japanese Drama | 11 Episodes | updated!

Cast: Saeko, Aragaki Yui, Nakao Akiyoshi, Hasegawa Kyoko, Koike Teppei, Nagasawa Masami, Abe Hiroshi, Yamashita Tomohisa

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!" For no other reason than ...
Dream Again

Japanese Drama | 10 Episodes |

Cast: Watanabe Tetsu, Kato Ai, Sorimachi Takashi, Shida Mirai, Aota Noriko, Suga Takamasa

This original series stars Takashi Sorimachi as the pro baseball player Shunsuke Ogi, who is forced to retire after a shoulder injury. He continues to train in hope of returning to the game, but a sudden accident leads to his death. God decides to give him a second chance, placing ...
Edison no Haha

Japanese Drama | 10 Episodes |

Cast: Sugita Kaoru, Ito Masayuki, Sugita Kaoru, Ito Misaki, Tanihara Shosuke, Tanaka Yoji, Sakai Maki, Sakai Maki, Tanihara Shosuke, Hosoda Yoshihiko, Shimizu Yuya, Matsushita Yuki, Matsushita Yuki, Tanaka Yoji, Hosoda Yoshihiko, Ito Masayuki, Shimizu Yuya, Ito Misaki

The series focuses on Ayukawa Noriko, the teacher of a class of first-graders. One day, a boy named Kento transfers into her class from another school, where he was treated as a problem child. In reality, the inquisitive Kento actually displays potential as a prodigy, and it's up to Noriko ...
Egoist

Japanese Drama | 40 Episodes |

Cast: Miyaji Mao, Yoshii Rei , Yoshii Rei , Kawashima Naomi, Kawashima Naomi, Miyaji Mao

Akari Fujimoto is an aspiring stylist who has landed a job in charge of costumes for top actress Reiko Saijo, and Akari is desperately trying to do her best. But when her mother Ayame, a former actress with a hatred for show business, hears Akari mention Reiko's name, her facial ...
Ekiro

Japanese Drama |

Cast: Fukatsu Eri, Ishizaka Koji, Takaoka Sousuke, Takaoka Sousuke, Kimura Tae, Ishizaka Koji, Yakusho Koji, Fukatsu Eri, Kitagawa Hiromi, Yakusho Koji, Kitagawa Hiromi, Kimura Tae

In "Ekiro," a bank employee suddenly goes missing right after his retirement. Yakusho stars as the veteran detective in charge of the investigation, who is on the verge of retirement himself. All he seems to uncover are more mysteries, but one woman (Fukatsu) comes up during the investigation, and it ...
Encounter

Japanese Drama | 2 Episodes |

Cast: Ishibashi Anna, Ishibashi Anna

In 1995, the World Health Organization (WHO) created an extra-governmental organization, the Extra-Natural Activity Counter System (Encounter). The purpose of this body is to investigate phenomena that cannot be explained with existing scientific knowledge, research how they may affect the health of humans and how the risk of future occurrences ...
Engine

Japanese Drama | 11 Episodes |

Cast: Harada Yoshio, Kimura Takuya, Aoki Shinsuke, Izumiya Shigeru, Matsushita Yuki, Sakai Masato, Koyuki

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 ...
Enka no Joou

Japanese Drama | 10 Episodes |

Cast: Itoh Sairi , Nishiyama Mayuko, Takei Akashi, Nishioka Tokuma, Narumi Riko, Yanagita Erika, Kikawada Masaya, Nukumizu Youichi, Yajima Kenichi, Haba Yuichi, Sakai Wakana, Amami Yuki, Takasugi Mizuho, Harada Taizo, Danta Yasunori, Hada Michiko, Takahata Atsuko, Nakajima Hiroko, Hankai Kazuaki, Matsukawa Naruki, Ikeuchi Junko, Fukuda Mayuko, Hirayama Hiroyuki

Himawari is an unsuccessful 39-year-old enka singer who has bad luck with men and money. Born into an Osaka takoyaki shop, the young Himawari was inspired by her father's words to immerse herself in enka. At the age of 13 her father disappears and her mother, bitter over the husband ...
FACE MAKER

Japanese Drama |

Cast: Nagai Masaru, Hakamada Yoshihiko, Fujii Mina, Inoue Waka, Kato Ai, Hinata Chiho

Kirishima, a skilled plastic surgeon who previously used to work for the US ‘Federal Witness Protection Programme’. His nickname is "Face Maker." Patients come to him seeking to change their lives, and he grants them that wish with a new face. He doesn't take money but asks for his patients' ...
Fake Kyoto Bijutsu Jiken Emaki

Japanese Drama | 6 Episodes |

Cast: Fujimura Shiho , Sano Shiro, Zaizen Naomi, Terada Minori

Set in Kyoto, the story revolves around a single, 40-year-old part-time university lecturer named Urasawa Yu. Although she is awkward in normal social situations, she possesses extraordinary judgment when it comes to understanding people in art-related contexts and determining the authenticity of historical works of art. With those skills, she ...
Fire Boys

Japanese Drama | 11 Episodes |

Cast: Yamada Takayuki, Katsurayama Shingo, Tsukamoto Takashi, Ishiguro Ken, Mimura, Oshima Yoko, Uchiyama Rina

A young boy by the name of Asahina Daigo was once rescued by a fireman. Ever since then, he has wanted to become a firefighter like the hero who saved him from the flames. Now he's all grown-up and has recently received his credentials as a firefighter. However, the firefighting ...
First Kiss

Japanese Drama | 11 Episodes |

Cast: Hiraoka Yuta, Daito Shunsuke, Sugawara Eiji, Gekidan Hitori, Gashuin Tatsuya, Kashiwabara Shuji, Matsuyuki Yasuko, Takenaka Naoto, Abe Sadao, Natsuki Mari, Endo Yuya, Sakai Wakana, Inoue Mao, Ito Hideaki

A bitter-sweet and uplifting comedy drama about a young girl Mio and her brother Kazuki. To treat her illness overseas, Mio has been living away from her older brother Kazuki for the past ten years. After learning about the upcoming surgery, which she has only a fifty percent chance of ...
First Love

Japanese Drama | 11 Episodes |

Kasumi is shocked to discover that her older sister's fiance is the man she first fell in love with five years ago in high school. At the time, he was her high school teacher and ultimately quit his job racked with guilt over their relationship. Kasumi was deeply hurt and ...
Freeter, Ie o Kau.

Japanese Drama |

Cast: Okamoto Rei, Hankai Kazuaki, Yashiba Toshihiro , Igawa Haruka, Takenaka Naoto, Wada Masato, Asano Atsuko, Karina, Ninomiya Kazunari, Maruyama Ryuhei, Takabe Ai, Washio Machiko

The story revolves around Take Seiji, who quits his job after three months. With no dreams, no savings, and a poor relationship with his family, he becomes a hikikomori. However, after his mother falls ill with depression, he ends up having to take on a part-time job at a construction ...
Fufudo

Japanese Drama | 11 Episodes |

Cast: Suzuki Yuujin, Motokariya Yuika, Yamasaki Shizuyo, Takeda Tetsuya, Takeda Tetsuya, Takahata Atsuko, Hashizume Isao, Suzuki Yuujin, Hashizume Isao, Motokariya Yuika, Takuma Seiko, Takahata Atsuko, Yamasaki Shizuyo, Takuma Seiko

The weddings of the three daughters of the Takanabe family engaged in tea growing and processing, the succession of the Takanabe tea business that has been passed down over generations, conflicts between the couple regarding these issues, and so on… This is a sitcom depicting the human drama of the ...
Fufudo Season 2

Japanese Drama | 11 Episodes |

Cast: Takahata Atsuko, Motokariya Yuika, Takeda Tetsuya, Yamasaki Shizuyo, Takeda Tetsuya, Yamasaki Shizuyo, Takuma Seiko, Hashizume Isao, Takahata Atsuko, Takuma Seiko, Motokariya Yuika, Hashizume Isao

Tea-loving Takanabe Kensuke and his reliable wife Satoko are an ordinary couple in Saitama who operate the manufacture and sale of tea on the Takanabe garden. They have three daughters, who have all married and left home, and one son named Shigeru that they live with. The sequel starts in ...
Fugoh Keiji

Japanese Drama | 10 Episodes |

Cast: Sainei Ryuji, Suzuki Kazuma, Suzuki Kazuma, Fukada Kyoko, Fukada Kyoko, Yamashita Shinji, Sainei Ryuji, Yamashita Shinji

What do you get when you mix a granddaughter from an extremely rich family with crime, murder, and a passion for law and justice? Kanbe Miwako, a granddaughter of a super rich millionaire becomes a detective and starts working at a male dominant police station. Her fancy fashion, elegant manners, ...