'Sennyu Tantei Tokage' (TBS)

The two most popular dramas of this season have already made headlines this week.

‘Galileo‘ (Fuji TV) finally showed it’s true strength stripped off all of the bonuses with its fifth episode, which recorded a plummet of 3.0%. There wasn’t any other program that was particularly strong that day, so you can’t put the blame on the tough competition. However, it’s still easy to figure out why it suddenly lost that many viewers.

The first two episodes naturally recorded very high ratings due to the initial interest and popularity of Fukuyama Masaharu. The second and third episodes aired during the Golden Week, so more people than usual had the time to stay home and watch a drama during golden time. Now both of those bonuses are gone and the drama dropped below the 20% mark for the first time. Moreover, the cases for the fourth and fifth episode weren’t exactly the most interesting ones, especially since the drama writer and the producers decided to make some significant changes to the original story.

Of course there are also those people who keep on blaming the cast, Yoshitaka Yuriko in particularly, and the special guests. It would be amazing if  ‘Galileo’ was still going to keep its season-average above the 20% mark, but unfortunately that will be a very difficult goal.

‘Last Cinderella‘ (Fuji TV) also made it into the news for scratching the 15% mark for the first time after slowly yet gradually increasing ratings over the past weeks. Fuji TV also released a short compilation containing some of the more “sensual” scenes so far in the drama and it reached more than 100,000 views in just one week. They sure know their viewers and how to cater to them.

As for the rest of the dramas that aired from Monday until Thursday: The only noteworthy changes were recorded by ‘Iryu Sousa 3‘ (TV Asahi) with a plus of 2.4%, ‘Keiji 110 Kilo‘ (TV Asahi) with a rise of 2.3%, and ‘Kamo, Kyoto e Iku.‘ (Fuji TV) with a fall of 1.5%.

(NTV is the only network that still discloses all of their ratings on a daily base. If anything, the other networks only reveal the ratings for their dramas regularly.)

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05/13 – Monday

11.5%(?.?%) – 19:30-19:56 Close-Up Gendai
14.3%(?.?%) – 20:00-20:43 Tsurube no Kazoku ni Kanpai
07.2%(?.?%) – 22:00-25:50 Professional – Shigoto no Ryugi

07.5%(0.3%) – 19:00-20:54 Aka Maru! Scoop Koshien Special
08.3%(0.1%) – 21:00-21:54 Ippunkan no Fukaii Hanashi
09.8%(1.3%) – 22:00-22:54 Shabekuri 007
07.7%(?.?%) – 22:54-23:58 NEWS ZERO

14.1%(2.0%) – 19:00-19:56 Otameshika! & Qsama!! & Takeshi no TV Tackle Special (1)
14.8%(1.3%) – 19:56-20:55 Otameshika! & Qsama!! & Takeshi no TV Tackle Special (2)
11.1%(5.0%) – 20:55-21:48 Otameshika! & Qsama!! & Takeshi no TV Tackle Special (3)
08.9%(?.?%) – 23:15-24:15 Strike TV

07.6%(?.?%) – 19:00-19:55 Watashi no Nani Ikenai no?
10.0%(0.5%) – 20:00-20:54 Kakusho ~ Keishicho Sousa 3 Ka (5)
13.1%(?.?%) – 21:00-22:54 Ekiben Deka: Shinbo Tokunosuke 7
01.5%(0.8%) – 24:28-25:07 Hokago Groove (4)
01.1%(1.0%) – 26:42-27:12 Monsieur! (4)

07.7%(?.?%) – 19:00-19:54 YOU wa Nanishi ni Nippon e? Special
07.2%(?.?%) – 19:54-21:00 Shujii ga Mitsukaru Shinryojo
06.8%(?.?%) – 21:00-21:54 Jitsuroku Sekai no Mystery
05.3%(?.?%) – 22:00-22:54 Mirai Seiki Zipangu

09.3%(5.8%) – 19:00-20:54 Generation Tengoku Special
17.9%(3.0%) – 21:00-21:54 Galileo (5)
13.8%(0.4%) – 22:00-22:54 SMAPxSMAP
06.6%(?.?%) – 23:00-23:30 Numer0n

Info:
> ‘Kakusho ~ Keishicho Sousa 3 Ka‘
Cast: Takahashi Katsumi, Eikura Nana, Shitara Osamu, Yamamoto Ryuji, Yanagishita Tomo, and more

> ‘Hokago Groove‘
Cast: Takanashi Rin, Yo Kimiko, Owada Shinya, and more

> ‘Monsieur!‘
Cast: KEIJI, Machida Keita, Sakata Rikako, Harukawa Kyosuke, Isomura Yosuke, and more

> ‘Galileo‘
Cast: Fukuyama Masaharu, Yoshitaka Yuriko, Sawabe Yu, Shibasaki Kou, Kitamura Kazuki, and more

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05/14 – Tuesday

07.5%(?.?%) – 19:30-19:56 Close-Up Gendai
11.0%(?.?%) – 20:00-20:43 NHK Kayou Concert
06.0%(0.2%) – 22:00-22:50 Daini Gakusho (5)

12.0%(0.2%) – 19:00-19:56 Tuesday Surprise (various)
14.9%(3.1%) – 19:56-20:54 Odoru! Sanma Goten!!
11.6%(0.3%) – 21:00-22:48 Shiawase! Bombi Girl Special
06.0%(?.?%) – 22:54-23:58 NEWS ZERO

10.1%(2.8%) – 19:00-20:54 Torihada Scoop Eizou 100-ka Jiten Special
14.2%(1.3%) – 21:00-21:54 London Hearts
??.?%(?.?%) – 21:54-23:10 Hodo Station
10.2%(?.?%) – 23:15-24:15 Shiro Kuro Judge Variety

06.7%(?.?%) – 19:00-19:56 Mote-Mote Ninety-Nine
06.7%(?.?%) – 19:56-20:54 Sekai no Nihonjin Tsuma wa Mita!
05.1%(?.?%) – 21:00-21:54 Kayo Kyoku!
08.0%(?.?%) – 22:00-22:54 Lincoln

03.5%(?.?%) – 19:00-19:54 Pet Daikoshin! Dobutsukun
04.6%(?.?%) – 19:54-20:54 Ariehen 8 Sekai
10.8%(?.?%) – 20:54-21:54 Kaiun! Nandemo Kantei Dan
03.7%(?.?%) – 22:00-22:54 World Table Tennis Championships in Paris

08.5%(?.?%) – 19:00-20:54 Tuesday Special (various)
09.6%(1.5%) – 21:00-21:54 Kamo, Kyoto e Iku. (6)
11.4%(0.1%) – 22:00-22:54 Kasuka na Kanojo (6)
09.3%(?.?%) – 23:00-23:30 Catherine Sansei

Info:
> ‘Daini Gakusho‘
Cast: Hada Michiko, Itaya Yuka, Tanihara Shosuke, and more

> ‘Kamo, Kyoto e Iku. ~Shinise Ryokan no Okami Nikki~‘
Cast: Matsushita Nao, Shiina Kippei, Wakamura Mayumi, Horiuchi Keiko, Daito Shunsuke, and more

> ‘Kasuka na Kanojo‘
Cast: Katori Shingo, Anne, Maeda Atsuko, Maya Miki, Kitayama Hiromitsu, and more

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05/15 – Wednesday

07.2%(?.?%) – 19:30-19:56 Close-Up Gendai
09.6%(?.?%) – 20:00-20:43 Tameshite Gatten
06.8%(?.?%) – 22:00-22:54 Rekishi Hiwa Historia

10.0%(3.6%) – 19:00-20:54 Ichiban Song Show Special
11.1%(1.2%) – 21:00-21:54 The! Sekai Gyoten News
08.7%(0.4%) – 22:00-22:54 Kumo no Kaidan (5)
06.2%(?.?%) – 22:54-23:58 NEWS ZERO

11.0%(0.5%) – 19:00-20:54 Nanikore Chin Hyakkei Special
12.8%(2.4%) – 21:00-21:54 Iryu Sousa 3 (5)
??.?%(?.?%) – 21:54-23:10 Hodo Station
11.4%(?.?%) – 23:15-24:15 Matsuko & Ariyoshi no Ikari Shinto

08.9%(4.6%) – 19:00-20:54 Wednesday Special (various)
07.3%(?.?%) – 21:00-22:54 Enemy of the State

02.5%(?.?%) – 19:00-19:27 Inazuma Eleven GO: Galaxy
02.4%(?.?%) – 19:27-19:55 Danball Senki Wars
07.6%(?.?%) – 20:00-21:48 Iitabi Yumekibun Special
05.2%(?.?%) – 21:54-23:48 World Table Tennis Championships in Paris

10.6%(?.?%) – 19:00-19:57 Oja Map
08.3%(?.?%) – 19:57-20:54 Picaru no Teiri
12.6%(1.8%) – 21:00-21:54 Honma Dekka!? TV
12.4%(0.2%) – 22:00-22:54 Kazoku Game (5)
09.7%(?.?%) – 23:00-23:30 TOKIO Kakeru

Info:
> ‘Kumo no Kaidan‘
Cast: Hasegawa Hiroki, Inamori Izumi, Kimura Fumino, Hagiwara Masato, Aoyagi Sho, and more

> ‘Iryu Sousa 3‘
Cast: Kamikawa Takaya, Saito Yuki, Yashima Norito, Namioka Kazuki, Komoto Masahiro, and more

> ‘Kazoku Game‘
Cast: Sakurai Sho, Kamiki Ryunosuke, Kutsuna Shiori, Uragami Seishu, Kitahara Rie, and more

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05/16 – Thursday

04.1%(0.3%) – 20:00-20:43 Sarutobi Sansei (5)

08.2%(6.2%) – 19:00-19:56 Kaino! Magical Hatena
13.9%(0.5%) – 19:56-20:54 Guru-Guru Ninety-Nine
12.6%(1.3%) – 21:00-21:54 Himitsu no Kenmin SHOW
09.3%(2.7%) – 22:00-22:54 Downtown DX
02.3%(0.9%) – 23:58-24:53 Detarame Hero (7)

??.?%(?.?%) – 19:00-19:54 Ikinari! Ogon Densetsu
13.0%(2.3%) – 20:00-20:54 Keiji 110 Kilo (3)
11.6%(0.7%) – 21:00-21:54 Doubles ~ Futari no Keiji (5)
??.?%(?.?%) – 21:54-23:10 Hodo Station
??.?%(?.?%) – 23:15-24:15 Ametalk!

??.?%(?.?%) – 20:00-20:49 Ningen Kansatsu Variety – Monitoring Special
10.2%(0.2%) – 21:00-21:54 Sennyu Tantei Tokage (5)
??.?%(?.?%) – 22:00-22:54 Ima, Kono Kao ga Sugoi!
01.8%(0.2%) – 24:59-25:29 Tank Top Fighter (4)

??.?%(?.?%) – 19:58-20:54 Mokuyo 8-Ji no Concert ~ Meikyoku! Nippon no Uta ~
??.?%(?.?%) – 21:00-21:54 Wafu Sohonke
??.?%(?.?%) – 22:00-22:54 World Table Tennis Championships in Paris

??.?%(?.?%) – 19:00-19:57 VS Arashi
??.?%(?.?%) – 19:57-20:54 Kiseki Taiken! Unbelievable
??.?%(?.?%) – 21:00-21:54 Tunnels no Minasan no Okage Deshita
15.0%(0.1%) – 22:00-22:54 Last Cinderella (6)
??.?%(?.?%) – 23:00-23:30 Out x Deluxe

Info:
> ‘Sarutobi Sansei‘ [already aired on NHK BS Premium]
Cast: Ito Atsushi, Mizukawa Asami, Yanagiba Toshiro, Asano Yuko, Sakai Masaki, and more

> ‘Detarame Hero‘
Cast: Sato Ryuta, Tsukamoto Takashi, Motokariya Yuika, Akimoto Rei, Hara Mikie, and more

> ‘Keiji 110 Kilo‘
Cast: Ishizuka Hidehiko, Nakamura Shunsuke, Hoshino Mari, Ishimaru Kenjiro, Jinnai Jo, and more

> ‘Doubles ~ Futari no Keiji‘
Cast: Ito Hideaki, Sakaguchi Kenji, Natsuna, Uchida Yuki, Kondo Yoshimasa, and more

> ‘Sennyu Tantei Tokage‘
Cast: Matsuda Shota, Matsuoka Masahiro, Renbutsu Misako, Mimura, Yamamoto Ryosuke, and more

> ‘Tank Top Fighter‘
Cast: Ono Erena, Kawashima Umika, Mitsuya Yoko, Moriyama Eiji, Nakamura Aoi, and more

> ‘Last Cinderella‘
Cast: Shinohara Ryoko, Miura Haruma, Fujiki Naohito, Otsuka Nene, Iijima Naoko, Nanao, and more

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NHK, TBS and TV Tokyo usually don’t disclose the ratings for their shows on a regular basis, therefore they won’t be included in the list below. Certain dramas or drama specials that aired on those channels and might lack ratings are still included with a ??.?% rating. This doesn’t mean that the ratings were too low to recorded.

An orange color means almost no change, while a red color means the ratings dropped, and a green color means the ratings improved.

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Drama Overview (Spring 2013):

[bold = new] – [green = highest] – [red = lowest]

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Average Ratings (Spring 2013):

Previous: [Spring 2011] [Summer 2011] [Fall 2011] / [Winter 2012] [Spring 2012] [Summer 2012] [Fall 2012] / [Winter 2013]

20.60% – Galileo (-0.68)
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15.65% – Yae no Sakura [NHK taiga]
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14.42% – Last Cinderella (+0.12)
14.06% – 35 Sai no Koukousei
12.68% – Keiji 110 Kilo (+0.11)
12.28% – Kazoku Game (+0.03)
12.18% – Sora Tobu Kouhoushitsu
12.06% – Doubles ~ Futari no Keiji (-0.12)
11.68% – Iryu Sousa 3 (+0.28)
11.20% – Kasuka na Kanojo (+0.04)
11.10% – TAKE FIVE
10.23% – Kamo, Kyoto e Iku. (-0.13)
10.20% – Otenki Oneesan [11:00pm drama]
10.06% – Sennyu Tantei Tokage (+0.03)
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09.90% – Kakusho ~ Keishicho Sousa 3 Ka (+0.02)
08.92% – Kumo no Kaidan (-0.06)
06.30% – Machigawarechatta Otoko [11:00pm drama]
05.62% – Daini Gakusho [NHK drama] (+0.09)
05.57% – Goen Hunter [NHK mini drama] #Finished
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03.88% – Sarutobi Sansei [NHK free TV rerun] (+0.05)
03.17% – Detarame Hero [midnight drama] (-0.15)
02.62% – BAD BOYS J [late-night drama]
01.75% – Tank Top Fighter [late-night drama] (+0.02)
01.05% – Hokago Groove [midnight drama] (+0.15)
00.65% – Monsieur! [late-night drama] (+0.15)

(The average ratings are based on the episode ratings listed above. There can be differences between the calculated averages and the official announcements at the end of each season. You can see the official season average in square brackets.)

It was revealed that FUNKY MONKEY BABYS will appear on the next episode of TV Asahi’s music program “MUSIC STATION” (to be aired on May 24th). This will mark their final performance on TV, as they will disband after their 2-day live concert at the Tokyo Dome on June 1st and 2nd.

FUNKY MONKEY BABYS have appeared on “MUSIC STATION” 20 times until now. Their first appearance on the program was the episode on February 2nd, 2007, in which they performed “Lovin’ Life“.

Seeing their performance, the MC of the program, Tamori, made a comment regarding DJ Chemical, who had just danced throughout the performance, saying “This song, the DJ isn’t really involved, is it?” After the broadcast of the episode, there was a flood of inquiries to the program asking “Who is the Chemical?”, and as a result, the band was featured on the program February 23rd, in which DJ Chemical’s serious DJ play was introduced.

Ito Hiroaki, the general producer of TV Asahi, said, “I appreciate them for making an appearance on MUSIC STATION once again. They are a rare artist who can shake the soul of the audience with their passion. Their last stage on TV, their final words, Chemical’s lively performance…everything will be a must-see. Let’s watch Fan-mon’s last all together.”

Source & Image: MANTAN WEB

Former Momoiro Clover member and current actress Hayami Akari (18) will star in the movie “Momose, Kocchi wo Muite“, which will mark her first feature film. The movie is based on Nakata Eiichi’s novel of the same name about a first love which starts from a “painful lie.”

The story depicts a time limited pseudo-romance between a sprightly girl, “Momose Yo”, and her unappealing classmate, “Aihara Noboru”.

Hayami will be playing the protagonist “Momose Yo” who trifles with Noboru, and in order to prepare for the role, she’s cut 45cm (~17.5″) of her long hair. She said enthusiastically, “Since my theme for 2013 is ‘give it all I got,’ I will give it all I got so that I can make a wonderful work together with the cast members and staff members regardless of my anxiety.” Regarding the role, Hayami said, “I think me and the ‘Momose Yo’ are very alike as both of us are frank.”

The role of “Aihara Noboru” will be played by rookie actor Takeuchi Taro (23), and Kudo Asuka (21) will play Noboru’s senior named “Miyazaki Shun”, while Ishibashi Anna (20) will be Shun’s girlfriend “Kanbayashi Tetsuko.”

A film production company ROBOT will be in charge of the production, and it will be directed by Yakumo Saiji who belongs to ROBOT.

“Momose, Kocchi wo Muite.” is set for release next spring.

Source & Image: Oricon

Yuzu’s new song, “Tomo ~Tabidachi no Toki~“, will be used in NHK’s ‘Minna no Uta‘ from August to September.

“Tomo ~Tabidachi no Toki~” is a ballad number that was written by Kitagawa Yujin as the song for the junior high school division for ‘The Nationwide Contest of Music sponsored by NHK‘. This is the first time Yuzu’s song will be used in ‘Minna no Uta’.

In related news, on May 26th from 1:05 pm, NHK Sougou will air its special program, ‘Tomo ~Tabidachi no Toki~ Yuzu Kara Chuugakusei e no Message‘. Yuzu will be joined by a choir to sing their new song, “Tomo ~Tabidachi no Toki~”.

Source: natalie

On May 16th, it was announced that Kis-My-Ft2 member Tamamori Yuta will star in TBS’ upcoming drama “Pintokona” as the son of a noble Kabuki family. This will mark the first serial drama to feature the world of Kabuki, a Japanese traditional performing art.

“Pintokona” is a live-action drama adaptation of Shimaki Ako’s ongoing manga, which is being serialized on monthly Shoujo manga magazine “Cheese!” (Shogakukan).

Tamamori will play the protagonist named “Kawamura Kyonosuke”, who is born into a noble Kabuki family Kijima-ya. Tamamori said, “It’s such an honor to be able to play the world of Kabuki that has a long history of 400 years, in a drama.” After actually viewing a Kabuki play, he left the comment, “They had the power and presence beyond description. Now I’m even more interested in Kabuki, and I want to challenge on all kinds of things.”

Reportedly, Tamamori has begun practicing to play the role of a Kabuki actor. “I realized in person that it cannot be mastered in a day, as I have to use the muscle I usually don’t use, and have to be concerned about each of my actions,” he said.

One of the main cast members is NYC’s Nakayama Yuma. He will play “Sawayama Ichiya”. Though Ichiya is from a family with no relation to Kabuki, he still tries hard to aim high in the world of Kabuki using his own ability. Nakayama commented, “By learning about Kabuki, I hope I can come to know more about Japanese traditional performing art, as well as the pride of Japan.” As Nakayama is currently practicing for “Oyama” (male actor playing female roles in Kabuki), he jokingly said, “Since I’m consciously acting womanly in the way I walk or sit, I’m worried if I will be able to return to how I used to be after the filming ends.”

The heroine of the drama “Chiba Ayame” will be taken on by Kawashima Umika. She will be involved in the love triangle between those Kabuki actors. “I was amazed at Tamamori-san and Nakayama-san when they dressed in the costume with the Kabuki make-up. I can’t wait to see their Kabuki scenes in the drama,” Kawashima said.

Other cast members include Johnny’s Jr’ Matsumura Hokuto (as “Sawayama Shohei” who burns with jealousy toward Ichiya), and Jesse (as “Sakamoto Haruhiko”, the best friend of Kyonosuke), as well as Yamamoto Koji, Takashima Masahiro, Enoki Takaaki, Enami Kyoko, and Kishitani Goro. There is also a plan for real Kabuki actors to appear in the drama.

“Pintokona” is scheduled to begin airing in July.

Source & Image: Oricon

It was revealed that model/actress Yamamoto Mizuki will make an appearance on a live-action film adaptation of “Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler)” that is set for release in early spring of 2014.

This live-action movie “Kuroshitsuji” follows a differnt story, as the story is set in a city in Asia in 2020, when West and East cultures are mixed, while the original manga is set in 19th century England. Mizushima Hiro will play a butler “Sebastian Michaelis”, and Gouriki Ayame will play his master “Genpou Shiori.”

Yamamoto will be playing a clumsy maid “Rin” who serves the Genpou family. “Rin” is a new character for the movie, but uses  ”Mey-Rin”, a character from the original manga, as its basis.

Yamamoto, who is a popular model for fashion magazine CanCam, grabbed attention with her role in movie “Kirishima, Bukatsu Yamerutteyo“. She is known as a manga and cosplay lover, and says that she’s been a fan of “Kuroshitsuji”.

Source & Image: Comic natalie

On May 15th, it was announced that drama “Saito-san” which was aired in 2008 starring Mizuki Alisa, will be having a sequel titled “Saito-san 2” staring in July.

The protagonist “Saito-san” (Mizuki), a mother of a son, hates to do wrong, and carries out justice. Her straight talk isolates her from other mothers, but the show itself received much support from the viewers as its average viewer rating was 15.6%, and reached 19.6% for the final episode.

The previous drama was set at a kindergarten, but the sequel will be set at an elementary school. In the sequel, Saito-san will move to a new town, and meet new people and also face various “enemies”.

This will mark Mizuki’s 26th starring drama. She commented, “I’m very happy to be able to play as Saito-san, whom I love so much, once again. I hope to show an even more powerful Saito-san.”

“Saito-san 2″ will begin airing on NTV (every Saturday at 9:00 pm).

Source & Image: Oricon

On May 15, TBS announced that for the upcoming season they will be adapting Ikeido Jun’s much-discussed novels about the economic bubble into a TV drama titled ‘Hanzawa Naoki‘ (tentative), starring actor Sakai Masato as the protagonist.

The drama is based on Ikeido’s novels ‘Oretachi Bubble Nyuukou-gumi‘ and ‘Oretachi Hana no Bubble-gumi‘. Sakai plays an unconventional and charming banker named ‘Hanzawa Naoki’ who gets employed by a major bank during the period of an economic bubble in Japan. The story portrays his ups and downs as a banker and vividly depicts the difficult lives full of trouble and suffering of the generation that entered this line of work during the economic bubble.

Hanzawa can drive all of his enemies inside and outside the bank into a corner. He also doesn’t care in to his superiors and is bold enough to fight the system. However, in front of his subordinates and his family he is a very kind man. Actress Ueto Aya plays Naoki’s bright and eloquent wife ‘Hana’. It’s the first time for Sakai and Ueto to co-star in a drama in 10 years.

Actor Kagawa Teruyuki is going to play the director of the bank, the youngest they ever had. Other main characters will be played by Oikawa Mitsuhiro, Dan Mitsu, Nakajima Yuto (Hey! Say! JUMP), and Kitaouji Kinya.

TBS will be airing ‘Hanzawa Naoki’ every Sunday at 9:00 pm starting on July 7.

Source(s): Mantan-Web, TBS

Thanks to churi for the tip!

On May 13th, it was announced that actress Ishihara Satomi is going to star in the TBS special drama ‘Koi‘ this fall.

‘Koi‘ is based on a novel of the same name by writer Koike Mariko, and is being appraised has Koike’s best work and was awarded with the Naoki Prize in 1995. The story is set in the early 1970s at the quiet summer resort in Karuizawa, while the atmosphere in Tokyo is heating up due to the rapid economic growth and the US-Japan Security Treaty. It features a plot about friendship, pure love, immorality, a love triangle, and a murder.

February 29th, 1972. The United Red Army sends shockwaves throughout Japan with the Asama-Sanspo incident in Karuizawa. At the same time another murder occurs not too far away from the place of this incident at a quiet summer resort and the protagonist ‘Yano Fumiko’ (Ishihara) somehow gets dragged into this murder case as a possible perpetrator.

Ishihara commented, “It’s a difficult role, but I want to face the role of Fumiko with all my sincerity. Please look forward to a wonderful shape of love, an intriguing world view, and the shocking conclusion.”

The special drama will be written and directed by Minamoto Takashi (‘Ikon Ari Meiji Jusan Nen Saigo no Adauchi’, ‘Tokyo Tower’). Furthermore it’s already known that the last scene is going to be slightly different from the original novel.

Author Koike commented, “The novel ‘Koi’ was the turning point in my life as a writer and is a very precious work to me. There were countless of offers for drama/movie adaptations, but I believe that all people who have read the novel already have a certain image in their minds, which made me hesitant to accept any of those offers. This is the first script I feel like I can give my permission for an adaptation. I cannot wait to see Ishihara Satomi as Fumiko.”

The main supporting cast will be made up of Iura Arata, Tanaka Rena, Saito Takumi, Watabe Atsuro, and Harada Mieko.

TBS has yet to announce an exact date for the special drama ‘Koi’.

Source: Oricon

(02) 'Tantei wa BAR ni Iru 2' / (01) 'Meitantei Conan' / (03) 'Kenchou Omotenashi Ka'

The Golden Week is over, but ‘Meitantei Conan: Zekkai no Private Eye‘ still attracted most of the viewers on the weekend and ranked first for the fourth consecutive weekend.

In the second slot was the opening of ‘Tantei wa BAR ni Iru 2: Susukino Daikosaten‘, the sequel to the very popular detective movie from 2011. The sequel is once again starring Oizumi Yo and Matsuda Ryuhei and opened with similar results to its prequel.

Following in third place, ‘Kenchou Omotenashi Ka‘ starring Kanjani8’s Nishikido Ryo opened with a decent result and a strong support by the citizens of the Kouchi prefecture, which is the setting of the movie. It ranked on first place at all the major cinemas in this prefecture.

Meanwhile, ‘Toshokan Sensou‘, ‘Wara no Tate‘ and ‘Eiga Crayon Shin-chan‘ managed to break through the one billion Yen mark.

The anime ‘Saint Oniisan‘ opened in at ninth place and the tenth spot featured the reappearance of the anime ‘Gekijouban Steins;Gate‘. The latter was finally given more exposure with 20 additional screens (now 38, which still isn’t much) after the demands from its fans.

Don’t forget to check out the trailers of all the new Japanese films below the box office chart!

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Japan Box Office Chart – May 11th/12th

01 (01) Meitantei Conan: Zekkai no Private Eye (Weeks: 04)
02 (00) Tantei wa BAR ni Iru 2: Susukino Daikosaten (Weeks: 01)
03 (00) Kenchou Omotenashi Ka (Weeks: 01)
04 (02) Iron Man 3 (Weeks: 03)
05 (03) Toshokan Sensou (Weeks: 03)
06 (05) Wara no Tate (Weeks: 03)
07 (04) Eiga Crayon Shin-chan: Bakauma! B-Kyuu Gourmet Survival Battle!! (Weeks: 04)
08 (06) Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z (Weeks: 03)
09 (00) Saint Oniisan (Weeks: 01)
10 (14) Gekijouban Steins;Gate: Fuka Ryouiki no Deja vu (Weeks: 07)

(Note: The ranking is not based on the revenue, but the number of sold tickets!)

Short Facts:

- ‘Meitantei Conan’ cumulative results – viewers: 2,478,663 / revenue: 2,977,243,800 Yen (29,135,307 USD)
- ‘Tantei wa BAR ni Iru 2′ opened with 117,032 viewers (305 screens) and a revenue of 154,666,600 Yen (1,513,567 USD)
- ‘Kenchou Omotenashi Ka’ opened with 98,076 viewers (293 screens) and a revenue of 124,392,200 Yen (1,217,302 USD)
- ‘Kenchou Omotenashi Ka’ statistics: 20% men & 80% women / in their twenties: 25.5%
- ‘Toshokan Sensou’ cumulative results – viewers: 910,316 / revenue: 1,147,493,150 Yen (11,229,368 USD)
- ‘Kenchou Omotenashi Ka’, ‘Toshokan Sensou’, and the current TV drama ‘Sora Tobu Kouhoushitsu’ are all based on Arikawa Hiro’s works
- ‘Crayon Shin-chan’ cumulative results – viewers: 920,108 / revenue: 1,050,759,850 Yen (10,282,735 USD)

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Trailers of all Japanese films that opened this weekend:

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Tantei wa BAR ni Iru 2: Susukino Daikosaten

探偵はBARにいる2 ススキノ大交差点

Genre: Crime, Human Drama [Rated PG-12]

Director: Hashimoto Hajime

Cast:
Oizumi Yo
Matsuda Ryuhei
Ono Machiko
Gori
Watabe Atsuro
Taguchi Tomoro
and more…

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Kenchou Omotenashi Ka

県庁おもてなし課

Genre: Human Drama

Director: Miyake Yoshishige

Cast:
Nishikido Ryo
Horikita Maki
Kora Kengo
Seki Megumi
Funakoshi Eiichiro
Komoto Masahiro
and more…

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Saint Oniisan

聖☆おにいさん

Genre: Comedy, Anime

Director: Takao Noriko

Voice Cast:
Moriyama Mirai
Hoshino Gen
Suzuki Reiko
and more…