On October 25th, it was announced that the TBS drama ‘ATARU‘, which aired in the spring will be returning with a special drama on New Year’s Day.
‘ATARU’ is starring SMAP’s Nakai Masahiro as the lovable ‘Chokozai’ aka ‘Ataru’ who is suffering from the savant syndrome. He commented, “I’m glad that I can act as Chokozai again, but this feeling of …
On May 23rd, it was announced that the Wednesday NTV drama ‘Cleopatra na Onnatachi‘ is going to end after just 8 episodes on June 6. Scriptwriter Oishi Shizuka herself revealed it on her blog.
‘Cleopatra-’ is centered around cosmetic surgery, and stars actor Sato Ryuta. Several actresses, including Inamori Izumi, Kitano Kii, and Yo Kimiko, are also appearing in the drama. …
On April 12th, it was announced that actor Mukai Osamu will be making a guest appearance in the fourth episode of NTV’s drama ‘Taburakashi‘.
‘Taburakashi’ is about a company that employs actors who work as doubles of other people in the real world. The protagonist of the drama is their newest addition, an actress ‘Todo Maki’ played by Tanimura Mitsuki. Mukai will …
On March 26th, it was announced that former Takarazuka Revue top star, Matobu Sei (35), will be debuting as an actress in the upcoming Fuji TV drama ‘37-sai de Isha ni Natta Boku‘, starring SMAP’s Kusanagi Tsuyoshi.
The drama is inspired by a true story and portrays the hard struggles of the 37-year-old ‘Konno Yuta’, who decided to quit his job as …
On March 8th, TV Asahi finally revealed more details about the cast of the upcoming drama ‘Wo no Higeki‘, which stars young actress Takei Emi in a double role.
‘W no Higeki‘ is based on a mystery novel of the same name by Natsuki Shizuko, which sold over 2.5 million copies. The script is handled by Terada Toshio (“Koshonin”), who’ll make …
On March 7th, Fuji TV announced more characters of their upcoming musical drama ‘Kaeru no Oujo-sama‘ (‘Princess of the Frog’), starring Amami Yuki.
‘Kaeru no Oujo-sama’ is a musical drama about a legendary musical star (Amami) who has just returned to Japan after several setbacks on the Broadway in New York. Back home, she will be using all of …
On March 1st, it was announced that actress Gouriki Ayame will be playing the heroine in the upcoming drama ‘Mirai Nikki -Another:World-‘, starring Okada Masaki.
It seems like there won’t be a drama season without an appearance of Gouriki anytime soon. While other actors usually take a break for at least one season, Gouriki has been keeping herself busy as she …
Fuji TV has just announced that actress Amami Yuki will be starring as a legendary musical star in a new drama called ‘Kaeru no Oujo-sama‘.
‘Kaeru no Oujo-sama’ is going to be a musical drama about a “Mamasan Korus” (“Mothers’ Choir”) that is on the verge of breaking up. Many great songs are going to be featured in the drama and …
As mentioned in the previous article, two networks announced new dramas starring a member from Arashi. The other network is NTV, who announced a new drama called ‘Mikeneko Holmes no Suiri‘, starring Aiba Masaki as the protagonist.
‘Mikeneko Holmes no Suiri’ is based on a popular ‘Mikeneko Holmes‘ mystery novel series by Akagawa Jiro. It tells the story of ‘Katayama …
Two networks have just announced a new drama for the upcoming season and they both will be starring a member from the popular group Arashi. One of the networks is Fuji TV, who finally lifted the secret about their next Monday drama. It’s title is going to be ‘Kagi no Kakatta Heya‘ and will star Ohno Satoshi as the protagonist.
‘Kagi …
Today it was announced that SMAP’s Kusanagi Tsuyoshi (37) is going to star in a new Fuji TV drama called ‘37-sai de Isha ni Natta Boku ~Kenshui Junjou Monogatari~‘ next season.
The drama is inspired by a true story and portrays the hard struggles of a 37-year-old man who decided to quit his job as a salaryman at a food company …
On February 16th, Fuji TV announced that they are going to revive their drama time slot on Saturday night, which already spawned many incredible series, such as ‘LIFE‘, ‘SP‘, and ‘LIAR GAME‘. The first drama to revive the time slot is titled, ‘Mirai Nikki -Another:World-‘ and is going to star young actor Okada Masaki.
The said drama time slot at 11:10 …
TV Asahi has just announced that they are going to adapt the mystery masterpiece ‘W no Higeki‘ into a prime time drama series next season, starring the young and busy actress Takei Emi.
‘W no Higeki‘ is based on a mystery novel of the same name by Natsuki Shizuko, which sold over 2.5 million copies. It was already adapted into a …
Fuji TV has just announced another new drama for the upcoming spring season titled, ‘Legal High‘. This new drama will star actor Sakai Masato and actress Aragaki Yui as lawyers who aren’t really that fond of each other.
‘Legal High’ is an original and thrilling comedy written by popular scriptwriter Kosawa Ryota (the “ALWAYS” series). The title “legal high” means …
