Japanese Spring 2017 Dramas
Japanese spring Dramas that I want to watch based on the synopsis..
Kizoku Tantei
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Mondays, 17 April 2017
Station: Fuji TV
Scriptwriter: Kuroiwa Tsutomu (Boku no Yabai Tsuma, Samurai Sensei, Yokoso Wagaya e)
Original Work: Kizoku Tantei by Maya Yutaka
Genre: Investigative
Cast: Aiba Masaki, Takei Emi, Namase Katsuhisa, Igawa Haruka, Takito Kenichi, Kinami Haruka, Nakayama Miho, Nakama Yukie, Matsushige Yutaka
Synopsis: A young man (Aiba Masaki) whose age, family, education, place of residence and even real name are unknown, calls himself an “aristocrat”. He does not appear to work. He is always stylish in appearance, gentlemanly in demeanour and attends to “ladies first”. Although sleuthing is his interest, he dismisses it as a chore that should be left to his servants and delights in chatting with the women involved in cases at the crime scenes, which earns him stunned, contemptuous looks from the people around him. And so it is his loyal butler Yamamoto (Matsushige Yutaka), maid Tanaka (Nakayama Miho) and chauffeur Sato (Takito Kenichi) who carry out the investigations. Rookie investigator Kotoku Aika (Takei Emi) frequently happens to be on the same cases as the aristocratic detective. She looks up to female sleuth Kitami Kiriko (Igawa Haruka) as the mentor who inspired her to become an investigator. Although Aika is starting out in this profession, she has more pride and conviction in it than anyone else. This is why she is repulsed by the aristocratic detective’s way of doing things and keeps scrambling to crimes scenes in an attempt to solve the cases before him.
Comment : Fuji desperate to get good rating for their Getsuku, All their dramas in 2016 were under 10. So they made a lot of promotion for this one. Hopefully this drama is good. You have Aiba and some good actors there.. Anyway good or bad I will still watch it because of Aiba.. ^^
Crisis Kouan Kidou Sousatai Tokusou-han
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Tuesdays, 11 April 2017
Station: Fuji TV
Scriptwriter: Kaneshiro Kazuki (Border, SP Series)
Original Work: SP Keishichou Keibibu Keibuka Dai 4-gakari by Kaneshiro Kazuki
Genre: Action
Cast: Oguri Shun, Nishijima Hidetoshi, Tanaka Tetsushi, Nomaguchi Toru, Araki Yuko, Ishida Yuriko, Iida Kisuke, Mashima Hidekazu, Nagatsuka Kyozo
Synopsis: The Special Investigation Unit is a secret force of specialists in various fields. The unit is under the direct control of the head of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s Security Bureau. Its members include investigator Inami Akira (Oguri Shun) who sustained serious trauma in a special mission during the time he was in the Self-Defence Forces; and Tamaru Saburo (Nishijima Hidetoshi) who was ordered to transfer from the Public Security Department’s Foreign Affairs Division in the wake of some incident and was later picked out by the Special Investigation Unit. These men will find themselves confronting irregular cases that will shake up the country.
Comment: When I read the synopsis, I felt it was like Border and then I read the scriptwriter.. They have the same scriptwriter, that's why. This should be good drama with Oguri Shun and Nishijima..
Haha ni Naru
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Wednesdays, 12 April 2017
Station: NTV
Scriptwriter: Mizuhashi Fumie (Hayako-sensei Kekkon Surutte Hontou desu ka, Sharehouse no Koibito, Tsurukame Josanin)
Genre: Family
Cast: Sawajiri Erika, Fujiki Naohito, Nakajima Yuto, Michieda Shunsuke, Takahashi Maryjun, Fujisawa Haruka, Mochizuki Ayumu, Asano Kazuyuki, Fubuki Jun, Itaya Yuka, Koike Eiko
Synopsis: Kashiwazaki Yui (Sawajiri Erika) had her 3-year-old son kidnapped from her on a usual day home from kindergarten. Her husband Yoichi (Fujiki Naohito), a university associate professor researching artificial intelligence, ended up withdrawing from the world after the incident. Nine years later, their son shows up and Yui tries to bury the void of the past nine years and be a mother to this 13-year old. Can a family that broke down once become whole again?
Comment: It is a human drama.. I think this should be a good drama.. ^^
3-nin no Papa
Date: From 11.56 p.m., Wednesdays, 19 April 2017
Station: TBS
Scriptwriter: Koyama Shota (Career, Fukigenna Kajitsu ((2016), Ishitachi no Renai Jijou)
Genre: Family comedy
Cast: Horii Arata, Yamada Yuki, Mitsuya Ryo, Matsui Airi, Sagara Itsuki, Hamada Mari
Synopsis: When Hirabayashi Takuto (Horii Arata) comes back to the home which he shares with his two friends, Hano Kyohei (Yamada Yuki) and Okayama Hajime (Mitsuya Ryo), from high school days, he finds a baby sleeping peacefully in a room. Kyohei and Hajime soon return and are bewildered by the baby’s sudden appearance too. They look over a letter placed on the table as they struggle to grasp the situation. All the letter says is, “This child is yours”. Although the three irresponsible guys inquire into the identity of the baby’s father, each of them seems to have a clue. Time passes while they shift the blame. Then they notice that the baby has a fever. Although Takuto, Kyohei and Hajime do not know what to do, they finally seem to begin feeling a sense of responsibility for the life in front of them and make the decision to raise this baby.
Comment: Is this a remake from Korean Drama.. I feel I ever read the same synopsis from Korean Drama but I forget the title..
1,000,000 yen no Onnatachi
Date: From 1.00 a.m., Fridays, 14 April 2017
Station: TV Tokyo & Netflix
Scriptwriters: Yamada Yoshitatsu (Kazoku Houtei), Murooka Yoshimitsu, Nakazono Yuya
Original Work: 1,000,000 yen no Onnatachi by Aono Shunju
Genre: Mystery
Cast: Noda Yojiro, Fukushima Rila, Matsui Rena, Wagatsuma Miwako, Takeda Rena, Araki Yuko
Synopsis: Michima Shin (Noda Yojiro) is a struggling novelist. He has been happily living under the same roof with five mysterious beauties (Fukushima Rila, Matsui Rena, Wagatsuma Miwako, Takeda Rena, Araki Yuko ) who range from their teens to 30s since six months ago. They give him a huge sum of 1 million yen a month as rent and living expenses for this rather bizarre living arrangement. There are several cohabitation rules and he is forbidden from asking them any questions. Then one day, an incident happens to Shin that causes everything to break down … …
Comment:
Reverse
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Fridays, 14 April 2017
Station: TBS
Scriptwriters: Okudera Satoko (N no Tame ni, Yakou Kanransha), Shimizu Yukako (Fukigenna Kajitsu (2016), Onna was Sore o Yurusanai, Konya wa Komodo dake Daite)
Original Work: Reverse by Minato Kanae
Genre: Mystery
Cast: Fujiwara Tatsuya, Toda Erika, Tamamori Yuta, Koike Teppei, Miura Takahiro, Kadowaki Mugi, Ichihara Hayato, YOU, Shinohara Yukiko, Fujimoto Izumi, Shuri, Yamaguchi Mayu, Suzuki Jin, Furuta Yuna, Buffalo Goro A, Yamazaki Ginnojo, Shiga Kotaro, Katahira Nagisa, Murai Kunio, Takeda Tetsuya
Synopsis: Salaryman Fukase Kazuhisa (Fujiwara Tatsuya) graduated from a famous university but his life is very ordinary and unremarkable. His only hobby - if it can be called that - is drinking coffee. Coffee, in fact, leads him to Mihoko Ochi, who becomes his girlfriend. Then one day, Mihoko receives a mysterious letter which consists of a single line, “Kazuhisa Fukase is a murderer.” Fukase’s instinct tells him that the time has finally come to face “that incident” 10 years ago. One winter 10 years ago, his good friend Hirosawa Yuki (Koike Teppei) died in an unfortunate accident during a snowboarding trip with his university classmates Tanihara Yasuo (Ichihara Hayato), Asami Kosuke (Tamamori Yuta), Murai Takaaki (Miura Takahiro) and Murai’s younger sister Asuka (Kadowaki Mugi). However, there is a big secret hidden in that accident. Letters are also sent to Tanihara, Tanihara and Murai who also share in this secret, and even they are hit by a series of incidents. Fukase decides to confront the truth of the past in order to protect the people dear to him.
Comment: Fujiwara and Toda Erika's drama and also mystery drama is something that I like..
Code Name Mirage
Date: From 1.23 p.m., Saturdays, 8 April 2017
Station: TV Tokyo
Scriptwriter: -
Original Work: Mirage by Hiroi Ouji
Genre: Suspense
Cast: Kiriyama Ren, Sano Hinako, Kaname Jun, Takeda Shinji, Hagiwara Masato, Ishimaru Kenjiro
Synopsis: Without an official spy organisation, Japan is seen as a hotbed for crime by foreign and domestic criminal groups. K13 is a unit established within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to combat this situation. The activities of K13 are known only to a few people and its members do not exist on record. Led by the top agent code named Mirage (Kiriyama Ren), K13 members target not only brutal crimes but are also given secret missions to handle crimes which cannot be solved politically and socially. Meanwhile, there are people who intend to set up a police organisation like the FBI in the US and strengthen the Japanese police by enacting a bill to expand its powers. Before long, the K13 gets embroiled too and a huge conspiracy is revealed.
Comment: I need a police drama...
Hokuto ~ Aru Satusjinsha no Kaishin
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Saturdays, 25 March 2017
Station: WOWOW
Scriptwriter: Takimoto Tomoyuki (Tenshi to Akuma, Watashi to iu Unmei ni Tsuite )
Original Work: Hokuto Aru Satusjinsha no Kaishin by Ishida Ira
Cast: Nakayama Yuma, Matsuo Suzuki, Murakami Jun, Nakamura Yuko, Ito Sairi, Nikaido Satoshi, Negishi Toshie, Riju Go, Yajima Kenichi, Onishi Riku, Urabe Fusako, Owada Kensuke, Yamada Anna, Fujita Yumiko, Shimada Kyusaku, Miyamoto Nobuko
Synopsis: 20-year-old Hokuto (Nakayama Yuma) is being detained as a murderer and tells his court-appointed lawyer Takai Soichi (Matsuo Suzuki) to get him the death penalty. Hokuto was actually severely abused by his parents in his childhood and starved of love. He met Kondo Ayako (Miyamoto Nobuko) who became his foster mother through child welfare services and learnt of love for the first time. Released from the darkness of his mind, he started to feel like a new person but he is made sport by bizarre fate and becomes a murderer.
Comment: Wowow drama is usually dark but good and it always has few episode too.. but the downside is they are rarely subbed... Hopefully I can watch this one..
Boku, Unmei no Hito desu
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Saturdays, 15 April 2017
Station: NTV
Scriptwriter: Kaneko Shigeki (Sekai Ichi Muzukashii Koi, Kyou wa Kaisha Yasumimasu, Summer Nude)
Genre: Love comedy
Cast: Kamenashi Kazuya, Kimura Fumino, Yamashita Tomohisa, Nanao, Sawabe Yu, Watanabe Eriko, Sugimoto Tetta, Okura Koji, Ishino Mako, Tanabe Seiichi
Synopsis: 29-year-old Makoto (Kamenashi Kazuya) is an office employee who believes in fate. He and Haruko (Kimura Fumino) have miraculously passed each other time and time again since they were children - at the beach during their childhood, at the venue for their university entrance exam and at their first visit to a shrine in the New Year this year. However, the two of them have not matched a name to each other’s faces. At this moment, a mysterious guy (Yamashita Tomohisa) who proclaims himself “god”, suddenly appears in front of Makoto. He says Makoto and Haruko are destined to be a couple. With this encouragement, Makoto calls out to Haruko, who works next to his office, in what is almost their first meeting, “Good morning! I’m the man of your destiny.” That is how things begin from this disastrous encounter. Haruko obstinately rejects him, but he continues his attack in the belief that she is his soulmate.
Comment: Yamapi and Kame's drama, It is like Nobuta wo Produce again... I am not fond of Yamapi's acting but his dramas are usually good and have good rating too..
Hanzai Shokogun Season 1
Date: From 11.40 p.m., Saturdays, 8 April 2017
Station: Fuji TV
Scriptwriters: Shinozaki Eriko (Rakuen, Copyface, Kami no Tsuki), Taniguchi Junichiro (Honjitsu Ohigara mo Yoko, Keiji no Manazashi)
Original Work: Shokogun Series by Nukui Tokuro
Genre: Suspense
Cast: Tamayama Tetsuji, Tanihara Shosuke, Watabe Atsuro, Komoto Masahiro, Mimura, Tsuruta Mayu, Sakurada Hiyori, Kaname Jun, Takahashi Mitsuomi, Aijima Kazuyuki, Ryu Raita
Synopsis: One year ago, a woman who was cherished by two men was murdered. Former detective Muto Takashi (Tamayama Tetsuji) is her older brother who had loved her as if he were her father after their parents died young. His good friend Kaburagi Wataru (Tanihara Shosuke) was actually her boyfriend. Because the culprit was underaged, he is rehabilitated without being punished for his crime. Despite being tormented by a desire for vengeance, Muto does not choose to take revenge on the juvenile but makes the decision to continue pursuing crime to prevent further loss of lives like his sister.
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Hitoya no Toge
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Sundays, 19 March 2017
Station: WOWOW
Scriptwriter: Suzuki Satoshi (Shi no Zouki, Tokusou, Daremo Mamottekurenai)
Original Work: Hitoya no Toge by Daimon Takeaki
Genre: Suspense
Cast: Kubota Masataka, Ozawa Yukiyoshi, Izumiya Shigeru, Ikeda Narushi, Hagiwara Masato, Nonami Maho, Komakine Yusuke, Tanaka Yoji, Arizono Yoshiki, Moro Morooka, Hotaru Yukijiro, Nakamura Ikuji
Synopsis: Takeshima Ryota (Kubota Masataka) is a new prison officer whose late father was also in the same profession. He sets foot in Kita Kanto Prison and sees corrupt prison officers quietly condone the bullying of prisoners and gamble inside. One day, Nakui Soichi (Ozawa Yukiyoshi) from the Ministry of Justice becomes the new prison chief. Meanwhile, Ryota is given a rough welcome by Kamimiya Korekiyo (Izumiya Shigeru), a prisoner with clout. A senior officer Akimura Shigeharu (Hagiwara Masato) offers Ryota advice, but Akimura’s baffling actions bewilder him. Then Nakui gives Ryota instructions in an attempt to cleanup the festering prison. On top of that, Kamimiya gets close to Ryota and hints that he knows something about his father’s death. What is the justice and truth in the prison which is a closed world that no one knows … …
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Frankenstein no Koi
Date: From 10.30 p.m., Sundays, 23 April 2017
Station: NTV
Scriptwriter: Omori Sumio (Seirei no Moribito Series, 64, Akumu-chan Series)
Genre: Romance
Cast: Ayano Go, Nikaido Fumi, Yagira Yuya, Kawaei Rina, Arai Hirofumi, Mitsuishi Ken, Emoto Akira
Synopsis: An incident 100 years ago led to a professor’s creation of a monster (Ayano Go) with a human-like form but definitely not a human-like appearance. And yet, this immortal monster has more compassion than humans. He quietly hides deep in the forest and dreams of the day he can live as a human being even though he knows this is impossible. Then something results in his encounter with a young woman Tsugaru Tsugumi (Nikaido Fumi) who does not realise his true nature, and they fall in love with each other. He starts to learn about love, friendship and the world. However, there is a secret. A monster cannot come into contact with a human being … …
Comment:
Usually I will check the sub for every new drama and watch the 1st episode.. If it is good I will continue it..
Kizoku Tantei
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Mondays, 17 April 2017
Station: Fuji TV
Scriptwriter: Kuroiwa Tsutomu (Boku no Yabai Tsuma, Samurai Sensei, Yokoso Wagaya e)
Original Work: Kizoku Tantei by Maya Yutaka
Genre: Investigative
Cast: Aiba Masaki, Takei Emi, Namase Katsuhisa, Igawa Haruka, Takito Kenichi, Kinami Haruka, Nakayama Miho, Nakama Yukie, Matsushige Yutaka
Synopsis: A young man (Aiba Masaki) whose age, family, education, place of residence and even real name are unknown, calls himself an “aristocrat”. He does not appear to work. He is always stylish in appearance, gentlemanly in demeanour and attends to “ladies first”. Although sleuthing is his interest, he dismisses it as a chore that should be left to his servants and delights in chatting with the women involved in cases at the crime scenes, which earns him stunned, contemptuous looks from the people around him. And so it is his loyal butler Yamamoto (Matsushige Yutaka), maid Tanaka (Nakayama Miho) and chauffeur Sato (Takito Kenichi) who carry out the investigations. Rookie investigator Kotoku Aika (Takei Emi) frequently happens to be on the same cases as the aristocratic detective. She looks up to female sleuth Kitami Kiriko (Igawa Haruka) as the mentor who inspired her to become an investigator. Although Aika is starting out in this profession, she has more pride and conviction in it than anyone else. This is why she is repulsed by the aristocratic detective’s way of doing things and keeps scrambling to crimes scenes in an attempt to solve the cases before him.
Comment : Fuji desperate to get good rating for their Getsuku, All their dramas in 2016 were under 10. So they made a lot of promotion for this one. Hopefully this drama is good. You have Aiba and some good actors there.. Anyway good or bad I will still watch it because of Aiba.. ^^
Crisis Kouan Kidou Sousatai Tokusou-han
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Tuesdays, 11 April 2017
Station: Fuji TV
Scriptwriter: Kaneshiro Kazuki (Border, SP Series)
Original Work: SP Keishichou Keibibu Keibuka Dai 4-gakari by Kaneshiro Kazuki
Genre: Action
Cast: Oguri Shun, Nishijima Hidetoshi, Tanaka Tetsushi, Nomaguchi Toru, Araki Yuko, Ishida Yuriko, Iida Kisuke, Mashima Hidekazu, Nagatsuka Kyozo
Synopsis: The Special Investigation Unit is a secret force of specialists in various fields. The unit is under the direct control of the head of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s Security Bureau. Its members include investigator Inami Akira (Oguri Shun) who sustained serious trauma in a special mission during the time he was in the Self-Defence Forces; and Tamaru Saburo (Nishijima Hidetoshi) who was ordered to transfer from the Public Security Department’s Foreign Affairs Division in the wake of some incident and was later picked out by the Special Investigation Unit. These men will find themselves confronting irregular cases that will shake up the country.
Comment: When I read the synopsis, I felt it was like Border and then I read the scriptwriter.. They have the same scriptwriter, that's why. This should be good drama with Oguri Shun and Nishijima..
Haha ni Naru
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Wednesdays, 12 April 2017
Station: NTV
Scriptwriter: Mizuhashi Fumie (Hayako-sensei Kekkon Surutte Hontou desu ka, Sharehouse no Koibito, Tsurukame Josanin)
Genre: Family
Cast: Sawajiri Erika, Fujiki Naohito, Nakajima Yuto, Michieda Shunsuke, Takahashi Maryjun, Fujisawa Haruka, Mochizuki Ayumu, Asano Kazuyuki, Fubuki Jun, Itaya Yuka, Koike Eiko
Synopsis: Kashiwazaki Yui (Sawajiri Erika) had her 3-year-old son kidnapped from her on a usual day home from kindergarten. Her husband Yoichi (Fujiki Naohito), a university associate professor researching artificial intelligence, ended up withdrawing from the world after the incident. Nine years later, their son shows up and Yui tries to bury the void of the past nine years and be a mother to this 13-year old. Can a family that broke down once become whole again?
Comment: It is a human drama.. I think this should be a good drama.. ^^
3-nin no Papa
Date: From 11.56 p.m., Wednesdays, 19 April 2017
Station: TBS
Scriptwriter: Koyama Shota (Career, Fukigenna Kajitsu ((2016), Ishitachi no Renai Jijou)
Genre: Family comedy
Cast: Horii Arata, Yamada Yuki, Mitsuya Ryo, Matsui Airi, Sagara Itsuki, Hamada Mari
Synopsis: When Hirabayashi Takuto (Horii Arata) comes back to the home which he shares with his two friends, Hano Kyohei (Yamada Yuki) and Okayama Hajime (Mitsuya Ryo), from high school days, he finds a baby sleeping peacefully in a room. Kyohei and Hajime soon return and are bewildered by the baby’s sudden appearance too. They look over a letter placed on the table as they struggle to grasp the situation. All the letter says is, “This child is yours”. Although the three irresponsible guys inquire into the identity of the baby’s father, each of them seems to have a clue. Time passes while they shift the blame. Then they notice that the baby has a fever. Although Takuto, Kyohei and Hajime do not know what to do, they finally seem to begin feeling a sense of responsibility for the life in front of them and make the decision to raise this baby.
Comment: Is this a remake from Korean Drama.. I feel I ever read the same synopsis from Korean Drama but I forget the title..
1,000,000 yen no Onnatachi
Date: From 1.00 a.m., Fridays, 14 April 2017
Station: TV Tokyo & Netflix
Scriptwriters: Yamada Yoshitatsu (Kazoku Houtei), Murooka Yoshimitsu, Nakazono Yuya
Original Work: 1,000,000 yen no Onnatachi by Aono Shunju
Genre: Mystery
Cast: Noda Yojiro, Fukushima Rila, Matsui Rena, Wagatsuma Miwako, Takeda Rena, Araki Yuko
Synopsis: Michima Shin (Noda Yojiro) is a struggling novelist. He has been happily living under the same roof with five mysterious beauties (Fukushima Rila, Matsui Rena, Wagatsuma Miwako, Takeda Rena, Araki Yuko ) who range from their teens to 30s since six months ago. They give him a huge sum of 1 million yen a month as rent and living expenses for this rather bizarre living arrangement. There are several cohabitation rules and he is forbidden from asking them any questions. Then one day, an incident happens to Shin that causes everything to break down … …
Comment:
Reverse
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Fridays, 14 April 2017
Station: TBS
Scriptwriters: Okudera Satoko (N no Tame ni, Yakou Kanransha), Shimizu Yukako (Fukigenna Kajitsu (2016), Onna was Sore o Yurusanai, Konya wa Komodo dake Daite)
Original Work: Reverse by Minato Kanae
Genre: Mystery
Cast: Fujiwara Tatsuya, Toda Erika, Tamamori Yuta, Koike Teppei, Miura Takahiro, Kadowaki Mugi, Ichihara Hayato, YOU, Shinohara Yukiko, Fujimoto Izumi, Shuri, Yamaguchi Mayu, Suzuki Jin, Furuta Yuna, Buffalo Goro A, Yamazaki Ginnojo, Shiga Kotaro, Katahira Nagisa, Murai Kunio, Takeda Tetsuya
Synopsis: Salaryman Fukase Kazuhisa (Fujiwara Tatsuya) graduated from a famous university but his life is very ordinary and unremarkable. His only hobby - if it can be called that - is drinking coffee. Coffee, in fact, leads him to Mihoko Ochi, who becomes his girlfriend. Then one day, Mihoko receives a mysterious letter which consists of a single line, “Kazuhisa Fukase is a murderer.” Fukase’s instinct tells him that the time has finally come to face “that incident” 10 years ago. One winter 10 years ago, his good friend Hirosawa Yuki (Koike Teppei) died in an unfortunate accident during a snowboarding trip with his university classmates Tanihara Yasuo (Ichihara Hayato), Asami Kosuke (Tamamori Yuta), Murai Takaaki (Miura Takahiro) and Murai’s younger sister Asuka (Kadowaki Mugi). However, there is a big secret hidden in that accident. Letters are also sent to Tanihara, Tanihara and Murai who also share in this secret, and even they are hit by a series of incidents. Fukase decides to confront the truth of the past in order to protect the people dear to him.
Comment: Fujiwara and Toda Erika's drama and also mystery drama is something that I like..
Code Name Mirage
Date: From 1.23 p.m., Saturdays, 8 April 2017
Station: TV Tokyo
Scriptwriter: -
Original Work: Mirage by Hiroi Ouji
Genre: Suspense
Cast: Kiriyama Ren, Sano Hinako, Kaname Jun, Takeda Shinji, Hagiwara Masato, Ishimaru Kenjiro
Synopsis: Without an official spy organisation, Japan is seen as a hotbed for crime by foreign and domestic criminal groups. K13 is a unit established within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to combat this situation. The activities of K13 are known only to a few people and its members do not exist on record. Led by the top agent code named Mirage (Kiriyama Ren), K13 members target not only brutal crimes but are also given secret missions to handle crimes which cannot be solved politically and socially. Meanwhile, there are people who intend to set up a police organisation like the FBI in the US and strengthen the Japanese police by enacting a bill to expand its powers. Before long, the K13 gets embroiled too and a huge conspiracy is revealed.
Comment: I need a police drama...
Hokuto ~ Aru Satusjinsha no Kaishin
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Saturdays, 25 March 2017
Station: WOWOW
Scriptwriter: Takimoto Tomoyuki (Tenshi to Akuma, Watashi to iu Unmei ni Tsuite )
Original Work: Hokuto Aru Satusjinsha no Kaishin by Ishida Ira
Cast: Nakayama Yuma, Matsuo Suzuki, Murakami Jun, Nakamura Yuko, Ito Sairi, Nikaido Satoshi, Negishi Toshie, Riju Go, Yajima Kenichi, Onishi Riku, Urabe Fusako, Owada Kensuke, Yamada Anna, Fujita Yumiko, Shimada Kyusaku, Miyamoto Nobuko
Synopsis: 20-year-old Hokuto (Nakayama Yuma) is being detained as a murderer and tells his court-appointed lawyer Takai Soichi (Matsuo Suzuki) to get him the death penalty. Hokuto was actually severely abused by his parents in his childhood and starved of love. He met Kondo Ayako (Miyamoto Nobuko) who became his foster mother through child welfare services and learnt of love for the first time. Released from the darkness of his mind, he started to feel like a new person but he is made sport by bizarre fate and becomes a murderer.
Comment: Wowow drama is usually dark but good and it always has few episode too.. but the downside is they are rarely subbed... Hopefully I can watch this one..
Boku, Unmei no Hito desu
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Saturdays, 15 April 2017
Station: NTV
Scriptwriter: Kaneko Shigeki (Sekai Ichi Muzukashii Koi, Kyou wa Kaisha Yasumimasu, Summer Nude)
Genre: Love comedy
Cast: Kamenashi Kazuya, Kimura Fumino, Yamashita Tomohisa, Nanao, Sawabe Yu, Watanabe Eriko, Sugimoto Tetta, Okura Koji, Ishino Mako, Tanabe Seiichi
Synopsis: 29-year-old Makoto (Kamenashi Kazuya) is an office employee who believes in fate. He and Haruko (Kimura Fumino) have miraculously passed each other time and time again since they were children - at the beach during their childhood, at the venue for their university entrance exam and at their first visit to a shrine in the New Year this year. However, the two of them have not matched a name to each other’s faces. At this moment, a mysterious guy (Yamashita Tomohisa) who proclaims himself “god”, suddenly appears in front of Makoto. He says Makoto and Haruko are destined to be a couple. With this encouragement, Makoto calls out to Haruko, who works next to his office, in what is almost their first meeting, “Good morning! I’m the man of your destiny.” That is how things begin from this disastrous encounter. Haruko obstinately rejects him, but he continues his attack in the belief that she is his soulmate.
Comment: Yamapi and Kame's drama, It is like Nobuta wo Produce again... I am not fond of Yamapi's acting but his dramas are usually good and have good rating too..
Hanzai Shokogun Season 1
Date: From 11.40 p.m., Saturdays, 8 April 2017
Station: Fuji TV
Scriptwriters: Shinozaki Eriko (Rakuen, Copyface, Kami no Tsuki), Taniguchi Junichiro (Honjitsu Ohigara mo Yoko, Keiji no Manazashi)
Original Work: Shokogun Series by Nukui Tokuro
Genre: Suspense
Cast: Tamayama Tetsuji, Tanihara Shosuke, Watabe Atsuro, Komoto Masahiro, Mimura, Tsuruta Mayu, Sakurada Hiyori, Kaname Jun, Takahashi Mitsuomi, Aijima Kazuyuki, Ryu Raita
Synopsis: One year ago, a woman who was cherished by two men was murdered. Former detective Muto Takashi (Tamayama Tetsuji) is her older brother who had loved her as if he were her father after their parents died young. His good friend Kaburagi Wataru (Tanihara Shosuke) was actually her boyfriend. Because the culprit was underaged, he is rehabilitated without being punished for his crime. Despite being tormented by a desire for vengeance, Muto does not choose to take revenge on the juvenile but makes the decision to continue pursuing crime to prevent further loss of lives like his sister.
Comment:
Hitoya no Toge
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Sundays, 19 March 2017
Station: WOWOW
Scriptwriter: Suzuki Satoshi (Shi no Zouki, Tokusou, Daremo Mamottekurenai)
Original Work: Hitoya no Toge by Daimon Takeaki
Genre: Suspense
Cast: Kubota Masataka, Ozawa Yukiyoshi, Izumiya Shigeru, Ikeda Narushi, Hagiwara Masato, Nonami Maho, Komakine Yusuke, Tanaka Yoji, Arizono Yoshiki, Moro Morooka, Hotaru Yukijiro, Nakamura Ikuji
Synopsis: Takeshima Ryota (Kubota Masataka) is a new prison officer whose late father was also in the same profession. He sets foot in Kita Kanto Prison and sees corrupt prison officers quietly condone the bullying of prisoners and gamble inside. One day, Nakui Soichi (Ozawa Yukiyoshi) from the Ministry of Justice becomes the new prison chief. Meanwhile, Ryota is given a rough welcome by Kamimiya Korekiyo (Izumiya Shigeru), a prisoner with clout. A senior officer Akimura Shigeharu (Hagiwara Masato) offers Ryota advice, but Akimura’s baffling actions bewilder him. Then Nakui gives Ryota instructions in an attempt to cleanup the festering prison. On top of that, Kamimiya gets close to Ryota and hints that he knows something about his father’s death. What is the justice and truth in the prison which is a closed world that no one knows … …
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Frankenstein no Koi
Date: From 10.30 p.m., Sundays, 23 April 2017
Station: NTV
Scriptwriter: Omori Sumio (Seirei no Moribito Series, 64, Akumu-chan Series)
Genre: Romance
Cast: Ayano Go, Nikaido Fumi, Yagira Yuya, Kawaei Rina, Arai Hirofumi, Mitsuishi Ken, Emoto Akira
Synopsis: An incident 100 years ago led to a professor’s creation of a monster (Ayano Go) with a human-like form but definitely not a human-like appearance. And yet, this immortal monster has more compassion than humans. He quietly hides deep in the forest and dreams of the day he can live as a human being even though he knows this is impossible. Then something results in his encounter with a young woman Tsugaru Tsugumi (Nikaido Fumi) who does not realise his true nature, and they fall in love with each other. He starts to learn about love, friendship and the world. However, there is a secret. A monster cannot come into contact with a human being … …
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Usually I will check the sub for every new drama and watch the 1st episode.. If it is good I will continue it..