Upcoming Summer 2012 Dramas
Upcoming Summer 2012 Dramas Part 2
- Drama from TBS-
Beginners!
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Thursdays, 12 July 2012
Station: TBS
Cast: Fujigaya Taisuke, Kitayama Hiromitsu, Goriki Ayame, Ishida Hikari, Yanagisawa Shingo, Kaga Takeshi, Sugimoto Tetta, Koyanagi Yu, Okamoto Azusa, Mizusawa Erina, Ishii Tomoya, Mori Ren
Synopsis: Shimura Teppei (Fujigaya Taisuke) grew up watching his policeman father who would ride side-by-side in marathons because he was a motorcycle cop, and dreamt of being a marathon runner as a child. But Teppei’s father lost his job and disappeared. Teppei ruined himself by becoming a well-known delinquent in the area. Under the influence of his childhood friend, Yuichi, Teppei chose to become a policeman after graduating from high school. He miraculously passed the recruitment exam and entered the police academy. However, he has been assigned to a “class of reserves” (Goriki Ayame, Koyanagi Yu, Okamoto Azusa, Mizusawa Erina, Ishii Tomoya, Mori Ren) which is a gathering of odds and ends. There are eight of them and each day they are only instructed by the assistant teacher, Ryuzaki Misaki, to sweep the academy grounds … …
Website: www.tbs.co.jp/beginners2012
Naniwa Shonen Tanteidan
Date: From 8.00 p.m., Mondays, 2 July 2012
Station: TBS
Cast: Tabe Mikako, Koike Teppei, Yamamoto Koji, Kimura Fumino, Maeda Koki, Hamada Tatsuomi, Yagi Yuki, Izawa Masaki, Yoshii Hajime, Ninomiya Akari, Hamabe Minami, Takahashi Akira, Maeda Oshiro, Saito Yuki, Nukumizu Yoichi, Kimura Yuichi (guest star), Hisamoto Masami (guest star), Rokkaku Seiji (guest star), Tomita Yasuko (guest star), Danta Yasunori, Kohinata Fumiyo, Matsuzaka Keiko
Synopsis: Takeuchi Shinobu (Tabe Mikako), who has elementary school teaching qualifications, is assigned to be a temporary teacher of Class 6/2 at Ooji Elementary School in Osaka City’s old town. As inquisitive and energetic as her young charges (Maeda Koki, Hamada Tatsuomi, Takahashi Akira, Yagi Yuki, Hamabe Minami, Ninomiya Akari, Maeda Oshiro), Shinobu would poke her nose into strange incidents that happen among people and be up to her neck in it. She loves mystery novels and detests dishonesty. Together with her students, she solves difficult cases that baffle even the police detectives, using her sensitivity and unmatched powers of deduction.
Website: www.tbs.co.jp/naniwashounen
Soumato Kabushikigaisha
Date: From 12.20 a.m., Mondays, 16 July 2012
Station: TBS
Cast: Kashii Yu, Yokoyama Megumi, Bota Masataka (guest star)
Synopsis: Soumato Corporation is intriguing place where recorded images of one’s life can be viewed on DVD. A person who happen sto stray into Soumato Corporation, will be handed DVDs equivalent in number to his age by Kaminuma (Kashii Yu), the company’s mysterious guide. She will tell him to go back and watch his life to his heart’s content. What he will see on these DVDs is his own life through the eyes of other people. He will learn startling facts that are better left unsaid. What will he think after watching everything?
Website: www.tbs.co.jp/soumatou2012
Dragon Seinendan
Date: From 12.55 a.m., Tuesdays, 17 July 2012
Station: TBS
Cast: Yasuda Shota, Renbutsu Misako, Endo Kaname, Honda Chikara, Araki Yuko, Santamaria Yusuke
Synopsis: A dragon appears in modern day Japan, causing a great uproar in Tokyo. On the other hand, at Mitsuyama City located at the foot of Mt Fuji, Yoshio (Yasuda Shota), Kenji (Endo Kaname) and Tamotsu (Honda Chikara), members of the young people’s association, talk idly at the cafe where Yoko (Renbutsu Misako) works. Yoshio, who had gone to buy a game, obtains a mysterious, old document at a secondhand bookstore. It is written literature about dragons. They learn that: warriors of the light had previously destroyed a dragon, Mitsuyama City is the town of their descendents, and a sword and crystal are needed to vanquish a dragon. And, the descendents of the light, who are the new heroes, have coats of arms. A good look reveals that Kenji and the others have them too. The four of them wonder if it is a joke even as they search for the crystal. A variety of reasons make them decide to destroy the dragon despite their conflicts. The spirit of adventure which they had almost forgotten, blossoms, and they take action, for world peace and regional devevlopment.
Website: www.mbs.jp/dragon-seinendan
Yoru no Onnakyoushi
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Fridays, July 2012
Station: TBS
Cast: Eikura Nana, Matsumura Hokuto, Chiba Yudai, Ono Ito, Nishii Yukito, Tsuchiya Tao, Yamazaki Kento, Taketomi Seika, Hirose Alice, Taiga, Sugisaki Hana, Fujiwara Reiko, Katono Taikou, Nakajo Ayami, Kimura Fumino, Suruga Taro, Ichikawa Mikako, Mitsuishi Ken, Minami Kaho, Kobayashi Satomi
Synopsis: Takakura Yuko (Eikura Nana) is an ordinary chemistry teacher at a famous government-run preparatory school by day. But at night, she is a super teacher who solves a variety of difficult problems rampant on the school grounds that require more than sound arguments. From bullying to illicit sexual relations, marijuana and hallucinatory herbs. Her approach is “an eye for an eye”. She is willing to break the law in order to solve issues, and demand money from the people who seek help along with the classics teacher, Uchida Sumire (Ichikawa Mikako) and the art teacher, Fujii Aya (Kobayashi Satomi) whom she get on famously with despite their different personalities and interests.
Website: www.tbs.co.jp/kuro-no-onna
Summer Rescue ~ Tenkuu no Shinryosho
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Sundays, 8 July 2012
Station: TBS
Cast: Mukai Osamu, Ono Machiko, Koike Eiko, Miura Reiko, Ichikawa Yui, Nonen Rena, Suda Masaki, Ozawa Ryota, Maeda Goki, Oriyama Miyu, Honda Miyu, Sasano Takashi, Sato Jiro, Matsushige Yutaka, Tokito Saburo
Synopsis: Hayami Keigo (Mukai Osamu) is a promising young heart surgeon at a university hospital, but is made to examine patients at a clinic in the mountains during summer on the orders of his superior. At a harsh environment 2,000 m above sea level, there is a very small quantity of testing equipment and medicine. It is a culture shock and setback for Keigo who is active in advanced medical care and the use of cutting-edge equipment. This is a place detached from modern medical care where doctors make all diagnoses by touching, looking at and talking to patients. Koyama Haruka (Ono Machiko) was raised by parents who ran a mountain lodge, but when she was 5, her mother died in an accident on the mountains. That influenced her to become a nurse in Tokyo. However, one day, an incident prompts her to escape from Tokyo and return to the mountain lodge. It is the same time that Keigo arrives at the clinic … …
Website: www.tbs.co.jp/summerrescue
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