Upcoming Winter 2016 Doramas!!
So as tbscreenrider requested I have made a list of (not all but) the doramas upcoming that have my interest. I'll probably make a definite decision of the three (yes I am only allowing myself to watch three per season now so I don't overload with falling behind) I'll watch... well I have one definite so far but... let's get on with it!
So first... here is the MASSIVE list credit
●月曜日●
[01/18]21:00～「いつかこの恋を思い出してきっと泣いてしまう」有村架純×高良健吾/フジテレビ
●火曜日●
[01/12]22:00～「愛おしくて」田中麗奈/NHK
[01/12]22:00～「ダメな私に恋してください」深田恭子/TBS
[01/??]22:00～「お義父さんと呼ばないで」遠藤憲一×渡部篤郎/関西テレビ・フジテレビ
[01/05]23:15～「はぶらし／女友だち」内田有紀/NHK BS
●水曜日●
[01/13]22:00～「ヒガンバナ～警視庁捜査七課～」堀北真希/日本テレビ
[01/13]22:00～「フラジャイル」長瀬智也/フジテレビ
[01/20]23:53～「悪党たちは千里を走る」ムロツヨシ/TBS
●木曜日●
[01/14]20:00～「ちかえもん」青木崇高×松尾スズキ/NHK
[01/??]21:00～「スペシャリスト」草彅剛/テレビ朝日
[01/??]22:00～「ナオミとカナコ」広末涼子＆内田有紀/フジテレビ
[01/07]23:59～「マネーの天使 ～あなたのお金、取り戻します！～」小藪一豊×片瀬那奈/日テレ
●金曜日●
[01/15]20:00～「大岡越前３」東山紀之/NHK BS
[01/??]20:00～「警視庁ゼロ係～生活安全課なんでも相談室～」小泉孝太郎/テレビ東京
[01/??]22:00～「わたしを離さないで」綾瀬はるか×三浦春馬×水川あさみ/TBS
[01/??]23:15～「スミカスミレ」桐谷美玲/テレビ朝日
[01/??]23:30～「ワカコ酒 season2」武田梨奈/BSジャパン
[01/??]24:12～「東京センチメンタル」吉田鋼太郎/テレビ東京
[01/08]24:52～「ウレロ☆無限大少女」劇団ひとり×バカリズム×東京03/テレビ東京
●土曜日●
[01/16]21:00～「怪盗 山猫」亀梨和也/日本テレビ
[01/09]22:00～「逃げる女」水野美紀/NHK
[01/09]22:00～「荒地の恋」豊川悦司/WOWOW
[02/13]22:00～「きんぴか」中井貴一/WOWOW
[01/09]23:40～「傘をもたない蟻たちは」桐山漣/フジテレビ
[02/06]23:40～「武道館」Juice＝Juice/フジテレビ
[01/??]25:25～「MARS」藤ヶ谷太輔/日本テレビ
[01/23]26:55～「ニーチェ先生」間宮祥太朗×浦井健治/日本テレビ・読売テレビ・Hulu
●日曜日●
[01/03]20:00～「平成28年大河ドラマ 真田丸」堺雅人/NHK
[01/??]21:00～「家族ノカタチ」香取慎吾/TBS
[01/10]22:00～「鴨川食堂」忽那汐里/NHK BS
[03/06]22:00～「嫌な女」黒木瞳/NHK BS
[01/10]22:00～「撃てない警官」田辺誠一/WOWOW
[02/14]22:00～「メガバンク最終決戦」椎名桔平×桐谷健太/WOWOW
[01/??]22:30～「臨床犯罪学者 火村英生の推理」斎藤工/日本テレビ
◇スペシャルドラマ
[01/02]00:00〜「信長燃ゆ」東山紀之/テレビ東京
[??]21:00〜「家政婦は見た！」米倉涼子/テレビ朝日
[??]21:00〜「坊っちゃん」二宮和也/フジテレビ
Now onto my list of peaked interest dorama!! << that sentence made sense - shhh!!
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いつかこの恋を思い出してきっと泣いてしまう/Itsuka Kono Koi wo Omoidashite Kitto Naite Shimau
Fuji / Jan-18th / mon 9pm
It's Kora Kengo!!! And Arimura Kasumi who is one of the few actresses that doesn't piss me of, she's tolerble!
The story is.... I dunno. Looks like a heartbreaking romance thing. Those types of heartwretching romance doramas tends to air during the Winter season xD Nishijima from AAA is in it too which is great =] But Sakaguchi is in it and I don't like him and he's in EVERYTHING lately.
Found a synopsis! After Sugihara Oto’s mother passed away when she was young, she was raised by adoptive parents in the Hokkaido countryside. Although she gave up having dreams, she lives cheerfully and bravely. But she is troubled by her adoptive parents attempts to force her into a marriage with a wealthy man 20 years her senior to save the family from poverty. Soda Ren lost his parents early and was brought up in the great outdoors in Fukushima by his grandfather. However, his grandfather gets swindled and Ren leaves for Tokyo in order to earn money to recover the farmland. He dreams that he will be able to live with his grandfather some day, but reality is harsh. By coincidence, Oto heads to Tokyo too. This is the story of love and growth of six young people from the rural areas who gather in Tokyo.
Official Site: http://www.fujitv.co.jp/itsu_koi/
お義父さんと呼ばせ/Otousan to Yobasete
Fuji / Jan / Tues 10pm
From what I can tell it's going to be about two guy from two different backgrounds trying to cope with the children (either their own or their partners from another marriage it seems) and that they don't call him 'father' for one reason or another. I really like Endo Kenichi and Watabe Atsuro a lot and I get the feeling that this is going to be sweet, warmheartening story about two people trying to be fathers and it'll make me cry beautifully.
Found a synsopsis!: 51-year-old Daidoji Tamotsu, a department manager of a mid-sized specialised trading company, meets a woman 28 years his junior and decides to get married. On the other hand, Hanazawa Kiichiro is an elite salaryman who works for a top general trading company. He is shocked when his daughter brings home a man the same age as him as her boyfriend. After that, a series of problems erupt in what he had believed to be the ideal family and he starts to question his way of life so far.
Official Site: http://www.ktv.jp/otosan/index.html
Higabana
NTV / Jan-?? / Wed 10pm
I watched the SP when it aired (2 / 3 years ago) and while I've lost respect for Maki since she married her stalker (waiting for the day she realises that) I wanna see this girl-power team back in action! So definitely watch the SP before watching this dorama!
YamaNeko
NHK / Jan-16th / Sat 9pm
Story: Yamaneko the eccentric and mysterious 'Phantom Thief' who steals from the corrupted rich and while exposing their misdeeds. Along for the ride is: Hideo Katsumura a magazine reporter who (at Yamaneko's request) is writing a feature on the 'Phantom Thief', and, Mao Takasugi is a bullied schoolgirl who is secretly a genius hacker.
KAMENASHI DORAMA!!!! All his stuff as ALWAYS a compulsory watch <3333 yes I've never finished Second Love (it was absolute SHITE!) but omg this dorama looks like it'll be SO much fun! Also fucking Narimiya!! <3 He's brilliant in whatever he does! Maybe I'll start reading the manga for this too >.<
Official Site: http://www.ntv.co.jp/yamaneko/
Fragile
FUJI / Jan-13th / Wed 10pm
Nagase Tomoya <3 This man always tends to take really interesting roles and he has Nomura Shohei and Takei Emi (lets hope she picked a better dorama this time compared to Age Harrassment -_-)
Story: Keiichiro Kishi is a pathologist. He is excellent with his work, but he is somehow a self-centered freak. He makes an accurate diagnosis without seeing patients.
Official Site: http://blog.fujitv.co.jp/FG/index.html
Watashi wo Hanasanaide
TBS / / Fri-10pm
This one I'm not so sure. I love Ayase Haruka but I dispite Miura and Mizukawa -_-
But it is based off the best seller Never Let Me Go by the world famous British/Japanese author 'Kazuo Ishiguro' and I know a LOT of people who love that book.... so it's got my interest there...
Just found a synopsis!
Hoshina Kyoko, Doi Tomohiko and Sakai Miwa have been leading ordinary lives working as adults. Raised at Yoko Gakuen which was isolated from the world and located on the mountain, the three of them enjoyed child-like lives and education and were supposed to be normal children. One day, they were told by their principal Kamikawa Emiko that they are special children who have been given a “mission” from birth and were informed of their “true destiny”. The three are actual clones and they were produced for eventual organ harvesting.
Holy shit that sounds amazing but I can tell I'll probs be constantly comparing it to Clone Baby...
Official Site: http://www.tbs.co.jp/never-let-me-go/
Kasa wo Motanai Araitachi ha
Fuji / Jan-9th / Sat (night) 11:40pm
NEWS' Shigeaki has another book adaptation and this time it's a dorama adapt (Pink and Grey is getting a movie adaptation) and it has Kiriyama Renn!!! <33 It appears to be a similar role to one he did this season but still it's Renn!! <3 I imagine it's gunna be a type of 'real life struggle' type of dorama. Seemingly the book is a collection of 6 stories - so I think it's likely that Kiriyama's character while be the one solid person who appears in everyone's life. I bet it's only 6/7 eps and be a different story each episode BUT (like I said) Kiriyama will appear in each story. But we'll see. There's a lovely review/synopsis here if you wanna read about the stories.
... Found the Story: Jun Hashimoto is a sci-fi novel writer, but he isn't popular at all. He lives off of his savings. One day, his editor Tateyama assigns him a job: he is to write a "love" themed short story for a web magazine oriented towards youths. At first Jun refuses, because he has never written a love story before, but Tateyama pushes him to write one. The deadline is imminent. Jun's childhood friend Keisuke Murata then appears in front of him. Jun complains to Keisuke that he can't write, but while talking to him, he comes up with an idea.
MARS
NHK / Jan-24th / Sat 0:55am
Everyone seems to be freaking out about this dorama. Seemingly it's a HUGELY popular manga? I know there's been a lot of bitching about the casting too. Like every was happy Masa got casted but were pissed he wasn't given the lead role. I've also heard people say 'Why didn't they make this back when KimuTaku was still young because he fits the role perfectly' so the gossip and press alone has me interested in this dorama.
Story: The story revolves around Kira and Rei, two high school students. Kira is an extremely introverted artist, and Rei is an outgoing playboy with a frightening violent side. The two start a friendship and eventually a romance after Rei sees a drawing that Kira drew on the back of a map she gave him. However, both Kira and Rei are hiding troubled pasts, and through their relationship they confront their past demons.
Official Site: http://www.ntv.co.jp/mars/
Ni-che Sensei
NHK / Jan-23rd / 2:55am
KIRIKO IS IN IT?! Seemingly about a conbini store and how it's goes against the 'the customer's always right' concept. The synopsis also mentions something about a 'Dark Hero' within the Customer Service Industry and is a (I quote) "Conbini Comedy" which will be nice to have an uplifting dorama in the midst of all the winter-dark-doramas xD
Found a synopsis: Matsukoma-kun, a veteran part-timer and jobless university graduate, finds himself stressed and twisted around by Nietzsche-sensei his new colleague at the convenience store. Also known as Nii Tomoharu, Nietzsche-sensei is a university student studying Buddhism and has a peculiar way of serving customers.
This sounds... great! xD
Official Site: http://ni-chesensei.com/
Hiruma Hannin Gakusha
NHK / Jan-10?? / Sun 10:30pm
Masataka! <3 Saito! <3
This one actually has an English synopsis: Criminologist Himura Hideo gets so much pleasure out of being in crime scenes that he's even confessed to having wanted to kill someone. Constantly seeking out the ultimate crime, he is indeed a man with quite a few issues. Mystery writer Arisugawa Arisu, on the other hand, keeps a close eye on Himura's investigations and writes about them but at times completely misses the point. Not at all the type of guy you'd call dependable, Arisugawa nonetheless professes to be the protector of the clumsy Himura.
This sounds good! Also sounds like it's be like 'a mother trying to look after her child' type of comedy xD I cannot wait to see this pair in action!
Official Site: http://www.ntv.co.jp/himura/
Sanada Maru - 2016's Taiga Dorama
NHK / Jan-10 - Sun 8pm
So first it's Sakai Masaki <3 Second it's about Sanada Maru. I see his name EVERYWHERE! In stage plays, anime, video games, so he's obviously a big fucking deal. So I'm thinking I educate myself through this dorama. Although if it's gunna be poorly narrated and focusing on the boring shit like HanaMoyu did/does than I'll definitely drop it...
Story: Sanada Yukimura was born to a lord who owned a small piece of land in Shinsu (present day Nagano Prefecture). He survived using wisdom, courage and much effort during the Sengoku period and eventually, he grew into a much respected samurai warrior. During The Siege of Osaka, Sanada Yukimura constructed the small fortress "Sanada Maru" on the periphery of Osaka Castle. His fortress successfully repelled the much larger invading forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Official Site: http://www.nhk.or.jp/sanadamaru/
Nigeru Onna
NHK / Jan-9th / Sat 10pm [6 Episodes Only]
KAKU KENTO!!!! It's been WAY too long since I last saw him in something! And it's a short dorama so I can take time to watch it! xD
The story is.... seeingly about a murder. So probably a 'everyone looks suspicious' and the story slowly unfolds.
Cho Gentei Nouryoku / Limited Supernatural Train Powers
Fuji / 2015.12.20 / Sat 00:45am / SP
Ryusei Ryo <3 That's all I gotta say! Oh and apparently trains and supernatural powers so... I'm there!! I'm not so kean on the actress but whatever, it's only a special! Sounds like it's a romance that'll take place on a crowded train? ... But also mentions about real life struggles so maybe they'll become each other's support (OMG I need to rewatch AnoHana btw) or something, maybe?
Official Site: http://www.fujitv.co.jp/cho_gentei_noryoku/
Botchan
Fuji / Jan-3rd / Sun / SP
Story is: Based on a mid-length novel released by Natsume in 1906 featuring a newbie Mathematics teacher nicknamed "Botchan" who graduated with a physics degree in Tokyo and goes to a junior high school in Shikoku to take up teaching. While at the school, he creates various issues with his colleagues and students.
Ninomiya is in it so that's great!! =] I might wait for reviews and such til I watch this one.
Detective Ballerino
NTV / Jan-9th / Sat 9pm / SP
Story: In the past, Kurumi Usushima wanted to become a ballerino, but he is now a detective.
Nakajima's acting has been improving so much over the past two or so years and it'd be great to see if he's still improving and such ^_^
Official Site: http://www.ntv.co.jp/ballerino/
Josei Sakka Mysteries Utsukushiki Mitsu no Uso
Fuji / Jan-4th / Monday 9pm / SP
Appears this is a three stories in one or it's an almost three hour SP with three different stories being told seperately. I probs won't watch it straight away but felt it should be noted because Nijiro and Sometani, along with some HUGE names, are in it...
It's about three women who either murder or get caught up in something mysterious or criminal like...
Info: http://www.fujitv.co.jp/fujitv/news/pub_2015/i/151125-i214.html
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Wow this post ended up taking me like three hours o_O Holy hell! But so worth it!!
Hope you like it!!
Ciao~