Upcoming Japanese Dramas

[jade_frosts]

Thanks, jade. I'm excited that there's going to be a Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji 4! Will definitely watch that one. Others of interest next season include Teio (what an odd time slot...12:30 AM?!?), Kanryoutachi no Natsu, and Kareinaru Spy.

I'm looking forward to the same dramas too! I'm just wondering if Kyumei Byoto may be treading the same path covered by so many other medical dramas before it, the breakdown of the medical system. And I wish they'd recasted Matsuyuki Yasuko instead of Nanako.

Hmm Teio is probably at that time slot cos of content? It's apparently the second manga adaptation from the author who also was behind Yaoh I think.

[jade_frosts]

I'm not so sure I want to watch Kareinaru Spy if the rumours about Fukuda Kyoko starring in it are true. Eeks...Not sure if Nagase is good enough incentive to brave through her acting.

More summer drama announcements.

Koishite Akuma ~ Vampire Boy
Time: From 10.00 p.m. Tuesdays, 7 July 2009
Station: Fuji TV
Cast: Nakayama Yuma, Kato Rosa, Sakuraba Nanami, Kondo Masahiko, Morimoto Shintaro, Nakajima Kento
Website: -

Dandy Daddy ~ Renai Shousetsuka . Izaki Ryunosuke ~
Time: From 9.00 p.m. Thursdays, 9 July 2009
Station: TV Asahi
Cast: Tachi Hiroshi, Minamisawa Nao, Hirayama Aya, Ishiguro Hideo, Ikeda Tsutomu, Nogiwa Yoko, Sato Jiro, Hayashi Tantan, Yashima Norito, Yo Kimiko, Kaga Takeshi
Website: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/dandy/

Saru Lock
Time: From 11.58 p.m. Thursdays, 23 July 2009
Station: NTV
Cast: Ichihara Hayato, Ashina Sei, Watabe Gota, Takaoka Sousuke
Website: http://www.ytv.co.jp/sarulock/

Kochira Katsushika-ku Kamearikoen-mae Hashutsujo
Time: From 7.56 p.m. Saturdays, August 2009
Station: TBS
Cast: Katori Shingo, Karina, Hayami Mokomichi
Website: -

Mama wa Mukashi Papa datta
Time: From 10.00 p.m. Sundays, 23 August 2009
Station: WOWOW
Cast: Toda Keiko, Yo Kimiko, Yoshida Eisaku, Mitsuishi Ken, Haruna Ai, Tsugawa Masahiko, Shirakawa Yumi, Ito Shiro
Website: -

[Lady Zhuge]

Hmm Teio is probably at that time slot cos of content? It's apparently the second manga adaptation from the author who also was behind Yaoh I think.

Yaoh didn't have such a late time slot though, did it? It's probably going to have ratings similar to LOVE GAME.

I'm not so sure I want to watch Kareinaru Spy if the rumours about Fukuda Kyoko starring in it are true. Eeks...Not sure if Nagase is good enough incentive to brave through her acting.

It looks like her role has been confirmed now. She turns me off too, but I'm still going to give this show a try. I remember really enjoying Remote despite Kyoko being the lead female.

[jade_frosts]

Yaoh didn't have such a late time slot though, did it? It's probably going to have ratings similar to LOVE GAME.

Oh yeah, you're right. It was at 10.00 p.m. Dramas that air late at night tend to have poor ratings with the exception of SP. But it gives them more liberty to be more exploratory in storyline although I don't know how far that would go. Heh. Bathing scenes in the nude like Tadano Hitoshi!?!?

It looks like her role has been confirmed now. She turns me off too, but I'm still going to give this show a try. I remember really enjoying Remote despite Kyoko being the lead female.

I certainly hope so. I was going to watch it but now I'm not so keen. She's a doll at best. I guess you were well-entertained by Domoto Koichi in Remote. There are few reasons to tolerate Fukuda Kyoko. I still remember the horrors of Fugoh Keiji.

[jade_frosts]

It has just been reported that Eguchi Yosuke was involved in an accident when he tried to avoid a bicycle while riding his bike. He suffered a broken shoulder and has been hospitalised. This might put the brakes on Kyuumei Byoto or mean that his character will have to be rewritten.

[Lady Zhuge]

It has just been reported that Eguchi Yosuke was involved in an accident when he tried to avoid a bicycle while riding his bike. He suffered a broken shoulder and has been hospitalised. This might put the brakes on Kyuumei Byoto or mean that his character will have to be rewritten.

Yikes, that's unfortunate indeed. Hopefully this won't mean that the show will be scrapped, but maybe they can write him out of the script for a few episodes to give him more time to recover, then incorporate his injury into the story, or even make him a patient.

[jade_frosts]

Yikes, that's unfortunate indeed. Hopefully this won't mean that the show will be scrapped, but maybe they can write him out of the script for a few episodes to give him more time to recover, then incorporate his injury into the story, or even make him a patient.

Latest update: Eguchi Yosuke has been asked to recuperate for 2 full months by doctors. Filming had just started for the drama on 7 June and Ep1 isn't complete. It is expected that he may be forced to return to the set earlier to film and the broadcast date may be pushed back to accommodate his recuperation. Fuji TV and his agency are in discussion.

[jade_frosts]

Kyumei Byoto Season 4 will air from 11 August. I hope Eguchi is resting well. Don't want him looking pained throughout the drama but looks like the story will revolve around Nanako.

[kenixgoh]

Kyumei Byoto Season 4 will air from 11 August. I hope Eguchi is resting well. Don't want him looking pained throughout the drama but looks like the story will revolve around Nanako.

So Nanako's role will remain in hospital instead of leaving? Previously read syponsis that her char will resign and involve of a medical dispute case though.

I pray Yosuke's fast recover too, falling down from a bike is really painful coz I experience it myself too... Hope to see him with Nanako both getting balanced screen time in this part.

[jade_frosts]

So Nanako's role will remain in hospital instead of leaving? Previously read syponsis that her char will resign and involve of a medical dispute case though.

I pray Yosuke's fast recover too, falling down from a bike is really painful coz I experience it myself too... Hope to see him with Nanako both getting balanced screen time in this part.

I made a mistake. The article was actually talking about a four part SP that Fuji TV has made due to the delay in the filming for Kyuumei Byoto as a result of Eguchi Yosuke's injury.

The SP centres around Nanako's character and will feature guest stars from the past three seasons. The first part just aired tonight.

[strawberry]

I checked out episode 1 of Buzzer beat which has already been subbed. its pretty watchable.

I like the theme song.

http://www.imeem.com/people/fhISuzy/...hibu-to-zenbu/

[eeyore]

I'm interested with these : orthros no inu, buzzer beat, karei naru spy, saru lock, kyumei byoto 24 ji 4

alot of johnnys ...

[jade_frosts]

Upcoming Fall 2009 Dramas

Otomen( Ep 9 onwards )
Time: From 9.00 p.m. Tuesdays, October 2009
Station: Fuji TV
Cast: Okada Masaki, Kaho, Kimura Ryo, Seto Koji, Sano Kazuma, Yanagihara Kanako, Takada Nobuhiko, Tsurumi Shingo, Yamamoto Mirai, Ichikawa Tomohiro
Website: http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/otomen/

Real Clothes
Time: From 10.00 p.m. Tuesdays, 13 October 2009
Station: Fuji TV
Cast: Karina, Kuroki Hitomi, Takaoka Sousuke, Koizumi Kotaro, Kato Natsuki, Nose Anna, Mano Yuko, Erena, Minami Akina
Website: http://ktv.jp/real-clothes/

Liar Game Season 2
Time: From 9.00 p.m., Tuesdays, November 2009
Station: Fuji TV
Cast: Matsuda Shota, Toda Erika, Suzuki Kousuke, Kichise Michiko
Website: http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/liargame/

Meitantei Asami Mitsuhiko
Time: From 9.00 p.m. Wednesdays, October 2009
Station: TBS
Cast: Sawamura Ikki, Kazama Morio, Hara Sachie, Sakuma Yoshiko
Website: http://www.tbs.co.jp/asami09/

Aibou Season 8
Time: From 9.00 p.m. Wednesdays, October 2009
Station: TV Asahi
Cast: Mizutani Yutaka, Oikawa Mitsuhiro, Masudo Ikue, Kishibe Ittoku, Kawahara Kazuhisa, Otani Ryosuke, Yamanaka Takashi, Rokkaku Seiji, Yamanishi Atsushi, Onoda Ryo, Jinbo Satoshi, Shimizu Masayoshi
Website: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/aibou/

Sono Otoko, Fuku-Shochou Season 3
Time: From 8.00 p.m. Thursdays, October 2009
Station: TV Asahi
Cast: Funakoshi Eichiro, Tanaka Misato, Ukaji Takashi, Suzuki Kazuma, Ishimaru Kenjiro, Sakai Toshiya, Nagai Anzu, Haruyama Mikisuke, Otsuki Hideyuki, Sakamoto Takuya, Matoba Koji, Honda Hirotaro, Manda Hisako
Website: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/fukushocho/

Fumou Chitai
Time: From 10.00 p.m. Thursdays, October 2009 (for two seasons)
Station: Fuji TV
Cast: Karasawa Toshiaki, Wakui Emi, Yanagiba Toshiro, Koyuki, Sasaki Kuranosuke, Hashizume Isao, Nakamura Atsuo, Amami Yuki, Takenouchi Yutaka, Ito Shiro, Danta Yasunori, Furuta Arata, Abe Sadayo, Matsushige Yutaka, Kishibe Ittoku, Harada Yoshio, Endo Kenichi, Hakamada Yoshihiko, Tabe Mikako, Kajihara Zen
Website: http://www.fujitv.co.jp/fumouchitai/

Untouchable
Time: From 9.00 p.m. Fridays, October 2009
Station: TV Asahi
Cast: Nakama Yukie, Kaname Jun, Sato Tomohito, Terajima Susumu, Ashina Sei, Urano Kazumi, Wakaba Ryuya, Tanaka Tetsushi, Kitamura Kazuki, Ozawa Yukiyoshi
Website: http://untouchable.asahi.co.jp/

My Girl
Time: From 11.15 p.m., Fridays, October 2009
Station: TV Asahi
Cast: Aiba Masaki, Yuka, Ishii Momoka, Muroi Shigeru
Website: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/mygirl/

Shoukojo Sara
Time: From 8.00 p.m., Saturdays, October 2009
Station: TBS
Cast: Shida Mirai, Hayashi Kento, Higuchi Kanako
Website: http://www.tbs.co.jp/seira2009/

Challenged
Time: From 9.00 p.m., Saturdays, 10 October 2009
Station: NHK
Cast: Sasaki Kuranosuke, Tomita Yasuko, Saigo Teruhiko, Murakawa Eri, Koike Rina, Akimoto Ryutaro
Website: -

Gaiji Keisatsu
Time: From 9.00 p.m., Saturdays, 11 November 2009
Station: NHK
Cast: Watabe Atsuro, Ishida Yuriko, Ono Machiko, Endo Kenichi, Yo Kimiko, Ishibashi Ryo
Website: -

Shakking ~ Zeni no Tatsujin
Time: From 12.00 a.m. Saturdays, 10 October 2009
Station: WOWOW
Cast: Terajima Susumu, Nishida Naomi, Horibe Keisuke, Fukikoshi Mitsuru,
Website: -

Jin
Time: From 9.00 p.m. Sundays, 11 October 2009
Station: TBS
Cast: Osawa Takao, Nakatani Miki, Ayase Haruka, Uchino Masaaki, Koide Keisuke, Kohinata Fumiyo, Kiritani Kenta, Aso Yumi, Takeda Tetsuya, Taguchi Hiromasa, Musaka Naomasa, Toda Naho
Website: http://www.tbs.co.jp/jin2009/

Saka no Ue no Kumo (Part 1)
Time: From 8.00 p.m. Sundays, 29 November 2009
Station: NHK
Cast: Motoki Masahiro, Abe Hiroshi, Kagawa Teruyuki, Ito Shiro, Takeshita Keiko, Matsu Takako, Kanno Miho, Ozawa Yukiyoshi, Nishida Teruyuki, Kunimura Jun, Takahashi Hideki, Tsutsumi Daijiro, Matoba Koji, Watari Tetsuya, Kataoka Tsurutaro
Website: http://www.nhk.or.jp/matsuyama/sakanoue/

Inpei Shirei
Time: From 10.00 p.m. Sundays, 18 October 2009
Station: WOWOW
Cast: Takahashi Katsunori, Takashima Masahiro, Aso Yumi, Ichikawa Yui, Aoyama Noriko, Otsuru Gitan, Nonami Maho, Takachi Noboru, Azuma Chizuru, Yajima Kenichi, Masana Bokuzo, Haba Yuichi, Owada Shinya, Nishimura Masahiko, Furuya Ikko
Website: -

[eeyore]

Liar Game 2 and Fumou Chitai - my dream cast, Karasawa Toshiaki and Wakui Emi together again after Tokyo Cinderella Story, and Amami Yuki with Takenouchi Yutaka. Look forward to see these dramas.

the other I play by ear whether I'll watch it or not.

[jade_frosts]

News on the Winter season is out. These are the dramas that have been confirmed so far. This lineup looks to me the most boring and unanticipated for Winter with plenty of sequels, manga adaptations, idols and weak artistes. Totally not looking forward to it.

Upcoming Winter Dramas 2010

Code Blue ~ Doctor Heli Kinkyukyumei Season 2
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Mondays, January 2010
Station: Fuji TV
Cast: Yamashita Tomohisa, Aragaki Yui, Toda Erika, Asari Yosuke, Higa Manami, Shiina Kippei, Lily Franky, Katsushima Masanobu, Terashima Susumu, Sugimoto Tetta, Kodama Kiyoshi
Website: http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/codeblue/

Hanchou ~ Jinnansho Azumihan Season 2
Date: From 8.00 p.m., Mondays, 11 January 2010
Station: TBS
Cast: Sasaki Kuranosuke, Nakamura Shunsuke, Tsukaji Muga, Kurotani Tomoka, Kashu Toshiki, Yamaguchi Shogo, Yasu Megumi, Hosokawa Shigeki, Tayama Ryosei, Natori Yuko
Website: http://www.tbs.co.jp/hanchou2009/

Massugu na Otoko
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Tuesdays, 12 January 2010
Station: Fuji TV
Cast: Sato Ryuta, Fukuda Kyoko, Kanjiya Shihori, Endo Yuya, Sasaki Nozomi, Uno Misako, Ukaji Takashi, Takizawa Saori, Sakura, Miura Rieko, Watabe Atsuro
Website: http://ktv.jp/man/

Akakabu Kenji Kyoto-hen
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Wednesdays, January 2010
Station: TBS
Cast: Nakamura Baijaku, Kikukawa Rei, Hara Sachie, Asagi Kuniko, Nakanishi Ryota, Kawamata Shinobu, Abe Shinnosuke, Yasui Kenichiro, Ono Takehiko, Kotegawa Yuko
Website: http://www.tbs.co.jp/akakabukenji/

Angel Bank ~ Tenshoku Dairinin
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Thursdays, January 2010
Station: TV Asahi
Cast: Hasegawa Kyoko, Wentz Eiji, Namase Katsuhisa
Website: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/angelbank/

Salaryman Kintaro Season 2
Date: From 11.00 p.m., Fridays, January 2010
Station: TV Asahi
Cast: Nagai Masaru, Inoue Waka, Aoyama Noriko, Hosokawa Shigeki, Furuya Ikkou, Utsui Ken
Website: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/kintaro/

Bloody Monday Season 2
Date: From 8.00 p.m., Saturdays, January 2010
Station: TBS
Cast: Haruma Miura, Sato Takeru, Kichise Michiko, Matsushige Yutaka, Ashina Sei, Kawashima Umika, Narimiya Hiroki, Kurokawa Tomoka, Takashima Masahiro, Yoshizawa Hisashi
Website: http://www.tbs.co.jp/bloody-monday/

Hidarime Tantei EYE
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Saturdays, January 2010
Station: NTV
Cast: Yamada Ryosuke, Yokoyama Yu, Ishihara Satomi
Website: http://www.ntv.co.jp/eye/

Kimitachi ni Asu wa Nai
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Saturdays, 16 January 2010
Station: NHK
Cast: Sakaguchi Kenji, Tanaka Misako, Sudo Risa, Kitamura Yukiya, Aso Yumi, Murata Takehiro, Sakai Masaaki
Website: -

Ryomaden
Date: From 8.00 p.m., Sundays, January 2010
Station: NHK
Cast: Fukuyama Masaharu, Terajima Shinobu, Kodama Kiyoshi, Sugimoto Tetta, Matsubara Chieko, Kagawa Teruyuki, Omori Nao, Hirosue Ryoko, Maki Yoko, Kanjiya Shihori, Kaname Jun, Sato Takeru, Oizumi Yo, Takahashi Katsumi, Kanie Keizo, Takeda Tetsuya
Website: http://www.nhk.or.jp/ryomaden/

Tokujo Kabachi
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Sundays, 17 January 2010
Station: TBS
Cast: Sakurai Sho, Horikita Maki, Endo Kenichi, Takahashi Katsumi, Nakamura Masatoshi, Asano Yuko (guest star)
Website: http://www.tbs.co.jp/tokujyokabachi/

Dramas continuing from the fall season: Aibou and Fumou Chitai

[Lady Zhuge]

Thanks for the update! I've got to agree, not the most exciting lineup ever. I'll probably check out Code Blue 2 and maybe Hancho 2. I liked the mystery element of the Hidarime Tantei EYE tanpatsu, but now that the mastermind has been exposed, the series doesn't appeal to me much. Isn't Saka no Ue no Kumo also going to start airing next season? I'm glad that Masha will have so much screen time this upcoming year, but as Sakamoto Ryoma? Well, I'm not sure how the guy really was historically, but after seeing two portrayals (one by Eguchi Yosuke in Shingsengumi and the other by Uchino Masaaki in JIN), he seems pretty goofy and uncouth. Not that Masha can't pull it off, but it will be interesting nonetheless.

[jade_frosts]

Are you still into Tsukamoto Takashi, Lady Zhuge? Then you'll be thrilled to know he's in an upcoming drama. I don't see any that excites me even though its winter Just one more drama pending announcement before the list is completed. Here are the rest in the meantime.

Nakanai to Kimeta Hi
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Tuesdays, January 2010
Station: Fuji TV
Cast: Eikura Nana, Fujiki Naohito, Kaname Jun, Ann, Danta Yasunori, Kimura Yoshino

Magerarenai Onna
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Wednesdays, January 2010
Station: NTV
Cast: Kanno Miho, Tsukamoto Takashi, Tanihara Shosuke, Nagasaku Hiromi

853 ~ Keiji Kamo Shinnosuke
Date: From 8.00 p.m., Thursdays, January 2010
Station: TV Asahi
Cast: Terawaki Yasufumi, Tomita Yasuko, Sugawara Daikichi, Totsugi Shigeyuki, Hayashi Tsuyoshi, Shintani Mayumi, Ogawa Nana, Tanabe Seiichi, Kaneda Akio
Website: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/853/

Kinoshita Buchou to Boku
Date: From 11.58 p.m., Thursdays, 14 January 2010
Station: NTV
Cast: Itao Itsuji, Tanaka Naoki, Toyama Kyoko, Yamada Maiko, Takuma Shin, Ikeda Kazuma
Website: http://www.ytv.co.jp/kinoboku/

Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Fridays, 15 January 2010
Station: TBS
Cast: Kamenashi Kazuya, Omasa Aya, Tegoshi Yuya, Uchi Hiroki, Miyao Shintaro
Website: http://www.tbs.co.jp/yamanade2010/

[Lady Zhuge]

Yes, I still like Takashi, although not as crazily as I once did. The main cast of Magerarenai Onna is decent, but the storyline isn't appealing to me. Nakanai to Kimeta Hi sounds like Hotaru no Hikari gone awry.

[jade_frosts]

The last of the dramas confirmed for the winter lineup:

Shukumei 1969 – 2010
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Fridays, 15 January 2010
Station: TV Asahi
Cast: Kitamura Kazuki, Koike Eiko, Uehara Misa, Hosokawa Yoshihiko, Fujii Mina, Matsuzaka Keiko (guest star), Maya Kyoko, Tanaka Ken, Okuda Eiji
Website: http://syukumei1969-2010.asahi.co.jp/

Nothing good for the winter. It's so dismal.

[Suet Seung]

Jade_Frost,

Will this be any good? All 5 members of Arashi will be in this one.

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