Archive for July 18th, 2008
Tomorrow – Ep 1 Synopsis
Episode 1 Synopsis: Medical care is for the people or for money?
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At a university hospital. Nurses are moving about in a flurry amidst the tension. The anesthetist and surgical assistant are dispassionately watching the patient lying on the surgical table. Only one male surgeon is desperately trying to resuscitate the patient but the patient’s [...]
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Kuroki Toshihide (39) … Uchino Masaaki
Head of Equipment Division, Accounting Section – Inokashira Police Precinct
Rank: Assistant Inspector
Kuroki is nicknamed “Gonzo” because he leaves all the actual work to his clerk, Tabata Rumiko, and doesn’t do a thing. Kuroki used to be the First Investigative Division’s ace detective but he developed post traumatic stress disorder because [...]
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Pandora – Characters
Characters
Suzuki Hideki ( 41 ) … Mikami Hiroshi
A physician at Koto University Hospital.
He has devoted himself to the study of an anti-cancer drug for 18 years.
He is divorced from his wife and is viewed as an eccentric at his workplace.
His mother’s death from illness 30 years ago gave him impetus.
He risks his life to make [...]
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Tomorrow – Character Profiles
Characters
Moriyama Kohei ( 35 ) … Takenouchi Yutaka
A municipal staff. He’s a young man who is friendly and kind; doesn’t dislike his troublesome job and cherishes the present. His hobbies are fishing and photography. When he was young, he admired the doctor who worked tirelessly to save his mother and became a surgeon at a [...]
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Tomorrow
Broadcast
Date: Every Sunday from 6 July 2008 ~
Time: 9.00 pm – 9.54 pm
Official Website
http://www.tbs.co.jp/Tomorrow2008/
Story
Tomorrow, a medical drama, is about the collapse of local health care. Moriyama Kohei is a former surgeon who gave up his practice and became a civil servant at the municipal office. Loved by the residents, Kohei is, however, scarred by what [...]
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Around 40
Broadcast
Date: Every Friday from 11 April ~ 20 June 2008
Time: 10.00 pm – 10.54 pm
Official Website
http://www.tbs.co.jp/around40/
Story
39-year-old Ogata Satoko (Amami Yuki), is a highly capable psychiatrist who is single. She’s forthright, a caring older sister and reliable in her job and in private. Her interests are staying in luxurious Japanese inns, and watching videos of stand-up [...]
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Pandora
Broadcast
Date: Every Sunday from 6 April ~ 11 June 2008
Time: 10.00 pm – 11.00 pm
Official Website
http://www.wowow.co.jp/dramaw/pandora/
Introduction
A miracle drug for cancer has been found …
This discovery, mankind’s long-cherished desire, is at the same time, also the beginning of the story of human beings’ display of their horrendous true nature.
Pandora is the first drama series produced by [...]
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Gonzo ~ Densetsu no Keiji
Broadcast
Date: Every Wednesday from 2 July 2008 ~ 10 September 2008
Time: 9.00 pm – 9.54 pm
Official Website
http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/gonzo/
Introduction
Produced and written by the team behind the popular Aibou series, Gonzo is the police slang for a person with ability and experience but unable to work. Uchino Masaaki plays Kuroki, who was once a top-notch detective with the [...]
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