Archive for February, 2009
Episode 7: Money harms
The price of rice has risen drastically in recent times. This is because Egamiya Yoshitaro, a wholesale product merchant who is rumoured to be an expert at making money, has bought up rice and manipulated the price. The strong-arm tactics provoke Masagoro to lead the people to protest against Egamiya.
Fujito Matabei, a [...]
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Subbing Rinjo
Uchino Masaaki’s back in another TV Asahi Wednesday drama this spring after the success of Gonzo last summer and I’m giddy with excitement. Kazuya and I will be subbing Rinjo which is another adaptation of a Yokoyama Hideo novel and follows right on the heels of WOWOW’s adaptation of his novel Lupin no Shousoku late [...]
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Triangle – Episode 8 Synopsis
Episode 8: I don’t believe anyone
Ryoji discloses his personal experience at the scene of the murder 25 years ago to Sachi. Ryoji had arranged to play with Akimoto after school that day. He had discovered Sachie’s body while walking along the riverside. Then he had heard the voice of a man who seemed to be [...]
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Handsome Suit ~ Another Story
Date: From 10.00 p.m., 31 March 2009
Station: Fuji TV
Cast: Tsukaji Muga, Tanihara Shosuke, Kato Rosa, Muroi Shigeru, Tanaka Kei, Akiyama Ryuji, Takahashi Hitomi
Synopsis: If there’s a dream suit that can make me handsome if I just wear it … The wish of a clumsy man (Tsukaji Muga) with low self-esteem in [...]
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Aibou 7 New Year’s Day Special
Date: From 9.00 p.m., 1 January 2009
Station: TV Asahi
Cast: Mizutani Yutaka, Watari Tetsuya, Tabata Tomoko, Kishibe Ittoku
Synopsis: Following the bombing at Haneda Airport, a massive power outage occurs in the heart of Tokyo on Christmas Eve. Then an environmental group advocating a stop to global warming claims responsibility. Is this [...]
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Zeni Geba – Episode 5 Synopsis
Episode 5: I don’t need friendship or love
A dead body has been buried in the garden. Because of a tip-off from someone, the police conducts a dig of the garden in the Mikuni residence. However, what emerges is just a hoax drawing. Having seen the mortification that Futaro couldn’t hold back as Sugeta dug up [...]
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Episode 6: Killing the husband
Shogoro is forced to visit a sick relative by his wife and mother-in-law. The man who welcomes Shogoro is Isesaki Togoro, a constable holding a high position at a shrine. Nonetheless, he is an amiable samurai who lives a life nursing his sick wife, Hatsue. However, it seems that Togoro, who [...]
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Triangle – Episode 7 Synopsis
Episode 7: That guy dies in Shanghai
Akimoto says Shimano, who had confessed to being Sachi’s older brother, seems to know something about the incident 25 years ago. Ryoji goes to Shanghai to hear from both of them. On the other hand, Sachi also leaves for Shanghai to meet her brother despite her misgivings about his [...]
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Reset
Time: From 9.00 p.m., 15 January 2009
Station: NTV
Cast: Tsugawa Masahiko, Oshinari Shugo, Kyono Kotomi, Katase Nana, Ichige Yoshie
Synopsis: Anri (Tsugawa Masahiko) is a master of space and time. He appears each time a protagonist regrets a decision made in the past and suggests whether they can reset their lives and go back to the crossroads [...]
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Spring 2009 Dramas – Rumours
God Hands Teru
Date: April 2009, Saturdays 8.00 pm
Station: TBS
Cast: Hiraoka Yuta, Mizukawa Asami, Kaname Jun, Murakawa Eri, Bessho Tetsuya, Watabe Atsuro
Rinjou
Date: April 2009, Wednesdays 9.00 pm
Station: TV Asahi
Cast: Uchino Masaaki, Matsushita Yuki, Takashima Masanobu, Watanabe Dai, Ibu Masato
Yakou no Kaidan
Date: April 2009, Thursdays 9.00 pm
Station: TV Asahi
Cast: Fujiki Naohito
Meitantei no Okite
Date: April 2009, Fridays [...]
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