Monthly Archives: August 2012
Fuji TV Drama Special 2012 ~ Odoru Daisousasen Salaryman Keiji to Saigo no Nanjiken
Date: From 9.00 p.m., 1 September 2012 Cast: Oda Yuji, Yanagiba Toshiro, Fukatsu Eri, Santamaria Yusuke, Ito Atsushi, Uchida Yuki, I Hye-In, Nadaka Tatsuo, Kitamura Soichiro, Ono Takehiko, Saito Satoru, Oguri Shun Synopsis: Aoshima Shunsaku (Oda Yuji), who has been … Continue reading
Tsurukame Josanin ~ Minami no Shima kara
Official Website http://www.nhk.or.jp/drama10/tsurukame Broadcast Tuesdays, 10.00 – 10.50 p.m. from 28 August 2012 Station NHK
Nishijima Hidetoshi & Kagawa Teruyuki cast in WOWOW-TBS drama remake of HK movie Infernal Affairs
The best drama news to break so far is the announcement that two actors I love watching, Kagawa Teruyuki and Nishijima Hidetoshi, will be co-starring for the first time in a WOWOW-TBS joint production called Double Face. This is a … Continue reading
NTV Drama Special 2012 ~ Kurumaisu de Boku wa Sora o Tobu
Date: From 9.00 p.m., 25 August 2012 Station: NTV Cast: Ninomiya Kazunari, Ueto Aya, Iseya Yusuke, Suzuki Fuku, Yasuda Ken, Ikematsu Sosuke, Yakushimaru Hiroko, Mitsuishi Ken, Takahashi Tsutomu, Kanazawa Miho Synopsis: The down-and-out hooligan Hasebe Yasuyuki (Ninomiya Kazunari) suffers a … Continue reading
Fuji TV’s Higashino Keigo drama hit by low ratings and writer’s strong protests?
This season’s Higashino Keigo Mysteries which airs on Fuji TV every Thursday night has been suffering from sluggish viewership ratings and many negative comments. At the presentation of the completed first episode, actor Nakai Kiichi’s declaration on stage that “There’s … Continue reading
Platinum Town
Official Website http://www.wowow.co.jp/dramaw/town Broadcast Sundays, 10.00 – 11.00 p.m. from 19 August 2012 Station WOWOW
Hatsukoi – Episode 7 Synopsis
Episode 7: Promise Mishima does not turn up for his session at the rehabilitation centre. This worries Midori and she calls her father who now knows that Mishima is the father of the child his daughter miscarried. Katsu relays how … Continue reading
Fall 2012 Dramas – Rumours
TBA Date: Wednesdays, 10.00 p.m. October 2012 Station: NTV Cast: Kanno Miho
Fuji TV Drama Special 2012 ~ Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi
Official Website http://www.fujitv.co.jp/honkowa Broadcast From 9.00 p.m., 18 August 2012 Migikata no Onna Story: One day, Sawada Toshiya (Okada Masaki) is told by Ito Mami (Renbutsu Misako), the girl he has been dating, that there is a ghost following him. … Continue reading
Hatsukoi – Episode 6 Synopsis
Episode 6: Endless kiss Midori is shocked that a brain haemorrhage has left Mishima suffering from aphasia (loss or impairment of the power to use or understand words). A desperate Sachie has brought him to this rehabilitation centre to see … Continue reading
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