Category Archives: Fall 2008 Dramas

Episode 5 Synopsis Keigo is filled with a sense of despair for a while because of Pon’s betrayal but regains hope when he learns that Aki refused to give up and has been running around in search of Pon, and … Continue reading →

Episode 4 Synopsis The $500 figure written by Keigo in his letter to Ube, is rewritten as $50,000. Presuming that the money is for the court case, an unsuspecting Ube passes this amount to the lawyer, Lean. But Lean turns … Continue reading →

Episode 3 Synopsis Just as Ari heads to the prison to question Keigo under orders from Big Boss, Keigo gives them the slip. He narrowly succeeds in breaking out from prison with help from Oxon and the other inmates. But … Continue reading →

Episode 2 Synopsis Keigo is embroiled in a conspiracy surrounding a resort development in the small Southeast Asian country of Seraivia and lands in prison. Yuzurihara desperately runs about trying to save him but is murdered – his death made … Continue reading →

Episode 1 Synopsis Seraivia is a small country in Southeast Asia. Izawa Keigo, 30, a young Japanese man, goes through the town where there’s a mix of a variety of cultures. Keigo quit being a high school teacher for some … Continue reading →

Broadcast Sundays, 10.00 – 10.58 p.m. from 16 November ~ 14 December 2008 Station WOWOW TV Official Website http://www.wowow.co.jp/dramaw/prisoner Trailer / Promotional Campaign http://www.wowow.co.jp/dramaw/prisoner/movie.html datsugoku.jp

WOWOW, the private Japanese satellite television broadcaster, has been quietly making waves in drama production with DramaW. WOWOW has produced drama specials since 2003, but only made its foray into drama series earlier this year with the impressive medical thriller … Continue reading →