Akina Nakamori’s first appearance in a TV drama. The special depicts the process by which an office lady who comes from a rural area grows as a person through the way of life of a man who intrudes into the communal life of women.
Competition reality TV format “Lego Masters” has been picked up by Tokyo Broadcasting System for adaptation in Japan. The deal is the 19th for the Banijay Rights-represented format and the third in Asia.
Kunoichi was a women's obstacle course competition held in Japan and broadcast on the Tokyo Broadcasting System. It is a spin-off of Sasuke, another obstacle course series. Kunoichi is different from Sasuke in that the competitors are exclusively female.
"Ignite" = "lit fire". As he said, he ignited the heart of the target who was likely to become a plaintiff and made him file a lawsuit. Ryo Uzaki, the main character played by Mamiya, who aspired to be a lawyer after the death of his father in an accident, jumped into the place where there was a "fire of conflict", lit a lawsuit against people, and used all means to win the plaintiff. It was a suspicious law firm known as a "outlaw" in the neighborhood that led to the lawsuit. Their purpose, which can be said to be a "law winner" with a lawyer's badge, is money or justice...?
Sugiyama was undergoing training in Moses Lake, USA, for the Boeing 747 model transition training. After passing the exam and returning to Japan, he found that his wife Ayako had disappeared...
The Best Ten was a popular music TV program on TBS channel that ran from January 19, 1978 until September 28, 1989, for a total of 603 episodes. It was broadcasted live every Thursday from 21:00 to 21:54.
Every week top ten ranking songs were announced from the 10th position to the 1st using a "ranking board", which was inspired by flap displays at international airports. After announcement of the song the artist would usually appear through the "Mirror Gate", chat with the hosts and proceed to perform the song. Some performances were aired from remote locations. The singers were usually accompanied by a live orchestra, although later in the run karaoke also became common.
Hosts:
1. 1978.01.19–1985.04.25 (eps. 1–375) – Kuroyanagi Testuko (黒柳徹子) & Kume Hiroshi (久米宏)
2. 1985.05.02–1985.09.26 (eps. 376–397) – Kuroyanagi Testuko (黒柳徹子) & a rotating male host: Matsumiya Kazuhiko (松宮一