A 38 years-old single woman Mugimaki Satoko’s life has completely changed after being diagnosed with a "lifelong" illness. She is forced to quit her job and finds an old housing complex with a monthly rent of 50,000 yen. With her landlord living next door and a sketchy cook, Satoko encounters "medicinal cuisine," a way of eating seasonal food to maintain bodily functions. A story that will warm you from the bottom of your stomach, just like a bowl of rice porridge, is about to begin!
Following the death of his wife from a plane crash, tax inspector Haruma is convinced that the tragedy was a premeditated crime. A number of clues connect him to a tax evader Murakumo, who is about to perform an evasion scheme of US$ 7 billion.
Set in the vast wilderness of Hokkaido, this awkward yet endearing coming-of-age story follows a girl who used to be socially withdrawn as she strives to become a veterinarian while facing the reality of life and death.
Itsuki Shinonome is sent to the internet media department from a major newspaper. Chief Editor Kanji Usami assigns her a story involving green caterpillars being found in instant food. A man who posted about the caterpillars in his instant food on social media appears in front of her. A fight between companies eventually draws in Itsuki Shinonome.
Despite her undeniable beauty and powerful presence, Rei is lonely all her life. One day, she meets Kazunari, a high-level bureaucrat and widower. They marry and she moves into his house, where he lives with his two grown-up sons. Rei's presence is about to wreak havoc on her new family.
Students who have previous troubles in the city's schools are sent to a small school on an island.
Warm-hearted people on this remote island change them and they can grow. Chihiro Natsumura, who is a teacher on the remote island, struggles to solve the problems her students have.
In 18th-century Edo, Tsutaya Juzaburo rises from a poor background to become a leading publisher. Despite political changes threatening his career, he works to shape Edo’s cultural scene through innovative books and collaborations with artists.
Gaiji Keisatsu is a Japanese television drama mini-series that aired on NHK from 14 November 2009 to 19 December 2009. It is based on the novel of the same name written and released in Japan by Aso Iku.
The TV show follow a female police officer who was recruited into the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's anti-terrorist black ops unit known "publicly" as the Fourth Foreign Affairs Section, created after the 9/11 events in the United States. Its purpose is to tackle espionage and terrorism cases happening in Japan.
The franchise consists of the novel, the TV series and an upcoming 2012 movie.
Drama about a group of people who desperately want to get married and to find the other half go to various parties. The main character, Hasumi Rika is professionally fulfilled woman of about forty, which, however, still lives at home with her mother.
"You don't know!" That there are still hidden, exquisite dishes in Japan. This is a special gourmet program in which top food experts search for "treasured dishes" from all over Japan and decide the grand prix.
Based on novel "Kizuna ~ Aru Jinba no Monogatari~” by Akihiro Shimada (published from June, 2012 to December, 2012 in horse racing portal site ‘netkeiba.com’).
One day, unmotivated private detective Shimada receives a request from an old woman. She asks him to make the last wish of her acquaintance come true, promising that she spends any amount of money on it. Shimada questions why the client chose him for this task but working on it gradually enables him to deal with his tough memory. Later it turns out that the old woman's last wish is also hidden behind the request.
A young man from Myanmar who loves Japanese comics gets an opportunity to study them in Japan. He gets surprised at expensive house rent in Japan but finally finds an apartment with very cheap rent. However, it turns out that a female ghost lives in his room. He cannot give up the cheap rent and determines to share the room with the ghost. This is a story of his life in Japan surrounded by the ghost and other unique characters having various issues.
Adapted from Keigo Higashino's novel of the same name (Englsih Title: Malice), the TV series explores the complex relationship between a famous novelist found dead and his best friend, under the investigation of Detective Saibara. Set in Osaka, it delves into themes of envy, deceit, and the dark side of human nature, as secrets unravel in a twist-filled plot.
This year marks thirty years since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, and four stories that are based on Murakami Haruki’s exquisite short series about the people ‘after the quake’ are adapted into dramas featuring star-studded casts.
Hirai Taro is a writer, who admires detective novels by Conan Doyle, Maurice Leblanc, and Edgar Allan Poe. He tries to get his own novels published, but newspapers and publishing companies show no interest towards his stories. The only person who reads his novels is Murayama Ryuko. They communicate with each other through letters. While writing his novels, Hirai Taro works low paying jobs and lives in poverty. He meets elderly Private Detective Shirai Saburo. Shirai Saburo teams up with Hirai Taro and they do private detective jobs together.
Igarashi Raito (Tsuna Keito), a municipal worker for 10 years, has lived a stable life under constant pressure to avoid making mistakes in a society where a misstep could trigger a public backlash. One day, a man claiming to be Raito himself and saying he has come from the future, suddenly appears. The man predicts events in Raito’s future one after another―his dreams, work, friendships, relationships, marriage, and family. Raito’s stable daily life begins to waver under the influence of the man’s bold behavior and different values.
Searching for splendid things with top buyers traveling the world. The documentary closely follows the buyers, and features a series of things they wants and the shops they would like to visit.