Fifty-five years after World War II, Morita Misaki travels to China with hopes of uncovering the truth behind the murder of a young Russian woman she witnessed as a child. Her journey allows her to revisit her childhood memories and retrace her family's struggles in a foreign land. In the midst of WWII, the Morita family moves to Manchuria to start a Japanese sake factory. Though their hopes for a new life seem quickly realized with the success of their business, the family's fortunes take a turn for the worse when a military informant accuses their live-in tutor of being a spy for Russia. Further complications arise when Russia begins its invasion of Manchuria and the family is forced to flee for their lives. In the midst of the ensuing turmoil and confusion, the Morita family, led by matriarch Namiko, must find the strength to endure and survive.
Sō Utsumi doesn't have many friends. After school and before going to a private institute, he kills time by doing nothing on the riverside. One day, Shōkichi Seto appears in front of him. Shōkichi quit the soccer team and has nothing to do. They spend time together.
In front of the two guys, Ichigo Kashimura and Hatsumi, from the same high school, appear.
“Please find my dead body.” Bestselling author Moribayashi Asami posts a message hinting at suicide on her blog and then disappears without a trace. Despite her absence, her blog continues to update, revealing one by one the secrets of the people connected to her… The shocking blog posts throw her husband Mishima Masataka into turmoil. Meanwhile, her editor, Ikegami Saori searches for the promised new manuscript, terrified that her affair with Masataka will be exposed. As time passes with no leads and growing anxiety, the notification sound announcing another blog update echoes once again. What will be exposed next? Why does Asami’s blog keep updating even though she is supposed to be dead? What was the true message Asami wanted to convey through her blog?
(Source: Drama-Otaku)
A university student's home unexpectedly becomes the epicenter for international students. Han Yoo Ri is a college student whose family suddenly faces a crisis when her father runs off with another woman. To be able to continue to live in the family's large home, Yuri's mother decides to take in international students as boarders. As student start coming, various problems start to arise due to the differences in cultures and customs. The most trouble Yoo Ri has is with Yuichi, as they have opposite personalities, so they don't really get along well.
(Source: Amazon.com; MyDramaList)
Tokyo-born Kururi Takuzo creates a sweet rice treat called dango at his family's traditional Japanese confectionery that has been there for decades. In his spare time the divorcee roams the city, observes and photographs its sights. He has time so he often stands, focuses and takes it all in. Then he sees a woman that he loved long ago.
University student Hagoromo likes to tend to her studies, but it is not easy. She lives at a love hotel operated by her father. She lives with her older brother who is a detective and always asks her for help. It is not just that he is not good at his job. It is also that Hagoromo can travel in time. She has the ability to travel back in time and find out what happened when a crime occurs. As such, she is an arm of the detective agency.
A romantic comedy about a woman who will soon turn 33 years old, and the love that wavers between two contrasting men who appear before her: a high-spec, secure TV station employee and a popular YouTube star whose life adventures in ways he never knows tomorrow.
The comedy manga's story centers on Oshako Jaeger, a woman who can't date men who don't live in fancy homes. She goes around judging the homes of various men.
Matsumoto Chiaki is a 38-year-old woman who got married at 24 and divorced at 35. As she's almost 40, she decides to try a dating app and meet various types of men to recover the youth she lost from her early marriage.
People who just died first visit the death office. There, the final destinations of the deceased, who died for various reasons including suicide, murder and disease, are decided. Shimura works at the death office.
A stoic book salesman leads a double life as he plays hooky from work to write his sweets blog. In his journey to attain a glimpse of sweets heaven Kantaro samples various Japanese and Western sweets.
The story follows an amateur salaryman named Hiroshi Miyamoto, who works at a stationary company and pushes forward despite his frustration with his own insignificance.
Based on the true story of Aizawa Hospital in Matsumoto City, Nagano, a hospital in crisis faces bankruptcy due to mismanagement and overwhelming debt. Enter Dr. Shuhei Arihara, who leaves a promising career in Tokyo to save his hometown's hospital. He is aided in his task by Ryosuke Kurashima, Deputy Chief of Shinkai Bank and Lending Division, in introducing reforms to save the hospital and prevent a bank-planned sale behind the scenes.
"No co-starring" between popular actor Toyama Eiji and actress Ohzono Hitomi is an open secret in the industry.
The couple used to date but they broke up after an event. Since then, they have never co-star in the same work. However, this will be the first time in 25 years that the duo will co-star in a large-scale drama as lead roles. Moreover, the other actors who are also participating in the drama also mentioned "no co-starring" among each other.
Will the two be able to work in harmony after many years of resentment? Will the drama be able to complete successfully?