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Yuni

1 Pound no Fukuin @ 1 Pound Gospel (kame & meisa kuroki berlakon) dah ada jual kat s&m pun.. the rest, I'm not sure..

lin_okinawa

sabo sabo...tk lari nye dvd2 kt snm tu

emiko

sumtimes "lari" la
ade a few titles (yg tak glemer dgn audience mesia la) yg memula je ade..pastu lelame tidak dapat dikesan kewujudannye

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1) Bara no nai Hanaya (Flower Shop Without a Rose) - Shingo Katori (SMAP), Yuko Takeuchi, Yumiko Shaku, Shota Matsuda, Susumu Terajima, Junko Ikeuchi, Tomokazu Miura (Fuji TV) 18.58% (Final episode: 22.1%)
2) Saito-san - Arisa Mizuki, Mimura, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Arata Furuta, Reiko Takashima, Hiromi Kitagawa, Mari Hamada (NTV) 15.52% (Final episode: 19.6%)
3) Koshonin ~The Negotiator~ - Ryoko Yonekura, Takanori Jinnai, Katsumi Takahashi, Takashi Sasano, Kosuke Suzuki, Toshio Kakei, Megumi Yasu, Sousuke Takaoka, Yu Shirota (TV Asahi) 13.41% (Final episode: 13.2%)
4) Binbo Danshi ~Bonbimen~ - Shun Oguri, Norito Yashima, Yu Yamada, Haruma Miura, Yusuke Kamiji, Riisa Naka, Joji Shibue, Takuma Otoo, Yusuke Santamaria (NTV) 11.57% (Final episode: 11.4%)
5) Daisuki!! (I Like You!!) - Karina, Kayoko Kishimoto, Yuta Hiraoka, Mahiru Konno, Kimiko Yo, Saki Fukuda, Shunsuke Nakamura (TBS) 11.45% (Final episode: 13.3%)
6) Sasaki Fusai no Jingi Naki Tatakai/Sasaki Couple's Merciless Battle - Goro Inagaki (SMAP), Koyuki, Keisuke Koide, Wakana Sakai, Masahiko Nishimura, Makoto Fujita, Koji Yamamoto, Arata Furuta (TBS) 10.90% (Final episode: 11.1%)
7) 1 Pound no Fukuin (One-Pound Gospel) - Kazuya Kamenashi (KAT-TUN), Meisa Kuroki, Yoshinori Okada, Ryosuke Yamada (Hey! Say! JUMP), Nao Minamisawa (NTV) 10.60% (Final episode: 11.3%)
8) Lost Time Life - Yo Oizumi, Youchi Nukumizu (Fuji TV) 10.26% (Final episode: 9.8%)
9) Shikaotoko Aoniyoshi (The Fantastic Deer-Man) - Hiroshi Tamaki, Haruka Ayase, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Kiyoshi Kodama, Mikako Tabe (Fuji TV) 9.92% (Final episode: 11.2%)
10) Edison no Haha (Edison's Mother) - Misaki Ito, Maki Sakai, Shosuke Tanihara, Yuya Shimizu, Kaoru Sugita, Yuki Matsu$hita, Yoshihiko Hosoda (TBS) 9.53% (Final episode: 9.9%)
11) 3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi Sensei 8 (Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B Season 8) Season 2 - Tetsuya Takeda, Mari Hoshino, Ema Fujisawa, Yasuomi Sano, Ryo Segawa, Yuta Uekusa (Johnny's Jr), Taku Kamei (Johnny's Jr), Yuma Sanada (Johnny's Jr), Camu Cade (Johnny's Jr) (TBS) 9.15% (Final episode: 11.1%)
12) Mirai Koushi Meguru - Kyoko Fukada, Ryo Katsuji, Shinji Takeda, Tomoka Kurokawa, Bokuzo Masano, Gen Hoshino (TV Asahi) 9.08% (Final episode: 8.1%)
13) Hachimitsu to Clover (Honey and Clover) - Riko Narumi, Toma Ikuta (Johnny's Jr), Hiroki Narimiya, Osamu Mukai, Natsuki Harada, Asaka Seto, Jun Murakami, Takashi Kashiwabara, Saori Takizawa (Fuji TV) 8.91% (Final episode: 7.6%)
14) A$hita no Kita Yoshio ~Sekaiichi Fuun na Otoko no, Kiseki no 11-nichikan~ - Fumiyo Kohinata, Ryuhei Matsuda, Manami Konishi, Chiaki Kuriyama, Jun Kaname, Katsuhisa Namase (Fuji TV) 7.05% (Final episode: 6.8%)
15) 4 Shimai Tantei Dan (4 Sisters Detectives) - Kaho, Noriko Nakagoshi, Natsuki Kato, Yui Ichikawa, Yuu Yoshizawa, Katsuhisa Namase, Shigeru Muroi (TV Asahi) 7.00% (Final episode: 8.00%)

Special:

Atsu-hime 1st season - Aoi Miyazaki, Maki Horikita, Kinya Kitaoji, Masato Sakai, Shota Matsuda, Eita, Hiroshi Tamaki, Mikako Ichikawam Keiko Matsuzaka, Izumi Inamori, Mayu Tsuruta, Yumiko Takahashi, Kyozo Nagatsuka, Yoshinori Okada, Ikki Sawamura, Rie Tomosaka, Aiko Sato, Ryo Katsuji (NHK) 22.65% (13th episode: 21.6%)

Source: http://drama.chu.jp

lin_okinawa

ade jugak yg tkde subs langsung wpon dh berabad berlalu

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Dorama Spring 2008 Preview (April-June)

PRIMETIME DORAMA


Fuji TV


CHANGE
Cast: Takuya Kimura (SMAP), Eri Fukatsu, Hiroshi Abe, Akira Terao, Rosa Kato
Beginning: 12 May 2008, 9.00 pm (every Monday)
Official site: http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/change/index.html
Theme song: "Miles Away" by Madonna



Cast:

TAKUYA KIMURA (SMAP) as Keita Asakura


ERI FUKATSU as Rika Miyama


HIROSHI ABE as Katsutoshi Nirasawa


AKIRA TERAO as Masaichi Kanbayashi


ROSA KATO


Next season, Fuji TV's Monday night drama will star the ever-popular Takuya Kimura. He plays an elementary school teacher who, due to some circumstances, gets involved in the world of politics and eventually becomes the Prime Minister of Japan.

The show is being produced by Hiroyuki Goto. The script is being handled by Yasushi Fukuda, who has written for popular dramas such as "HERO" and "Galileo." Kensaku Sawada ("Saiyuki," "Hero Special") is directing.

Kimura Takuya stars as an elementary school teacher who spends fulfilling days surrounded by children. He has absolutely no interest in politics but, by a strange turn of events, finds himself dragged into the political arena because of certain circumstances and named the Prime Minister. Despite being made sport of by an odd twist of fate, he confronts problem-fraught Japanese politics and clashes with the wiley Nagata-cho politicians. The new Prime Minister is mindful of the sentiments of the common people, tackles everything from the viewpoint of man on the street, and fearlessly says he doesn't know when he doesn't understand something but his stance is also affected by his surroundings. The drama will also depict the gap between the political circle's conventional wisdom, called "Nagata-cho logic" and society. Fukatsu Eri teams up with Kimura again 6 years after Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi. She plays a capable secretary supportive of the inexperienced Prime Minister. She is an ambitious woman who graduated from a famous university and wants to change Japan but finds herself attracted to the Prime Minister's nature. Abe Hiroshi plays a formidable election strategist who elevates the elementary school teacher to Prime Minister.


Zettai Kareshi (Absolute Boyfriend)
Cast: Mokomichi Hayami, Saki Aibu, Hiro Mizushima, Jingi Irie, Shunsuke Nakamura, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Miki Maya, Masaki Kaji, Natsuhi Ueno, Erena
Beginning: 15 April 2008, 9.00 pm (every Tuesday)
Official site: http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/ZK/index.html
Theme song: "Okaeri" by ayaka



Cast:

MOKOMICHI HAYAMI as Night Tenjo


SAKI AIBU as Riko Izawa


HIRO MIZUSHIMA as Soshi Asamoto


IRIE JINGI


SHUNSUKE NAKAMURA


KURANOSUKE SASAKI


MIKI MAYA


MASAKI KAJI


NATSUHI UENO


Fuji TV is adapting Yuu Watase's shojo manga "Zettai Kareshi" (also known as "Absolute Boyfriend") as a live-action drama series, starring Mocomichi Hayami and Saki Aibu. The six-volume manga was originally serialized in Shojo Comic and has sold more than 1.6 million books.

Aibu plays a temp worker in search of a boyfriend, and she ends up in possession of a "robot" known as Night Tenjo (Hayami), who is programmed to be the perfect boyfriend. However, this creates a love triangle with a distinguished young man at Aibu's company (played by Hiro Mizushima) who has feelings for her.

The series will air on Tuesdays at 9:00pm, starting on April 8.

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Muri na Renai (Impossible Love)
Cast: Masaaki Sakai, Yui Natsukawa, Yoshimi Tokui, Mitsunori Fukuda, Monsieur Kamayatsu, Haruna Kojima, Mari Natsuki, Toshinori Omi, Sayaka Aoki, Sawa Suzuki, Kei Tanaka, Akira Nagata, Suzanne
Beginning: 8 April 2008, 10.00 pm (every Tuesday)
Official site: http://www.ktv.co.jp/muri/index.html
Theme song:



Cast:

MASAAKI SAKAI


YUI NATSUKAWA


MARI NATSUKI


SAWA SUZUKI


KEI TANAKA


SUZANNE


Veteran entertainer Masaaki Sakai and actress Yui Natsukawa will co-star in a new Fuji TV drama series currently titled "Muri na Renai." This is Sakai's first starring drama role in 13 years.

The series uses an original screenplay by Yoshikazu Okada. Sakai plays the role of Shogo, a divorced man with one daughter. In his younger days, he was briefly in a band but it quickly broke up, and he took on a job at a record company. At the age of 60, he falls in love with the 35-year-old Kaede (Natsukawa), but her career and values are very different from his own. In addition, Kaede already has an "ikemen" boyfriend (currently being cast).

Sakai commented that the role is very similar to his own life. He has been divorced twice and has two daughters, and is said to be dating a former model 22 years younger than him.

Other cast members include Hiroshi Kamayatsu (also known as Monsieur Kamayatsu), Mari Natsuki, Toshinori Omi, Sayaka Aoki, Sawa Suzuki, and Kei Tanaka. The drama will fill the Tuesday 10:00pm time slot, starting in April.


Last Friends
Cast: Masami Nagasawa, Juri Ueno, Eita, Ryo Nishikido (Kanjani8/NEWS), Asami Mizukawa, Shigenori Yamazaki, Aki Nishihara, Rea Ranka, Sayaka Hirano, Mitsuko Baisho, Mitsuki Nagashima, Takeru Shibuya, Toshiyuki Kitami, Tetsushi Tanaka, Mayumi Asaka, Mitsuru Hirata
Beginning: 10 April 2008, 10.00 pm (every Thursday)
Official site: http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/lastfriends/index.html
Theme song: "Prisoner of Love" by Hikaru Utada



Cast:

MASAMI NAGASAWA


JURI UENO


EITA


RYO NISHIKIDO (Kanjani8/NEWS)


ASAMI MIZUKAWA


SHIGENORI YAMAZAKI


AKI NISHIHARA


Last Friends tackles issues that afflict the current generation. Michiru's mother has brought a man back to their home and she is bullied at her workplace where she works as a beauty parlour assistant. She starts cohabiting with her boyfriend, a good young man who works at the Child Welfare Division and the only person who can give her emotional support, but ends up the victim of domestic violence and becomes fearful of love. The boyishly charming Ruka was a classmate of Michiru's in junior high school. She has performed brilliantly as a motocross racer and aims to win the national championship, but as the story progresses, a deep worry that she can neither confide in her parents or close friends grows evident. Takeru is a hair and makeup artist acquainted with Ruka. He is a good confidant to females due to his kindness and perceptiveness, and finds himself attracted to Ruka but has a phobia of sex as a result of a past trauma. The three of them become house mates and through their associations with others, gain the capacity to be positive about life.


Hachi-One Diver
Cast: Junpei Mizobata, Riisa Naka
Beginning: 3 May 2008, 11.00 pm (every Saturday)
Official site:
Theme song:

Cast:

JUNPEI MIZOBATA as Kentaro Sugata


RIISA NAKA as Soyo Nakashizu


Sugata Kentaro is a former professional player of a Japanese chess-like board game known as shogi. (The manga's title comes from the 81 squares on a shogi board.) After leaving the pro circuit, Sugata enters the world of "Shinkenshi" ("true sword-masters"), or players who gamble on shogi and other board games like go and mah-jong. He meets his match in Nakashizu Soyo, a female Shinkenshi who happens to be a part-time maid in Akihabara.

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TBS


Ryoteki na Kanojo (My Sassy Girl)
Cast: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (SMAP), Rena Tanaka, Nao Matsu$hita, Emi Suzuki, Shintaro Yamada, Mitsuki Oishi, Yuko Chino, Rie Kokubo, Koichi Kosse, Yoshie Ichige, Nahomi Matsushima, Shosuke Tanihara, Takaya Kamikawa, Lee Wan
Beginning: 20 April 2008, 9.00 pm (every Sunday)
Official site: http://www.tbs.co.jp/ryokiteki/
Theme song:



Cast:

TSUYOSHI KUSANAGI (SMAP) as Mitsuo Masaki


RENA TANAKA


NAO MATSU$HITA


EMI SUZUKI


SHINTARO YAMADA


MITSUKI OISHI


SHOSUKE TANIHARA


TAKAYA KAMIKAWA


LEE WAN


TBS has announced a drama adaptation of the hit 2001 Korean movie "My Sassy Girl," which is known as "Ryokiteki na Kanojo" in Japan. The series will star SMAP's Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and actress Rena Tanaka.

The romantic comedy, which originally starred Cha Tae-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun, was highly successful in Korea, and its popularity quickly spread throughout the rest of Asia. Immediately following its release in Japan in 2003, multiple television networks reportedly began fighting over drama adaptation rights. However, it wasn't until Kusanagi was attached to the project that a deal was made this past spring.

The character backgrounds and plot details will be changed for the drama. While the protagonists in the original film were college students, this time the pair will be a marine biology professor (Kusanagi) and an aspiring writer (Tanaka).

Nao Matsu$hita, Emi Suzuki, Yoshie Ichige, Nahomi Matsushima, Shosuke Tanihara, and Takaya Kamikawa have also been announced as cast members.

Hidenori Iyoda is producing, and Yuji Sakamoto is handling the script. Filming already started earlier this month, with the series scheduled to premiere in April.


Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari 9 (Making It Through 9)
Cast: Pinko Izumi, Takuzo Kadono, Harue Akagi, Ryo Yoshimura, Kazuki Enari, Ken Utsui, Mitsuko Mori, Aiko Nagayama, Jun Hasegawa (Johnny's Jr)
Beginning: 3 April 2008, 9.00 pm (every Thursday)
Official site: http://www.tbs.co.jp/oni/
Theme song:



Cast:

PINKO IZUMI


TAKUZO KADONO


HARUE AKAGI


KAZUKI ENARI


JUN HASEGAWA (Johnn'y Jr)


The official website of the long-running TBS drama "Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari" reveals that the 9th series will begin its run this April. The show is set to air in its usual time slot, Thursdays at 9:00pm.

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Around 40 ~Chumon no Oi Onna-tachi~
Cast: Yuki Amami, Naohito Fujiki, Nene Otsuka, Michitaka Tsutsui, Yuki Matsu$hita, AKIRA (EXILE), Sakura, Ryuzo Hayashi, Mariko Kaga, Wakana Matsumoto
Beginning: 11 April 2008, 10.00 pm (every Friday)
Official site: http://www.tbs.co.jp/around40/
Theme song: "Shiawase no Monosashi" by Mariya Takeuchi



Cast:

YUKI AMAMI


NAOHITO FUJIKI


NENE OTSUKA


MICHITAKA TSUTSUI


YUKI MATSU$HITA


AKIRA (EXILE)


SAKURA


Actress Yuki Amami will take on her first doctor role when she stars in a TBS drama series next season. The show, which is currently untitled, will feature Amami as a 39-year-old, unmarried psychiatrist.

The central focus of the series seems to be the "arafo" generation (an abbreviation of "around forty"). 40 is now considered a turning point in women's lives, especially with regard to marriage, childbirth, and work. The show will depict the joys and sufferings of these women in a comical way.

The network plans to start filming early next month. Katsuaki Setoguchi is producing, and the cast includes Naohito Fujiki, Nene Otsuka, and Michitaka Tsutsui. The drama will air on Fridays at 10:00pm, starting in April.

AKIRA, a member of pop group EXILE, has been cast in his first television drama. The series is TBS's "Around 40," which starts on April 11.


ROOKIES
Cast: Ryuta Sato, Hayato Ichihara, Keisuke Koide, Yu Shirota, Akiyoshi Nakao, Sousuke Takaoka, Kenta Kiritani, Takeru Sato, Shunji Igarashi, Yousuke Kawamura, Hiroyuki Onoue, Eri Murakawa, Kazuyuki Asano, Kazue Fukiishi, Masato Ibu
Beginning: 19 April 2008, 8.00 pm (every Saturday)
Official site: http://www.tbs.co.jp/rookies08/
Theme song: "Kiseki" by GReeeeN



Cast:

RYUTA SATO


HAYATO ICHIHARA


KEISUKE KOIDE


YU SHIROTA


AKIYOSHI NAKAO


SOUSUKE TAKAOKA


KENTA KIRITANI


TAKERU SATO


SHUNJI IGARASHI


Last month, TBS announced that its Saturday 8:00pm time slot, which has long been reserved for variety shows, will be changing into a drama slot this spring. The network has now revealed that the first series in that block will be an adaptation of Masanori Morita's shonen manga "ROOKIES."

The story revolves around a high school teacher and coach that tries to reform delinquents by having them join the baseball team. The show will star Ryuta Sato as the coach, Koichi Kawato. He was reportedly chosen for the role by Morita himself.

The baseball team members include Hayato Ichihara, Keisuke Koide, and Yu Shirota. Filming begins in early March, and the series begins airing in April.

Unlike most dramas, however, TBS says that "ROOKIES" will not be confined by the seasonal programming rotation. The number of episodes has not yet been decided, but planner Akihiko Ishimaru stated that they are aiming to cover all 24 volumes of the original manga.

TBS is also collaborating with Yahoo! Japan to decide who will play the female lead, the team manager. Starting on February 18, the websites for both companies will allow public voting to determine which of the audition entrants gets the role.

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NTV


Gokusen 3
Cast: Yukie Nakama, Yuya Takaki (Hey! Say! JUMP), Haruma Miura, Hideo Ishiguro, Junta Nakama (B.A.D), Akito Kiriyama (B.A.D), Shohei Miura, Katsuhisa Namase, Kyoko Enami, Ken Utsui, Kenji Anan, Ken Kaneko, Mikihisa Azuma, Koutaro Koizumi, Aya Hirayama, Aki Hoshino, Jiro Sato
Beginning: 19 April 2008, 9.00 pm (every Saturday)
Official site: http://www.ntv.co.jp/gokusen/
Theme song: "Niji" by Aqua Timez



Cast:

YUKIE NAKAMA as Kumiko Yamaguchi/Yankumi


YUYA TAKAKI (Hey! Say! JUMP) as Yamato Ogata


HARUMA MIURA as Ren Kazama


HIDEO ISHIGURO as Kengo Honjo


JUNTA NAKAMA (B.A.D) as Rikiya Ichimura


AKITO KIRIYAMA (B.A.D) as Satoru Kuraki


SHOHEI MIURA as Shunsuke Kamiya


KATSUHISA NAMASE


KEN KANEKO


TOMOHIRO WAKI


MIKIHISA AZUMA


KOUTARO KOIZUMI


AYA HIRAYAMA


Rumors of a third season of the "Gokusen" drama series were confirmed on Wednesday. Yukie Nakama will reprise her role as the teacher Kumiko Yamaguchi (affectionately known as "Yankumi").

Based on a manga by Kozueko Morimoto, "Gokusen" has already had two previous seasons. The first, in 2002, averaged ratings of 17.4%, while the 2005 sequel averaged ratings of 28.0%.

The third series will premiere in April on NTV, though the specific time slot has not yet been announced. Casting for the students will be decided around the end of this year.

The main student cast for the NTV drama "Gokusen 3" has been revealed. Yuya Takaki (of Hey! Say! JUMP) will play the lead male role, and is joined by Haruma Miura, Hideo Ishiguro, Junta Nakama (B.A.D.), Akito Kiriyama (also of B.A.D.), and Shohei Miura.

Roughly 600 actors applied for the parts, and 300 were selected for an interview and audition.


Osen
Cast: Yu Aoi, Hiroki Uchi, Osamu Mukai
Beginning: 22 April 2008, 10.00 pm (every Tuesday)
Official site: http://www.ntv.co.jp/osen/
Theme song: "Odore" by Micro of Def Tech



Cast:

YU AOI


HIROKI UCHI


OSAMU MUKAI


NTV is producing a drama adaptation of Shota Kikuchi's "Osen" manga series, which currently runs in Kodansha's magazine Evening.

The drama will feature rising actress Yu Aoi in the lead role. Aoi has starred in several movies and currently stars in the WOWOW series "Yu Aoi x Yottsu no Uso: Camouflage," but this will be her first lead in a television drama on a major network.

Aoi plays Sen Handa, the "okami" (proprietress) of a long-standing restaurant in one of the lower parts of Tokyo. Though she is normally airheaded and loves to drink, she has an impressive mastery of a wide range skills, from cooking to ceramics to calligraphy. While the drama follows various events surrounding the restaurant, one of the series' highlights is its illustration of Japanese food and culture.

The next step in the comeback of former NEWS member Hiroki Uchi is his first regular drama series role in almost three years. He will appear in NTV's "Osen," which stars actress Yu Aoi as the "okami" of a long-standing Tokyo restaurant. Uchi will play Yoshio Ezaki, a young and confident chef who comes to work at the restaurant.


Hokaben
Cast: Aya Ueto, Kazuki Kitamura, Shigeaki Kato (NEWS), Ryou, Naho Toda, Megumi Nakayama, Kazuko Kato, Ren Osugi, Minami Ootomo
Beginning: 16 April 2008, 10.00 pm (every Wednesday)
Official site: http://www.ntv.co.jp/hokaben/
Theme song: "Namida wo Todokete" by Tortoise Matsumoto (Ulfuls)



Cast:

AYA UETO as Akari Domoto


KAZUKI KITAMURA


SHIGEAKI KATO (NEWS)


RYOU


NAHO TODA


MEGUMI NAKAYAMA


This spring, NTV is adapting the manga series "Hokaben" as a live-action drama), starring Aya Ueto. Originally written by novelist/lawyer Hiroyuki Nakajima, the story deals with the growth of a novice lawyer.

The comic ran in Evening KC between 2003 and 2006, and is scheduled to resume in April. The protagonist is originally male, but producer Yoshio Yamamoto felt that a female character would get a better response from viewers.

Ueto plays Akari Domoto, an idealistic lawyer who wants to "rescue the weak." She joins a large law office, though she is assigned to a lowly department whose only other member is her boss, who was transferred there after making a mistake during a case.

While Ueto is known for her light-hearted characters in previous dramas, this series places her in a serious role.

NEWS member Shigeaki Kato has joined the cast of NTV's drama series "Hokaben," set to premiere on April 16. Adapted from a manga by Hiroyuki Nakajima, the show stars Aya Ueto as a novice lawyer.

Kato will play Riichiro Katase, an elite attorney who comes from a family of lawyers. Full of pride, ambition, and intelligence, he happens to work at the same law office as the idealistic rookie Akari (Ueto), whom he has been attracted to for a while.

Ueto and Kato previously appeared together in the sixth season of "3 Nen B Gumi Kinpachi Sensei," which ran from 2001 to 2002.

"Hokaben" will air on Wednesday nights at 10:00pm, starting in April.

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TV Asahi


Keishichou Sousa Ikka 9 Gakari 3
Cast: Tsunehiko Watase, Yoshihiko Inohara (V6), Michiko Hada, Kanji Tsuda, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Hiromasa Taguchi, Noriko Nakagoshi, Reina Asami
Beginning: 16 April 2008, 9.00 pm (every Wednesday)
Official site: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/9gakari/
Theme song:

Cast:

TSUNEHIKO WATASE


YOSHIHIKO INOHARA (V6)


MICHIKO HADA


KANJI TSUDA


MITSURU FUKIKOSHI


HIROMASA TAGUCHI


NORIKO NAKAGOSHI


REINA ASAMI


At the Investigation One Section, the most eccentric person, Section Chief Kano Rintarou, hates investigation meetings. Leaving all the investigative work to his subordinates, he sometimes shows up at the crime scene with no tie doing things that seem to have no connection the the case. Furthermore, in the detective's rooms he rearranges receipt books in the desks and decides to make lunch wherever and whenever he feels like it.

A detective with ambition, a strong female detective, a sarcastic detective and a mania-type detective, all with strong characters and matching skills...not only are the police officers, but also normal men and women in their 20's and 30's whose respective lives also give them difficult challenges.

With different points of view developing simultaneously, human, crime & team work as the basis, a new type of group image is formed.


Shichinin no Onna Bengoshi 2 (Seven Female Lawyers 2)
Cast: Yumiko Shaku, Sachie Hara, Yoko Nogiwa, Masaru Nagai, Tomoko Nakajima, Rieko Miura, Chizuru Azuma, Saori Takizawa
Beginning: 10 April 2008, 9.00 pm (every Thursday)
Official site: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/7nin/
Theme song:



Cast:

YUMIKO SHAKU


SACHIE HARA


YOKO NOGIWA


MASARU NAGAI


TOMOKO NAKAJIMA


RIEKO MIURA


CHIZURU AZUMA


SAORI TAKIZAWA


This spring, TV Asahi will broadcast a 5th series of "Shichinin no Onna Bengoshi." Like the last series, which aired in 2006, Yumiko Shaku plays the lead role among a group of seven female lawyers.

Returning cast members include Yoko Nogiwa, Sachie Hara, and Masaru Nagai. Chizuru Azuma, Tomoko Nakajima (Othello), Rieko Miura, and Saori Takizawa are new additions.

The series starts in April and will air on Thursdays at 9:00pm.

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Puzzle
Cast: Satomi Ishihara, Yusuke Yamamoto, Ryo Kimura, Kento Nagayama, Sayuri Iwata, Chiaki Sato, Aki Asakura, Hiromasa Tsujimoto, Norihito Kaeko, Sansei Shiomi
Beginning: 18 April 2008, 9.00 pm (every Friday)
Official site: http://puzzle.asahi.co.jp/
Theme song:

Cast:

SATOMI ISHIHARA as Misako Ayukawa


YUSUKE YAMAMOTO as Shinichi Imamura


RYO KIMURA


KENTO NAGAYAMA


SAYURI IWATA as Yuko Matsuo


CHIAKI SATO


Actress Satomi Ishihara will star in a TV Asahi drama this spring. The mystery series is tentatively titled "Puzzle," though it is unrelated to the network's four-episode "Puzzle" series from last winter.

This will be the first mystery drama for Ishihara. It is also her first role as a teacher, though the character is nothing like the "admirable" teacher roles in most dramas. The 21-year-old actress will be playing Misako Ayukawa, a woman in her 30s. Even though she is an English teacher, her English skills are poor. She values herself over her students, and money over love. She displays arrogance in front of her students, but acts pleasantly around her peers and family.

However, Ayukawa possesses a brilliant mind for solving puzzles. She ends up tackling various cases around the school along with 3 of her top students, played by Yusuke Yamamoto, Ryo Kimura, and Kento Nagayama (the younger brother of actor Eita).

The script is being written by Mitsuharu Makita, who worked on the "Trick" series. Filming already started earlier this month. The show starts in April, airing Fridays at 9:00pm.


Kimi Hannin Janai yo ne? (Aren't You A Criminal?)
Cast: Shihori Kanjiya, Jun Kaname, Nana Ogawa, Fujiko Kojima, Takashi Hagino, Tsutomu Ikeda, Takeshi Kongouchi, Ikkei Watanabe
Beginning: 11 April 2008, 11.15 pm (every Friday)
Official site: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/kimihan/
Theme song: "Super Looper" by YA-KYIM



Cast:

SHIHORI KANJIYA


JUN KANAME


NANA OGAWA


Actress Shihori Kanjiya, who currently stars in NHK's morning drama "Chiritotechin," has been chosen for another starring role next season. She will appear in a TV Asahi mystery/comedy series, tentatively titled "Kimi Hannin Janai yo ne?"

"Chiritotechin" started filming last June and its final episode is scheduled to finish shooting on the 22nd of this month. Kanjiya will have little time to rest before she starts filming for the TV Asahi series in mid-March.

The drama features Kanjiya as Sakura Morita, a peculiar "freeter" (freelance part-timer) who dreams of becoming a mystery novel writer. While switching between various jobs throughout the series, she also becomes an assistant to Officer Utagawa (Jun Kaname), a detective who discovers her excellent memory and reasoning skills. On the other hand, Utagawa (who has just joined the police ranks through his father's connections) is fairly inept and has a tendency to fall in love with female suspects.

"Kimi Hannin Janai yo ne?" premieres in April and will occupy TV Asahi's Friday 11:15pm time slot, which has previously been the home of successful mystery series such as "Jikou Keisatsu" and "Trick."

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NHK


Battery
Cast: Yuma Nakayama (TOP KIDS), Sho Takada, Shintaro Morimoto (Kansai Jr), Yuki Saito, Keisuke Horibe, Karen Miyazaki, Shugo Nagashima, Naruki Matsukawa, Kim Ji Sun, Mie Nakao, Renji Ishibashi, Hikari Kajiwara, Koji Chihara
Beginning: 3 April 2008, 8.00 pm (every Thursday)
Official site: http://www.nhk.or.jp/battery/
Theme song: "Shounen" by Mr. Children



Cast:

YUMA NAKAYAMA (TOP KIDS) as Takumi Harada


SHO TAKADA (Johnny's Jr) as Go Nagakura


SHINTARO MORIMOTO (Kansai Johnny's Jr) as Seiha Harada


YUKI SAITO


KEISUKE HORIBE


SHUGO NAGASHIMA as Fumito Sawaguchi


NARUKI MATSUKAWA


13-year-old Yuma Nakayama, a member of Kansai Johnny's Jr. (TOP KIDS), will make his debut as an actor this coming spring. He will star in an NHK drama series titled "Battery."

The drama is based on Atsuko Asano's popular novel series of the same name, which was turned into a movie this past March. The story revolves around a talented young pitcher-catcher duo, also known as the "battery" in baseball terms.

Nakayama has experience with baseball, as he has been part of his school's rubber baseball team since first grade.


Top Sales
Cast: Yui Natsukawa, Kippei Shiina, Keizou Kanie, Daijiro Harada, Hikari Ishida
Beginning: 12 April 2008, 9.00 pm (every Saturday)
Official site:
Theme song:

Cast:

YUI NATSUKAWA


KIPPEI SHIINA


DAIJIRO HARADA


HIKARI ISHIDA


This spring, NHK will broadcast an 8-episode drama series titled "Top Sales," starring Yui Natsukawa and Kippei Shiina. The story is set in 1974 and follows a female employee of a successful company who becomes a car salesperson.

The cast includes Keizo Kanie and Daijiro Harada. 18 classic automobiles have also been gathered for the show, with some of museum quality.

"Top Sales" will air on Saturdays at 9:00pm, starting in April.

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WOWOW


Pandora
Cast: Hiroshi Mikami, Toshiro Yanagiba, Manami Konishi, Jun Kunimura, Mitsuki Tanimura, Koji Yamamoto, Takehiko Ono, Mitsuru Hirata, Kei Yamamoto, Misa Uehara, Michiko Kichise, Kazuyuki Aijima
Beginning: 6 April 2008, 10.00 pm (every Sunday)
Official site: http://www.wowow.co.jp/dramaw/pandora
Theme song:



Cast:

HIROSHI MIKAMI


TOSHIRO YANAGIBA


MANAMI KONISHI


JUN KUNIMURA


MITSUKI TANIMURA


KOJI YAMAMOTO


Suzuki Hideki is a university doctor who develops a cure for cancer after 18 years of rigorous research. When others learn of his ingenious breakthrough, things around him undergo abrupt changes as the motivations and conspiracies of pharmaceutical companies as well as political circles surface.


TV Asahi


Shin Kasouken no Onna 4/New Woman of the Crime Lab 4
Cast: Yasuko Sawaguchi
Beginning: 17 April 2008, 8.00 pm (every Thursday)
Official site: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/kasouken/
Theme song:

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Cast:

YASUKO SAWAGUCHI


As criminals become more sophisticated and crimes more complex, the police must turn to speedier and more scientific means of weeding through clues and narrowing down suspects. That's where the forensics labs come into play. Sasaki Mariko (Sawaguchi Yasuko) is a highly talented forensics scientist who must dodge stereotypes, as well as disparaging comments from veteran detectives.


NHK


Otokomae!
Cast: Seiji Fukushi, Takumi Saito, Kyohei Shibata, Tsurutaro Kataoka, Waka Inoue, Narumi Konno
Beginning: 12 April 2008, 7.30 pm (every Saturday)
Official site:
Theme song:

Cast:

SEIJI FUKUSHI


TAKUMI SAITO


KYOHEI SHIBATA


TSURUTARO KATAOKA


WAKA INOUE


NARUMI KONNO


This period drama focuses on two handsome men ("otokomae") who join the police ranks (yoriki). With the help of the magistrate, they work to fight crime in their city.

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MIDNIGHT DORAMA


TV Tokyo


Shukan Maki Yoko (Weekly Maki Yoko)
Cast: Yoko Maki, Kai Ato, Sadao Abe, Noboru Iguchi, Tetsuhiro Ikeda, Shinpei Ichikawa, Noriko Eguchi, Kenichi Endo
Beginning: 2 April 2008, 1.20 am (every Wednesday)
Official site: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/makiyoko/
Theme song:

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Cast:

YOKO MAKI


KAI ATO


SADAO ABE


Actress Yoko Maki has been given her first starring role in a drama series. The show, titled "Shukan Maki Yoko" ("Weekly Yoko Maki"), will air on TV Tokyo late on Wednesday nights (1:20am-1:50am). That slot is currently occupied by the "Mahou Sensei Negima!" live-action adaptation.

The drama is a collaboration with Shinchosha's "Gekkan Series," a popular set of monthly "mooks" (magazine-book hybrids) that each feature a different celebrity. Maki will be the 99th in the series (on sale February 13), and hers is photographed by Lily Franky.

For the television series, Maki will play a total of 12 different roles, such as a wife, a cabaret club hostess, and a high schooler. It has also been decided that Maki will perform the drama's opening theme song, marking her "debut" as a singer. The song will be included on the show's soundtrack.

Some big names are involved as staff. Lily Franky is writing the source material for the first episode, while Keishi Nagatsuka and Nobuhiro Yama#a will direct episodes 6 and 7, respectively.

"Shukan Maki Yoko" premieres on April 2.


Hisho no Kagami (The Model of Secretary)
Cast: Megumi Yasu, Ryohei Suzuki, Zen Kajihara
Beginning: 11 April 2008, 12.12 am (every Friday)
Official site: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/hisyo/
Theme song:

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Cast:

MEGUMI YASU


RYOHEI SUZUKI


Starting in April, TV Tokyo will broadcast a live-action adaptation of Kei Horito's manga "Hisho no Kagami," also known as "The Model of Secretary." It will air in the network's "Drama 24" time slot (12:12am on Friday nights).

The story revolves around a temp secretary named Yu Kagami who has no luck with finding a boyfriend. However, her true strength is her sense of justice. She faces off against various problems, such as the sexual harassment caused by her male co-workers and the incompetence of her company's president, who values his mistress more than the company.

TV Tokyo's drama adaptation of Kei Horito's manga series "Hisho no Kagami" (previously announced here) will start its broadcast on April 11. Talento Megumi Yasu has been given the starring role of Yu Kagami, a multi-talented temp secretary with a strong sense of justice. The character is described as being skilled in karate and aikido, so Yasu has taken up kickboxing to help her play the part.

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