J-Dorama Autumn 2009 Preview (Oct-Dec) - starts at page 98 (prev: Summer 2009)

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Summer J-Dorama average ratings (as of 14/9/2009)

1) Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji 4 (24 Hours Emergency ward 4) - Yousuke Eguchi, Nanako Matsushima, Kii Kitano, Tae Kimura, Yusuke Santamaria, Umi Yamano, Itsuji Itao, Takuya Ishida, Aki Nishihara (Fuji TV) 19.14% (5th episode: 18.8%)
2) Ninkyo Helper (The Chivalrous Helper) - Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Meisa Kuroki, Yusuke Yamamoto, Kota Yabu, Shunji Igarashi, Riisa Naka, Jutta Yuki, Seishiro Kato, Ken Matsudaira, Takashi Ukaji, Ren Osugi, Yui Natsukawa, Mukai Osamu (Fuji TV) 14.88% (10th episode: 13.0%)
3) Buzzer Beat ~Gakeppuchi no Hero~ - Tomohisa Yamashita, Keiko Kitagawa, Saki Aibu, Shihori Kanjiya, Junpei Mizobata, Hideaki Ito, Nobuaki Kaneko, Munetaka Aoki, Satoshi Kanada, Akiyoshi Kawashima, Masaru Nagai, Miki Maya (Fuji TV) 14.49% (9th episode: 15.0%)
4) Shin Keishichou Sousa Ikka 9-Gakari - Tsunehiko Watase, Yoshihiko Inohara, Michiko Hada, Kanji Tsuda, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Hiromasa Taguchi, Noriko Nakagoshi (TV Asahi) 13.10% (10th episode: 11.3%)
5) Karei-Naru Spy: Tomoya Nagase, Kyoko Fukada, Anne, Tetsuya Watari (NTV) 10.75% (8th episode: 10.2%)
6) Tonari no Shibafu (Neighbour's Lawn) - Asaka Seto, Pinko Izumi, Koji Ookura, Ruri Matsuo, Yuki Imai (TBS) 9.41% (11th episode: 9.5%)
7) Kanryotachi no Natsu (The Summer of the Bureaucrats) - Koichi Sato, Kinya Kitaoji, Masato Sakai, Katsumi Takahashi, Katsunori Takahashi, Shiro Sano, Masahiko Nishimura, Tetta Sugimoto, Kazue Fukiishi, Kei Tanaka, Eri Murakawa (TBS) 8.93% (9th episode: 7.2%)
8) Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo - Shingo Katori, Karina, Mokomichi Hayami, Rie Shibata (TBS) 8.52% (6th episode: 7.6%)
9) Orthros no Inu - Hideaki Takizawa, Ryo Nishikido, Asami Mizukawa, Hikaru Yaotome, Ryuji Yamamoto, Natsuki Harada, Shugo Oshinari, Haru, Kuranosuke Sasaki (TBS) 8.40% (7th episode: 7.0%)
10) Akahana no Sensei - Yo Oizumi, Yu Kashii, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Kenta Suga, Takaya Kamikawa, Satomi Kobayashi (NTV) 8.30% (10th episode: 9.8%)
11) Maid Deka (Maid Detective) - Saki Fukuda, Ryuji Harada, Koji Matoba, Yoko Oshima, Toru Shinagawa, Megumi Nakayama, Reon Kadena (TV Asahi) 8.2% (Final episode: 9.6%)
12) Saisei no Machi - Michitaka Tsutsui, Riho Makise, Yasunori Danta, Kaho Minami, Kenichi Yajima (NHK) 7.23% (3rd episode: 6.5%)
13) Koishite Akuma ~Vampire Boy~ - Yuma Nakayama, Rosa Kato, Nobuo Kyo, Nanami Sakuraba, Shintaro Morimoto, Kento Nakajima, Jingi Irie, Rei Okamoto, Masahiko Kondo (KTV/Fuji TV) 6.7% (Final episode: 7.5%)
14) Otomen - Masaki Okada, Kaho, Ryo Kimura, Kazuma Sano, Koji Seto, Tomohiro Ichikawa, Mirei Kiritani, Kanako Yanagihara (Fuji TV) 6.65% (6th episode: 6.0%)
15) Dandy Daddy? ~Renai Shosetsuka: Izaki Ryunosuke~ - Hiroshi Tachi, Nao Minamisawa, Aya Hirayama, Hideo Ishiguro, Tsutomu Ikeda, Yoko Nogiwa (TV Asahi) 6.6% (Final episode: 7.2%)
16) Call Center no Koibito (Love Call Centre) - Koutaro Koizumi, Mimura, Yuko Natori, Yutaka Matsushige, Ken Yasuda, Hiroko Nakajima, Saori Takizawa (TV Asahi) 6.1% (Final episode: 6.1%)
17) Futatsu no Spica (Twin Spica) - Nanami Sakuraba, Yuichi Nakamura, Shunsuke Daito, Rika Adachi, Yuko Takayama, Masahiro Takashima, Seiichi Tanabe, Manami Honjou, Osamu Mukai (NHK) 3.3% (Final episode: 3.1%)

Taiga

Tenchijin (3rd season) - Satoshi Tsumabuki, Takako Tokiwa, Masanobu Takashima, Misako Tanaka, Koutaro Koizumi, Kazuki Kitamura, Tetsuji Tamayama, Saki Aibu, Manami Higa, Reiko Takashima, Hiroshi Abe, Masami Nagasawa, Shun Oguri, Kyoko Fukada, Yu Shirota, Yusuke Kamiji (NHK) 21.41% (36th episode: 21.6%)

Source: www.jdorama.com

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Summer J-Dorama average ratings (as of 24/9/2009)

1) Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji 4 (24 Hours Emergency ward 4) - Yousuke Eguchi, Nanako Matsushima, Kii Kitano, Tae Kimura, Yusuke Santamaria, Umi Yamano, Itsuji Itao, Takuya Ishida, Aki Nishihara (Fuji TV) 19.1% (Final episode: 19.3%)
2) Ninkyo Helper (The Chivalrous Helper) - Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Meisa Kuroki, Yusuke Yamamoto, Kota Yabu, Shunji Igarashi, Riisa Naka, Jutta Yuki, Seishiro Kato, Ken Matsudaira, Takashi Ukaji, Ren Osugi, Yui Natsukawa, Mukai Osamu (Fuji TV) 14.9% (Final episode: 15.6%)
3) Buzzer Beat ~Gakeppuchi no Hero~ - Tomohisa Yamashita, Keiko Kitagawa, Saki Aibu, Shihori Kanjiya, Junpei Mizobata, Hideaki Ito, Nobuaki Kaneko, Munetaka Aoki, Satoshi Kanada, Akiyoshi Kawashima, Masaru Nagai, Miki Maya (Fuji TV) 14.4% (Final episode: 13.8%)
4) Shin Keishichou Sousa Ikka 9-Gakari - Tsunehiko Watase, Yoshihiko Inohara, Michiko Hada, Kanji Tsuda, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Hiromasa Taguchi, Noriko Nakagoshi (TV Asahi) 13.0% (Final episode: 12.3%)
5) Karei-Naru Spy: Tomoya Nagase, Kyoko Fukada, Anne, Tetsuya Watari (NTV) 10.61% (9th episode: 9.5%)
6) Tonari no Shibafu (Neighbour's Lawn) - Asaka Seto, Pinko Izumi, Koji Ookura, Ruri Matsuo, Yuki Imai (TBS) 9.6% (Final episode: 12.0%)
7) Kanryotachi no Natsu (The Summer of the Bureaucrats) - Koichi Sato, Kinya Kitaoji, Masato Sakai, Katsumi Takahashi, Katsunori Takahashi, Shiro Sano, Masahiko Nishimura, Tetta Sugimoto, Kazue Fukiishi, Kei Tanaka, Eri Murakawa (TBS) 9.1% (Final episode: 6.5%)
8) Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo - Shingo Katori, Karina, Mokomichi Hayami, Rie Shibata (TBS) 8.43% (7th episode: 7.9%)
Akahana no Sensei - Yo Oizumi, Yu Kashii, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Kenta Suga, Takaya Kamikawa, Satomi Kobayashi (NTV) 8.3% (Final episode: 9.8%)
9) Orthros no Inu - Hideaki Takizawa, Ryo Nishikido, Asami Mizukawa, Hikaru Yaotome, Ryuji Yamamoto, Natsuki Harada, Shugo Oshinari, Haru, Kuranosuke Sasaki (TBS) 8.20% (8th episode: 6.8%)
11) Maid Deka (Maid Detective) - Saki Fukuda, Ryuji Harada, Koji Matoba, Yoko Oshima, Toru Shinagawa, Megumi Nakayama, Reon Kadena (TV Asahi) 8.2% (Final episode: 9.6%)
12) Saisei no Machi - Michitaka Tsutsui, Riho Makise, Yasunori Danta, Kaho Minami, Kenichi Yajima (NHK) 7.52% (4th episode: 8.4%)
13) Koishite Akuma ~Vampire Boy~ - Yuma Nakayama, Rosa Kato, Nobuo Kyo, Nanami Sakuraba, Shintaro Morimoto, Kento Nakajima, Jingi Irie, Rei Okamoto, Masahiko Kondo (KTV/Fuji TV) 6.7% (Final episode: 7.5%)
14) Dandy Daddy? ~Renai Shosetsuka: Izaki Ryunosuke~ - Hiroshi Tachi, Nao Minamisawa, Aya Hirayama, Hideo Ishiguro, Tsutomu Ikeda, Yoko Nogiwa (TV Asahi) 6.6% (Final episode: 7.2%)
15) Otomen - Masaki Okada, Kaho, Ryo Kimura, Kazuma Sano, Koji Seto, Tomohiro Ichikawa, Mirei Kiritani, Kanako Yanagihara (Fuji TV) 6.43% (7th episode: 5.1%)
16) Call Center no Koibito (Love Call Centre) - Koutaro Koizumi, Mimura, Yuko Natori, Yutaka Matsushige, Ken Yasuda, Hiroko Nakajima, Saori Takizawa (TV Asahi) 6.1% (Final episode: 6.1%)
17) Futatsu no Spica (Twin Spica) - Nanami Sakuraba, Yuichi Nakamura, Shunsuke Daito, Rika Adachi, Yuko Takayama, Masahiro Takashima, Seiichi Tanabe, Manami Honjou, Osamu Mukai (NHK) 3.3% (Final episode: 3.1%)

Taiga

Tenchijin (3rd season) - Satoshi Tsumabuki, Takako Tokiwa, Masanobu Takashima, Misako Tanaka, Koutaro Koizumi, Kazuki Kitamura, Tetsuji Tamayama, Saki Aibu, Manami Higa, Reiko Takashima, Hiroshi Abe, Masami Nagasawa, Shun Oguri, Kyoko Fukada, Yu Shirota, Yusuke Kamiji (NHK) 21.37% (37th episode: 20.0%)

kawaiipcyduck

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2424# kawaiipcyduck

kedai Megatop ada kat Plaza Warisan...pegi je kat sebelah LRT Pasar Seni...kedai tu still jual DVD murah2 mcm kat S&M...

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2422# whitedove

season kali ni byak citer yg tak memberangsangkan aku la...

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2425# whitedove

plaza warisan....ho ye ker.....ok...ok...

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2426# sizuka

aku kne katamkan dulu season yg lps2...bru lyn season nih...

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2426# sizuka

yg betul2 best bagi aku Kyumei Byoto n Ninkyo Helper...Koishite Akuma pun nak last2 tu best gak...

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Summer J-Dorama final average ratings (as of 30/9/2009)

1) Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji 4 (24 Hours Emergency ward 4) - Yousuke Eguchi, Nanako Matsushima, Kii Kitano, Tae Kimura, Yusuke Santamaria, Umi Yamano, Itsuji Itao, Takuya Ishida, Aki Nishihara (Fuji TV) 19.1% (Final episode: 19.3%)
2) Ninkyo Helper (The Chivalrous Helper) - Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Meisa Kuroki, Yusuke Yamamoto, Kota Yabu, Shunji Igarashi, Riisa Naka, Jutta Yuki, Seishiro Kato, Ken Matsudaira, Takashi Ukaji, Ren Osugi, Yui Natsukawa, Mukai Osamu (Fuji TV) 14.9% (Final episode: 15.6%)
3) Buzzer Beat ~Gakeppuchi no Hero~ - Tomohisa Yamashita, Keiko Kitagawa, Saki Aibu, Shihori Kanjiya, Junpei Mizobata, Hideaki Ito, Nobuaki Kaneko, Munetaka Aoki, Satoshi Kanada, Akiyoshi Kawashima, Masaru Nagai, Miki Maya (Fuji TV) 14.4% (Final episode: 13.8%)
4) Shin Keishichou Sousa Ikka 9-Gakari - Tsunehiko Watase, Yoshihiko Inohara, Michiko Hada, Kanji Tsuda, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Hiromasa Taguchi, Noriko Nakagoshi (TV Asahi) 13.0% (Final episode: 12.3%)
5) Karei-Naru Spy: Tomoya Nagase, Kyoko Fukada, Anne, Tetsuya Watari (NTV) 10.7% (Final episode: 11.2%)
6) Tonari no Shibafu (Neighbour's Lawn) - Asaka Seto, Pinko Izumi, Koji Ookura, Ruri Matsuo, Yuki Imai (TBS) 9.6% (Final episode: 12.0%)
7) Kanryotachi no Natsu (The Summer of the Bureaucrats) - Koichi Sato, Kinya Kitaoji, Masato Sakai, Katsumi Takahashi, Katsunori Takahashi, Shiro Sano, Masahiko Nishimura, Tetta Sugimoto, Kazue Fukiishi, Kei Tanaka, Eri Murakawa (TBS) 9.1% (Final episode: 6.5%)
8) Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo - Shingo Katori, Karina, Mokomichi Hayami, Rie Shibata (TBS) 8.8% (Final episode: 11.8%)
9) Akahana no Sensei - Yo Oizumi, Yu Kashii, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Kenta Suga, Takaya Kamikawa, Satomi Kobayashi (NTV) 8.3% (Final episode: 9.8%)
10) Orthros no Inu - Hideaki Takizawa, Ryo Nishikido, Asami Mizukawa, Hikaru Yaotome, Ryuji Yamamoto, Natsuki Harada, Shugo Oshinari, Haru, Kuranosuke Sasaki (TBS) 8.3% (Final episode: 9.5%)
11) Maid Deka (Maid Detective) - Saki Fukuda, Ryuji Harada, Koji Matoba, Yoko Oshima, Toru Shinagawa, Megumi Nakayama, Reon Kadena (TV Asahi) 8.2% (Final episode: 9.6%)
12) Saisei no Machi - Michitaka Tsutsui, Riho Makise, Yasunori Danta, Kaho Minami, Kenichi Yajima (NHK) 7.4% (Final episode: 6.8%)
13) Koishite Akuma ~Vampire Boy~ - Yuma Nakayama, Rosa Kato, Nobuo Kyo, Nanami Sakuraba, Shintaro Morimoto, Kento Nakajima, Jingi Irie, Rei Okamoto, Masahiko Kondo (KTV/Fuji TV) 6.7% (Final episode: 7.5%)
14) Dandy Daddy? ~Renai Shosetsuka: Izaki Ryunosuke~ - Hiroshi Tachi, Nao Minamisawa, Aya Hirayama, Hideo Ishiguro, Tsutomu Ikeda, Yoko Nogiwa (TV Asahi) 6.6% (Final episode: 7.2%)
15) Otomen - Masaki Okada, Kaho, Ryo Kimura, Kazuma Sano, Koji Seto, Tomohiro Ichikawa, Mirei Kiritani, Kanako Yanagihara (Fuji TV) 6.3% (8th episode: 5.1%)
16) Call Center no Koibito (Love Call Centre) - Koutaro Koizumi, Mimura, Yuko Natori, Yutaka Matsushige, Ken Yasuda, Hiroko Nakajima, Saori Takizawa (TV Asahi) 6.1% (Final episode: 6.1%)
17) Futatsu no Spica (Twin Spica) - Nanami Sakuraba, Yuichi Nakamura, Shunsuke Daito, Rika Adachi, Yuko Takayama, Masahiro Takashima, Seiichi Tanabe, Manami Honjou, Osamu Mukai (NHK) 3.3% (Final episode: 3.1%)

Taiga

Tenchijin (3rd season) - Satoshi Tsumabuki, Takako Tokiwa, Masanobu Takashima, Misako Tanaka, Koutaro Koizumi, Kazuki Kitamura, Tetsuji Tamayama, Saki Aibu, Manami Higa, Reiko Takashima, Hiroshi Abe, Masami Nagasawa, Shun Oguri, Kyoko Fukada, Yu Shirota, Yusuke Kamiji (NHK) 21.32% (38th episode: 19.5%)

Source: www.jdorama.com

JUSTcircle

start jer 24.. sumer jatuh satu anak tangga erk?
hebat tulpenangan drama tuh... bagus2....

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2431# JUSTcircle

ha'ah...drama yg kekal power

JUSTcircle

2431# JUSTcircle

ha'ah...drama yg kekal power
whitedove Post at 2-10-2009 04:24 PM

yup.. dari aku sekolah sampai skrg.. masih top.. bagus tul. jepun x pernah buhsan ngan drama nih kan? kalo kdrama.. mesti letak perisa cinta tiga segi ngan perisa cintan cintun.. huhuh!!

whitedove

sbb action2 dlm ER tu best, n lain dari yg lain...isu2 dia plak yg terkini...bagi diorg, kisah hidup sebenar lebih penting dari kisah cinta menderita pasal cinta...yg penting sayangkan nyawa dan org2 sekeliling

JUSTcircle

yup2.. betul2.. nengok Iryu, medic2 drama dorg cam kagum jrek nengok camner teamwork dorg.. camner skill dorg.. mmg best..

whitedove

2435# JUSTcircle

season baru ni pun ada 2 drama medic yg mcm best...alamak baru ingat aku belum abis wat compilation lagi

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NHK


ROMES ~Kuukou Bougyo System~
Cast: Tadayoshi Ohkura (Kanjani8), Shota Yasuda (Kanjani8), Ryoko Kuninaka, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Taiyo Sugiura, Shigemitsu Ogi, Yukie Kawamura, Tetsuhiro Ikeda, Yoshimasa Kondo, Masao Kusakari
Beginning: 15 October 2009, 8.00 pm (every Thursday)
Official site: http://www.nhk.or.jp/drama8/romes/
Theme song: "Mata Asa ga Kuru" by TOKIO



Cast:

TADAYOSHI OHKURA (KANJANI8)


SHOTA YASUDA (KANJANI8)


RYOKO KUNINAKA


HIROYUKI WATANABE


TAIYO SUGIURA


Kanjani8 member Tadayoshi Okura (24) has been given the starring role in a new drama series coming out this fall. This will be his first time playing the lead in a TV series.

The drama is a suspense series titled "ROMES: Kuukou Bougyo System." Okura plays a young man leading a team with expertise in state-of-the-art airport security systems. He and his team are in charge of dealing with threats such as hackers and terrorists.

Okura's supporting cast includes Kanjani8 bandmate Shota Yasuda (24) as a member of the security team, Ryoko Kuninaka (30), and Masao Kusakari (56).


Challenged
Cast: Kuranosuke Sasaki, Yasuko Tomita, Eri Murakawa, Isao Natsuyagi, Teruhiko Saigo, Minoru Tanaka, Jay Kabira, Rie Kuwabata, Shuhei Minami, Elena Natsumi, Rina Koike, Nanami Fujimoto, Toshi Takeuchi
Beginning: 10 October 2009, 9.00 pm (every Saturday)
Official site: http://www.nhk.or.jp/dodra/challenged/
Theme song: "Once Again" by CHEMISTRY



Cast:

KURANOSUKE SASAKI


YASUKO TOMITA


ERI MURAKAWA


ISAO NATSUYAGI


TERUHIKO SAIGO


Hanawa Keiichiro, a passionate schoolteacher, gradually loses his eyesight because of illness and finally becomes blind. However, Keiichiro endures his handicap. With the help of Hanamura Akiyoshi, his wife Sachie’s former teacher from junior high school days who is now the principal of a junior high school in Shizuoka, and the people around him, he resumes teaching. But many among the teaching staff oppose taking Keiichiro in. He does not even know the location of the classrooms and continually faces insurmountable difficulties. Despite the adversity, Keiichiro changes the views of those around him by doing things with a warm heart …

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Saka no Ue no Kumo (Clouds Over the Hill)
Cast: Masahiro Motoki, Hiroshi Abe, Teruyuki Kagawa, Miho Kanno, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Shiro Ito, Keiko Takeshita, Takako Matsu, Jun Kunimura, Ren Osugi, Koji Matoba, Daijiro Tsutsumi, Toshiyuki Nishida, Hideki Takahashi, Mieko Harada, Naoto Takenaka, Takaaki Enoki, Noriyoshi Ohkura, Shiro Sano, Satoshi Oki, Taiga Morikubo, Yu Kamio, Go Kato, Takahiro Fujimoto, Marina Aleksandra, Fedorov, Joe Bunrin, Tetsuya Watari, Atsushi Miyauchi, Tsurutaro Kataoka, Ichiro Shinjitsu, Masayuki Kikuchi, Kenta Hinokio
Beginning: 29 November 2009, 8.00 pm (every Sunday)
Official site: http://www.nhk.or.jp/japan/sakanouenokumo/
Theme song:

Cast:

MASAHIRO MOTOKI


HIROSHI ABE


TERUYUKI KAGAWA


MIHO KANNO


SHIRO SANO


SHIRO ITO


KEIKO TAKESHITA


TAKAKO MATSU


TETSUYA WATARI


The story takes place during Japan's tumultuous 19th century Meiji Period and is told through the military officers and brothers, Akiyama Yoshifuru and Akiyama Saneyuki and the poet Masaoka Shiki who used their ingenuity to fight an uphill battle during the Russo-Japanese War.

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Fuji TV


Tokyo DOGS ~Saiaku de Saikou no Partner~ (Tokyo DOGS ~The Worst and Best Partners~)
Cast: Shun Oguri, Hiro Mizushima, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Ryo Katsuji, Mikihisa Azuma, Koutaro Shiga, Asami Usuda, Hiroshi Yazaki, Haruna Kawaguchi, Takuya Yoshimura, Kensei Mikami, Rie Tomosaka, Yoshiko Tanaka, Nene Otsuka, Tomokazu Miura
Beginning: 19 October 2009, 9.00 pm (every Monday)
Official site: http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/tokyo-dogs/index.html
Theme song: "Futatsu no Kuchibiru" by EXILE



Cast:

SHUN OGURI


HIRO MIZUSHIMA


YURIKO YOSHITAKA


RYO KATSUJI


MIKIHISA AZUMA


RIE TOMOSAKA


NENE OTSUKA


Fuji TV has unveiled its next Monday night drama series. Tentatively titled "Tokyo DOGS ~Saiaku de Saikou no Partner~," the show will feature popular actors Shun Oguri (26) and Hiro Mizushima (25) teaming up as police detectives.

"Tokyo DOGS" will be the first true police drama to air in Fuji TV's Monday 9:00pm time slot. This is also the first time for either actor to be cast in that time slot.

Oguri has the starring role as Sou Takakura, who witnessed his father's murder at a young age. Pledging to catch the killer, he grows up to become an elite cop in New York City, where the criminal lives. His character is cool-headed and disciplined, yet adapts well. Because of major drug dealings, he gets sent to Tokyo to conduct a joint investigation with the Japanese police. There, he gets teamed up with a detective from a special investigative division (Mizushima).

Mizushima's character is a hot-blooded fighting expert due to his earlier days as a delinquent, but he makes a strong impression with his stylish appearance and is always interested in going on group dates. His personality, interests, and investigation methods are completely mismatched with Oguri's, but the two somehow work together to crack the case they've been given.

Cast in the heroine role is Yuriko Yoshitaka (21), playing a mysterious woman who holds the key to the case, though she has lost part of her memory due to trauma. Her relationship to the two actors will also be one of the drama's key points.


LIAR GAME 2
Cast: Erika Toda, Shota Matsuda, Rinko Kikuchi, Kousuke Suzuki, Ikkei Watanabe, Michiko Kichise
Beginning: 10 November 2009, 9.00 pm (every Tuesday)
Official site: http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/liargame/
Theme song:



Cast:

ERIKA TODA


SHOTA MATSUDA


RINKO KIKUCHI


KOUSUKE SUZUKI


IKKEI WATANABE


MICHIKO KICHISE


Based on a manga by Shinobu Kaitani, "LIAR GAME" originally aired in 2007. Erika Toda starred as an honest young woman who gets involved in a high-stakes game of deception, aided by an expert swindler (Shota Matsuda).

The sequel will continue from the first season, with the main cast returning, including Michiko Kichise, Kosuke Suzuki, and Ikkei Watanabe. In the drama, the players will face off in four games and a semifinal round, while the final game will take place in the movie, titled "LIAR GAME: The Final Stage."

Yasutaka Nakata (of capsule) will once again be handling the show's music.

Actress Rinko Kikuchi (28) has been cast in the second season of the hit drama series "LIAR GAME." This is her first regular role in a drama since "Churasan" in 2001.

Kikuchi plays a new character named Ryo Katsuragi, who does not appear in the original manga that the series is based on. Katsuragi is a former classmate of Akiyama who has become the youngest psychology professor in history at a famous university. She is the only person Akiyama has ever lost to in a battle of wits.

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Real Clothes
Cast: Karina, Hitomi Kuroki, Sousuke Takaoka, Koutaro Koizumi,Natsuki Kato, Anna Nose, Yuko Mano. Erena, Minami Akina, IMALU
Beginning: 13 October 2009, 10.00 pm (every Tuesday)
Official site: http://www.ktv.co.jp/real-clothes/
Theme song: "Kitto Daijobu" by Misako Sakazume



Cast:

KARINA


HITOMI KUROKI


SOUSUKE TAKAOKA


KOUTARO KOIZUMI


NATSUKI KATO


ANNA NOSE


YUKO MANO


ERENA


MINAMI AKINA


IMALU


The original drama adaptation starred Karina as the protagonist Kinue, an unfashionable saleswoman at a department store who gets transferred to the women's clothing department. There, she works under a stylish boss (Hitomi Kuroki), which forces her to change her lifestyle and fashion sense.

Both actresses will reprise their roles for the new series. Karina's older sisters Anna Nose and Erena, who are also models like her, are returning as well.

Filming starts next month and will include scenes shot in Paris and at the Isetan department store in Shinjuku.


Fumou Chitai
Cast: Toshiaki Karasawa, Emi Wakui, Toshiro Yanagiba, Koyuki, Isao Hashizume, Atsuo Nakamura, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Yoshio Harada, Yuki Amami, Yutaka Takenouchi, Ittoku Kishibe, Shiro Ito, Yasunori Danta, Arata Furuta, Sadao Abe, Yutaka Matsushige
Beginning: 15 October 2009, 10.00 pm (every Thursday)
Official site: http://www.fujitv.co.jp/fumouchitai/index.html
Theme song:



Cast:

TOSHIAKI KARASAWA


EMI WAKUI


TOSHIRO YANAGIBA


KOYUKI


YOSHIO HARADA


KURANOSUKE SASAKI


YUKI AMAMI


YUTAKA TAKENOUCHI


Broadcaster Fuji TV has announced the production of a live-action drama based on the best-selling novel "Fumou Chitai." The series is a major project for the network, as it will run for half a year.

The original novel was written by author Toyoko Yamasaki, also responsible for the books behind the dramas "Shiroi Kyoto" and "Karei Naru Ichizoku." The story depicts a former colonel who survived a Siberian detention camp and resumed his life in Japan working for a trading company. It was previously adapted as a movie in 1976, followed a 7-month long TV series on TBS in 1979.

"Fumou Chitai" will star actor Toshiaki Karasawa, who also played the lead in "Shiroi Kyoto." That series, which also lasted six months long, was produced in honor of Fuji TV's 45th anniversary and achieved ratings of 23.9%. Similarly, "Fumou Chitai" will help mark the network's 50th year, and Fuji TV is hoping that it even surpasses "Shiroi Kyoto."

In addition to Karasawa, the cast features several others who have experience in lead roles: Emi Wakui, Toshiro Yanagiba, Koyuki, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Yuki Amami, and Yutaka Takenouchi. There are also many veteran supporting members, such as Isao Hashizume, Atsuo Nakamura, Ittoku Kishibe, and Yoshio Harada.

Shooting starts in mid-July, with locations including New Zealand.