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Ryoko Shinohara returns to drama
Mon, August 17, 2009 (12:34am EDT)
Actress Ryoko Shinohara (36) is making her return to television acting with a drama special titled "Hataraku Gon!" This will be her first drama in two and a half years.
In "Hataraku Gon," Shinohara stars as Yoshiko Gondawara, a TV news reporter with a reputation for doing tear-jerking interviews. Left by her husband, she was forced to raise her two sons by herself. When she gets assigned to cover a case involving a single mother whose son disappears, she faces a conflict between her personal life and work.
     
The other cast members include Karina, Jun Fubuki, Yuta Hiraoka, Shintaro Morimoto, Naho Toda, and Ikki Sawamura. The drama will air on NTV this coming fall.
Shinohara's last drama was the popular series "Haken no Hinkaku" in 2007. Later that year, she became pregnant, and in May 2008 she gave birth to her first child.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Mikie Hara stars in "Jyouou" sequel
Wed, August 19, 2009 (11:51am EDT)
Ryo Kurashina's manga series "Jyouou Virgin ~Roppongi Night GP Part II~" (illustrated by Nao Kurebayashi) is getting a TV drama adaptation, it has been learned. Popular idol Mikie Hara (22) will take on the starring role.
Currently serialized in Shueisha's Business Jump, "Jyouou Virgin" revolves around young kyabakura hostesses competing for a big prize. It is the sequel to Kurashina's earlier "Jyouou," which was also turned into a drama series in 2005. The new show will air in the same late night Drama 24 (12:12am) time slot on TV Tokyo, allowing for some nudity. Like the previous series, the supporting cast features idols from the gravure and AV industries, including Natsuko Tatsumi, Reon Kadena, Saori Hara, and Yuma Asami.
   
The series will premiere on October 2.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Kaoru Kobayashi to lead "Shinya Shokudo" drama
Thu, August 20, 2009 (4:55am EDT)
Actor Kaoru Kobayashi (57) has been given the starring role in the upcoming live-action adaptation of Yaro Abe's "Shinya Shokudo" manga. The drama was first hinted at last month, but no details were given at the time.
"Shinya Shokudo" revolves around the owner and the patrons of an unusual restaurant that opens late at night. Instead of having a fixed menu, the owner prepares dishes at each customer's request. The manga is currently serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Original, and it will see its fourth tankoubon volume released near the end of this month. The series was nominated for the Manga Taisho award earlier this year.
The drama will air this fall on TBS and affiliated stations. It is still not clear whether the drama will be a single-episode special or a series.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Karina, Kuroki continue "Real Clothes" fashion battle
Fri, August 21, 2009 (5:28am EDT)
Last week, it was learned that Satoru Makimura's manga "Real Clothes" is being adapted as a live-action series. More details have now been made public, including confirmation that it will be a sequel to the one-episode drama that aired on Fuji TV last year.
 
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. Fuji TV plans to broadcast the drama on Tuesdays at 10:00pm, beginning October 13.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Fri, August 21, 2009 (4:44am EDT)
 
Talento Yuka (29) has been cast in next season's TV Asahi drama series "My Girl." She will play the girlfriend of Arashi member Masaki Aiba (26).
Unveiled earlier this month, "My Girl" is Aiba's first starring drama role. The show is based on Mizu Sahara's manga of the same name, which tells the story of a young man (Aiba) who learns about the death of his former girlfriend (Yuka) who left him six years earlier. He also finds out that she secretly gave birth to his daughter (Momoka Ishii, 6), whom he takes in and starts to raise.
Although the main story takes place after the girlfriend's death, the character will still appear in every episode during flashback scenes. Yuka's last regular role in a full drama series on a commercial network was in 2002's "Zoku Heisei Meoto Jawan." However, she did appear in several episodes of last year's hit drama "Maou."
"My Girl" starts in October, airing Friday nights at 11:15pm.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Oguri, Mizushima star in Fuji TV cop drama
Tue, August 25, 2009 (12:51am EDT)
 
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.
"Tokyo DOGS" will premiere this October.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Ohkura ngan Shota pun ada ler .. ramai dah Kanjani 8 ni berlakon .. busy ler diorang nih .. |
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Osamu Mukai stars in drama based on courtroom manga
Thu, August 27, 2009 (1:26am EDT)
Rising actor Osamu Mukai (27) has landed his first starring role in a television drama series. The show is tentatively titled "Bouchou Mania 09."
The drama is adapted from Toro Kitao's manga "Saibancho! Koko wa Choeki 4 Nen de, Dousuka?" Mukai plays a part-timer who winds up sitting in the audience at a trial for the first time. He instantly becomes fascinated with the human interactions that take place inside the courtroom, and he turns it into a hobby.
The series will air on NTV on Thursday nights at 11:58pm, starting on October 22.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Ryosuke Yamada plays "Left-Eye Detective"
Fri, August 28, 2009 (2:35am EDT)
Hey! Say! JUMP member Ryosuke Yamada (16) will star in a drama special called "Hidarime Tantei EYE" ("Left-Eye Detective EYE"). NTV will broadcast the episode at 9:00pm on October 3.
Yamada plays junior high school student Ainosuke Tanaka. He receives a corneal transplant in his left eye from his dead older brother (Kanjani8's Yu Yokoyama, 28), who was a researcher. Because of that eye, he begins seeing strange visions hinting at a crime, possibly related to his brother's death. While searching for the truth, he becomes involved in a major case.
Yamada previously played detective roles in "Tantei Gakuen Q" and "Furuhata Chugakusei," but this is his first one with a special ability.
   
Satomi Ishihara (22) plays a teacher who supports Ainosuke. Other cast members include Yasufumi Terawaki (47), Neptune's Ken Horiuchi (39), and Nagisa Katahira (50).
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Alisa Mizuki, Teppei Koike play lovers in romantic comedy
Tue, September 1, 2009 (1:24am EDT)
 
Actress Alisa Mizuki (32) is starring in a TBS drama series next season called "Ohitorisama." The show will be a romantic comedy, pairing her up with young actor Teppei Koike (23).
"Ohitorisama" is an original series by screenwriter Masaya Ozaki ("Kekkon Dekinai Otoko," "Oniyome Nikki"). Mizuki plays a teacher at a prestigious girls' school, who excels in her work but lacks in cooking and housekeeping. She falls in love with a colleague 10 years younger than her (Koike), and they begin living together. Each episode highlights the differences in their age, status, mindset, and values.
  
Miki Maya (45) will play the principal of the school. Nao Matsushita (24) and singer Ami Suzuki (27) have also been added to the cast. TBS has scheduled "Ohitorisama" for Friday nights at 10:00pm, starting on October 16.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Johnny's talents to lead Fuji TV late-night program
A special drama program was announced today in Japanese online news magazines. Starting October, Fuji TV will air a late-night program that will star several talents from Johnny’s and Associates. This program will be a comprised of a series of short dramas, ranging from 3-5 episodes each, and will be led by a Johnny’s talent. Different stories are featured each month surrounding a common theme. Yu Yokoyama, from Kanjani 8, will be the narrator for the series.
According to sources, the program is entitled Guests in Room 0, named after the mysterious room in hotel Point where the drama is set. The room is said to have the ability to gauge the worth of each guest that stays in it. Arashi’s Satoshi Ohno (28) is said to be the first guest of Room 0. Ohno will portray a salaryman who enters the room with a cabaret girl for the night. His series will comprise of four episodes.
     
Subsequent Johnny’s talent will include Kanjani 8 members Ryuhei Maruyama (25) and Shota Yasuda (24) in one episode, NEWS’ Shigeaki Kato (22), Shingo Murakami (27) of Kanjani 8, Keiichiro Koyama (25) of NEWS, and TOKIO’s leader Shigeru Joushima (38). These talents will be featured in 15 minute installments starting on October 23. Guests of Room 0 is set for a six-month run. Narrator Yokoyama declares that despite the late time-slot, he is looking forward to working in this show.
Guests of Room 0 will air late-night Fridays at 1:05 AM in Fuji TV.
Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-19424-Japanese-Entertainment-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Johnnys-talents-to-lead-Fuji-TV-latenight-program |
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Idoling's Yazawa in "Ancient Dogoo Girl"
Wed, September 2, 2009 (2:52am EDT)
Idoling!!! member Erika Yazawa is starring in a new television series called "Kodai Shoujo Dogu-chan" ("The Ancient Dogoo Girl"). The fantasy/comedy show was conceived by Noboru Iguchi, who is directing the series along with Takashi Shimizu, Keisuke Toyoshima, and others.
According to Nippon Cinema, the plot features Yazawa as "an ancient girl who's revived after 10,000 years to fight evil in modern-day society while capturing the heart of a socially withdrawn teenager named Makoto (Masataka Kubota)."
The regular cast includes Rina Kirishima, Tokio Emoto, Takaya Kamikawa, and Yuki Saito. The series will air in a late-night slot on MBS, starting on October 7.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Yamada, Kashii, Tanimura star in next "Koi no Karasawagi" drama
Wed, September 2, 2009 (3:36am EDT)
NTV has revealed that its next "Koi no Karasawagi" ("Much Ado About Love") drama special will air on September 25. Based on the variety show of that name, this will be the sixth in a series of yearly specials that started in 2004.
Like the previous specials, "Koi no Karasawagi: Love Stories VI" will consist of three stories. The first is "Rival no Onna," starring Yu Yamada (25) as an unsuccessful entertainer who fights with a friend over a handsome actor.
In the second story, titled "Kyouso to Yobareta Onna," Yu Kashii (22) plays a nail stylist who mistakenly believes that the stares she receives are due to her beautiful face, rather than her oversized body. Using special costuming and makeup, her character will appear to weigh about 100 kilograms.
The last story, "Tsukusu Onna," stars Mitsuki Tanimura (19) as a woman who devotes herself to an ace baseball pitcher that has fallen into a slump.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Haruma Miura stars in "Samurai Seventeen" drama
Wed, September 2, 2009 (1:20am EDT)
Popular young actor Haruma Miura (19) is set to star in an NTV drama series, tentatively titled "Samurai Seventeen." The show is based on an original script by writer Yumiko Inoue.
Miura plays Kotaro Mochizuki, a private high school student who is normally a mild-mannered, unmasculine guy. But after coming across a mysterious ancient document, he finds that whenever he gets into a difficult situation, he becomes imbued with the heroic samurai spirit of his ancestors.
The character of Kotaro will normally be seen in his school uniform, but for his first transformation, Miura will reportedly have a scene wearing a samurai outfit and engaging in a sword fight.
"Samurai Seventeen" will air on Saturdays at 9:00pm, beginning in October.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Actress Fujiwara Norika (38) has been busy getting herself back in the game
since her divorce from comedian Jinnai Takanori (36) in the spring. She recently
published some racy S&M themed photos, but we can assume that she will be dressed a
bit differently for an upcoming TV role announced yesterday. In her first TV drama
series appearance in two years she'll have the starring role as a gynecologist in
NTV's "Gyne - Sanfujinka no Onnatachi." The role is described as a serious, even
cold-hearted one, and Fujiwara is said to be getting into it. As part of her
preparation, she recently attended a birth by cesarean section. A producer of the
series said, "This could well be the role that defines her career." The strong cast
also includes Itaya Yuka (34, photo left), Matsushita Yuki (41, photo
right), Nakamura Hashinosuke (44) and Yashima Norito (38). The series
will air on Wednesday nights from next month.
Source: www.japan-zone.com |
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Ueno stars in series of 5 dramas on theme of 'bags'
Sunday 06th September, 03:00 AM JST
TOKYO —
Actress Juri Ueno recently promoted a series of five TV dramas she stars in
where the plotline in every case revolves around a bag. ‘‘I have great enthusiasm for
these dramas as I became involved in this project at an early stage...even before
shooting began,’’ Ueno told a recent promotional event in Tokyo for the drama series
called ‘‘Ueno Juri to Itsutsu no Kaban’’ (Juri Ueno and Five Bags).
Ueno said the directors and scriptwriters gave free rein to their imagination in
writing stories based on ‘‘Juri Ueno’’ and ‘‘bags.’’ She said the stories show just
what a wide variety of different situations the directors could conjure up just from
her name and bags. ‘‘That stimulated me very much,’’ she said.
Source: www.japantoday.com |
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Additional cast announcement for "Tokyo DOGS"
Mon, September 7, 2009 (3:18pm EDT)
Fuji TV has announced more cast details for its upcoming drama series "Tokyo DOGS," which stars Shun Oguri and Hiro Mizushima as a pair of detectives with mismatching personalities.
It was already revealed last month that the main cast consists of Oguri, Mizushima, and actress Yuriko Yoshitaka. Oguri plays Sou Takakura, an elite detective from the New York police force, while Mizushima plays Maruo Kudo, a former delinquent who has become part of a special investigative division with the Japanese police. Yoshitaka is filling the heroine role as a mysterious woman who is the key to the case at hand.
     
The newly announced cast members include Tomokazu Miura as Takakura's boss and Yoshiko Tanaka as Takakura's mother. Nene Otsuka plays the section chief of the special investigative division, while Ryo Katsuji, Mikihisa Azuma, and Kotaro Shiga play fellow detectives. Rie Tomosaka, Asami Usuda, Takuya Yoshimura, and Kensei Mikami have also been cast on the show.
 
"Tokyo DOGS" will air on Monday nights at 9:00pm. The series begins in October.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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