Official UPCOMING Dorama Thread - WINTER 2011 (pg 4)

[Ayabie]

I've planned on watching:

Papa to Musume no Nanokakan
LIFE
Tantei Gakuen Q

LIFE and Papa to Musume are pretty much decided on as I liked the first episodes.

[jChu*]

I'm still trying to catch up and finish some of the spring 07 dramas... but Papa to Musume no Nanokakan and Hanazakari no Kimitachi e are too tempting to miss.

[tenkei]

UPCOMING DRAMA FALL '07

Galileo
In "Galileo," Fukuyama Masaharu plays a genius physicist and university associate professor, Yukawa Manabu, who solves difficult mysteries. Affectionately known as Tantei Galileo, Yukawa is brilliant, an all-round sportsman, tall and handsome but eccentric. Yukawa's partner is a rookie cop, Utsumi Kaoru played by Shibasaki Kou. She is hot-blooded and has a strong sense of justice. -- jade_frost

# Fukuyama Masaharu as Yukawa Manabu
# Shibasaki Kou as Utsumi Kaoru
# Kitamura Kazuki as Kusanagi Shunpei
# Watanabe Ikkei as Kuribayashi Hiromi
# Maya Miki as Jonochi Sakurako


Abarenbo Mama
The comical home drama stars Ueto as the strong-minded Ayu, who has just married a divorced man (Yo Oizumi), despite a 12-year age difference and contrasting backgrounds (she grew up by the sea while he was raised in the city), as well as a 5-year-old son from his first marriage. While Ayu and her husband have their disagreements at home, she also gets in arguments with people outside the house, such as the other mothers at her son's kindergarten. --Tokyograph

# Ueto Aya as Ayu
# Oizumi Yo
# Tomosaka Rie
# Katase Nana


Swan no Baka
Kamikawa takes the lead as Daisuke Suwano, a 40-year-old salaryman married to former co-worker Masumi (Misako Tanaka). Because his daughter is taking entrance exams, Daisuke is forced to live on only 30,000 yen a month.Hiroki Narimiya plays Kawase, an IT company manager who works in the same building as Suwano's office, while Hitori Gekidan plays a deputy manager of the building's cafe. --Tokyograph

# Kamikawa Takaya as Suwano Daisuke
# Tanaka Misako as Suwano Masumi
# Narimiya Hiroki as Kawase Mitsuru
# Gekidan Hitori as Kamo Kenji


Yukan Club
The story is a comedy revolving around six wealthy and popular high school students who solve mysteries and in their free time, amuse themselves lavishly. Akanishi plays Miroku Shochikubai, the son of the police commissioner. --Tokyograph

# Akanishi Jin as Shochikubai Miroku
# Yokoyama Yu as Seishiro Kikumasamune
# Taguchi Junnosuke as Granmarie Bido
# Minami Hinase as Yuri Kenbishi
# Kashii Yu as Noriko Hakushika
# Suzuki Emi as Karen Kizakura


Aibou 6


Hataraki Man
The story revolves around Hiroko Matsukata, an editor of a weekly magazine. Hiroko is so focused on her work that she has no time for romance, and others refer to her by the nickname "hataraki man" ("working man"). --Tokyograph

# Kanno Miho as Matsukata Hiroko
# Hayami Mokomichi as Tanaka Kunio
# Kichise Michiko as Kaji Maiko
# Yoshizawa Yuu as Yamashiro Shinji


3nen Bgumi Kinpachi Sensei


Oishii Gohan: Kamakura Kasugai Kometen
The show is set in a rice shop in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa. It is a home comedy about an obstinate but compassionate old man, Kasugai Ryuuhei (Watari Tetsuya), who runs an old rice shop, his optimistic daughter-in-law (Fujiwara Norika) and his eldest son (Tokushige Satoshi) who ends up working at his father's shop when he learns of his father's illness. It depicts how the estranged family rallies around when Kasugai is diagnosed with illness after years of being worn out by his stubbornness. --jade_frost

# Watari Tetsuya as Kasugai Ryuuhei
# Tokushige Satoshi as Kasugai Shinpei
# Fujiwara Norika as Kasugai Tae
# Hada Michiko as Ukita En


Iryu 2
In Iryu 2, Asada Ryutaro wages a new battle against the realities of Japan's medical care system. The government has drafted legislation to tackle the recent inflation of medical fees; hospitals have entered an era in which they will go bankrupt if they aren't independently run. At the same time, hospital mergers and takeovers are also taking place. Additionally, the obstetrics and pediatrics departments are being closed in succession, and there are inadequate doctors in the region - issues that are closely related to these hospital management problems. Now, hospitals, like the average corporation, face collapse if they are not profitable. --jade_frost

# Sakaguchi Kenji as Asada Ryutaro
# Koike Teppei as Ijyuuin Noboru
# Sasaki Kuranosuke as Fujiyoshi Keishi
# Kitamura Kazuki as Kirima Gunji


Joshi Deka!
Nakama plays an enthusiastic rookie cop whose only strong point is her marksmanship, while Izumi plays a veteran detective with the #1 arrest rate. The two work together to solve crimes, despite differences in their ways of thinking. --Tokyograph

# Nakama Yukie as Kurumi
# Izumi Pinko as Hanako
# Ryu Shi Won as Park Ji Won


Otoko no Kosodate
The show is described as a home comedy depicting the problems faced by a modern family. Takahashi plays a third-rate magazine writer. As an irresponsible father, his reliable wife has always been in charge of the household and their three children. Unfortunately, she suddenly passes away, forcing him to deal with raising the kids for the first time in his life. --Tokyograph

# Takahashi Katsunori
# Kuninaka Ryoko
# Koizumi Kotaro
# Omi Toshinori


Utahime
The drama is a comedy set in Kochi prefecture and Nagase will play two characters - father of a daughter who's called 'utahime' and son of the 'utahime'. -- jade_frost

# Nagase Tomoya as Shimanto Jutaro/Koizumi Asahi
# Aibu Saki as Kishida Rei
# Sato Ryuta as
# Ohkura Tadayoshi as Jinguji-kun
# Saito Yuki as Sabako


Mop Girl
Kitagawa plays the part of the slow but hardworking Momoko, a low-ranking employee at a funeral services company who carries a mop as part of her job. However, Momoko happens to possess a strange ability. Whenever she comes across the corpse of someone who has left strong feelings behind, she travels back in time to save that person from his or her fate. --Tokyograph

# Kitagawa Keiko as Momoko
# Tanihara Shosuke
# Asami Reina
# Takaoka Sousuke


Shigehoshi
Wada plays Shinjuro Mamiya, a young man working as an embalmer. This is his first starring role in a television series. --Tokyograph

# Wada Masato as Mamiya Shinjuro
# Abe Asami
# Igarashi Shunji
# Oshinari Shugo


Dream Again
Shunsuke is a former pro baseball player who dreams of returning to the sport. An unfortunate accident gets him killed, but God lends him someone else's body so that he can realize his dream of playing baseball again. --Tokyograph

# Sorimachi Takashi as Ogi/Asahina Shunsuke
# Kato Ai
# Shida Mirai as Asahina Hiyoko
# Kodama Kiyoshi


SP
Okada plays Kaoru Inoue, a member of a police escort division. Ever since losing his parents at a young age, he has possessed heightened senses and a photographic memory. He also has other skills, such as analyzing footprints. His boss is being played by Shinichi Tsutsumi. --Tokyograph

# Okada Junichi as Inoue Kaoru
# Tsutsumi Shinichi as Ogata Soichiro
# Maki Yoko as Sasamoto Eri
# Iida Kisuke


Hatachi no Koibito
The story is described as a romantic comedy between the middle-aged Akashiya and the 20-year-old Nagasawa. --Tokyograph

# Akashiya Sanma as Inoue Keisuke
# Nagasawa Masami as Sawada Yuri
# Tsukamoto Takashi Kawamura Yukio
# Morishita Aiko as Inoue Sayuri

I plan to watchHatachi no Koibito, Utahime, Abarenbo Mama, Mop Girl, Dream Again, Galileo, and Joshi Deka!

I kinda wanna watch Yukan Club, it sounds interesting, but it has JIN who i do not like at all... but it also has Kashii Yu who i fucken love, so her love might out weigh JIN's lameness.

[StreakInTheSky]

Man I didn't watch any of last season's drama... I haven't even finished most of the season before that... I sorta lost motivation as it seemed to take forever for subs to come out just for those last episodes..

None of the drama this season really stand out for me, but some of them sound pretty nice. There seems to be a trend with solving mysteries/crimes and girls marrying older men in recent drama >_>

[boykun]

Iryu 2 woooooo! But it doesn't have Inamori Izumi, hmmm..

Some others sound pretty interesting.

[Ayabie]

Seems like a pretty tame season this autumn. I'll probably settle with Hataraki Man.

Also, lol @ the detective boom. Kind of overdoing it.

[shirenuファクトリー]

Just wanna ask one question: during the last year, are there other dramas than Watashitachi no kyokasho and LIFE that have been about bullying??

[Pinkosa]

i'm so watching SP and maybe Yukan Club...and Utahime.

[radioman]

Just wanna ask one question: during the last year, are there other dramas than Watashitachi no kyokasho and LIFE that have been about bullying??

Seito Shokun! had a lot of bullying moments (especially in later episodes), although that wasn't intended to be the main theme...and I expect new season of Kinpachi Sensei will keep this trend going on too...

[aimaime]

Galileo & Dream Again seems interesting because of Masaharu and Sorimachi..

Iryu 2? Hope it's as interesting as the first season..

and.. Hatachi no Koibito.. is that the same Sanma from Young Town? so his dream of being closer to Masami came true 

[auroragb]

Just wanna ask one question: during the last year, are there other dramas than Watashitachi no kyokasho and LIFE that have been about bullying??

Seito Shokun! had a lot of bullying moments (especially in later episodes), although that wasn't intended to be the main theme...and I expect new season of Kinpachi Sensei will keep this trend going on too...

Yah, seems that bullying is developing into its own subgenre, most school dramas make references to it in one way or another

[Genesis]

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lol... I had no idea Negima was getting a live action series...

this looks... really bad

[Mugen]

yo whats coming out in jan?? seems like most fall dramas are coming into conclusion

[Ayabie]

This is what's been confirmed so far.

Fujitv

1. 薔薇のない花屋 (Bara no Nai Hanaya)
Time: Monday 9pm
Starting Date:
Official Site: 14th January
Cast: Katori Shingo, Takeuchi Yuko, Shoku Yumiko, Matsuda Shota, Terashima Susmu, Ikeuchi Junko, Miura Tomokazu,

2. ハチミツのクローバー (Hachimitsu to Clover)
Time: Tuesday 9pm
Starting Date: 8th January
Official Site: http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/hachikuro/index.html
Cast: Narumi Riko, Ikuta Toma, Narimiya Hiroki, Mukai Osamu, Hrada Natsuki, Seto Asaka, Izumiya Shigeru,
Murakami Jun, Takizawa Saori, Kashiwabara Takashi, Mastushige Yutaka, Maekawa Yasuyuki

3. あしたの、喜多善男 ～世界一不運な男の、奇跡の１１日間～(Ashita no Kita Yoshio -Sekaiichi Fuun na Otoko no, Kiseki no 11kakan)
Time: Tuesday 10pm
Starting Date: 8th January
Offcial Site:
Cast: Kohinata Fumiyo, Matsuda Ryuhei, Konishi Manami, Kuriyama Chiaki, Kaname Jun, Namase Katsuhisa

4. 鹿男あをによし (Shika Otoko Awoniyoshi)
Time: Thursday 10pm
Starting Date:
Official Site: 17th January
Cast: Tamaki Hiroshi, Ayase Haruka

5. Security Police
Time: Saturday 11:10pm
Official Site: http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/sp/index.html
Cast: Okada Junichi, Tsutsumi Shinichi, Maki Yoko

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TBS

1 　だいすき！！！ (Daisuki!!!)
Time: Thursday 10pm
Starting Date: 17th January
Official Site: http://www.tbs.co.jp/daisuki2008/
Cast: Karina, Hiraoka Yuta, Fukuda Saki, Konno Mahiru, Yo Kimiko, Kishimoto Kayoko

2 エジソンの母 (Ejison no Haha)
Time: Friday 10pm
Starting Date: 11th January
Offcial Site: http://www.tbs.co.jp/edison-mama/
Cast: Itoh Misaki, Sakai Maki, Tanihara Shosuke, Hosoda Yoshihiko, Tanaka Youji, Sugita Kaoru, Matsushita Yuki

3 佐々木夫妻の仁義なき戦い (Sasaki Fuufu no Jinginaki Tatakai)
Time: Sunday 9pm
Starting Date: 20th January
Official Site : http://www.tbs.co.jp/sasaki-fusai/
Cast: Inagaki Gorou, Koyuki, Koide Keisuke, Sakai Wakana, Furuta Arata, Yamamoto Koushi, Sakurai Sachiko, Enami Kyoko, Nishimuta Masahiko, Fujita Makoto

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TV Asahi

1.交渉人 (Koushounin)
Time: Thursday 9pm
Starting Date:
Official Site: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/koshonin/index_top.html
Cast: Yonekura Ryoko, Jinnai Takanori, Takahashi Katsumi, Kakei Toshio, Takaoka Sosuke, Yasu Megumi, Shirota Yuu
Oosugi Ren, Ibu Masato

2. 赤川次郎ミステリー　４姉妹探偵 (4 Shimai Tantei)
Time: Friday 9pm
Starting Date:
Offical site: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/4shimai
Cast: Kaho, Nakagoshi Noriko, Kato Natsuki, Ichikawa Yui, Yoshizawa Hisashi, Namase Ktsuhisa, Muroi Shigeru

3. 未来講師めぐる (Mirai Koushi Meguru)
Time: Friday 11:45pm
Starting Date: 11th January
Offical site: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/meguru/
Cast: Fukada Kyoko, Takeda Shinji, Funakoshi Eichirou, Kurokawa Tomoka, Chii Takeo
Writer: Kudoh Kankurou
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NTV

1. 貧乏男子　ボンビーメン　(Binbou Danshi Bonbimen)
Time: Tuesday 9pm
Starting Date: 15th January
Official Site: http://www.ntv.co.jp/binbou/
Cast: Oguri Shun, Yashima Norito, YamadaYuu, Miura Haruma, Kamiji Yuusuke, Yuusuke Santamaria

2. 斉藤さん (Saito-san)
Time: Wednesday 10pm
Starting Date: 9th January
Official Site: http://www.ntv.co.jp/saito-san/
Cast: Mizuki Arisa, Mimura, Sasaki Kuranosuke, Kitagawa Hiromi, Hamada Mari, Yazawa Shin,
Sudoh Risa, Furuta Arata, Takashima Reiko

3. 1ポンドの福音 (1 Pondo no Fukuin)
Time: Saturday 9pm
Starting Date: 12th January
Offcial Site: http://www.ntv.co.jp/1pound/
Cast: Kamenashi Kazuya, Kuroki Meisa, Yamada Ryosuke, Minamisawa Nao, Okada Yoshinori, Mitsuishi Ken,
Takahashi Issei, Tanaka Youji, Motai Masako, Kobayashi Satomi

credits to d-addicts as usual!

So far this seems like an awesome season.

[tenkei]

actually, SP is airing this season and running long into winter 08, but once its over Fuji will be showing:

Lost Time Life
Saturday 11PM
Start: Feb 2

The title is taken from the Japanese term for stoppage time in soccer. In each episode, the lead character will be in a situation where he or she is about to die. Time suddenly stops and a mysterious group of referees appears, who grants the protagonist extra time based on the time wasted during that person's life. The story will explore the ways that each of the characters decides to spend that extra time.

each episode will have a new protagonist. some include Ueno Juri, Eita, Koyama Keiichiro, Ito Atsushi, and Oizumi Yo
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yeah, this season looks pretty awesome, I want to watch like 10 or so... hopefully I'll be able to manage

[Mugen]

thanks ayabun.


looks mediocre to me. im only interested in that boxing thing with kamenashi cuz i wanna see how bad its going to be lolol

[herachan]

i am so ready for 2008! i wanna watch as many doramas as i can this year!

[Seagull]

I have 5 dramas I want to see this season

1 Pondo no Fukuin (Kame and Yamada  )
Hachimitsu to Clover (Toma, Nari and Riko  )
Daisuki!!! (FUKUDA SAKI  )
Isshun no Kaze ni Nare (RYO, UCHI AND SAKI  )
Binbo Danshi (Oguri Shun  )

Im thinking about watching Atsu-hime, because the cast has alot of good actors and I think Im will watch Koyama's episode of Lost Time Life.

[aedon]

Copy-pasta from my post in Shokotan thread:
Shokotan's first drama Anmitsu Hime starts 2008/01/06!!

http://www.fujitv.co.jp/anmitsu/

Anmitsu is a curious and mischievous tomboy princess who constantly causes trouble. Becoming tired of her constrained life, she longs to leave her castle and see the outside world.
source:DramaWiki

I'm not into drama, but other than Anmitsu Hime, I thought about checking out Daisuki!!

[den4]

so many doramas....so little time