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Nodame Cantabile (2006)
When a classically trained young conductor meets a free-spirited pianist at music school, their romance and their music have a hard time harmonizing.
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8.1
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Furuhata Ninzaburo (1994)
Furuhata Ninzaburō is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from 1994 until its final episodes in 2006. It was written by Japanese playwright Kōki Mitani and is often referred to as the Japanese version of Columbo. The series is a police detective drama starring actor Masakazu Tamura as Furuhata Ninzaburo and Masahiko Nishimura as his stereotypically bumbling sidekick, Shintaro Imaizumi. The program aired weekly and featured a guest villain each time, usually a famous talent in Japan. Pop-stars like SMAP, television hosts like Sanma Akashiya and even sports figures like Ichiro Suzuki have been featured on this program. It was one of the most popular television dramas in the history of Japanese television, having spawned several seasons and TV specials.
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My Story Is Long (2019)
A young man has college and a failed business behind him. Unemployed and planning his next steps he is lodging with is mother, a small business owner. His sister and her family also move in with the two, albeit temporarily. She sees him as a loser and a lush and wants him out. She also whispers in their mother's ear to ask him to leave the house in order to find his own way and begin the rest of his life. She probably has noble intentions, but is she right and will she succeed?
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AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002)
Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner that works for him in the Special Task Unit. For the first 7 seasons, Ukyo’s first partner is Kaoru Kameyama. He is a good-natured, hot-tempered, straightforward and somewhat scattered detective. Beginning in Season 8, Takeru Kanbe replaces Kameyama. Contrary to his predecessor, Takeru is a lanky, cool, conceited and confident detective. From Season 11 to Season 13, Ukyo’s partner is a young detective Toru Kai. Toru is a son of Deputy Director-General of The National Police Agency. But he became a detective by his own effort. And starting with Season 14, Ukyo’s current partner is Wataru Kaburagi, an elite bureaucrat who came to the Metropolitan Police Department on temporary assignment. As the first partner without any career of a police officer, he will face challenging cases together with Ukyo.
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Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990)
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60
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My Story Is Long : 2025 Spring (2025)
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Inpei Shirei (2009)
Amano Yoshihiko works at the giant Mizunami Bank. Trusted by the president, he is put in charge of hiding 700 million yen worth of bad debt. For the sake of the bank and the president, he puts all his effort into taking care of the matter, but he encounters many obstacles, including an ambitious politician and his secretary, a hostess club run by the former president's mistress, and even his own colleagues. Meanwhile, as Amano becomes more involved in the problem, his own personal life is falling apart.
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Good Mourning (1994)
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Somebody Loves Her (1992)
Manabu and his father Kouhei love Tsubasa in the same time, but they don't know that they are in love with the same girl. Tsubasa doesn't know they are a father and a son. Tsubasa enjoys meeting them in different places and different times. Finally the father and his son ask her which she loves but she loves both.
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Let's Go Nagata-cho (2001)
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Furuhata Ninzaburo Extra: Police Officer Imaizumi Shintaro (1996)
Furuhata Ninzaburo's goofy sidekick Shintaro vents his frustrations to the uninterested forensic technician Kuwabara.
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10
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Middle-aged Bachelors (1997)
Three close friends realize, at the age of 40, that maybe it's time to think seriously about getting married. Employed by an advertising agency, each struggles with his own weakness-one consistently strikes out with women, while the second can't seem to break his attachments to his mother, and the third is an unabashed playboy. This adult comedy exposes the humorous views and sobering misconceptions of marriage by single men today.
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Shingo Mama Drama Special: OH-HA Saves the World Vol. 1 (2001)
The concept of the show is like a Mary Poppins set in modern Japan, with Mama Shingo entering a client's home and resolving family discord. In the first episode, Shingo Mama visits the Nagashima family and the client is the mother, Sayuri. The family here was not on good terms, with the father, eldest daughter Hikaru and eldest son Ken having various problems, including Sayuri, who is in the last month of pregnancy and is very depressed. In addition, the wandering student Dekouchi-kun has lingering feelings for his girlfriend, whose heart has already left him. Shingo Mama is a story about the Nagashima family and the people around them who struggle to smile and make them happy so that they can say "oh-ha!" with a smile.
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Konya Uchu no Katasumi de (1998)
Set in New York , three friends fall in love with the same woman, causing their feelings to waver between friendship and love. One day, Kosuke Kosuke, who works in the publicity department of a film company in New York, has a fateful encounter with Kawakami Makoto, a hair and makeup assistant. It's like an encounter in a Hollywood movie, something Kosuke has always dreamed of. However, just a few hours later, Makoto has another fateful encounter with a man. The man turns out to be a freelance photographer, Higuchi Norito, Kosuke's best friend from college...
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Oh!どや顔サミット (2011)
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Did you quit again, husband? ~The famous magistrate of the late Edo period, Oguri Kozukenosuke~ (2007)
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75
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Dengeki Kon - Perfume of Love - (2010)
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今泉慎太郎 (1996)
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I Mean, I Want to Say I Like It (2021)
Chitose, a former bullied girl who became a talent manager, is put in charge of is a domineering actor who was a bully as a child.
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Byplayers: 100 Days in the Forest of Supporting Actors (2021)
Set in "Byplaywood" a large film studio surrounded by forest, far from the city. The story depicts 100 days of turmoil caused by the gathering of serial dramas and movies from various TV stations at once in this remote studio. It is a drama full of battles for ratings between studios, clashes between young, mid-career, and big names, and a heartwarming story of friendship and bonding. Also, the self-deprecation and parodies are enhanced by the fact that the actors play a role of themselves.
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Jaja uma narashi (1993)
Ryuichiro's bride, company president Mayumi Kitahara dies, leaving him to take care of her daughter Natsumi. Natsumi moves into Ryuichiro's flat, but he sets to work to be the father she never had.
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Kenjusho: Mitsukuni and I (2021)
A young Tokugawa Mitsukuni (Yamamoto Koji) meets a homeless orphan Ryosuke (Kurokawa Souya). Surprised by his deadly skills with a wooden sword, Mitsukuni invites him to the covert organisation known as Juninshu. The members of Juninshu are orphans with outstanding skills. They conduct intelligence work using their special abilities and help to capture criminals. With the help of Juninshu, Mitsukuni discovers that Nishiki Hyonosuke (Kato Shigeaki) is the leader of the gang of arsonists that caused the Great Fire of Meireki. Hyonosuke is the son of Unkei (Ishizaka Koji), a sculptor specialising in Buddha statues whom Mitsukuni admires. Unkei has lived to bring Hyonosuke, who has gone off the right path, to justice with his own hands. Hyonosuke aims to overthrow the Tokugawas and a fierce battle is imminent. Worried for Mitsukuni, his wife Yasu (Matsumoto Honoka) seeks the help of the great swordsman Yagyu Gisen (Tachi Hiroshi).
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大江戸グレートジャーニー~ザ・お伊勢参り~ (2020)
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SMAP×SMAP (1996)
SMAP×SMAP was an ongoing weekly Japanese variety show on Kansai TV and Fuji TV starring the members of SMAP. The show began on April 15, 1996 and it aired from 22:00 to 22:54 every Monday. The show's usual ratings were higher than 20%, which is considered high since most variety shows range from 10-20%. Each episode begins a variety of skits, comedic performances, and/or games.  These are followed by Bistro SMAP, in which the SMAP members compete against each other to impress celebrity judges with their gourmet cooking.  Last is a musical performance by SMAP which may include celebrity guests, as well.
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The Castle of Sand (2011)
On December 11, 1960 an elderly man is found bludgeoned to death near the Kamata Station in Tokyo. Detective Yoshimura Hiroshi is a rookie detective that has only one clue to go on - the name "Kameda." Detective Yoshimura also has a dark side himself from his miserable experience in the war. Now, Detective Yoshimura places himself in the criminal's dark mind to track down the killer. Based on the 1961 novel "Suna no utsuwa" by Seicho Matsumoto it was also made as a feature film The Castle of Sand (1974).
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Investigation Division 1 (2022)
The First Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police Department, which is based in the Dai-Tokyo Police Station , is headed by Keiichiro Funakoshi, the Chief of the First Investigation Division . This is a department that specializes in considerations that lead to solutions. Along with Ryu Fujii , a new detective who was newly assigned for some reason , they lead to the solution of many difficult cases one after another while colliding with each other's strengths.
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Kono Subarashiki Sekai (2023)
A 'spoof comedy" in which a housewife who lives an ordinary life is forced to live a double life while pretending to be a major actress active in the entertainment industry.
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Kougen e Irasshai (2003)
As a former manager of a top hotel, Seiji has been entrusted with the reopening of a hotel in the high plains that has been boarded up and closed for years. With a budget of 20 million, he begins to hire interesting characters to work there and rebuild the hotel. However, his attempts to get a top chef to draw customers fail. The staff members begin to worry about the hotel's future and try to leave, but at precisely that moment, an elderly man who used to be a chef at a top hotel pays a visit. Will this mean success for Seiji or just add to his troubles? --TBS
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Natsuko no Sake (1994)
Natsuko, who was a copywriter, starts to cultivate rice called Tatsunishiki, which is a phantom kind and it is very difficult to grow. She does it to make her dead brother's dream come true. His dream was to make the...
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My Life After Her Death (2004)
A free-spirited young woman, Yukari, touches those around her with a zest for life, full of passion. Following her unexplained suicide, her envious younger sister, Reiko, and naive fiancé, Yoshio, form an unlikely alliance with the last person to see her alive, playboy- entertainer Hajime. The 3 unlikely comrades must join forces to discover the circumstances surrounding Yukari's sudden death. As Yukari's hidden past is revealed, her secret life promises to shock and surprise those who thought they knew her best.
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R-17 (2001)
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新・ミナミの帝王 (2010)
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ぼくの魔法使い (2003)
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Power of Love (2002)
Toko (Fukatsu Eri), decides after she turns 30 that she is all but ready to give up on any future career hopes or romance, so she turns to the bottle for comfort. She knows that this isn't the best thing, but can't find the strength right now to do anything except choose the easy way to do things. This causes her to start getting down on herself. Luckily though, she doesn't give up hope completely, and tries to take things as they come. Which proves to help to some degree. Suddenly one day, a guy by the name of Kotaro (Tsutsumi Shinichi) comes along. Like Toko, Kotaro hasn't had much luck at work either. Even so, this is still the same guy that Toko liked when she was younger.
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Psycho Doctor (2002)
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Delicious Proposal (2001)
Suzuko Shiraishi, a strong-minded attractive female chef, is known for her foul mouth and masterly cooking skills. With an attitude like hers, she would reject such a proposal without a doubt. Suzuko works at an Italian restaurant and dreams of opening her own restaurant someday. A new manager is hired for the Italian restaurant - Haruki Katsuragi, a naïve and stinking rich young fellow. Suzuko wants the restaurant to be an authentic Italian cuisine with mass appeal, but Haruki demands a high-end place designed especially for celebrities. The two don't click from the start. Will there be a tasty proposal? This drama is an entertaining romantic comedy about an independent woman and a young rich guy.
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Farewell, Mr. Premier (1997)
What happens when the Prime Minister of Japan suddenly has the lowest approval ratings in history? Tamura Masakazu plays an unpopular Prime Minister who faces daily protests of citizens, inside betrayals, and the decision of a new Chief Cabinet Secretary. He makes an unprecedented selection, choosing his daughter's private tutor, who is only in his 20s and not even a politician! Will the Prime Minister be able to turn his ratings around, or will he be forced to resign? This drama focuses on the government of Japan, with a comedic twist.
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TEAM -警視庁特別犯罪捜査本部 (2014)
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The Wife is 3 Stars (2001)
It's a dilemma many young women face - they want to get married, but don't want the responsibilities of a daughter-in-law. Miyuki is an engineer working for a construction firm, who is forced to try to find a way to shuffle a career and housework. When her new husband is sent to work on a project in Africa, Miyuki finds facing his family daunting. However, the warm welcome they give her helps to put her at ease... but not for long.
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Emergency Room 24 Hours (1999)
Dr. Shindo seems cold, but is a competent surgeon. He is also an ER doctor capable of accurate decisions and treatment, who always tries to see things from the patient’s side. Although once retired from his profession, he one day discovers someone in need of help, who he treats and rushes to the Kohoku Medical University Emergency Center. This incident encourages him to once again work as an ER doctor. Confrontation erupts between female doctor Tamaki, and Shindo, now a just-arrived ER doctor. While this human drama depicts the relationships among doctors and nurses, it appeals emotionally to viewers on the subject of life.
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今週、妻が浮気します (2007)
A man who is content with his life - decent job and wonderful wife - suddenly faces the crisis of marriage when he finds out his wife is about to have an affair. As he's too embarrassed to turn to people around him, he starts posting questions on a message board on internet asking for advice. My wife is going to have an affair this week. What should I do? Based on a true event, this heartwarming comedy follows his path to try to find the meaning of marriage and the way to rebuild his family. Life is not always as it seems like. You always have to look what is underneath, otherwise you'll miss some important thing... --Fuji TV
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The Battle of Mr. and Mrs. Sasaki (2008)
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Sushi Ōji! (2007)
Maizu Tsukasa grew up with his famous grandfather and father. He has been called Sushi Oji since the age of 10. An unfortunate accident happened which caused him to develop Fish Eye Phobia. With such a phobia, how can he continue to make sushi? With the help of Master Burusu Riri and Okudaira Kurage, can he get over his Fish Eye Phobia and once again become the Sushi Oji that everyone remembers?
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Love Still Hasn't Begun (1995)
Two hundred years ago, two star-crossed lovers commit suicide rather than be apart, and vow to get together in their next life. It's now present day, and they're both reincarnated, but without any memory of their past lives together. Will they fulfill their destiny? This show is one of the most heartwarming doramas I've seen, and I mean that in a good way, not in the usual fake TV way. --- micahworld.com
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News no Onna (1998)
Tamaki Aso (Honami Suzuki) is a dedicated news anchor known for her stoic professionalism, even reporting on her own husband's tragic death during a broadcast. Her life takes another dramatic turn when she becomes the guardian of her late husband's estranged teenage son, Ryu (Hideaki Takizawa), leading to a rocky start but gradually evolving into a deeper connection. Set against the backdrop of a cutthroat newsroom, the series explores themes of ambition, personal growth, and the struggle to balance career and unexpected familial duties.
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Perfect Woman (2000)
Matsushima Nanako grew up in a very poor family and is thus determined to marry a rich man so that she will never have to go through poverty ever again, and is named the "gokon queen" in her quest to find her man. Tsutsumi Shinichi is a brilliant academic (Fields prize winner - Nobel Prize equivalent in Mathematics) who gave up his studies to take over his deceased father's fish-shop. They meet through a doctor's "gokon" (group date) and she falls in love with him under the mistaken assumption that he is a very rich man
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王様のレストラン (1995)
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Awaiting Kirin (2020)
After the Onin War, the world is plunged into chaos. Amid this situation, heroes of the warring states begin to emerge in an attempt to unify the country and rule in these turbulent times. In the mid-1540s, there is a young wandering samurai in Mino which is strategically located between the East and West. His name is Akechi Mitsuhide. At this time, there is plenty of internal strife within the Toki clan which rules Mino. Surrounded by the Oda of Owari, the Imagawa of Suruga and the Asakura of Echizen, Mino has constantly faced the risk of invasion. Mitsuhide is pulled into battle and destroys the enemy. His bravery as well as stratagem catches the attention of Saito Toshimasa, the chief retainer of the Toki clan, and he is singled out. This man who is also known as Saito Dosan will go on to takeover the Toki and make Mino his own.


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