Asian Drama

58-year-old Ito Gentaro lives with his wife Chizuru in a house in Tokyo. Each of their three daughters should have left home and lived well. However, their eldest daughter 28-year-old Yuka is single and doing well at work but propensity for affairs. Their 25-year-old second daughter Rika wedded a highly educated man and lives in Osaka but the couple are on the brink of divorce. Their youngest daughter 22-year-old Mika is also single and the moment she gets to start living on her own, she half cohabits with a man who does not seem like he will be a successful manga artist. Gentaro worries endlessly about his daughters who are poor judges of character. Completely ignoring their tastes, this stubborn, old-fashioned father suddenly brings a man whom he likes to the house in the middle of the night and introduces him to his daughters. In fact this man is Yuka’s ex-boyfriend. What will the family be like the next day!?

Adapted from the manga "Oi Handsome!" (おいハンサム!!) by Ito Risa (伊藤理佐).

Due to an accident, Sakura Hiraga gave up on her dream. She is now married and her husband runs a hair salon. They live in a luxurious penthouse apartment. Her life seems glamorous and she is envied by everyone. What everyone does not know is that Sakura Hiraga is abused physically and verbally by her husband. She is unable to leave her situation. Sakura Hiraga considers herself a goldfish in a fishbowl. One day, due to a goldfish, she meets a man.

Adapted from a manga of the same name.

Adapted from the manga series "Radiation House" (ラジエーションハウス) written by Yokomaku Tomohiro (横幕智裕) and illustrated by Mori Taishi (モリタイシ).

When Tsukasa was a middle school student, she had a crush on transfer student Hayato and even confessed her feelings to him. She was turned down by Hayato. Now, Tsukasa and Hayato are classmates in high school. Hayato treats Tsukasa as just a friend, but Tsukasa still has feelings for him. Meanwhile, Hayato becomes attracted to Tsukasa.

~~ Adapted from the manga series "Mune ga Naru no wa Kimi no Sei" (胸が鳴るのは君のせい) by Konno Risa (紺野りさ).

Sequel to Radiation House.

The story revolves around a man and a woman who have had the worst breakup in their lives and are now rivals in sales performance.

Adapted from the manga series "Dekinai Futari" (デキないふたり) by Satomura (里村).

Adapted from the manga series "Gibo to Musume no Blues" (義母と娘のブルース) by Sakurazawa Rin (桜沢鈴).

Toko runs a small restaurant named Snack Kizutsuki. Her restaurant serves snacks, but doesn't sell alcohol. She welcomes her customers, who carry wounds in their minds.

Adapted from the manga "Snack Kizutsuki" (スナック キズツキ) by Masuda Miri (益田ミリ).

Takemichi Hanagaki lives as a 26-year-old freeter. His life is basically miserable. One day, he learns from the news that Hinata Tachibana and her younger brother Naoto Tachibana were murdered by the Tokyo Manji Gang. Takemichi Hanagaki is stunned by the news because Hinata Tachibana was his first love during his middle school days.

The next day, Takemichi Hanagaki is pushed by someone on a station platform and falls onto the railway track. At that moment, he goes back 10 years into the past. There, he tells Naoto Tachibana that in 10 years, Hinata Tachibana will get murdered. This changes the present day. Now, Naoto Tachibana works as a detective and avoids being killed by the Tokyo Manji Gang, but Hinata Tachibana's fate is different. She is murdered by the Tokyo Manji Gang.

Takemichi Hanagaki then asks for help from Detective Naoto Tachibana. He wants to save Hinata Tachibana by going back in time to destroy the Tokyo Manji Gang.

Adapted from the manga series "Tokyo Revengers" (東京卍リベンジャーズ) by Wakui Ken (和久井健).

Follows the trials and tribulations of Agawa Kayo, a volunteer probation officer.

Adapted from a manga of the same name.

Ikeda Sakiko is a newbie in the workforce struggling to keep up with work. In order to reward herself for having worked hard during the week, Sakiko cooks elaborate meals at home or goes to eat at restaurants which are interesting.

Sasaki Sachiko works as a literary magazine editor. She is well respected by her colleagues due to her perfectionist ways. On Sachiko'd wedding day, her boyfriend Shungo disappears. Sachiko is dumbfounded by her boyfriend's disappearance.

The next day, Sachiko goes to work, but she can't stop thinking about Shungo. She realizes she is more traumatized than she thought. Sachiko decides to go to a restaurant. When her meal comes out, she forgets all about Shungo. Her experience makes her become a connoisseur of gourmet meals.

Ishimori Uka is very shy and has a hard time making friends. When she was a middle school student, students made fun of her by calling her "stone". Around that time, she met Miura Kai with lemon color hair. Because of him, she entered the same high school. Uka now wants to overcome her shyness and have friends. Kai is a popular student at the school, but he doesn't talk much or seem interested in others. He doesn't know why, but he becomes concerned with Uka. Uka has admired Kai, and she now has feelings for him. Kai has a secret, which no one knows.

Adapted from the manga series "Honey Lemon Soda" by Mayu Murata.

Omori Momoe is twenty-seven-years-old, single and works at Studio Delta. She is thin and attractive. She should be courting suitors and taking her pick of the crop. Well, actually she does. She is having sex despite being single. In fact, she is making herself available sexually to five different men. to her it is just a disposable and habitual object of pleasure. She is sensual, sexy and adds the pleasure of sex toys to her repertoire of pleasures.

A mother's joy is in making delicious food for her family! However, her rebellious son, Takeshi, finds her loud and obnoxious. This is the diary of love and feasting between hyper-active Mom and Takeshi.

Adapted from the manga "Samurai Kaasan" (サムライカアサン) by Itaba Mina (板羽皆).

After Jun married her husband, she quit her job. She is now a housewife and has been happily married to Takeyori for the past 8 years. They haven't had sex for 5 years and they don't have a child. She tells her husband that she wants to have a child, but he doesn’t even want to talk about having children. To change her mood, Jun decides to work again. She takes a job as a contract worker. One day, Jun sees her husband Takeyori walking with a woman.

Adapted from the manga "Will You Still Pledge Me Your Faithful Love?" (それでも愛を誓いますか？) by Hagiwara Keiku (萩原ケイク).

Riyo is attracted to Kairi, but isn't Kairi a murderer? A love story of a man and a woman carrying the past.

Amaki Rinko is 27-years-old and single. She works as a wedding planner and has been promoted to chief of wedding planners. She is recognized for her excellent work at her job and also as a person with a good heart, but she has a complex. That is she is still a virgin.

Meanwhile, her colleague Kamisaka Gen is also 27-years-old and single. He has the most contracts as a wedding planner. He also has an attractive appearance. Rinko happens to know that Gen is also a virgin. Rinko invites Gen to a love motel.

Adapted from the manga "Rinko-san wa Shite Mitai" (凛子さんはシてみたい) by Fujita Mio (藤田みお).

Each story begins one hour before the couples sexual activity starts and ends just before it begins. Different men and women meet with the intent of being intimate together. The drama will go into their specific struggles and unique perspectives.

Shining Nara tells the story of a sixth grader named Nara who no longer wants to be a child. One day she finds a makeup kit and decides to use it. As a result, she became a 16 year old girl and disguises herself under the name Bitna to approach her brothers friend who’s training to be an idol only to end up training as an idol herself to be close to him. How will Nara be able to keep her true identity a secret?

In Tokyo, a murderer leaves his signature, an `X`on the dead body. When found, the mark appears eerily similar to that of the one seen on the body of the dead wife of Detective Genji Ando. Banned from the investigation, he secretly reaches out to Jin Jinbo, an associate professor at the medical school`s genome analysis lab. Who better than a DNA expert to identify this potential serial killer?

This story takes place about 2 and half years after their first encounter. Kijima moved from Tokyo to his parents' house where his sister and her husband live, and Kuzumi, who was a university student, got a job and works in Tokyo as a member of society.

The two, who had only communicated by letters, reunited in the countryside where Kijima lives.

~~ Adapted from the manga "Pornographer" (ポルノグラファー) by Marukido Maki (丸木戸マキ).

Makoto Kashiba is an elite bank clerk and works for a big bank at its Tokyo HQ. Due to a minor mistake, he is demoted to a small branch office in a country town. He is devastated by his situation. There, he meets beautiful Yoshino Ikoma. She runs a goldfish scooping store. Makoto Kashiba falls in love with her at first sight.

Adapted from the manga of the same name by Noriko Otani.

This drama is an adaptation of the manga by Junko Karube about a deaf woman and her struggles with love, family and everyday life.

This is made of 5 special episodes, aired one per year.

In the year 1791, Aisaka Sojiro is a samurai and also a popular shunga (erotic art) painter. But, he is banned for corrupting public morality with his drawings. He is arrested and is about to be executed. At that time, Sojiro finds himself in the present day. He meets manga writer Miyagami, who becomes his teacher while he works as his assistant. Sojiro soon meets a woman and he falls in love with her at first sight.

A tough guy with a knack for housework tackles household tasks with meticulous care in these comedic live-action vignettes.

Adapted from the manga series "Gokushufudou" (極主夫道) by Oono Kousuke (おおのこうすけ).

Ichiko and Eri are two beautiful Japanese university students who are in a lesbian relationship. Ichiko comes out to her father who tells her he is also gay and her mother was a lesbian. Her best friend is gay too, though he has a female who is after him. Their liaison is very intense, but Eri suggests a temporary separation so she can concentrate on her law studies. The break from their affair is difficult for Ichiko to deal with. But Eri soon sorts out her priorities.

Minato is a university student and has a fear of germs. She isn't interested in looking pretty. She lives with her stepbrother Toru, who is her stepbrother from her mother's remarriage. Meanwhile, Toru is handsome and a player with the ladies. He doesn't resist women who come on to him and he doesn't stop women from leaving him either. Minato is uncomfortable with Toru and his ways with women. They are the same age and attend the same university. They have an agreement, where Toru will not approach Minato within 2 meters when they are outside.

One day, due to her friend’s request, Minato puts on make-up and wears her friend’s high school uniform. While she is out walking in public, she happens to meet Toru. She unexpectedly lies to him about her identity and tells him that she is a high school student. Toru falls in love with her at first sight.

Adapted from the manga of the same title by Renjuro Kindaichi.

A comedy based on Hiroyuki Ohashi's manga "ZOKKI A" and "ZOKKI B", co-directed by Naoto Takenaka, Takayaki Yamada, and Takumi Saitoh, who are among Japan's leading actors and creators.

High school delinquent Masaya Funabashi, better known as ‘Devil Ma-kun’, decides to reform his image by joining the Japanese Tea Ceremony Club.

Adapted from the manga "A Bad Boy Drinks Tea!" (お茶にごす。) by Nishimori Hiroyuki (西森博之).

Tightly clutching his Gibson guitar, Mafuyu Satou steps out of his dark apartment to begin another day of his high school life. While taking a nap in a quiet spot on the gymnasium staircase, he has a chance encounter with fellow student Ritsuka Uenoyama, who berates him for letting his guitar's strings rust and break. Noticing Uenoyama's knowledge of the instrument, Satou pleads for him to fix it and to teach him how to play. Uenoyama eventually agrees and invites him to sit in on a jam session with his two band mates: bassist Haruki Nakayama and drummer Akihiko Kaji.

Satou's voice is strikingly beautiful, filling Uenoyama with the determination to make Satou the lead singer of the band. Though reticent at first, Satou takes the offer after an emotional meeting with an old friend. With the support of his new friends, Satou must not only learn how to play guitar, but also come to terms with the mysterious circumstances that led him to be its owner.

Adapted from the manga series "Given" (ギヴン) by Kizu Natsuki (キヅナツキ).

Based on the mouth-watering anime, Wakakozake brings you Murasaki Wakako, a 26-year-old OL that loves nothing more than delicious food and drink. Wakako's favorite thing to do for relaxation is to go off by herself after work and go to various places to eat and drink, even if she's never been there before. The moment Wakako is able to taste the pairing between the food she wants to eat and the perfect accompanying drink, the happy sound of "Pshuuu" leaves her lips. Now, then. Where shall we drink tonight?