Asian Drama

Focuses on two insomniac schoolmates, a boy named Ganta and a girl named Isaki. Both worry about their constant lack of sleep. After a chance meeting in the school's observatory-turned-storage room, the two share secrets, and begin having an unusual connection.

Rakugo has the image of a humorous story, but it is also a treasure trove of “scary stories”. Among them, this work boldly arranges a performance in which "human fear" stands out, and does it in an omnibus format.

There are four rakugo plays that will be drawn as a drama this time: "Kokoro", "Tatsumi's Tsuji Zou", "Konya Takao", and "Miyatogawa (upper / lower)".

Yuko is a high school student and she lives with her stepfather Morimiya. Morimiya is her third father. Her mother, Rika is a free spirited person and has remarried several times. She disappeared from Yuko's life at a certain point. Even though Yuko and her stepfather are not blood related, she is fully loved by him.

Adapted from the novel "Soshite, Baton wa Watasareta" (そして、バトンは渡された) by Seo Maiko (瀬尾まいこ).

Masataka works as a freelance writer. He has been married to Yukie for the past 7 years. Yukie works as a school teacher. Masataka and Yuki are not in love with each other. They just haven't gotten divorced. Meanwhile, Masataka is having an affair with a young woman who delivers newspapers. This leads to a shocking situation.

Masataka works as a freelance writer. He has been married to Yukie for the past 7 years. Yukie works as a school teacher. Masataka and Yuki are not in love with each other. They just haven't gotten divorced. Meanwhile, Masataka is having an affair with a young woman who delivers newspapers. This leads to a shocking situation.

Tokiko’s mother died 20 years ago and her father Tetsuya is now in his 70's. Her father has a free spirit and is cute. Tokiko is in her mid 40's and still single. She has a strong personality. In their past, Tokiko and Tetsuya did not have a good relationship. It got so bad that they almost ended their relationship, but now they occasionally meet. They go out to eat together and have conversations.

Tokiko decides to publish an essay about her father Tetsuya. To collect information for her essay, she meets Tetsuya and listens to various stories, but it's not just pleasant memories.

Arakawa Ao lives happily on his own and hardly ever leaves Shimokitazawa, where he works at a vintage clothing shop, goes to occasional concerts and hangs out at his favorite bar. Then, he gets an unusual request to appear in an independent film.

Mika Kuroda is engaged to Toru Sakurai, a high-spec boy who works for a trading company. She pushes troublesome jobs to colleagues saying "I'm about to get married", and the girls in the company dislike it. Mitsutoshi Asai, a part-time job, is a good young man who helps with work without making an unpleasant face even when he sees Mika. One day, a message arrives from an eerie account to Mika, a hated girl in the company. Starting with that, mysterious events begin to occur around her. Mika receives a direct message as if her behaviour was being monitored, and a phone call at work calling her former fiancée "Hirose Kanata". On the other hand, her fiancé Toru suddenly approaches Hinata with a certain kick and has a relationship. But that was just the beginning of Hinata's horrifying revenge plan. A terrifyingly addictive revenge drama that takes place between five men and women. Gradually, the real faces and relationships of the mysterious characters are revealed. ~~ Adapted from a manga of the same name by Tachibana Azusa.

It's a year before Yumeko transferred to Hyakkaou Academy. Saotome Meari, a young girl who was born into a very ordinary family, passed her transfer examinations, and has started to attend Hyakkaou. However, the school she expected to attend has a crazy law, the Baptism of Gambling. Paired with Yumeko as her "twin," the curtain opens on Meari's gambling mania!

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).

A love story spanning 5 years between a man and a woman. A 22-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman both miss the last train at Meidaimae Station in Tokyo and meet there. Their relationship develops romantically.

"Underdog" follows three boxers who are all underdogs. Suenaga Akira is a boxer, who struggles to succeed as a boxer. Omura Ryuta is a young boxer, who grew up in an orphanage. Miyagi Shun challenges a boxer, following the plans of a TV program.

Kato (Watanabe Daichi), a scriptwriter, is in love with Miho (Nao)—but he can never manage to muster up enough courage to make the relationship anything more than a platonic friendship. Seemingly oblivious to Kato's feelings for her, Miho is always calling him up and spilling her guts about her own love problems. She's in love with someone else, it turns out, but Kato swallows his pride—hearing about it all is almost too much to bear, but he wants to be with Miho as much as he can. In the meantime, the script he's working on for a TV drama mirrors a lot of his relationship with Miho. One day, Kato's friends tell him that his views on love are all mistaken, that he shouldn't delude himself into thinking that his dead-end crush on Miho will go anywhere. Emboldened and motivated, Kato finally decides to tell Miho exactly how he feels.

Manga artist Yuma has cerebral palsy and sits in a wheelchair. At home her overly protective mother awaits her and when she tries to make it by herself as a manga author for erotic mangas she is told to get experience first. This leads her to explore her sexuality and find her independence. Her journey makes her grow and uncover truths and love.

Sakagami Takumi, a high school student, is assigned to his class’s Community Outreach Committee. One day, his homeroom teacher also assigns his classmates Naruse Jun, a girl who is unable to speak because of a past trauma, Tasaki Daiki, a former ace player on the baseball team, and Nitoh Natsuki, a cheerleader and straight-A student, to the Committee. Each one of them harbors feelings that they "long to shout" in their hearts. Because of their homeroom teacher's foresight, their class ends up having to perform a musical at the exchange party, but nobody in the class seems willing. But as they see Jun courageously making an effort to communicate her feelings by singing, Takumi and the other classmates who were reluctant begin to participate in a positive way.

The day of the performance arrives. Will they be able to convey their true feelings they have locked away in their hearts?

When a Japanese housewife has an affair while her husband is hard at work providing for the family the phrase goes 'heijitsu hirugao tsuma.' When a Japanese woman sleeps with a married teacher she is shunned and shamed and has to change her name and residence. yet, that is not their end. There is more to come.

Uno Masanao, a 19-year-old student of a university of the arts, works part-time at a convenience store in Tokyo. Every night, a mysterious older woman Gota Mika comes to this convenience store and only buys sauce. He falls in love with her and takes to calling her Sauce-san. One day, the two of them form a connection when Masanao sends Mika home after she is chased by a molester and they go on to date despite their 10-year age gap. However, Mika’s trauma somehow rears its head as a result of her tragic past. As her past is gradually revealed, it offers glimpses of the unexpected truth and their relationship eventually cracks...

High school student Aya Tsukimori becomes cursed and is unable to leave her school dormitory. Meanwhile, many students begin reporting ghost sightings at the school, while others go missing and are later discovered to have drowned mysteriously. Soon, Aya attempts to communicate with fellow student Michi Kazato, who begins investigating the disappearances of her friends.

Harumi Hagiwara lands in the hospital after being involved in an accident. She hits it off with her nurse, Reiko Nishimura, and the two decide to move in together after she's discharged. However, Harumi begins to witness a series of mysterious events soon after noticing Reiko's strange behavior. Additionally, she fears for her own safety when Reiko starts referring to herself as 'Mari' as if she's become an entirely different person. Before long, the situation develops into a case of murder.

Based on the novel "Roommate" by Aya Imamura (published August, 1997 by Chuokoron-Shinsha, Inc.).