Asian Drama

Natsuki Amakusa , a detective from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigative Division, and Yuya Shiki, a high school student with an eye for spotting murderers, are involved in the murder of a newspaper reporter, Tadafumi Yamada, who was stabbed to death. The incident was investigated. Although the culprit was safely arrested, Natsuki feels uncomfortable when he confesses that he had no intention of killing the victim. And what is the "certain purpose" of detective Hozumi Yakumo who appears in front of Natsuki and Yuya at the crime scene? A full-scale crime suspense story that shakes the nation begins.

(Source: WOWOW)

Adapted from the manga series "Gifted" (ギフテッド) written by Amagi Seimaru (天樹征丸) and illustrated by Amamiya Rima (雨宮理真).

Episodes: 7

N/A

Fukura Sachi is a girl with zero luck with money; Asakura Kaori has zero luck with people; while unemployed Ayanami Itsuki has zero luck with work. Three girls with different kinds of unluckiness accidentally meet at a lottery centre and unintentionally get involved in various unlucky incidents and troubles.

Fukura Sachi is a girl with zero luck with money; Asakura Kaori has zero luck with people; while unemployed Ayanami Itsuki has zero luck with work. Three girls with different kinds of unluckiness accidentally meet at a lottery centre and unintentionally get involved in various unlucky incidents and troubles.

In 1996, after the collapse of Japan's asset price bubble, Shibasaki Akira works in the loan department for the Yotsubashi branch office of Aoba Bank. One day, he is sent to work at a government-run company, which is a housing financial bond management organization. The company was formed to collect non-performing loans from bankrupt housing loan companies. Workers from different banks, including Akira and ex-employees from housing loan companies, gather at the government-run company. They stand up against vicious debtors and struggle to protect the taxpayers' money. (Source: AsianWiki) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Tokkai: Bubble no Kaijin wo Oitsumeta Otokotachi" by Hidetoshi Kiyotake.

In the dawn of the Meiji period, the Gokumonjou, an inescapable prison, has been established in the middle of an enormous lake to counter the soaring crime rates the new era has brought. Serving as the ferrymen are the famous Kumou brothers: the eccentric family head, Tenka; the reckless but noble second son, Soramaru; and the guileless youngest, Chuutarou. In spite of their grim work, the three lead relatively peaceful lives in the ever-cloudy town of Oumi, together with their housekeeper, Shirasu Kinjou. But buried in the long history of Oumi is the legend of the terrifying "Orochi," a serpentine beast that awakens every three hundred years in a human vessel. Unbeknownst to Soramaru and Chuutarou, the actual job of the Kumou family is to seal the Orochi away before it fully revives—or the world will be plunged into destruction. Amid the monster's next resurrection, the Kumou family must find the resolve to keep laughing under the clouds.

20-year-old Hokuto is being detained as a murderer and tells his court-appointed lawyer Takai Soichi to get him the death penalty. Hokuto was actually severely abused by his parents in his childhood and starved of love. He met Kondo Ayako who became his foster mother through child welfare services and learned love for the first time. Released from the darkness of his mind, he started to feel like a new person but he is made sport by bizarre fate and becomes a murderer.

Three years ago, Narumi Hikaru and Suga Mizuho were in love and would meet in secret for several months in the second year of high school. It started casually and ended casually. Hikaru and Mizuho were alike in their inabilities to grasp their distance from others or to be interested in another person; poor at the way they get involved with other people. The two of them should not have met again, but the news of the sudden death of a high school classmate Origuchi Haruka from cancer brings them together again. Mizuho undertakes the search for the unknown boyfriend from high school to fulfil the wishes of the Haruka’s mother, who believes that she is her daughter’s good friend. Hikaru and Mizuho are now university students, and changes have come upon their relationship. They look back at the past, meet many people again and as they pick up various pieces of love, they get close to the true face of the unseen person. ~ Jdramas@wordpress

Nagareta Enishi is really lazy and sloppy, and always seems to have his mind floating away. He can't keep anything organized so his work desk is always in disorder. However, he's the best when it comes to crime scene investigation. He was once an official ace crime scene investigator, but due to certain circumstances, he currently works for a private company. Despite his personality, he won't let anyone give up and accept a bad situation. He's an ally for the weak and shaggy hair is his trademark. With his favourite donuts in one hand, he solves everything from insurance payouts to proving an alleged molester's innocence and even the damage that a stalker has done. The story starts when Enishi meets Ishinomaki Sakurako, a girl that requests his help after bumping into him a few times. Waiting on the other side of this story is a police officer that seems unable to let go of Enishi and the mystery of his deceased lover, Emiri... 

Kyonosuke Kawamura is the successor to the prestigious Kishima family. He performs as a kabuki stage actor. One day, as he is leaving the theater, Kyonosuke Kawamura hears cheers from girls who are waiting for him. There, Ayame Chiba, who also attends the same high school, approaches him and shouts out "that is not Kagamijishi and I want my money back!"

Due to excessive expectation as the successor of the Kishima family, Kyonosuke becomes sick and tired of kabuki. He plays with best friend Haruhiko Sakamoto and female fans until late into the night. When he arrives back home, his father Yozaemon, who is a master in kabuki, scolds him. An argument ensues. Yozaemon has never acknowledged Kyonosuke's efforts. That is a big reason why Kyonosuke has become estranged from kabuki. He also can't forgive his father for always placing kabuki as his first priority. His father did not show up when his mother became gravely ill and died.

Kyonosuke then meets Ayame at school. She again complains about his performance. Kyonosuke also learns that Ayame has a favorite actor. He's embarrassed by her complaints. For his next performance, Kyonosuke shows up practice, but he is chewed out by his instructor Matsukichi. Others, including Shohei Sawayama, watch this and make fun of Kyonosuke behind his back. Kyonosuke also hears from his rival Ichiya Sawayama that he was shocked at his performance. Kyonosuke feels numb.

Based on the manga series "Pin to Kona" by Ako Shimaki (first published November 2009 by Monthly Cheese!)