 14 sai no Haha [１４歳の母]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
I thought this would be the "pregnant teenager" cliche, but this was much better than expected. Shida, Tanaka, and Namase were all very good. | Asakusa Fukumaru Ryokan [浅草ふくまる旅館]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Toshiyuki Nishida shines as the good-hearted, goofy inn keeper!! | Asakusa Fukumaru Ryokan 2 [浅草ふくまる旅館 2]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
The return visit was even better than the first!! |
 Ashita no, Kita Yoshio, ~Sekai Ichi Fuuna Otoko no, Kiseki no Jyuuichi Nichi Kan~ [あしたの、喜多善男〜世界一不運な男の、奇跡の11日間〜]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
Smart, well written, great performances, I loved every second of it! |  Attention Please [アテンションン プリース]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Just average plot, but Aya's enthusiasm and a pretty decent cast (Esp. Miki Maya) bring it up |  Beach boys [ビーチボーイズ]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
O.K., it runs on a little too long and there's lots of "filler" where nothings really happening, but still I liked this drama a lot! And just as in "Long Vacation", Izumi Inamori darn near steals the show! |
 Beautiful life [ビューティフルライフ]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
Lots of good performances here. But Watabe Atsuro is easy to overlook as the over-protective older brother! | Bengoshi no Kuzu [弁護士のくず]
Rating: 5/10 (Watched)
They should have played it strictly for laughs. I would like to see Hideak Ito take another stab at comedy. |  Boku dake no Madonna [僕だけのマドンナ]
Rating: 5/10 (Bought & Watched)
If the director had been smart, he would have sat Tackey down to watch the scenes with Miki Maya and Leo Morimoto and said, "See what these 2 are doing? It's called acting. Take notes." |
Brother Beat [ブラザー☆ビート]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Nice family drama, good but not great. I like Misako Tanaka a lot, but the obligatory fight every episode got to be a bit much. |  CHANGE
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
A marginal 8. It was good, but it had the potential to be great. |  Chiipu rabu [チープラブ]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Great up until about half-way thru episode 8 when they decided to change directions. Special mention for Yuu Yoshizawa as the loyal, somewhat naive Ryo. |
 Churasan [ちゅらさん]
Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched)
The funniest asadora, but the last 15-20 episodes were basically "filler" and a cliche ending, still I liked it a lot. |  Churasan 2 [ちゅらさん２]
Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched)
The whole gang returns! Honestly, I liked this more than the original, probably because with full episodes they were able to flesh out the characters more. Very enjoyable sequel. | Dare yori mo mama wo aisu [誰よりもままを愛す]
Rating: 5/10 (Watched)
Pretty lame. If it wasn't Yuki Uchida and Ito Ran I would have given this a 2. |
 Dekichatta Kekkon [できちゃった結婚]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
Really well done!!! The "accidental pregnancy" cliche, but they made it so fresh, and a great cast as well. | Denchi ga kireru made [電池が切れるまで]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Pretty depressing, but check out a very young Riko Narumi. |  Densha Otoko [電車男]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
Hilarious! Easily the best dorama of 2005, Miho Shiraishi stole the show! |
Doriimu Agein [ドリーム☆アゲイン]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Mirai Shida was great, the ending left me saying "Huh???" |  Double kitchen [ダブルキッチン]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Actually the drama (plot) is just a little above average. The fun comes in watching 2 pros (Tomoko Yamaguchi and Yoko Nogiwa) at their best. Also honorable mention to Shiro Ito, his deadpan delivery gave me some of the biggest laughs. | Dr Koto - Shinryoujo 2006 [Dr.コトー診療所2006]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Not quite as good as the original but Yuu Aoi was suprisingly good |
 Dr Koto - Shinryousho [Dr.コトー診療所]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
O.K. I'll watch just about anything thats set in Okinawa, but still, an entertaining drama. |  Dragon Zakura [ドラゴン桜]
Rating: 6/10 (Watched)
Nice cast, no chemistry |  Edison no Haha [エジソンの母]
Rating: 5/10 (Watched)
This was about a first grade kid and his class. That also appeared to be their target audience. |
 Engine [エンジン]
Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched)
Kimura and Koyuki didn't really work together for me, but the kids were great! | Enka no Joou [演歌の女王 (えんか の じょおう)]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Part drama, part comedy, part musical, part fantasy. Great performances by Yuki, Taizo Harada and Riko Narumi. |  Fire Boys [ファイアーボーイズ 〜め組の大吾〜]
Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched)
The old "newcomber full of enthusiasm meets the real world" cliche. Nothing really special. |
 Fukaku Mogure [深く潜れ〜八犬伝2001]
Rating: 1/10 (Bought & Watched)
Every actor has one role where they look back and say, "What the hell was I thinking doing that piece of crap?" For Manami Konishi, this is that role | Fushin no toki [不信のとき]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
They turned the casting on it's head: Ryoko the wife, Yukie Matsushita the "other woman". I love Kaoru Sugita as the nosy neighbor! | Fuurin Kazan [風林火山]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Not bad, like all taigas some episodes were "filler" but overall I liked it. Gackt was surprisingly good also the debut of Yuki Shibamoto. |
Galileo [ガリレオ]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Similar to "Trick" but different enough to stand on its own. The final episode was great!! |  Gokusen [ごくせん]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Typical teacher vs. rebellious students, but Yukie really makes it work!!! |  Gokusen 2 [ごくせん２]
Rating: 5/10 (Watched)
Another sequel not nearly as good as the original |
 Golden Bowl [ゴールデンボウル]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Took forever to get started, and the last episode took forever to end. The singing/fashion conscious yakuza are hilarious! |  Good Luck !! [グッドラック！！]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Pretty good, a little contrived towards the end |  GTO [麻辣教師]
Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched)
Best of the high school drama genre |
Haken no Hinkaku [ハケンの品格]
Rating: 4/10 (Watched)
I give this a 4 because anybody over the age of 4 would never believe this plot. | Haru to Natsu/Haru e Natsu [ハルとナツ]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Yukie and Ryoko, great combination |  Hero
Rating: 4/10 (Watched)
To me, it looked like Kimura and Matsu were just going thru the motions, no energy, no spark. The cases weren't interesting except for Ryos' and by then it was too late, I had already lost interest. |
 Hito ni Yasashiku [人にやさしく / ３ピース]
Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched)
One of my favorites!!! Funny, touching, great cast and story | Honmamon [ほんまもん]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
My favorite asadora |  Hotman [ホットマン]
Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched)
First drama I ever saw. This is the one that got me hooked! |
Ima Ai ni Yukimasu [いま会いにゆきます]
Rating: 6/10 (Watched)
Mimura was o.k., Narimiya wasn't, and I didn't find the story believable at all. | Jigoku no Sata mo Yome Shidai [地獄の沙汰もヨメ次第]
Rating: 4/10 (Watched)
A remake of "Double Kitchen" and they should have remembered the rule, "NEVER do a remake of a classic" | Jikou Keisatsu [時効警察]
Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched)
So odd and quirky, you'd think it was produced by the BBC! Joe Odagiri makes a terrific nerd! |
Jyoou no Kyoushitsu [女王の教室]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Yuki is excellent as Akutsu Sensei, and my introduction to the very talented Mirai Shida. |  Kao [顔]
Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched)
Odagiri Joe a little over the top but Yukie and Kotomi Kyono were very good. | Karei naru Ichizoku [華麗なる一族]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Kimura does it again!!! Special mention to Kyoka Suzuki, great as an absolute b-i-a-t-c-h!! |
Kekkon Dekinai Otoko [結婚できない男]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
Loved this drama! Great story, perfect cast, outstanding performances all the way across the board! Highly recommended!!! | Kirakira Kenshui [きらきら研修医]
Rating: 4/10 (Watched)
One point each for Manami Konishi, Katsuhisa Namase, Papaya Suzuki and Ryo. They should get some reward for having to appear in this fiasco! |  Koibito yo [恋人よ]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
The four main actors (Honami Suzuki, Goro Kishitani, Kyoko Suzuki, Koichi Sato) are so good together, they really make this work. And Tomoya Nagase and Miki Mizuno at the beginning of their careers show their talent. |
 Kokoro [こころ]
Rating: 5/10 (Watched)
Just average asadora. | Koumei Ga Tsuji
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Good, but not great, I expected Yukie to be good, but was real surprised by Takaya Kamikawa as Kazutoyo | Kuitan [喰いタン]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Pretty good drama, great cast, the plots were sometimes over-the-top, but it worked! |
Kuitan 2 [喰いタン 2]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
The second helping is even better than the first!!! |  Kyousoukyoku [協奏曲]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
The love story is secondary. This is really a variation on "A Star is Born". Tamura in the Frederic March role and Kimura in the Janet Gaynor role. |  Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji 3 [救命病棟２４時 3]
Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched)
Good drama, good cast that worked well together. |
 Last Christmas [ラストクリスマス]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Oda is great as expected and I'll watch anything with Ryo in it. Special mention to Tsuyoshi Ihara, he was excellent. |  Last Friends [ラスト・フレンズ]
Rating: 5/10 (Watched)
Watching this I was a prisoner of crap. |  Long vacation [ロングバケーション]
Rating: 10/10 (Watched)
Best Drama Ever!!! |
 Love generation [ラブジェネレーション]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
My favorite role of Takako Matsu's, but all those mis-communications got to be a bit much after awhile. |  Lunch no Joou [ランチの女王]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Good cast, but, I dunno, something was missing, could have been better. |  Medaka [めだか]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
Mimura dazzles!!! If GTO is the #1 high school drama, Medaka is #1-A. |
Moppu gaaru [モップガール]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Much better than I expected! Kitagawa very good in her first leading role, but the big surprise was Shosuke Tanihara in a complete change from his usual character. Good supporting cast as well. |  Muri na Renai [無理な恋愛]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
A nice, sweet little drama. If you're a Yui Natsukawa fan (and I am) you have to have this in your collection! |  My Boss, My Hero [マイボスマイヒロ]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
The first two episodes were way too over the top for me, but after that it settled down. Tomoya was hilarious bouncing back and forth between high school kid and Yakuza. |
 My Little Chef
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Got off to a REAL slow start, after episode 4 I was wondering if I could finish it. But then, with episode 5, things started to come together and I ended up liking it a lot. "My Little Chef" is a nice little drama. |  Nemureru mori [眠れる森]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
One of the better mystery dramas. Great script, Kimura, Miho Nakayama, Toru Nakamura, Jinnai Takanori and Yusuke Sanatamaria all very good. |  News no onna [ニュースの女]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
Honami Suzuki, a great story, and a superb supporting cast!! (Especially Kyozo Nagatsuka, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, and Norika Fujiwara) |
 Nodame Cantabile [のだめ カンタビ−レ]
Rating: 5/10 (Watched)
A cartoon without animation. Everything is so over the top it's ludicrous. I didn't believe any of this for one second. | Nyokei Kazoku [女系家族]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Reiko Takashima was positively evil!!! |  Odoru Daisousasen [踊る大捜査線]
Rating: 10/10 (Watched)
Perfect cast, perfect writing. Highly recommended!!! |
Oishii puropozu [おいしいプロポーズ]
Rating: 6/10 (Watched)
Got off to a good start, tailed off in the middle and never recovered |  Omiai kekkon [お見合い結婚]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
Great script, excellent supporting cast and Matsu is incandescent!!! |  Ooku [大奥]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Nice period piece |
 Orange Days [オレンジデイズ]
Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched)
Probably my favorite Kou Shibasaki drama. Eriko Kitagawa's writing, Tsumabuki very good in the male lead and an excellent supporting cast. |  Over Time [オーバー・タイム]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
Another great one from Eriko Kitagawa, Esumi and Sorimachi were great together, special mention to Kippei Shiina and Yuriko Ishida. |  Pride [プライド]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Had me hooked until the last episode which was too long and drawn out. |
 Rasuto Purezento [ラストプレゼント 〜娘と生きる最後の夏〜]
Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched)
Yuki and a pretty good cast (especially Hiromi Nagasaku) wade thru a predictable plot. |  Rikon Bengoshi [離婚弁護士]
Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched)
Good cast that worked well together. The "guest stars" for each episode were usually very good, but episode 8 with Naho Toda is worth the price of admission all by itself. |  Rikon Bengoshi 2 [離婚弁護士II〜ハンサム ウーマン〜]
Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched)
Another sequel not nearly as good as the original. Why can't they learn from the people that made Shomuni and when they have something good going, just leave it alone?!!? |
 Ruri no shima [瑠璃の島]
Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched)
Another very underrated drama. They say it didn't get very good ratings, if that's the case, a lot of people missed the boat on this one. | Saitou-san [斉藤さん]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Pretty standard plot, but a must see for Mimura fans. | Seigi no Mikata [正義の味方]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
This one got off to a slow start, but once Shida and Yamada jelled, it really took off for me. A great comedy!! |
 Seikei Bijin [整形美人。]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Ryoko excels, but Shiina Kippei had all the energy of some cold mashed potatoes. | sekushii boisu ando robo [セクシーボイスアンドロボ]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Maybe an 8 is too high, but I liked this drama a lot. Kenichi Matsuyama is the best otaku ever. | sengoku Jieitai [戦国自衛隊〜関ケ原の戦い〜]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
A remake of the Sonny Chiba movie "Time Slip/G.I. Samurai" I liked them both. The movie a lot more graphic, the drama had more character development. |
Shin Hoshi no kinka [新・星の金貨]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Has just about every cliche in the book, but it worked for me. |  Shinsengumi [新撰組]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
About as true to historical facts as your typical John Wayne movie, but I enjoyed some of the performances. |  Shiroi kage [白い影]
Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched)
The standard terminal illness scenario. |
 Shomuni [ショムニ]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
Just as GTO is the best of the high school genre, the Shomuni series are the best of the office politics genre |  Shomuni 2 [ショムニ 2]
Rating: 10/10 (Watched)
In the tradition of "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Aliens", that rarest of all creatures, a sequel that EXCEEDS the original!!! |  Shomuni Final [ショムニ ファイナル/庶務二課]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
Better than Shomuni 1, not quite as good as Shomuni 2, deserves a 9.25/9.5 |
 Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi [空から降る一億の星]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
Kimura's best performance IMHO. Eri Fukatsu and Kou both excellent, but Sanma Akashiya is the star of this drama. A must see!! |  Swing Girls [スウィングガールズ]
Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched)
This is a movie and not a drama, so technically, I don't know if it belongs. But it was still great. |  Tenka [天花]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Took awhile to get going, but one of the better asadoras. |
 Tentai Kanzoku [天体観測]
Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched)
Highly underrated drama, great ensemble cast | Teppan Shoujo Akane [鉄板少女アカネ]
Rating: 5/10 (Watched)
Proof that just because they make a drama revovling around food, that doesn't mean it will be good. |  Tiger & Dragon [タイガー＆ドラゴン]
Rating: 3/10 (Watched)
They said, "Watch the special first." So I watched the special first, didn't laugh once. Got as far as episode 3 and still hadn't laughed once. Stopped there. |
Top Caster [トップキャスタ]
Rating: 5/10 (Watched)
Don't bother wasting your time on this. Watch "News no Onna" instead. | Toukyou tawaa [東京タワー2007]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
A remake of the movie with Odagiri Joe of the same name. Not as good as the movie, but not bad for a "cover version". Misuko Baisho very good as Oka. |  Trick [トリック]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Abe and Yuki, can you say chemistry? |
 Trick 2 [トリック2]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Not as good as TRICK 1, Abe and Yukie were fine, but the writing didn't seem to be as good. The stories (especially the first one) seemed to drag at times. | Tsubasa No Oreta Tenshitachi 1 [翼の折れた天使たち]
Rating: 6/10 (Watched)
Chick flick, and since I ain't a chick couldn't really get into it. | Tsuhan-Man
Rating: 6/10 (Watched)
Nerdy guy/Gorgeous girl co-workers formula. Just average. |
Unfair [アンフェア]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Took forever to get going, didn't really get good until about episode 7, but after that it was great. Eita and Mari Hamada were outstanding. | Ushi ni Negai wo: Love & Farm [牛に願いを - Love & Farm]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Better than I expected. Cast worked well together. | Wakaba [わかば]
Rating: 6/10 (Watched)
Average asadora |
Watashi no Aozora [私の青空]
Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched)
Loved Tomoko Tabata as spunky Nazuna! |  Watashi no Aozora 2002 [私の青空２００２]
Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched)
Just o.k. sequel |  Wonderful Life [ワンダフルライフ]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
They didn't really have enough for 12 episodes, could have been trimmed down some, but overall, I liked it. |
 Yasashii Jikan [優しい時間]
Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched)
Emotionally, almost on the same level as Beautiful Life, great performances from Nino, Akira Terao, and Kimiko Yo. |  Yoshitsune [義経]
Rating: 4/10 (Watched)
Easily the worst Taiga ever. This thing makes "Shinsengumi" look like "Gone With the Wind" |  Zettai Kareshi [絶対彼氏]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Pretty unbelievable premise, but overall well done. |
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