 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. |  Aibou [相棒]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Not good cop/bad cop, more like smart cop/dumb cop, but the two leads worked well together. Really good drama. |  Aibou 2 [相棒]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Still pretty good, but 21 episodes was a bit much. |
 Antique [アンティーク〜西洋骨董洋菓子店]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Pretty decent drama. Kippei was great and even Takky wasn't half-bad. (Did I really say that???) | Aoi Tori [青い鳥]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
It was good but I'm not a big fan of the "tragic romance" genre to begin with. Toyokawa and Suzuki's performances were the high point for me. |  Arifureta Kiseki [ありふれた奇跡]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
A real drama about real people. Great writing and outstanding acting by all the cast!! |
 Around 40 [アラウンド40]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Some good actors here but nothing really special as far as the plot goes. | 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 [あしたの、喜多善男]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
Smart, well written, great performances, I loved every second of it! |  Asunaro hakusho [あすなろ白書]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Got off to a good start, but after awhile the whole "Narumi/Kakei" thing got real tiresome. |  Atsu Hime [篤姫]
Rating: 6/10 (Watched)
Okay, I'll give them props for trying something different, a Taiga from the woman's point of view. But it just never really worked for me. |
 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 |  Bara no nai Hanaya [薔薇のない花屋]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
It was okay. Yuuki Yagi is great, but the last episode and a half pretty unbelievable and stretched out way too long. |  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 (Bought & 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)
"Kuzu" in Japanese means trash or garbage which was supposed to be a pun for the title but I thought it was very appropriate. Granted, it did have a few bright spots, but after most episodes I felt a need to take a shower. |  Boku dake no Madonna [僕だけのマドンナ]
Rating: 5/10 (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." |
 Boku no Imoto [ぼくの妹]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
All the actors (yes, even Nagasawa) were great. Now if the writer had only decided what the hell he wanted, this could go have been a real good drama. |  BOSS
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
The last three episodes were some of the best in any drama, if the rest of the drama were this good, I'd have given this a 9. Unfortunately, the first eight episodes are so lame, it gets a charitable 7. |  Brand [ブランド]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Good work by Imai, Ichikawa and Yoshida. For some reason, I empathized with Yoshida's character (the twice rejected boyfriend) the most. |
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. |  Call Center no Koibito [コールセンターの恋人]
Rating: 6/10 (Watched)
The scriptwriters needed to call somebody for help, even Mimura couldn't salvage this thing. |  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. |
 Daisuki!! [だいすき!!]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Karina is phenomenal!!! The drama itself isn't anything special, but Karina is so good she makes this a must see drama. | Dare yori mo mama wo aisu [誰よりもままを愛す]
Rating: 4/10 (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 (Bought & 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)
Good cast, but pretty standard story of critically ill children, check Riko Narumi in one of her first roles. |  Densha Otoko [電車男]
Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched)
Hilarious! Easily the best dorama of 2005, Miho Shiraishi stole the show! |  Dobutsu no Oisha-san [動物のお医者さん]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Watched it to see Yoshizawa in a lead because I really liked him in "Cheap Love". He did a good job, but didn't really knock me out. Just an o.k. drama |
Dondo Bare [どんど晴れ]
Rating: 5/10 (Watched)
If there is a more boring asadora, I hope I never find it. | Doriimu Agein [ドリーム☆アゲイン]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Mirai Shida was great, but 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 Shinryojo [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, Yuki Matsushita the "other woman". I love Kaoru Sugita as the nosy neighbor! |
Fuurin Kazan [風林火山]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Pretty good. Marks 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!! |  Gift [ギフト]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
More like 9.5, a very underrated Kimura drama! (If there's such a thing) Excellent script, great cast, so many good supporting actors here can't list them all. Great, great drama, big thumbs up!! |
 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 (Bought & 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 | Hagetaka [ハゲタカ]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Liked this drama a lot! Oomori, Shibata, and Kuriyama were all very good. |
Haikei, Chichiue-sama [拝啓、父上様]
Rating: 6/10 (Watched)
A drama that goes nowhere and resolves nothing. But it does have a nice theme song! | 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 worked well together.Nice drama about post-war Japan. |
 Hataraki Man [働きマン]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Kanno was great, but honestly, 75% of this drama was filler. You could watch episode 1, then skip to episode 10 and 11 and not miss a thing. |  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 |
 Hitotsu yane no shita 1 [ひとつ屋根の下 1]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Nice family drama. Eguchi and Sakai were good, but the rest of the cast delivered some pretty average performances. A marginal 8. | Honmamon [ほんまもん]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
One of the better asadoras |  Hotman [ホットマン]
Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched)
First drama I ever saw. This is the one that got me hooked! |
 Iguana no musume [イグアナの娘]
Rating: 6/10 (Watched)
Maybe the strangest drama I've ever seen. Totally unbelievable storyline, but I'm giving it a 6 based on 3 great performances by Miho Kanno, Rena Komine, and Hitomi Sato. Oh yeah, remember to look both ways before crossing the street! |  Ii hito [いいひと。]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
I loved this drama!!! Kusanagi and Kanno were both great!!! Great story and strong supporting cast, highly recommended!!! |  Ikebukuro West Gate Park [池袋ウエストゲートパーク]
Rating: 6/10 (Watched)
The violence just got to be too much. If you fast-forwarded thru the scenes where sombody is getting beat up, stabbed, dead or dieing, you could probably watch this whole drama in about 45 seconds. |
Ima Ai ni Yukimasu [いま会いにゆきます]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
ALL the actors were great, the story was great, but this is one of those dramas that you have to watch to the very end though. |  Innocent Love [イノセント・ラヴ]
Rating: 5/10 (Watched)
In the contest for "Worst Drama of 2008" I put this in a tie with "Last Friends" | 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! | JIN [JIN-仁-]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Loved this drama! Great acting, interesting characters, and the open ended final leaves room for a sequel which is okay by me. | Joshi Deka! [ジョシデカ！]
Rating: 5/10 (Watched)
Yuki's done worse dramas, Gokusen 2 for example.(Talk about damning with faint praise!) |
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. | Kaette Kita Jikou Keisatsu 2 [帰ってきた時効警察 2]
Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched)
The insanity continues!!! |  Kamisama mou sukoshi dake [神様、もう少しだけ]
Rating: 5/10 (Watched)
I believe this is the drama that created the term "cringeworthy" |
 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!! | Kaze no Garden [風のガーデン]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
The terminal illness plot has been done so many times, and there's really not that much new here. But based on the perfomances of Ryunosuke Kamiki and Ken Ogata, giving this an 8. |
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! |  Kisarazu Cat's Eye [木更津キャッツアイ]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Funny, well written, good cast, and the most creative use of flashbacks I've ever seen. |
 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: 6/10 (Watched)
Just average asadora. |  Konna koi no hanashi [こんな恋のはなし]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Well done by a real stong cast, big thumbs up to Koji Tamaki. |
 Koori no sekai [冰の世界]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
What could have been a really great mystery ruined by the most unbelivable, implausible ending I've seen in a looooong time. A charitable 7. | Koumei Ga Tsuji [功名が辻]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Good, but not great, I expected Yukie to be good, but was real surprised by Takaya Kamikawa as Kazutoyo, and Hiromi Nagasaku, totally evil as Yodo!! | 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: 8/10 (Bought & Watched)
3rd in the series, but not your typical hospital drama. Good cast and good story. |
 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 (Bought & 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. |  Love Shuffle [ラブシャッフル]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Great writing, great cast, really good drama. YAY PANDA!!! |  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 (Bought & Watched)
Mimura dazzles!!! If GTO is the #1 high school drama, Medaka is #1-A. |  Mirai Koshi Meguru [未来講師めぐる]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Dumb, but sometimes dumb can be good. |  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. |
 MR. BRAIN
Rating: 6/10 (Watched)
Lots of fancy graphics, lots of high-powered guest stars, but with the exception of the two episodes with Yuki, they didn't include a decent script to go along with it. |  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) |
 Ningen no Shoumei [人間の証明]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
Great police drama, second only to Odoru Daisousasen. And probably my favorite Yutaka drama of all. |  Ninkyo Helper [任侠ヘルパー]
Rating: 5/10 (Watched)
Mediocre melodrama. |  Nobuta wo Produce [野ブタ。をプロデュース]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
Great drama about friendship. Excellent performances from Horikita and Yamashita. Horikita's Nobuta is an unforgettable character. |
 Nodame Cantabile [のだめ カンタビ−レ]
Rating: 5/10 (Watched)
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: 8/10 (Watched)
A dorama version of "Dallas" except EVERYBODY was as evil as J.R!!! |  Odoru Daisousasen [踊る大捜査線]
Rating: 10/10 (Watched)
The best police drama ever!! Perfect cast, perfect writing. Highly recommended!!! |
 Oishii kankei [おいしい關係]
Rating: 5/10 (Watched)
Possibly the most boring drama ever. The two leads were so stiff I thought I was at a funeral home. | 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 irresistble!!! |
 Ooku [大奥]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Nice period piece |  Orange Days [オレンジデイズ]
Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched)
I dunno, I thought this drama was overrated. It's the same stuff Kitagawa has covered in other dramas with just a few tweaks. | Osen [おせん]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Other than Aoi Yuu's wise beyond her years okami, pretty average drama. |
 Otomen [オトメン(乙男)]
Rating: 3/10 (Watched)
Just when you thought they couldn't possibly come up with anything more inane or moronic, they fool you again!! |  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. | Pandora [パンドラ]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
Grand prize winner 1st Tokyo Drama Awards and deservedly so, an excellent drama all the way around. |
 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. | Regatta [レガッタ]
Rating: 5/10 (Watched)
If you feel that your life will not be complete unless you've seen everything done by Saki Aibu, then you should watch this. Otherwise, forget it. |
 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?!!? |  Ring: Saishusho [リング 最終章]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Got off to a great start, but kind of dragged at the end. |
 ROOKIES [ルーキーズ]
Rating: 6/10 (Watched)
Typical high school idealist teacher/bad students drama only watched this one to see how Ryuta Sato did in a lead role, otherwise, it's pretty lame. |  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. | Sailor Fuku to Kikanju [セーラー服と機関銃]
Rating: 2/10 (Watched)
Is this the worst drama ever made? Hard to say, but it should definitely be on everybody's short list. |
 Saitou-san [斉藤さん]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Pretty standard plot, but a must see for Mimura fans. | SCANDAL
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Liked this a lot. Good cast, especially Momoi Kaori. (Any 50-something woman that wears a "Ramones" t-shirt you gotta like, ne?) |  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: 5/10 (Watched)
The drama which teaches that selfish and superficial is good. | sekushii boisu ando robo [セクシーボイスアンドロボ]
Rating: 8/10 (Bought & 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. |
 Shika Otoko Awoniyoshi [鹿男あをによし]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
More like 7.5.This is a fantasy adventure type that Disney would make for the 9-12 year olds. Nothing wrong with that, in fact, I liked it!! | 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 Haru [白い春]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Would have given this a 9 if not for that ending. But still a real good drama. Great performances from Abe, Yoshitaka, and Endo Kenichi. |  Shiroi kage [白い影]
Rating: 6/10 (Watched)
The standard terminal illness scenario. |  Shiroi Kyoto [白い巨塔]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
Not really a medical drama, that's just the setting. More about morality, friendship, doing what's right, not to mention bribery, corruption, and political gamesmanship. And one of the best casts ever assembled! |
 Shomuni [ショムニ]
Rating: 9/10 (Bought & 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 (Bought & 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 (Bought & Watched)
Better than Shomuni 1, not quite as good as Shomuni 2, deserves a 9.25/9.5 |
Shoni Kyumei [小児救命]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Better than I expected, a little different than most hospital/doctor based dramas because of the emphasis just on kids. Special marks to Eriko Watanabe as the senpai sensei. |  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!! | Souri to yobanai de [総理と呼ばないで]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
I really liked this drama! Good storyline, great supporting cast and Suzuki in a total change of character is a hoot as the ditzy wife! |
 Suika [すいか]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Nice quirky drama about the folks at "Happiness San-cha". Well written, good job by a good cast. |  Sutaa no Koi [スタアの恋]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Okay, the plot itself is not that special, but boy, this cast, SUBARASHII!!! |  Taiho shichauzo [逮捕しちゃうぞ]
Rating: 6/10 (Watched)
A Japanese "Charlie's Angels" The plots were thin, the acting thinner. But what the hey, I liked it. |
 Tenchijin [天地人]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
A real charitable 7! With this cast, this should have been a whole lot better. |  Tenka [天花]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Took awhile to get going, but one of the better asadoras (even though Tenka picked the wrong guy). |  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 revolving 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. | Tokyo DOGS ~ Saiaku de Saiko no Partner [東京DOGS]
Rating: 5/10 (Watched)
You could call this "Aibou for fangirls" but I don't think even most fangirls are this stupid. |
Tokyo Friends [東京フレンズ]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Pretty standard chick-flick stuff. Otsuka's singing and Maki's acting are the only real reasons to watch it. |  Tokyo rabu sutori [東京ラブストーリー]
Rating: 5/10 (Watched)
Pretty mediocre. Some people didn't like the ending, for me, that was the only thing that made sense. |  Tokyo Tower ~Okan to Boku to, tokidoki, Oton [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. |
 Tomorrow
Rating: 5/10 (Watched)
I guess Yutaka and Kanno really needed the money, instant melodrama, just add water. | 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. |  Top Sales [トップセールス]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
It was o.k., Yui was great as expected, but the subplots with her four classmates got to be a distraction. Wish they'd stuck more with Yui and her struggles as a woman trying to make it in a male dominated business. |
 Triangle [トライアングル]
Rating: 6/10 (Watched)
Good cast wasted here. After an excellent first episode, this rapidly descends into one of the most non-sensical dramas ever. |  Trick [トリック]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Abe and Yukie, 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. |
Untouchable [アンタッチャブル]
Rating: 5/10 (Watched)
The thing about Yukie's dramas is they're either very good or very bad. File this one under very bad. | 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. |  Utahime [歌姫]
Rating: 9/10 (Watched)
My favorite drama of 2007!! Great cast, great story, well done all the way around. |
 Virgin Road [バージンロード]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Mai Hosho and Tetsuya Takeda were great, but this drama will be remembered by me for having the cheesiest final episode and most annoying theme song ever! | 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 | Watashitachi no kyokasho [わたしたちの教科書]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
Great drama!! A bit long, they could have shaved it down to 11 episodes and not lost anything. Kanno was at her best!! |  Water Boys [ウォーターボーイズ]
Rating: 8/10 (Watched)
At first I thought the whole premise (High school boys doing synchrozied swimming) was pretty silly, but really, it's a pretty good drama. |
 Water Boys 2 [ウォーターボーイズ2]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
A clone of the original, but for a sequel not bad. |  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. |  Zettai Kareshi [絶対彼氏]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Pretty unbelievable premise, but not all that bad. | |
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Amami Yuki [天海祐希]
Hiraizumi Sei [平泉成]
Ishiguro Ken [石黒賢]
Kanno Miho [菅野美穂]
Kimura Takuya [木村拓哉]
Konishi Manami [小西真奈美]
Natsukawa Yui [夏川結衣]
Odagiri Joe [オダギリジョー]
Ryo [りょう]
Shida Mirai [志田未来]
Toda Naho [戸田菜穂]
Yamaguchi Tomoko [山口智子]
Yo Kimiko [余貴美子]
