Upcoming JDramas

slashersam016 wrote:

yes.. this is getting nearer.. Itoh Misaki and Kyoko Fukada.. awesome.. :)

This is going to be interesting - one of them good at acting dumb (Itoh), the other good at being dumb (need I say more?). :hehe:

Upcoming Drama Special

Hou no Niwa
Date: 27 July, 9.00 p.m.
Station: Fuji TV
Cast: Matsuyuki Yasuko, Yoshida Eisaku, Yamaguchi Tomomitsu
Synopsis: A manga adaptation about a public prosecutor Amami (Matsuyuki Yasuko), lawyer Koizumi (Yamaguchi Tomomitsu) and judge Tadokoro (Yoshida Eisaku) who once studied law together and were even embroiled in a love triangle. Their paths cross again during a courtroom trial in which the three are forced to contend with their thoughts and emotions.


Upcoming Short Dramas

Shanghai Typhoon
Date: Saturdays, 9.00 p.m. from 8 September
Station: NHK
Cast: Kimura Tae, Peter Ho, Matsushita Yuki, Megumi, Hosokawa Shigeki, Hara Hideko
Synopsis: Kimura Tae plays Nomura Misuzu, a woman who has lost her job and her love. Trying to make a new start, she heads to Shanghai, where she has a fateful encounter with a Chinese man, Cao Fei, played by Peter Ho. So begins her battle and survival to overcome the differences in culture and customs in Shanghai as she sets up a small clothier.

Judge ~ Rittou no Hanjiho Funsenki
Date: Saturdays, 9.00 p.m. from 10 October
Station: NHK
Cast: Nishijima Hidetoshi, Toda Naho, Masuoka Mei, Terada Minori, Asano Atsuko
Synopsis: Nishijima Hidetoshi plays a passionate young judge who finds himself transferred to a small Southern island with a population of 70,000 to be its only judge. The drama depicts his growth through his interactions with the island people.

thtl wrote:This is going to be interesting - one of them good at acting dumb (Itoh), the other good at being dumb (need I say more?). :hehe:

A match made in heaven. :hehe:

I hope it's okay that I'm posting this without checking the whole thread first, but seeing as how it's 62 pages long and I don't see a thread search (if I missed it, please point it out ^^').

Is anyone else looking forward to the upcoming Hana Kimi drama? I've seen the Taiwanese version and I really enjoyed it, so I'm really curious to see how this one will turn out.

Kaneshiro Jin wrote:I hope it's okay that I'm posting this without checking the whole thread first, but seeing as how it's 62 pages long and I don't see a thread search (if I missed it, please point it out ^^').

The Search function is located at the top of the page... It's not the best, but if you know what you're doing, you'll get the results you want.

thtl wrote:

This is going to be interesting - one of them good at acting dumb (Itoh), the other good at being dumb (need I say more?).

:hehe:

Upcoming Drama Specials

Deru Toko Demashou
Date: Fall 2007
Station: Fuji TV
Cast: Horikita Maki, Tanihara Shosuke, Koike Eiko, Kondo Masaomi
Synopsis: An adaptation of the popular manga of the same name, Horikita Maki stars as Kamei Shizuka, a high school girl, who becomes the assistant of a money-driven and shrewd lawyer Nonaka Hiromu played by Tanihara Shosuke. Thus starts the clash of personalities between Shizuka who believes there are other things more important than money and Hiromu who won't do a job that doesn't pay.

Long Wedding Road
Date: 30 July, 9.00 pm
Station: TBS
Cast: Hirosue Ryoko, Nagai Masaru, Yoshiyuki Kazuko, Nishikawa Kiyoshi, Sakai Masaaki, Akino Yoko
Synopsis: Hirosue Ryoko stars as a divorced mother from Osaka who earns a living as a long distance truck driver in this comedy. A fateful meeting with a divorced doctor (Nagai Masaru) from Tokyo, results in a marriage between the two divorcees. A clash soon results due to differences in values between the two sides.

Tengoku to Jigoku
Date: Fall 2007
Station: TV Asahi
Cast: Sato Koichi, Abe Hiroshi, Suzuki Kyoka
Synopsis: TV Asahi will remake Kurosawa Akira's 1963 film Tengoku to Jigoku. While the story will be set in modern day Otaru in Hokkaido instead of Yokohama, the drama will retain the same characters and storyline. The suspense drama portrays a kidnap-for ransom in which a chauffeur's son is kidnapped because he is mistaken for the son of an executive of a shoe manufacturer (Sato Koichi). The executive sacrifices his entire fortune to shoulder the ransom. The child is returned but the criminal flees with the money and the reputation of the police is put on the line as the search for the escaped criminal enfolds. Abe Hiroshi plays the police detective while Suzuki Kyoka plays Sato Koichi's wife.

i thought Tengoku to Jigoku was a Tanpatsu? TV Asahi will show another remake of a Kurosawa movie, Ikuru, and it will be a drama special.

marienella wrote:i thought Tengoku to Jigoku was a Tanpatsu? TV Asahi will show another remake of a Kurosawa movie, Ikuru, and it will be a drama special.

Yeah it is, I just checked Sanspo. Sponichi wasn't clear on that.

thanks for the info jade frost.:)

from japan-zone.com

The popular TV Asahi period drama series "Hissatsu Shigotonin" is making its comeback after 15 years, with some help from Johnny's Jimusho. Long-time star Fujita Makoto (74) will revive his role as "assassin for hire" Nakamura Mondo in an upcoming special, but the new series will become a vehicle for Shonentai member Higashiyama Noriyuki (40). The special will feature two other Johnny's stars, Tokio's Matsuoka Masahiro (30) and Ookura Tadayoshi (22) of KanJani8, so the show will have pretty boys for all ages. Fujita said, "The Hissatsu series is a brand name. I want (Higashiyama) to take it over and keep it going forever." The special airs on July 7 at 9pm.

monta wrote:from japan-zone.com

The popular TV Asahi period drama series "Hissatsu Shigotonin" is making its comeback after 15 years, with some help from Johnny's Jimusho. Long-time star Fujita Makoto (74) will revive his role as "assassin for hire" Nakamura Mondo in an upcoming special, but the new series will become a vehicle for Shonentai member Higashiyama Noriyuki (40). The special will feature two other Johnny's stars, Tokio's Matsuoka Masahiro (30) and Ookura Tadayoshi (22) of KanJani8, so the show will have pretty boys for all ages. Fujita said, "The Hissatsu series is a brand name. I want (Higashiyama) to take it over and keep it going forever." The special airs on July 7 at 9pm.

oh yessssssssssssss...
Ohkura acting with the daisenpai (HIGASHIYAMA!!! KUITAN~<3333). Great exposure for tacchon! :mrgreen:
WD-san~ you didn't mention arashi sugar papa will be the lead!

monta wrote:so the show will have pretty boys for all ages

Should I start throwing up now or when the series actually gets released? :bleh:

ainangst wrote:

oh yessssssssssssss...
Ohkura acting with the daisenpai (HIGASHIYAMA!!! KUITAN~<3333). Great exposure for tacchon! :mrgreen:
WD-san~ you didn't mention arashi sugar papa will be the lead!

Err, I didn't?

bmwracer wrote:
Should I start throwing up now or when the series actually gets released? :bleh:

Oh come on! This is a classic! And there's still Makoto Fujita in the lead...and Higashi is good too!

Not that I think you care though...

owh.. you wrote Higashi.. i didn't realize you were referring to him :p

WD wrote:Oh come on! This is a classic! And there's still Makoto Fujita in the lead...and Higashi is good too!

Not that I think you care though...

Fujita Makoto is an excellent actor... He was great in Musashi. And Higashiyama Noriyuki was really good in Kuitan...

But if everyone's gonna play up the pretty boy angle, forget it... I've been through that crap once already with Gokusen: Nakama Yukie made that show, not pouty, coiffed, lipgloss Matsujun. :bleh:

Long Wedding Road
Date: 30 July, 9.00 pm
Station: TBS
Cast: Hirosue Ryoko, Nagai Masaru, Yoshiyuki Kazuko, Nishikawa Kiyoshi, Sakai Masaaki, Akino Yoko
Synopsis: Hirosue Ryoko stars as a divorced mother from Osaka who earns a living as a long distance truck driver in this comedy. A fateful meeting with a divorced doctor (Nagai Masaru) from Tokyo, results in a marriage between the two divorcees. A clash soon results due to differences in values between the two sides.

looking forward to see Ryoko again in a series. hope it will get subbed though.

"Nodame Cantabile" drama returns for two nights in Paris
Tue, July 10, 2007 (4:17pm EDT)

The popular "Nodame Cantabile" drama series is returning to Fuji TV next January. A two-night special will kick off the new year, taking place in Paris after the timeline of the original series. Juri Ueno and Hiroshi Tamaki will reprise their roles as Nodame and Chiaki, respectively.

The special will also include new characters that do not appear in Tomoko Ninomiya's manga.

Filming will take place overseas for a period of about three weeks this fall.

It has also been announced that the Nodame Orchestra will hold Christmas concerts from December 18 to 28 at the Le Theatre Ginza.
Source: Sankei Sports

bmwracer wrote:"Nodame Cantabile" drama returns for two nights in Paris
Tue, July 10, 2007 (4:17pm EDT)

The popular "Nodame Cantabile" drama series is returning to Fuji TV next January. A two-night special will kick off the new year, taking place in Paris after the timeline of the original series. Juri Ueno and Hiroshi Tamaki will reprise their roles as Nodame and Chiaki, respectively.

The special will also include new characters that do not appear in Tomoko Ninomiya's manga.

Filming will take place overseas for a period of about three weeks this fall.

It has also been announced that the Nodame Orchestra will hold Christmas concerts from December 18 to 28 at the Le Theatre Ginza.
Source: Sankei Sports

wooow.......paris....... :applaud:
nodame is back.........that will be tanpatsu/spesial isn't???