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Hiroshi Abe to star in movie version of "Tonbi"

Hiroshi Abe will star in the movie “Tonbi.” The film is based on 2008 novel “T ...

Eve's favorite peacoat model still working:

Yutaka Takenouchi to appear in movie "Kanojo ga sono na wo shiranai toritach"

Takenouchi Yutaka and Matsuzaka Toori will be appearing in th ...

^ Some random quotes from the article and my thoughts:

TV prioritizes talent that is very well known, so every other consideration ends up being secondary. The joke about taiga dramas is that stars ...

I'm new to the process of suggesting an addition, so please bear with me if I screw up too much. 'Trying to adhere to the lead post in the "guidelines" thread but missing lots of info.
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Finished "Oyaji no Senaka". Epsiodes 1, 3, 7, 8, and 9 were the best.

Here's a list of each episode. The father and then the son or daughter except in the case of Toshiyuki Nishida in epi ...

Episode 9 of "Oyaji no Senaka". Masaaki Uchino was the father and Ryunosuke Kamiki the son. Pretty good episode. As an added bonus Yui Natsukawa played Uchino's wife. It's been awhile, it wa ...

Watching Juunen Saki mo Kimi ni Koi Shite and enjoying it. Uchino Masaaki is hot and I liked Ueto Aya in it too.
sadacori sighting! Shocked

Watching Juunen Saki mo Kimi ni Koi Shite and enjoying it. Uchino Masaaki is hot and I liked Ueto Aya in it too.

18.2 will be airing "Tonbi" http://www.jdorama.com/drama.1801.htm.

Starting July 6th in the 9pm timeslot. I thought Masaaki Uchino was great in this.

Uchino Masaaki to change his name to Uchino Seiyo

On July 10, actor Uchino Masaaki announced through his official website that he has changed his name to 'Uchino Seiyo'.

Regarding his name chan ...

Finished 'Tonbi' this may be the best of the 'single parent' type. Masaaki Uchino excellent as Yasu and Akira Emoto and Yumi Asou both great as Kaiun and Taeko.

But I thought the final episode ran ...

Fukuyama Masaharu to release new single in April

On March 9th, singer/actor Fukuyama Masaharu announced during his radio show, �eTamashii no Radio�e, that he would release a new double A-side singl ...

Started that one. Didn't like it. Then kept watching and it changed. Uchino Masaaki was not convincing being happy, but unhappy Uchino Masaaki kicks ass. I'm always ambivalent about him anyway. Loved ...

Watching Shotenin Michiru no Mi no Uebanashi. Never really liked Toda Erika, but she's wonderful as the wishy washy Michiru. Arai Hirofumi is also great as the understated adulterer. Kora Kengo, Sakur ...

Tonbi has the highest rating.....has anyone watched it?

Watched episode 1 (which runs an hour and a half). I can see why it's getting the ratings. Thumbsup

Update: Watched episode 2, this i ...

I was visiting my parents last week, and they were watching Toshiie and Matsu for the fourth time according to their reckoning. I think Oshin and Suzuran, two asadora, are the only other series t ...

Actor Uchino Masaaki will star in a TBS drama series next year, titled �gTonbi.�h This will be his first lead role in a TV series since the second season of the �gJIN�h in 2011, and it will reunite hi ...

Speaking of Uchino Masaaki:

Uchino Masaaki, Tokiwa Takako to star in new drama 'Tonbi'

Actor Uchino Masaaki will star in a TBS drama series next year, titled �gTonbi.�h This will be his first le ...

The one exception in the last ten or so might be Fuurin Kazan. Masaaki Uchino as Kensuke, Tatsuya Nakadai and Sonny Chiba. I think it's the last taiga I watched that I felt satisfied at the end. ...

Toshiie and Matsu might be the last Taiga that NHK produced before succumbing to the inevitable hiring of far too many young limited-ability idols to populate their series, a trend which has plagued ...