ikildo wrote:

I recently got a show of excitement with some Japanese High School students from Edogawa when I mentioned the Japanese television classic, "Torisan." I think "Torisan" means "Mr. tiger." Alas I only know what I saw briefly on a poorly translated edition of "Japanese News" here in the United States. Can anyone tell me more about this "Mr. Tiger" Torisan? [/i]

Tori-san means "Mr. Bird", I think you are thinking of "Tora-san"

Look on IMDB, there are 48 Tora-san movies (Otoko wa tsurai yo == It's tough being a man). They were one of the most popular, longest running series of movies ever.

There's a thread for help in ID'ing dramas....


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hello guys, im looking for a drama which i dont know much about, but i know that there is maybe 3 brothers in a household, and the youngest brother falls for a girl working in a convinience store.. does anyone know aboutthis??

oh yeah this drama once played on americas international channel

It's not quite like you mentioned but your description makes me think of Brother Beat.

http://jdorama.com/drama.964.htm

also maybe if someone knows where to find japanese dramas that aired in the u.s

Use this thread: http://jdorama.com/viewtopic.5412.htm

Please use the search engine before starting any new threads. Thanks.

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Can any drama pros tell me which drama she is from:

http://www.sleepywood.net/forum/image.php?u=94&dateline=1153115063

she's just too cute and i love j dramas so im gonna start another one if i can find what drama this is

and she looks alot like aya ueto btw.

Junn wrote:

Can any drama pros tell me which drama she is from: http://www.sleepywood.net/forum/image.php?u=94&dateline=1153115063 she's just too cute and i love j dramas so im gonna start another one if i can find what drama this is and she looks alot like aya ueto btw.

welll..........i can start by saying she doesn't look like Ueto Aya at all

And.......I have no idea who that girl is and if she was in any J-dorama.

If lucky, you can try posting here
http://www.jdorama.com/viewtopic.5650.htm

Maybe someone can identify who she is and maybe recognized her from somewhere
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that link takes you to ahochaude's avatar
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You should use the existing thread for this: http://jdorama.com/viewtopic.5412.htm

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Okay, well it was probably the early 90's when I first saw it. I remember just glimpses of the show. It was about this one girl during the early 30's 40's, possibly wartime and the title was her name. I believe she has to move around the country, and I remember a lot of snow. Agh, it's been haunting me, I may remember more later on. However, it was the first dorama I ever saw and it was broadcasted on national television around the world.
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Do you mean Oshin? It came out in the '80s check the drama database and see if that's the one you're looking for.

gaijin mark wrote:

Do you mean Oshin? It came out in the '80s check the drama database and see if that's the one you're looking for.

OMG, I think you're right. Thankyou so much. I remember it now. YAY You ROCK
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altec wrote:

OMG, I think you're right. Thankyou so much. I remember it now. YAY You ROCK

Glad I could help.They happen to be showing "Wakaba" weekday mornings and the main actress in Oshin (Yuko Tanaka) plays Wakaba's mother. She's very good and I just happened to be checking her out to see if she was in anything else.

There are more episodes of Oshin than most of the doramas I've seen now. I mean now it's only 10-15 for a dorama, and for Oshin, it's like 297! Huh?
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altec wrote:

There are more episodes of Oshin than most of the doramas I've seen now. I mean now it's only 10-15 for a dorama, and for Oshin, it's like 297! Huh?

The asadoras (morning dramas) run every morning for half a year (I think). But this one ran for a full year.

Source: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Oshin

Thankss for the ratings info
"An Iranian woman was once asked by a radio reporter, "Who is your symbol of Islamic womanhood?" "Oshin", she answered."
""Oshin" is a nationally popular TV program in Japan and has been highly evaluated in 59 countries and regions in the world."
Source: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Oshin

These are amazing facts.
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Hey guys! If anyone can help me find out what this show is called, it's you guys. XD

I don't know if it was actually a drama, or just a one-shot thing, but I caught the last half of it on TV (I don't remember what station) during the typhoon we just had, like, 2 weeks ago. My boyfriend has no idea what it was called either.

It was, from what I gathered, about a boy from modern times and a boy from WWII era who end up switching places. The modern boy's name, I believe, is Kenta, and his girlfriend's name is Minami. Anyway, when Kenta goes back in time, he ends up being saved by Minami's grandmother or great-grandmother, and ends up a kamikaze soldier for the Navy. The WWII era boy ends up waking up in modern times, and, startled by the English everywhere, he thinks he's been sent to America and freaks out. But of course Kenta and this other guy from the past look exactly the same, so Minami just thinks he's been affected by whatever accident he had in the first place. I don't want to give any spoilers, so I hope that's enough for someone to identify it by. ^_^;;;

Anyone know what it's called? Is it a drama? Or just a TV movie thing? Thanks so much in advance!

AwaBijin wrote:

Hey guys! If anyone can help me find out what this show is called, it's you guys. XD I don't know if it was actually a drama, or just a one-shot thing, but I caught the last half of it on TV (I don't remember what station) during the typhoon we just had, like, 2 weeks ago. My boyfriend has no idea what it was called either. It was, from what I gathered, about a boy from modern times and a boy from WWII era who end up switching places. The modern boy's name, I believe, is Kenta, and his girlfriend's name is Minami. Anyway, when Kenta goes back in time, he ends up being saved by Minami's grandmother or great-grandmother, and ends up a kamikaze soldier for the Navy. The WWII era boy ends up waking up in modern times, and, startled by the English everywhere, he thinks he's been sent to America and freaks out. But of course Kenta and this other guy from the past look exactly the same, so Minami just thinks he's been affected by whatever accident he had in the first place. I don't want to give any spoilers, so I hope that's enough for someone to identify it by. ^_^;;; Anyone know what it's called? Is it a drama? Or just a TV movie thing? Thanks so much in advance!

I think you are referring to the new TBS drama "Bokutachi no Sensou" (our War). Here is the official website:

http://www.tbs.co.jp/boku-sensou/

Um.. I need help identifying a show.. But I have no idea who the actors are..

So, it goes like this:
It's kinda like a detective show. And the main character is of course someone who is good at solving crimes and is known for his skills. Then whenever he goes anywhere, people mysteriously gets killed but he will solve how they died. Sometimes in some episodes he brings his friends along like for eg, they will go on a cruise together or to a chalet or something.. It was quite a long time ago so can't really remember the casts' names..

Kinda like the trick series though..
Thanks!!!
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