Sakuraba Junko is a part-time teacher at an English conversation school who dreams of one day working in New York. Junko strives hard to achieve her dreams, but New York seems a far distant reality. And she hasn't had much luck with romance for a ...
Momoko Sugisaki (Misako Renbutsu) used to work as a teacher at a nursery school. Her poor communication skills with parents led to her leaving the school Now, she works as a home teacher. She visits the home of sick children and takes care of...
Kurata Kenta lives with his father, Taichi, his mother, Keiko, and his younger sister, Nana in an isolated home in the suburbs. He works as an unpopular commercial designer. Kenta possesses a timid personality, which he picked up from his father. ...
Tokura Yuri works as a pianist for one of the Tokyo hotel's lounge. She hails from Osaka, but haven't returned home in 8 years, as she hates her father for marrying his mistress. One day, she suddenly receives news of her father's death. She returns ...
Summer holidays... Amano Aki follows her mother, Haruko, to her hometown in Kitasanriku. There, she meets her maternal grandmother, Natsu, for the first time. Natsu is a woman diver, and Aki thinks that is just so cool. Aki is a second year high-scho...
The drama is based on the best-selling serial novels by Nonami Asa, about the lives of two ex-convicts after their release from jail. Komoriya Hako took the rap for her first love, and was sent to jail for seven years. Eguchi Ayaka was serving time f...
Hanasaku Asa lives at her family home in Kamakura, together with her 4 other siblings. They each have their own share of troubles. One day, their mother, Fuko, who had abandoned them over 20 years ago, comes waltzing back into their lives... -by N...
A married couple faces a collapse and also a revival of their family…
Yukari (Naomi Zaizen) and Yasuhiko (Ikki Sawamura) are a happily married couple. They run a restaurant situated along a busy street in Tokyo. One day, their eldest son Haru...
A group of 7 university students, that belong to the same tennis club, leave for a graduation trip to a snowy mountain cottage during the wintertime. Although all of them seems to get along well, some of them carry secrets the others are not aware of...
A drama about a female assistant police inspector who hunts down a tricky criminal with her excellent detective ability. Fukuie, an elusive and calm police inspector tries to crack down a murder case that nearly appeared as a complete crime by a f...
A group of 7 university students, that belong to the same tennis club, leave for a graduation trip to a snowy mountain cottage during the wintertime. Although all of them seems to get along well, some of them carry secrets the others are not aware...
In the summer of 1964 two arson cases occur in succession in Tokyo. The Tokyo Olympics are soon to begin the city. The first arson case took place at the residence of Shuuichiro Suga (Ittoku Kishibe). Shuuichiro Suga heads the security staff for the ...
People call him "Noble Bachelor" (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi). He works as the president of a filmmaking company which his father established. He possesses a high degree of creativity and carries himself professionally at work. He's satisfied with being singl...
Chyoko (Machiko Ono) is the daughter of Tanekichi (Shohei Hino) and Otatsu (Toshie Negishi), who are poor. Her parents run a fried dishes shop, but are harassed by moneylenders everyday. Chyoko is bright, but hates being poor. One day, Chyoko begins ...
In the second month of the ninth year of the reign of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, a great fire tore through the town of Edo. Starting from Maruyama, it spread to Komagome. The prosperous greengrocer Yaogen was also razed as well. The only daughter of the ho...
Kinue is a saleswoman in the futon section of a department store. One day, she suddenly gets transferred to the women's clothing department, even though she herself is lacking in fashion sense. Her new boss Miki, soon introduces Kinue to the tough...
Buranjeri-kurebayashi is a strange bakery which only opens from 11PM to 5AM. Drama series contains various cases involving people who visit Buranjeri-kurebayashi.