Japanese Drama

Untouchable

December 6, 2009
Untouchable

When reporter Narumi Ryoko loses her job at a first-rate publisher and ends up at a trashy tabloid called "Shukan Untouchable." She now chases celebrity scandals and sensational stories, but she hasn’t lost her sense of duty or her persistence. While investigating her stories, she tends to notice details that imply some hidden truth...
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Shokojo Seira

December 6, 2009
Shokojo Seira

Seira was raised in India, but she is sent back to Japan to continue her education at an affluent boarding high school. Although she has lived in luxury, the well-bred Seira is kind and generous, earning her many friends at the school. One person who dislikes Seira is the school’s director, though she treats...
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Hidarime Tantei EYE

October 14, 2009
Hidarime Tantei EYE

Aoinosuke Tanaka (Ryosuke Yamada) was born with a weak left eye. Then one day, Aoinosuke’s older brother Yumehito (Yu Yokoyama) dies mysteriously, allowing Aoinosuke to receive a cornea transplant from his deceased brother. After the surgery, whenever there is a shock to his left eye he sees strange images of a possible robber and...
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Aoi Tori

October 1, 2009
Aoi Tori

A tale of tragic love between Yoshimori, a station employee at a quiet, rural station, and Kahori, the wife of the heir to a family fortune. When Kahori’s husband uncovers their affair, the star-crossed lovers try to flee with Kahori’s daughter. Their search for safety and happiness takes them across the nation, from Hokkaido...
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Manhattan Love Story

October 1, 2009
Manhattan Love Story

Next door to Chuo TV’s offices is "Manhattan," a coffee shop for aficionados. The owner’s passion for coffee is almost a sickness and all he wants is for his customers to enjoy their coffee. He is a man of few words. If he has to say something, he gets his waiter Shinobu Gamo to...
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Investigator Mariko Season 2

October 1, 2009
Investigator Mariko Season 2

As criminals become more sophisticated and crimes more complex, the police must turn to speedier and more scientific means of weeding through clues and narrowing down suspects. That’s where the forensics labs come into play. Sasaki Mariko (Sawaguchi Yasuko) is a highly talented forensics scientist who must dodge stereotypes, as well as disparaging comments...
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Investigator Mariko

October 1, 2009
Investigator Mariko

As criminals become more sophisticated and crimes more complex, the police must turn to speedier and more scientific means of weeding through clues and narrowing down suspects. That’s where the forensics labs come into play. Sasaki Mariko (Sawaguchi Yasuko) is a highly talented forensics scientist who must dodge stereotypes, as well as disparaging comments...
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Ueno Juri and the Five Bags

September 25, 2009
Ueno Juri and the Five Bags

The series features Ueno taking on five roles in five episodes. As the title suggests, each episode involves a bag of some kind, such as a guitar case or a mysterious delivery package. Chapter 1 – Ueno is a part-time street performer who sings and plays guitar. When a series of Robin Hood-style thefts...
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Buzzer Beat

September 23, 2009
Buzzer Beat

Kamiya Naoki is a young player from a professional basketball team. But due to his relatively smaller size and his tendency to crack under pressure, he is unable to show his true skills on the court. Meanwhile, Shirakawa Riko is a cheerful, strong-spirited music college graduate aiming to become a professional violinist. One day,...
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The Summer of the Bureaucrats

September 22, 2009
The Summer of the Bureaucrats

The story takes place in 1955, 10 years after losing in WWII. It tells the story of the government officials at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), who are carrying out their mission to make Japan as affluent and wealthy as the western world. The...
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