Posts Categorized: Japanese Dramas

Dec 19 2023

Teaser trailer and poster for movie “Ikoku Nikki”

Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Ikoku Nikki” starring Yui Aragaki and Ikoi Hayase. The film is directed by Natsuki Seta (“Parks“) and based on manga series “Ikoku Nikki” by Tomoko Yamashita. The teaser trailer begins with Yui Aragaki as Makio Kodai telling her niece, whom she meets at a funeral, “I hated your mother with all my heart, but I will never trample on you. If you don’t have a place to stay, you can stay with me.”

“Ikoku Nikki” is now scheduled for release June, 2024 in Japan.

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Dec 12 2023

Sara Shida and Kanata Hongo cast in NTV drama “Kesenai Watashi”

Sara Shida and Kanata Hongo are cast in NTV live-action drama series “Kesenai Watashi.” The revenge themed drama series is based on manga series  “Kesenai Watashi: Enjo Shitsuzukeru Digital Tattoo” by Shinobu Kuroda. Sara Shida will play the lead role of Shoko Haibara. Her life is ruined by her high school school classmates. 10 years later and instead of taking her own life, she decides to get revenge.

“Kesenai Watashi” first airs January 5, 2024 in Japan.

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Dec 6 2023

Trailer and poster for Netflix drama “Yu Yu Hakusho”

Trailer and poster added for Netflix live-action drama series “Yu Yu Hakusho” starring Takumi Kitamura and Go Ayano. The drama series is based on manag series “Yu Yu Hakusho” by Yoshihiro Togashi. The poster shows Yusuke Urameshi (Takumi Kitamura) and Younger Toguro (Go Ayano) standing face to face. Younger Toguro is the biggest enemy of Yusuke Urameshi.

“Yu Yu Hakusho” will be available to stream December 14, 2023. Netflix will also hold an eve event that will be held December 13, 2023 and live streamed on its social media channels.

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Dec 5 2023

Oji Suzuka and Maika Yamamoto cast in TV Tokyo drama “Yami Baito Kazoku”

Oji Suzuka and Maika Yamamoto are cast for lead roles in TV Tokyo drama series “Yami Baito Kazoku.” Also cast for the drama series are Ken Mitsuishi, Yumi Asou, & Toshiki Ayata. The screenplay will follow 5 five people from different age groups who applied for illegal part-time work. They are then blackmailed to act as a family to commit more crimes.

“Yami Baito Kazoku” will first air  January 5, 2024 in Japan.

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Dec 4 2023

Atsushi Ito, Teppei Koike cast in TV Asahi drama “Rikon Shinai Otoko”

Atsushi Ito, Teppei Koike, Taiki Sato, Miki Mizuno are cast in TV Asahi drama series “Rikon Shinai Otoko.” The drama series is based on webcomic “Rikon Shinai Otoko” by Reiji Ohtake and screenplay adaptation by Osamu Suzuki (“The Queen of Villains“). Screenwriter Osamu Suzuki will be retiring from writing and this will be his last drama series screenplay, which is a black-comedy. Actor Atsushi Ito will play lead character Wataru Okatani. He learns that his wife is having an affair, but he must be careful because he learns that his chances of gaining child custody in divorces are low.

“Rikon Shinai Otoko” will first air January 20, 2024 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Saturday 11:30 PM time slot after “Muddy Dining Table“).

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Nov 28 2023

Main trailer for Disney+ drama “Dragons of Wonder Hatch”

Main trailer added for Disney+ drama series “Dragons of Wonder Hatch” starring Sena Nakajima, Daiken Okudaira, & Mackenyu Arata. The trailer begins with narration that states “This is a story for you who is far away.” The drama series features a mixture of live-action and animation and tells a story set in the real world and a fantasy world where dragon riders live. The series itself will consist of 8 episodes. The first two episodes will be released December 20, 2023 and two more episodes will be released December 27, 2023 and then one episode per week will be released until its conclusion.

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Nov 27 2023

Minami Hamabe, Eiji Akaso, and Mansai Nomura cast in movie “Moshimo Tokugawa Ieyasu ga Sori Daijin ni Nattara”

Minami Hamabe, Eiji Akaso, and Mansai Nomura are cast in movie “Moshimo Tokugawa Ieyasu ga Sori Daijin ni Nattara.” Movie is based on 2021 novel “Moshimo Tokugawa Ieyasu ga Sori Daijin ni Nattara” by Akihito Manabe and directed by Hideki Takeuchi (“Thermae Romae“). The film is set in 2020, when COVID-19 is creating chaos around the world. After the Japanese prime minister suddenly dies from the virus, the government decides to form a super cabinet of legendary leaders from Japan’s past via AI holograms. Minami Hamabe will play Risa Nishimura. She is a news reporter and discovers something about the new cabinet.

“Moshimo Tokugawa Ieyasu ga Sori Daijin ni Nattara” will be released July 26, 2024 in Japan.

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Nov 27 2023

Satomi Ishihara cast in TV Asahi drama “Destiny”

Satomi Ishihara is cast in TV Asahi drama series “Destiny.” The suspense-romance screenplay is written Noriko Yoshida (“Liaison“). In the drama series “Destiny,” Satomi Ishihara will play main character Kanade Nishimura. As a 35 year old prosecutor, she suddenly must confront a suspicious death case that occurred when she was a law school student and her father’s death case that occurred some 20 years ago.

“Destiny” will first air April, 2024 in Japan.

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Nov 23 2023

Nao and Noritake Kinashi cast in Fuji TV drama series “Haru ni Nattara”

Nao and Noritake Kinashi are cast in Fuji TV drama series “Haru ni Nattara.” The family drama is scripted by Yasushi Fukuda (“Hero“) and directed by Kana Matsumoto (“Tokyo Oasis“) and Mayu Akiyama (“Rent A Friend“). The two leads will play daughter and father and they both reveal shocking news to each other on New Year’s Day.

“Haru ni Nattara” first airs January 15, 2024 in Japan (takes over Fuji TV’s Monday 10PM time slot after “Special Order! Metro Police Special Accounting Department“).

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