Teaser trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “Straight to Hell” starring Erika Toda. Drama series is based on the true story of Kazuko Hosoki. She dropped out of high school and became successful as a hostess in Ginza. She then made her mark by becoming a fortune teller. Erika Toda will play Kazuko Hosoki from the age of 17 to 66.
“Straight to Hell” is now set to premiere April 27, 2026.
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Kento Nakajima is cast in Netflix drama series “S and X.” The drama series is based on webcomic “S to X: Shimotori Ichito Therapist no Kokuhaku” by Kisei Tada and directed by Shogo Kusano (“The Longest Photo in The World“). In the new Netflix drama series, Kento Nakajima will play Sex Therapist Ichito Shimotori. He works with patients with various sexual problems and also deals with his own personal problem.
“S and X” will be available to stream sometime this year.
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Hana Sugisaki is cast in NTV drama series “Fuyu no Nankasa, Haru no Nankasa.” The drama series is scripted and co-directed by Rikiya Imaizumi. He previously worked with Hana Sugisaki in 2023 WOWOW drama series “Hana Sugisaki’s Filming Break.” The drama series is setup to tell an everyday love story about a young woman who lives earnestly despite making mistakes.
“Fuyu no Nankasa, Haru no Nankasa” will first air January 14, 2026 in Japan (takes over NTV’s Wednesday 10PM time slot after “Escape“).
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Ryusei Fujii and Ryuya Shimekake are cast in TV Asahi drama series “Zenbu, Anata no Tame Dakara.” The romance-suspense drama series is based on 2025 novel “Zenbu, Anata no Tame Dakara” by Eiji Natsubara and screenplay adaptation written by Hisako Fujihira (“Watashitachi ga Koisuru Riyu“). Ryusei Fujii will play lead male character Kazutomi Hayashida. During his wedding with his bride Sayaka, her champagne is intetionally poisoned. Wedding photographer Sakuraba finds clues from the photos he took during the wedding and helps Kazutomi Hayashida find out who was responsible.
“Zenbu, Anata no Tame Dakara” will first air January 10, 2026 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Saturday 11PM time slot “Papa and Daddy’s Home Cooking“).
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Ryuhei Matsuda is cast in TV Asahi drama series “Tantei-san, Ruck Aitemasu yo.” Director Shuichi Okita, who previously worked with Ryuhei Matsuda in movie “The Mohican Comes Home” and drama series “0.5 no Otoko,” co-writes the screenplay and co-directs the drama series. “Tantei-san, Ruck Aitemasu yo” is setup as a human mystery drama series revolving around Yosuke Ichinose (Ryuhei Matsuda). He is a detective, but also an inventor.
“Tantei-san, Ruck Aitemasu yo” will first air January, 2026 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Friday 11:15 PM time slot after “24 Hours with My Bodyguard Season 2“).
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Ryoma Takeuchi and Mao Inoue are cast in TV Asahi drama series “Saikai: Silent Truth.” The mystery drama series is based on 2010 novel “Saikai” by Dai Yokozeki (“Daughter of Lupin“) and scripted by Atsuko Hashibe (“Yuria’s Red String of Fate“). In “Saikai: Silent Truth,” Ryoma Takeuchi will play Detective Junichi Tobina. He meets his first love Makiko Iwamoto played by Mao Inoue, who is a suspect in a murder case.
“Saikai: Silent Truth” will first air January, 2026 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Tuesday 9PM time slot after “Just a bit Espers“).
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Takashi Sorimachi, Nao Omori, and Kenjiro Tsuda are cast in Fuji TV drama “Ramune Monkey.” The screenplay is based on 2025 webcomic “Ramune Monkey 1988” by Ryota Kosawa (“The Confidence Man JP“) and directed by Tomonobu Moriwaki (“Okura: Cold Case Investigation“). In “Ramune Monkey,” the three lead male characters will reunite after 37 years. They look back into the disappearance of their advisor from their middle school days.
“Ramune Monkey” will first air January 14, 2026 in Japan (takes over Fuji TV’s Wednesday 10PM time slot after “Pray Speak What Has Happened“).
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Kim Ji-Won is cast for the lead role in SBS drama series “Doctor X.” As the title suggests, “Doctor X” is a remake of the TV Asahi drama series that first aired in 2012 with “Doctor-X” and stars Ryoko Yonekura. Also cast for the SBS drama series version are Lee Jung-Eun, Son Hyun-Joo, & Kim Woo-Seok. In “Doctor X,” Kim Ji-Won will play Kye Soo-Jeong. She is a freelance surgeon and highly skilled. She is also quite unorthodox and not afraid to clash with the status quo.
“Doctor X” will first air sometime next year in South Korea.
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Ryoko Shinohara is cast in NTV drama series “Punch Drunk Woman.” Drama series is scripted by Yoshihiro Izumi (“Smiling Matryoshka“). Ryoko Shinohara will play detention center guard Kozue Fuyuki. When she meets a detainee charged with murder, her life changes drastically. An attempted prison escape takes place.
“Punch Drunk Woman” will first air January, 2026 in Japan (takes over NTV’s Sunday 10:30PM time slot following “Chosen Home“).
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Moka Kamishiraishi and Toma Ikuta are cast in NTV drama series “We Are Worse at Love than Pandas.” The romantic-comedy drama series is based on 2021 novel “Panda yori Koi ga Nigatena Watashitachi” by Kazuaki Sena. Moka Kamishiraishi, playing her first main character in a terrestrial broadcast drama series, will portray Ichiha Shibata. She joins a publishing company in hopes of working in their fashion magazine as an editor. But, she ends up working in a lifestyle magazine. She gets tasked with planning a love advice column for a famous model. She seeks out help from Tsukasa Shido, played by Toma Ikuta. His specialty is studying animal courtship behavior.
“We Are Worse at Love than Pandas” will first air January, 2026 (takes over NTV’s Saturday 9PM time slot after “The Right to Judge“).
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