Monday, March 28, 2011

Sign



Judul : 싸인 / Sign
Genre : Medical, mystery, romance
Episode : 20

A medical investigation drama about forensic doctors solving murder cases. Go Da Kyung is an eager rookie investigator who gets paired with the famous forensic doctor, Yoon Ji Hoon. They initially clash due to their different styles of investigation as well as their opposing personalities - Da Kyung's energetic nature is a source of irritation for the prickly Ji Hoon - but later develop a complex relationship as the two strive to uncover the truth through science.

Cast:
Park Shin Yang as Yoon Ji Hoon
Kim Ah Joong as Go Da Kyung
Uhm Ji Won as Jung Woo Jin
Jung Gyu Woon as Choi Yi Han
Jun Kwang Ryul as Lee Myung Han
Song Jae Ho as Jung Byung Do
Jang Hyun Sung as Jang Min Suk
Ahn Moon Sook as Hong Sook Joo
Jung Eun Pyo as Kim Wan Tae

Saturday, March 26, 2011

My Boss, My Hero



Judul : マイ★ボス マイ★ヒーロー / My Boss, My Hero
Genre : School drama, comedy
Episode : 10 2006

Sakaki Makio, also known as "Tornado" is a tough 27-year-old high school drop-out. By academic standards, he's pretty dumb. His father decides to force Makio to return to high school to receive his diploma and he asks an old friend who happens to be the principal of a nearby school to admit Makio. If Makio doesn't graduate, the position of boss will be given to his younger brother, Mikio.

Furthermore, he must pose as a 17-year-old during school hours and in the presence of any classmates or teachers outside of school. If his cover is blown, it would be the end of his high school career as well as his hopes to become boss. Things start out rough and tough as Makio's violent temper is tested. As the lessons and days go by he learns there is much more to school than just tests and studying.


Cast:
Nagase Tomoya as Sakaki Makio
Tegoshi Yuya as Sakurakoji Jun
Tanaka Koki as Manabe Kazuya
Aragaki Yui as Umemura Hikari
Murakawa Eri as Hagiwara Saki
Kikawada Masaya as Sakaki Mikio
Osugi Ren as Kuroi Teruyuki
Ichimura Masachika as Sakaki Kiichi

LIAR GAME



Judul : ライアーゲーム / LIAR GAME S1
Genre : Psychological thriller
Episode : 11


Kanzaki Nao is an honest college student who receives a hundred million yen one day, along with a card saying she has been chosen to take part in the "Liar Game". The aim of the game is to trick the other players out of their hundred million dollars. At the end, the winner gets the hundred million and the loser is a hundred million yen in debt. The next day, she receives notification that her opponent is her former teacher, Fujisawa Kazuo. She goes to him, seeking help, but ends up getting tricked into handing her money over. Desperate, she approaches the police for help, but they are unable to do anything. However, she is told of a mastermind swindler, Akiyama Shinichi, who is to be released from jail the next day. Desperate, she goes to him for help


Cast:
Toda Erika as Kanzaki Nao
Matsuda Shota as Akiyama Shinichi
Kitamura Soichiro as Fujisawa Kazuo
Wada Soko as Eto Koichi
Iwasa Mayuko as Ishida Rie
Sakamoto Makoto as Ono Wataru
Morishita Yoshiyuki as Tsuchida Yasufum
Watanabe Ikkei as Tanimura Mitsuo
Kichise Michiko as Eri

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Judul : ライアーゲーム / LIAR GAME S2
Genre : Psychological thriller
Episode : 9


The naïve Kanzaki Nao and expert swindler Akiyama Shinichi have not heard anything from the LIAR GAME organization since the end of the previous game, so it seems they may have actually escaped. But Nao suddenly gets another invitation and is once again caught up in the game. This time, she has to team up with Shinichi and one of their previous rivals named Fukunaga, facing off against three more opponents in new games of deception, such as "24 Rensou Russian Roulette" and "17 Poker."


Cast:
Toda Erika as Kanzaki Nao
Matsuda Shota as Akiyama Shinichi
Kikuchi Rinko as Katsuragi Ryo
Suzuki Kosuke as Fukunaga Yuji
Arakawa Yoshiyoshi as Nishida Yuichi
Mashima Hidekazu (眞島秀和) as Kikuchi Sho
Hirota Leona as Kosaka Taeko
Watanabe Ikkei as Tanimura Mitsuo
Kichise Michiko as Eri

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Judul : ライアーゲーム / LIAR GAME Final Stage (movie)
Genre : Psychological thriller

Even though being able to withdraw from the Liar Game Tournament, Kanzaki Nao (Toda Erika) decides to join Akiyama Shinichi (Matsuda Shota) and nine other players for the final stage, ”The Garden of Eden game”, which offers a 5 billion yen prize. The players are informed that if all the players can work together, they can all become winners. However, the chances of winning are endangered by a mysterious player known as "Person X".


Cast:
Toda Erika as Kanzaki Nao
Shota Matsuda as Akiyama Shinichi
Tanabe Seiichi as Sendou Arata
Suzuki Koysuke as Fukunaga Yuuji
Arakawa Yoshiyoshi as Nishida Jirou
Hamada Mari as Sakamaki Mai
Wada Soukou as Etou Kouichi
Akimoto Yuuki as Momose Norika
Nagayama Kento as Kuji Satoshi
Suzuki Kazuma as Yokoyama Norihiko
Seki Megumi as Takeda Yukina
Kichise Michiko as Eri
Watanabe Ikkei as Tanimura Mitsuo
Matsumura Yuuki as Igarashi Mamoru

Kurosagi



Judul : クロサギ / Kurosagi / The Black Swindler
Genre : Action, Crime investigation, Romance
Episode : 11


Kurosaki is a young man whose family was destroyed by swindlers. Despite that, Kurosaki grows up to become a con artist known as Kurosagi. As Kurosagi, he swindles other con artists and returns the money to the original victim. He works with the master swindler Katsuragi Toshio even though Toshio had a hand in the destruction of Kurosaki’s family. Kurosaki's life begins to change when he meets Yoshikawa Tsurara, a young law student who disapproves of his disrespect of the law. Can she persuade Kurosaki to give up swindling and his quest for revenge?


Cast:
Yamashita Tomohisa as Kurosaki (Kurosagi)
Horikita Maki as Yoshikawa Tsurara
Ichikawa Yui as Mishima Yukari
Kato Koji as Shiraishi Yoichi
Yamazaki Tsutomu as Katsuragi ToshioKishibe Shiro as Mikimoto
Tayama Ryosei as Momoyama Tetsuji
Reina as Osawa Yuuko
Okunuki Kaoru as Hayasa
Sugimoto Tetta as Kurosaki's Father
Aikawa Sho as Kashima Masaru

Hanazakari no Kimitachi e



Judul : 花ざかりの君たちへ / Hanazakari no Kimitachi e / Hana Kimi
Genre : High school, romance, comedy
Episode : 12

Based on a popular comic, this hilarious comedy follows the chaos, troubles and friendship at a boys’ boarding school after a girl-disguising-a-boy joins. Ashiya Mizuki has just come back to Japan from California where she was raised. She fell in love with Sano Izumi, a hopeful high jump hero, who has quit after an accident. As she wants him to go back to the sport once again, she enters the same high school as a boy! With a short hair, flattened chest and lowered voice, she starts sharing the same room with Sano.

Cast:
Horikita Maki as Ashiya Mizuki
Oguri Shun as Sano Izumi
Ikuta Toma as Nakatsu Shuichi
Konno Mahiru as Hara Akiha
Ishigaki Yuma as Tennoji Megumi (first Dorm Leader)
Mizushima Hiro as Nanba Minami (second Dorm Leader)
Kyo Nobuo as Himejima Masao (third Dorm Leader)
Kamikawa Takaya as Umeda Hokuto
Matsuda Seiko as Tsubaki, the School Principal
Ukaji Takashi as Sawatari
Kobayashi Susumu as Yoshioka
Okada Yoshinori as Ashiya Shizuki
Daito Shunsuke as Sano Shin
Shirota Yu as Kagurazaka Makoto
Moriguchi Yoko as Nanba Io
Harada Natsuki as Tanabe Kanako
Yamazaki Hajime as Ashiya Takumi
Tsutsui Mariko as Ashiya Eiko
Inagaki Goro as Kitahama Noburo
Sugimoto Tetta as Sano Takehiko

H2



Judul : H2
Genre : Sports, romance, comedy
Episode : 11

Kunimi Hiro was an ace pitcher in junior high school,until he was diagnosed by a doctor as having a "glass elbow". He gave up baseball and joined Senkawa Senior High School's soccer team. But then something happens that reignites his passion for baseball and he joins a baseball team managed by Koga Haruka. And he finds himself in a match against his old friend/rival Tachibana Hideo who has advanced to Meiwa No.1 High School. The meeting of the two is observed by Hideo's girlfriend Amamiya Hikari, who is also Hiro's childhood friend. Meanwhile, Haruka finds herself increasingly drawn towards Hiro, despite his being interested only in baseball. It's a story about high school students who dream of appearing at Koushien baseball tournament and young love.

Cast:
Yamada Takayuki as Kunimi Hiro
Ishihara Satomi as Koga Haruka
Tanaka Koutaro as Tachibana Hideo
Ichikawa Yui as Amamiya Hikari
Ishigaki Yuma as Kine Ryutaro
Nakao Akiyoshi as Noda Atsushi
Hojo Takahiro as Sagawa Shuji
Mori Ren as Yanagi Mochi

Gokusen



Judul : ごくせん /Gokusen s1
Genre : Comedy, School
Episode : 12

The story of a young, idealistic teacher who enters Shirokin Gakuen with hopes of making a difference in the students' lives. However, Yamaguchi Kumiko (Nakama Yukie) is in for a rude awakening when she finds that she will be the homeroom teacher of 3-D, the hardest class to maintain in the school. The students have multi-colored hair, sloppy uniforms, and show absolutely no respect to her. The leader of the class, Sawada Shin is lazy but bright and shows some interest in Yamaguchi when he notices that she is very different from other teachers. The students try to bully her to make her quit, but their attempts don't get them very far.
What the class and the rest of the school does not know is that Yamaguchi Kumiko is actually the 4th generation heir to the Ooedo Group, a notorious yakuza clan. Even though her family would like her to take the title of Ojou when her grandfather dies, they have accepted the fact that Yamaguchi would rather be a teacher.
Eventually, the students learn to respect their quirky teacher because of her devotion to them, and even give her a nickname: Yankumi.

Cast:
Nakama Yukie as Yamaguchi Kumiko (Yankumi / Ojou / Kumicho) (Math Teacher/Class 3D adviser)
Matsumoto Jun as Sawada Shin
Namase Katsuhisa as Sawatari Goro, Kyoto (School Vice Principal)
Utsui Ken as Kuroda Ryuichiro (Kumiko's grandpa / 3rd Generation Oedo Yakuza Boss)
Anan Kenji as Wakamatsu Hiro
Kaneko Ken as Asakura Tetsu
Uchiyama Shinji as Tatsukawa Minoru

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Judul : ごくせん /Gokusen s2
Genre : Comedy, School
Episode : 10

Half a year has passed and Shirokin Gakuen has closed down. Yamaguchi Kumiko (Nakama Yukie) finds herself a teacher of a few young kids who don't really benefit much from her style of teaching. Through some twist of fate, she is offered a job as a teacher in Kurogin Gakuen.
She becomes the teacher of a delinquent 3D class which make her previous students look like angels. In order to protect her job, she must again hide her true identity — the fact that she is the 4th generation of the Oedo Family, a prominent yakuza group.

Cast:
Nakama Yukie as Yamaguchi Kumiko (Yankumi / Ojou / Kumicho) (Math Teacher)
Namase Katsuhisa as Sawatari Goro (School Vice Principal)
Utsui Ken as Kuroda Ryuichiro (Kumiko's grandpa / 3rd Generation Oedo Yakuza Boss)
Anan Kenji as Wakamatsu Hiro
Kaneko Ken as Asakura Tetsu
Uchiyama Shinji as Tatsukawa Minoru
Ryogoku Hiroshi as Sugawara Makoto

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Judul : ごくせん /Gokusen s3
Genre : Comedy, School
Episode : 11

Sawatari Goro now works at Akado High School as a vice principal. Although the head director of the school board speficically orders him to handle the problematic class 3-D, the students are just too much for him. So Sawatari goes far away to a southern island to search for Yankumi, and convince her to work for Akado. Yankumi accepts the offer, only to find that her class (again) is full of punks, where two rival groups of students are always at each other’s throats. Will Yankumi’s strong belief in students and teaching work this time?

Cast:
Nakama Yukie as Yamaguchi Kumiko (Yankumi / Ojou / Kumicho) (Math Teacher/Class 3D adviser)
Namase Katsuhisa as Sawatari Goro, Kyoto (School Vice Principal)
Enami Kyoko as Akagi Ryoko (Board Chairman)
Utsui Ken as Kuroda Ryuichiro (Kumiko's grandpa / 3rd Generation Oedo Yakuza Boss)
Anan Kenji as Wakamatsu Hiro
Kaneko Ken as Asakura Tetsu
Uchiyama Shinji as Tatsukawa Minoru
Ryogoku Hiroshi as Sugawara Makoto

First Kiss



Judul : ファースト・キス / First Kiss
Genre : Romance
Episode : 11

A bitter-sweet and uplifting comedy drama about a young girl Mio and her brother Kazuki. To treat her illness overseas, Mio has been living away from her older brother Kazuki for the past ten years. After learning about the upcoming surgery, which she has only a fifty percent chance of survival, Mio decides to fly back to Japan to spend time with Kazuki. Looking forward to seeing his sweet younger sister, Kazuki anxiously awaits Mio's return in Japan. However, their reunion is nothing but full of surprises as Mio has transformed from the innocent sickly girl Kazuki remembers from ten years ago into a sassy woman with an attitude. Kazuki has difficulty dealing with his wickedly selfish younger sister, but soon learns about the truth of her medical condition and has a change of heart.

Cast:
Inoue Mao as Fukunaga Mio
Ito Hideaki as Kano Kazuki
Hiraoka Yuta as Yuki Akio
Matsuyuki Yasuko as Takagi Renko
Gekidan Hitori as Shindo Ichiryu
Abe Sadao as Nikaido Masaru
Takenaka Naoto as Banba Dai
Natsuki Mari as Fukunaga Rieko
Sakai Wakana as Saito Haruna
Warabino Tomoya as Shohata Takeo

Fire Fighter Daigo



Judul : ファイアーボーイズ / Fire Fighter Daigo / FIRE BOYS
Genre : Human drama, action, romance
Episode : 11

A young boy by the name of Asahina Daigo was once rescued by a fireman. Ever since then, he has wanted to become a firefighter like the hero who saved him from the flames. Now he's all grown-up and has recently received his credentials as a firefighter. However, the firefighting brigade he is assigned to is the so-called "Me-Gumi," the nickname of the Medakagaoka Fire Brigade, which at first glance seems to have absolutely no fighting spirit whatsoever. In reality, this is the home of a group of seasoned professionals led by that legendary firefighter Commander Gomi. They're active on the front lines, constantly putting their lives at risk. The innocent Daigo, burning with a sense of justice and of mission, battles together with his "Me-Gumi" compatriots, suffering, laughing and crying together with them as he develops into a topflight firefighter in this moving human drama

Cast:
Yamada Takayuki as Asahina Daigo (18)
Uchiyama Rina as Sonoda Mahiru (22)
Mimura as Kondo Jun (19)
Tsukamoto Takashi as Amakasu Shiro (19)
Katsurayama Shingo as Akaboshi Mitsuru (32)
Konishi Manami as Ochiai Shizuka (26)
Ishiguro Ken as Taira Shigeru (38)
Kaga Takeshi as Gomi Hajime (48)
Oshima Yoko as Asahina Miyako

Dragon Zakura



Judul : ドラゴン桜 / Dragon Zakura
Genre : School, drama and comedy
Episode : 11

Sakuragi Kenji is a destitute lawyer and one-time member of a motorcyle gang trying to guide failing high school students with an average score of 36 into Japan's most prestigious educational institution, Tokyo University (Toudai).
"If you want to change your life, get into Toudai!"
For no other reason than Sakuragi's personal ambition, he has advertised his intention to produce 5 successful Toudai applicants from the students of a nearly bankrupt failure of a school.
"If you want to change your life, get into Toudai!" He will get them from this lowest of all schools into Japan's number one!!
Our protagonist, Sakuragi Kenji, played by Abe Hiroshi in his first role as a high school teacher, is a must see in this summer's new show. This third rate lawyer soon becomes the homeroom teacher for the special advanced class aiming for Toudai University entrance. Hasegawa Kyouko costars as english teacher and Sakuragi's opponent, and Yamashita Tomohisa from NEWS and Nagasawa Masami also appear in the role of students. This awaited original work and fascinating world view is brought to you from the popular serialized comic in Shuukan Morning (Kodansha) and has even been updated!
In addition to revealing essential test taking techniques for everyone who wants to know how to get into Toudai, Dragon Zakura will also teach the essentials of living one's life.

Cast:
Abe Hiroshi as Sakuragi Kenji
Yamashita Tomohisa as Yajima Yusuke
Nagasawa Masami as Mizuno Naomi
Koike Teppei as Ogata Hideki
Aragaki Yui as Kosaka Yoshino
Nakao Akiyoshi as Okuno Ichiro
Saeko as Kobayashi Maki
Hasegawa Kyoko as Ino Mamako
Nogiwa Yoko as Tatsuno Yuriko (School Director)
Terada Minori as Akutayama Ryuzaburo (Literature)
Kaneda Akio as Kawaguchi Hiroshi (English)
Kobayashi Susumu as Ain Shutaro (Physics)
Shinagawa Toru as Yanagi Tetsunosuke (Mathematics)

Dr. Koto Shinryojo



Judul : Dr.コトー診療所 / Dr. Koto Shinryojo / Dr. Koto's Clinic
Genre : Medical, human drama
Episode : 11 2004

After making a serious mistake in his work in Tokyo, talented surgeon Goto Kensuke is invited to take charge of the only clinic on the small island of Yonaguni, Okinawa. It is difficult to get competent doctors to serve on this remote island, and the islanders are now used to traveling for hours via boat for proper medical care. Despite seeming weak and unreliable (he gets very seasick, and does not have a driving license), he wins over the skeptical islanders with his skill and dedication. Some children of the island make a flag for his clinic, but get his name wrong. Thereafter he is known by all as Koto.

Cast:
Yoshioka Hidetaka as "Dr. Koto" / Goto Kensuke
Shibasaki Kou as Hoshino Ayaka
Kobayashi Kaoru as Hoshino Seiichi
Tokito Saburo as Hara Taketoshi
Otsuka Nene as Nishiyama Mariko
Izumiya Shigeru as Ando Shigeo
Sengoku Noriko as Uchi Tsuruko
Kakei Toshio as Wada Kasunori
Ishida Yuriko as Harasawa Saki

Densha Otoko



Judul : 電車男 (でんしゃ おとこ) / Densha Otoko
Genre : Romance, comedy
Episode : 11

A true love story turned to bestselling novel, created from the Internet BBS, 2channel to blockbuster hit movie. Ito Misaki plays Aoyama Saori, working as an office lady at a MNC, gets into trouble with a drunkard on a train. She's saved by Yamada Tsuyoshi, played by Ito Atsushi. As a form of appreciation, she sends him Hermes teacups. Having no experience with the opposite sex, Tsuyoshi decides to ask for help on the Aladdin Channel BBS on how to interact with Saori.

Main Cast:
Ito Misaki as Aoyama Saori (25)
Ito Atsushi as Yamada Tsuyoshi (23)
Shiraishi Miho as Jinkama Kisuzu (26)
Sato Eriko as Sawazaki Kaho (25)
Sudo Risa as Mizuki Yuuko (30)
Hayami Mokomichi as Aoyama Keisuke (23)

CHANGE



Judul : CHANGE
Genre : Human drama, politics
Episode : 10

With the deaths of ruling party's Fukuoka Member of Parliament and his eldest son, his heir apparent, in an plane accident, a by-election had to be held right away and, Kanbayashi Masaichi, the House secretary of the ruling party,conceived the idea of fielding the second son, Asakura Keita, and sent his secretary Miyama Rika to complete the task.
Keita was an elementary school teacher in Nagano and his hobby was star gazing.He had no interest in politics. At Rika's persuasion and the pressure of his family, he reluctantly agreed to run for office but with no intention of winning. However, with the help of Nirasawa Katsutoshi, an election strategist, he went on to win by a narrow margin of just 164 votes.
When the Prime Minister was forced to resign over allegation of sexual harrassment, Kanbayashi concocted the idea of nominating the inept Keita to run for the party's leadership and thereby becoming the next Prime Minister as he thought it would be easy to manipulate him and work the situation to his own advantage so he would become the next PM when Keita failed. However, the sincerity and hard work of Keita soon won over every sceptic and as Kanbayashi found out, he was not a puppet on his strings. Kanbayashi had to come up with another scheme to destroy Keita. How far would he go to realize his ambition? Could he succeed?

Cast:
Kimura Takuya as Asakura Keita
Fukatsu Eri as Miyama Rika
Terao Akira as Kanbayashi Shoichi
Abe Hiroshi as Nirasawa Katsutoshi
Kato Rosa as Miyamoto Hikaru
Horiuchi Keiko as Tsukioka Rumiko
Kazama Morio as Kondo Mitsuki
Nakamura Atsuo as Onoda Asao
Kouyama Shigeru as Nihei Sakae
Obayashi Takeshi as Kakiuchi Tatsuhiko

Buzzer Beat



Judul : ブザー・ビート / Buzzer Beat
Genre : Romance, sports
Episode : 11

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, Riko finds Naoki's lost cell phone on a bus, and their meeting begins a friendship that eventually turns into love. However, Naoki was already considering marriage with his current girlfriend. And it doesn't help matters that Naoki's coach has fallen in love at first sight with Riko!

Main Cast:
Yamashita Tomohisa as Kamiya Naoki (SG)
Kitagawa Keiko as Shirakawa Riko (violin)
Mizobata Junpei as Hatano Shuji (SG/G)
Kaneko Nobuaki (金子ノブアキ) as Yoyogi Ren (F/SG)
Ogi Shigemitsu as Ashikaga Kunimitsu (company director)
Ito Hideaki as Kawasaki Tomoya (head coach)
Aibu Saki as Nanami Natsuki
Komatsu Ayaka as Kanazawa Shion
Kanjiya Shihori as Ebina Mai (flute)

Bloody Monday



Judul : ブラッディ・マンデイ / Bloody Monday
Genre : Action, suspense
Episode : 11

After a biological terrorist attack kills off the population of a Russian town; Japan's Public Safety Special Third unit, code name THIRD-i, believes that the terrorist organization responsible plans to unleash the same virus known as Bloody X into Tokyo. Subsequently, THIRD-i recruits the help of genius hacker Takagi Fujimaru to find out what happened in the Russia. However, as Fujimaru becomes involved, he soon finds out that he is in over his head and that the terrorist groups influence reaches not only his school but even the police. Fujimaru must now rely on his skill as a hacker to unravel the organizations sinister plot and find out the truth behind "Bloody Monday."

Main Cast:
Miura Haruma as Takagi Fujimaru (Falcon)
Kawashima Umika as Takagi Haruka
Sato Takeru as Kujo Otoya
Fujii Mina as Asada Aoi
Tokunaga Eri as Anzai Mako
Hisano Masahiro as Tachikawa Hide
Tanaka Tetsushi as Takagi Ryonosuke
Matsushige Yutaka as Kano Ikuma
Katase Nana as Hosho Sayuri
Narimiya Hiroki as J (Kanzaki Jun)
Kichise Michiko as Orihara Maya
TET as Demon Joichi
Yamaguchi Ryuto as Bluebird (Ando Ken)