Shizuka's Japanese TV Dramas blog

"My Family" is a Japanese TV drama which was broadcast in 2022. The theme song is "Sore wo Ai to Yobunara" sung by Uru. The hero of this drama is Haruto Narusawa acted by Kazunari Ninomiya. He is a president of a video game company. And the heroine is Michiru Narusawa acted by Mikako Tabe. She is Haruto's wife. They have a daughter named Tomoka, and the story begins with her abduction.  The abduction of Tomoka reveals relationships that no one knew existed. After Tomoka was abducted, more abductions occur. And each time the suspect of those abductions demands eliminate the police completely in order to solve cases. The only way to get whose daughter is to eliminate the police and join forces with his wife to fight the suspected abductor. This drama is a family entertainment that tests the bonds of a family hit by the biggest crisis of their lives.  The incidents in this drama involve many people, including Haruto's company employees, old friends, and their f

Miman Keisatsu is a Japanese TV drama which was broadcast in 2020. This drama is based on the Korean drama " Midnight Runner ". The theme songs of this drama are "Run" sung by SexyZone and "Mazy Night" sung by King & Prince.  This drama takes place at a police academy. The title "Miman Keisatsu" means people who are students who aspire to join the police department.  The story of this drama is theoretical and physical buddies get involved in and solve a new case each time.  There are two heroes in this drama. Kai Homma acted by Kento Nakajima is a police academy student who has analytical skills. And Jiro Ichinose acted by Sho Hirano is a police academy student, too. He has enough stamina.  They somehow get involved in difficult cases, but with the help of their friends and detectives, they solve difficult cases. And they use the knowledge that they learned at the academy to solve them. Theoretical and physicalists with diametrically opposed

Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato De is a Japanese TV drama which was broadcast in 2011. This drama is a TV adaptation of Tokuya Higashigawa's novel of the same title.  The heroine of this drama is Reiko Hojo acted by Keiko Kitagawa, who is an only daughter of the president of the Hosei Group, a world-famous corporate group. And the hero of this drama is Kageyama acted by Sho Sakurai, who is the butler and driver for Reiko. He is a perfect butler, but he often speaks angrily.  Reiko works as a new detective at the National Police Station while hiding her true identity, the "president's daughter". Whenever Reiko is faced with a difficult case, she tells the whole story to Kageyama who is serving her dinner. While serving perfectly, Kageyama points out Reiko's lack of deductive skills by saying, "With all due respect, Miss...., are you blind?" After saying that, he solves the mystery and gets to the bottom of the case.  Will Reiko be able to solve all cases with

Hananochi Hare is a Japanese TV drama which was broadcast in 2018. This drama is based on the story of Hana Yori Dango , a popular Japanese TV drama broadcasting in 2005. The theme of the Hananochi Hare is "Live My Own Way." The heroine is Oto Edogawa, who is a high school student. She was very rich but now she lives in poverty because of the bankruptcy of her father's company. She has a fiancé called Tenma Hase who attends another high school. The hero is Haruto Kaguragi, who is a high school student at the same school with Oto. He is a member of the "C5" which ranks at the top of the high school students. This high school is where the children of wealthy families gather. Therefore, Oto has to hide the fact that she is a "commoner" because if the "C5" found a commoner in the school, the person will be expelled by the C5. But, one day, Oto meets Haruto suddenly... I feel this drama keeps our attention because the heroine is always worried a