Osamu Mukai

The Greatest Gift of Life

The Greatest Gift of Life

Sasai Ryosuke (Terao Akira), a translator who used to be a university lecturer, stays in a small Western-style house that stands at the back of ...
Legal V
8

Legal V

Oct. 11, 2018

Legal V

Takanashi Shoko is a former lawyer. She was disbarred from the law profession due to an incident. Later, she persuades a university professor, ...
You Always Haunt My Heart

You Always Haunt My Heart

Kyoko Ogawa is a woman in her 20’s and she works at an underwear company. Because of her mother, Kyoko Ogawa has suffered from low ...
Akira to Akira

Akira to Akira

Jul. 09, 2017

Akira to Akira

The story begins in April 1986 and is set during the days of the bubble economy. Kaidou Akira comes from a wealthy background and is the heir of ...
And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None

10 men and women are called to Natural Island Hotel on the isolated island Heitaijima off Yachijojima by the owner Nanao Shin. They take the ...
The Eternal Zero
10

The Eternal Zero

Feb. 11, 2015

The Eternal Zero

The story of Saeki Kentaro, who continues to fail the National Bar Examinations and lose sight of the goal of his life, and his old sister Keiko, ...
S: The Last Policeman
10

S: The Last Policeman

Jan. 12, 2014

S: The Last Policeman

The NPS (Nationai Police Safetyrescue) was formed to combat extreme crimes like terrorism, which is beyond the scope of the ordinary police ...
Hungry!
6

Hungry!

Jan. 10, 2012

Hungry!

Mukai is taking on the role of Eisuke, a former bassist of a rock band who gave up his music dreams to carry on the tradition of his family’s ...
Shinzanmono
4.5

Shinzanmono

Apr. 18, 2010

Shinzanmono

Shinzanmono is a detective Japanese television drama, part of the Spring 2010 season of the Japanese TBS Network. It is based on the latest novel ...
My Husband is a Cartoonist

My Husband is a Cartoonist

The 82nd NHK Asadora is Gegege no Nyobo. The story is based on a 2008 autobiography by Mura Nunoe, the wife of Gegege no Kitaro mangaka Mizuki ...
Sweet Room

Sweet Room

Aug. 01, 2009

Sweet Room

This drama tells four love stories “Last Love”, “Birthday”, “Triangle” and “Room Service”. Each ...
Care Worker Gang
6

Care Worker Gang

Jul. 09, 2009

Care Worker Gang

Hikoichi is the boss of a yakuza family, “Tsubasa-kai”. One day he receives a sudden order from the main branch of his ...
My Boys
8.5

My Boys

Apr. 14, 2009

My Boys

Chisato is homeless and on the run from debt collectors, when a wealthy man offers to pay off her debt if she marries him for one month. However, ...
Mei-chan’s Butler
6.3

Mei-chan’s Butler

Jan. 13, 2009

Mei-chan’s Butler

The story revolves around a young woman named Mei, who was rescued as a young girl by someone calling himself her “butler.” With only ...
Ally of Justice
8

Ally of Justice

Jul. 09, 2008

Ally of Justice

15-year-old Yoko, a young girl who is constantly tormented by her self-centered and devilish older sister Makiko, who works for a government ...
Osen
9

Osen

Apr. 22, 2008

Osen

Handa Sen is the “okami” (proprietress) of a long-standing restaurant in one of the lower parts of Tokyo. Though she is normally ...
Honey and Clover
8

Honey and Clover

Jan. 08, 2008

Honey and Clover

The series depicts the relationships and lives of a group of five art school students. This is a live-action television drama based on the manga ...
Wild Mom

Wild Mom

Oct. 16, 2007

Wild Mom

22-year old Kawano Ayu was brought up way out in the country. She’s a rough-mannered tomboy. When she meets Tetsu, a divorced beautician, ...
Bambino!
6.5

Bambino!

Apr. 18, 2007

Bambino!

Bambino! is a Japanese cooking manga written and illustrated by Tetsuji Sekiya. The manga has been serialized in Shogakukan’s seinen ...