Japanese Contemporary Dramas I like

Japanese Contemporary Dramas ("Trendy Dramas") I Like


I saw all of these on Fujisankei, which you can get from the International Channel. For info about some other Japanese TV drama series, check out the All-In-One Drama Cocktail page. Also check out John Leo's informative dorama page.

GIVE US LOVE! ( 僕らに愛を! )

YOSUKE EGUCHI/SHINJI TAKEDA/ANJU SUJUKI/KOSUKE TOYOHARA/IZUMI IGARASHI/KOTOMI KYONO
(60 minutes, 11 episodes)


Yosuke Eguchi, who plays Harumi.

He's afraid of flying. ... He has lost his job, but now he runs a shabby lodging house for his hospitalized grandmother. ... He's got to 'baby-sit' the peculiar residents, but he can't cook. This is a comedy about a young man Harumi who is just not having the best time of his life. His life took an interesting turn, however, after a dormitory for flight attendants moved next door. He, who hates flying, ironically falls in love with one of them (Sayumi).


WHITE LOVE STORY ( 最高の片思い )

(60minutes, 11episodes)

MASAHIRO MOTOKI
ERI FUKATSU - Kurumi/Usagi
TETTA SUGIMOTO
NARIMI ARIMORI - Noriko
TOMOYA NAGASE
HARUMI INOUE


Narimi Arimori, who plays Noriko.

A tale of one-sided love. Kurumi works in a travel agency; she falls in love with Kosuke after an accidental meeting on a train. Kosuke is a skiing ace; he is still in love with Noriko, a classmate from college. Noriko is trapped by her hopeless love for a married man. Kurumi follows Kosuke and his friends on a skiing trip to snowy Hokkaido. What can unravel this tangled web of one-sided love?


"JUSTICE" FOR ALL! ( 正義は勝つ )

YUJI ODA/MAYU TSURUTA/HARUMI INOUE/SHIGERU MUROI/YASUNORI DANDA
(60 minutes, 9 episodes + 90 minutes, 1 episode)


Yuuji Oda, who plays Junpei.

"It's not winning or losing, what's important is that justice is served." When ace lawyer Junpei Takaoka of Central Law Office says this does he really mean it? Perhaps not, but Kyoko Himeno, a young idealistic lawyer, takes both justice and Takaoka to heart. This suspenseful courtroom drama follows two law firms and their lawyers who know that justice is important and winning is everything!


IN THE SHINING SEASON ( 輝く四季の中で )

HIKARI ISHIDA/NAOKI HOSAKA/MASAHIRO NAKAI/RYOKO SHINOHARA/MIYUKI IMORI/KYOKO TOYAMA
(60 minutes, 11 episodes; 90 minutes last episode)

A story about five medical students with very dissimilar backgrounds. Some are from elite families, while others are from less fortunate households. They are together under the tutorial guidance of a strict and unemotional doctor; they are there for one reason ... to fulfill their dream of one day becoming a doctor themselves. While they are working diligently to achieve their goal, interesting relationships began to take root amongst them. Prior to the exam, which they have exactly one year to prepare for, many things happened ... friendship and love.


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