Osen

* Title: おせん
* Title (romaji): Osen
* Format: Renzoku
* Genre: Food, comedy
* Episodes: 10
* Viewership ratings: 9.1 (Kanto)
* Broadcast network: NTV
* Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-22 to 2008-Jun-24
* Air time: Tuesday 22:00
* Theme songs:
o Opening theme: Odore by Micro (of Def Tech)
o Ending theme: Koi Uta - Koi Uta- by Tackey & Tsubasa


Synopsis

Handa Sen is the "okami" (proprietress) of a long-standing restaurant in one of the lower parts of Tokyo. Though she is normally airheaded and loves to drink, she has an impressive mastery of a wide range skills, from cooking to ceramics to calligraphy. While the drama follows various events surrounding the restaurant, one of the series' highlights is its illustration of Japanese food and culture. --Tokyograph (http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2625)

Cast

* Aoi Yu as Handa Sen
* Uchi Hiroki as Ezaki Yoshio
* Sugimoto Tetta as Fujishiro Seiji
* Mukai Osamu as Tomekichi
* Suzuki Ranran as Teruko
* Kudo Risa as Fuyuko
* Morita Ayaka as Tamagoya
* Okumura Tomofumi as Kenta
* Takuma Takayuki as Hayashi Takashi
* Watanabe Ikkei as Chinpindo-san
* Yo Kimiko as Asai Shizu
* Yuki Saori as Handa Chiyo
* Matsukata Hiroki as Kinoshita Hideo

Guests

* Katagiri Hairi as Sakurai Michiko (ep1)
* Hankai Kazuaki as Minohachi (ep1)
* Yamanaka Hideki (山中秀樹) (ep1)
* Okada Yoshinori as Okamoto (ep2)
* Sato Hitomi Okamoto's wife (ep2)
* Nishimura Masahiko (ep3)
* Oizumi Yo as Daiba Kenji (ep4)
* Motai Masako as Choko (ep5)
* Sada Mayumi as Kana (ep5)
* Masu Takeshi as Goda Takeshi (ep5)
* Okamoto Kotaro (岡本光太郎) (ep5)
* Yoshida Riko as Yuri (ep5)
* Koizumi Kotaro as Sendo Tamotsu (ep6)
* Nakamoto Koji (仲本工事) as Noguchi (ep6)
* Umezawa Masayo as Okawara Fumi (ep6)
* Kobayashi Susumu (ep6)
* Kinoshita Yukina as Kaori (ep6)
* Muramatsu Toshifumi as Taisho (ep7)
* Ikezu Shoko as Momose Haru (ep7)
* Takagi Bu (高木ブー) as Makino Michio (ep8)
* Hirano Yasuyuki (平野靖幸) as Makino Hiroshi (ep8)
* Rokkaku Seiji as Fujiki Katsumi (ep8)
* Yabe Kyosuke (やべきょうすけ) as Nishida (ep8)
* Takigawa Ken (滝川健) as Kitagawa (ep8)
* Ibusuki Go (指宿豪) as Minami (ep8)
* Kato Masaya (ep9)
* Natsuyagi Isao (ep9)

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Ryokiteki na Kanojo

* Title: 猟奇的な彼女
* Title (romaji): Ryokiteki na Kanojo
* Also known as: My Sassy Girl
* Format: Renzoku
* Genre: Romance, comedy
* Viewership rating: 8.1 (Kanto)
* Episodes: 11
* Broadcast network: TBS
* Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-20 to 2008-Jun-29
* Air time: Sunday 21:00
* Theme song: Tsuyogari by Kome Kome Club

Synopsis

Based on the hit South Korean movie, My Sassy Girl, the character backgrounds and plot details will be changed for the drama. While the protagonists in the original film were college students, this time the pair will be a marine biology professor, Masaki Saburo, and Takami Riko, an aspiring writer. --Tokyograph (http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2246)

Cast

* Kusanagi Tsuyoshi as Masaki Saburo
* Tanaka Rena as Takami Riko
* Matsushita Nao as Asakura Minami
* Suzuki Emi as Kisaragi Haruka
* Yamada Shintaro as Goto Moichi
* Oishi Mitsuki as Hayashida Wakaba
* Chino Yuko (千野裕子) as Yue Asami
* Kokubo Rie (小久保利恵) as Shimaki Yui
* Kosse Koichi (コッセこういち) as Sone Masashi
* Ichige Yoshie as Hayashida Satsuki
* Matsushima Nahomi as Yutenji Yuzuko
* Tanihara Shosuke as Kazushima Kensaku
* Kamikawa Takaya as Natsume Keisuke
* Ichikawa Somegoro as Nonomura Shunsuke

Guests

* Lee Wan"cameo"
* Jang Hyuk "cameo"
* Yana Nobuo (八名信夫) (ep1)
* Aki Takejo (あき竹城) (ep1)
* Ebisu Yoshikazu (ep1)
* Matsuzawa Kazuyuki (ep1)
* ROLLY (ep1)
* Tokuyama Masamori (徳山昌守) (ep1)
* Nakanishi Manabu (中西学) (ep1)
* Iwasa Mayuko (ep1)
* Kato Koki (ep1)
* Ono Atsuko (小野敦子) (ep1)
* Minowa Haruka (箕輪はるか) (ep3)
* Fukui Hiroaki (ep4)
* Iwao Nozomu (岩尾望) (ep4)
* Kanjiya Shihori (ep4-6)
* Sasaki Kuranosuke (ep4-6)
* Daito Shunsuke (ep6-9)
* Kanie Keizou (ep8-9,11)
* Umemiya Masako (ep8-9,11)
* Ikeuchi Hiroyuki (ep8-9)
* Asakura Aki (朝倉あき) (ep8-9)
* Tani Kei (ep10-11)
* Okamoto Rei (ep10)
* Okunuki Kaoru (ep10)
* Shinohara Mai as nurse (ep10)
* Karina (ep11)
* Yamada Meikyo (ep11)

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ROOKIES

* Title: ルーキーズ
* Title (English): ROOKIES
* Format: Renzoku
* Genre: Sports drama
* Episodes: 11
* Viewership rating: 14.8 (Kanto)
* Broadcast network: TBS
* Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-19 to 2008-Jul-26
* Air time: Saturday 20:00
* Theme song: Kiseki by GreeeeN

Synopsis

The story revolves around a high school teacher and coach that tries to reform delinquents by having them join the baseball team. --Tokyograph (http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2483)

Cast

* Sato Ryuta as Kawato Koichi
* Ichihara Hayato as Aniya Keiichi
* Koide Keisuke as Mikoshiba Toru
* Shirota Yu as Shinjo Kei
* Nakao Akiyoshi as Sekikawa Shuta
* Takaoka Sousuke as Wakana Tomochika
* Kiritani Kenta as Hiratsuka Taira
* Sato Takeru as Okada Yuya
* Igarashi Shunji as Yufune Tetsuro
* Kawamura Yosuke as Hiyama Kiyooki
* Onoue Hiroyuki as Imaoka Shinobu
* Murakawa Eri as Yagi Toko
* Amano Hiroyuki as Kakefu Mitsuhide
* Asano Kazuyuki as Ikebe Shunsaku
* Fukiishi Kazue as Mayumi Rie
* Osugi Ren as Fujimura Akihiro
* Ibu Masato as Murayama Yoshio

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Puzzle

* Title: パズル
* Title (English): Puzzle
* Format: Renzoku
* Genre: Mystery, comedy
* Episodes: 10
* Viewership rating: 10.2 (Kanto)
* Broadcast network: TV Asahi
* Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-18 to 2008-Jun-20
* Air time: Friday 21:00
* Theme song: Moon Crying by Koda Kumi

Synopsis

Misako Ayukawa, a woman in her 30s, is an English teacher with ironically poor English skills. She values herself over her students and money over love. She displays arrogance in front of her students, but acts pleasantly around everyone else. However, Ayukawa possesses a brilliant mind for solving puzzles. Motivated by the possibility of rewards and treasure, she ends up tackling various cases on the weekends along with 3 of her top students. -- Tokyograph (http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2455)

Cast

* Ishihara Satomi as Ayukawa Misako
* Yamamoto Yusuke as Imamura Shinichi
* Kimura Ryo as Kanzaki Akira
* Nagayama Kento as Tsukamoto Yoshio
* Iwata Sayuri as Matsuo Yuko
* Sato Chiaki as Takamura Michiru
* Asakura Aki (朝倉あき) as Wada Hitomi
* Tsujimoto Hiromasa (辻本嘉真) as Nagatsuka Kenichi
* Kaneko Norihito as Daido Gorou
* Shiomi Sansei as Kamata Torahiko

Guests
Piece 1

* Igawa Hisashi as Aoyagi Ryuzaemon
* Saigo Teruhiko as Aoyagi Ryutarou
* Jinbo Satoshi as Aoyagi Ryujiro
* Oginome Keiko as Ooki Tokie
* Miyaji Masako as Aoyagi Kanae
* Yamashita Hiroko as Aoyagi Yoshimi
* Ide Rakkyo (井手らっきょ) as Ooki Atsuo

Piece 2

* Wakamura Mayumi as Miabe Kimiko
* Ikezu Shoko as Amano Hoshiko
* Otsuru Gitan (大鶴義丹) as Oosawa Takehiko
* Shirosaki Jin as Tamada Kazuhisa
* Kawahara Sabu as Tsuchida Shougorou
* Kitayama Masayasu (北山雅康) as Ishihara Keisuke
* Kubota Maki as Shimizu Eiko
* Kurobe Susumu as the shinto priest

Piece 3

* Ichikawa Kamejiro as Hashimoto Kenji
* Yajima Kenichi as Hasegawa Haruo
* Miho Jun as Kuroda Kumiko
* Nishio Mari as Hiroka Keiko
* Omiya Taro as Iwai Hiroshi
* Asakawa Chihiro (浅川稚広) as Kawakami Sachiko

Piece 4

* Kinomi Nana as Kurihara Wakaba
* Saito Yosuke as Chang Linpao
* Nakata Hirohisa (中田博久)as Narita Kouhei
* Morishita Yoshiyuki as Mizota Kenichi
* Rokkaku Shinji (六角慎司) as Okamura Shunsuke
* Sakamoto Makoto as Shimura Eiichi
* Fujimoto Shizuka as Koyama Maki
* Kato Ryo (加藤諒) as Shirashi Kenichi
* Nicholas Pettas as Michael Nicolsen

Piece 5

* Yamamoto Yoko (山本陽子) as Gondou Yayoi
* Sasano Takashi as Gondou Shouichirou
* Kawamata Shinobu (川俣しのぶ) as Gondou Eiko
* Ochi Shizuka as Fujishiro Chikako
* Shibuya Kotono as Hirota Rei
* Ono Atsuko (小野敦子) as Nakamura Ume
* Kusamura Reiko as Gondou Fuyu

Piece 6

* Minegishi Toru (峰岸徹) as Kitakata Shoichi
* Anan Kenji as Kanayama Junpei
* Hankai Kazuaki as Yamazaki Makoto
* Dan Jiro (団時朗) as Kurokawa Taizou
* Kobayashi Ayako as Kudou Natsuko
* Shoji Yusuke (少路勇介) as Nagata Toshikazu
* Iijima Popopo (飯島ぽぽぽ) as Mimura Toshio
* Nishida Natsumi (西田奈津美) as Nagata Maki
* Yamano Fumito (山野史人) as middle-aged detective

Piece 7

* Kazama Morio as Konjakute Sannosuke
* Shimizu Koji as Konjakute Ichinosuke
* Hamada Akira as Shinoda Kohei
* Nakanishi Ryota (中西良太) as Konjakute Yonnosuke
* Denden as Konjakute Ninosuke
* Suzuki Sachiko (鈴木早智子) as Ikemura Akiko
* Otake Koichi (大竹浩一) as Konjakute Shounosuke
* Katsura Fukudanji (桂福團治) as Konjakute Mannosuke

Piece 8

* Nakayama Shinobu as Andou Tsubaki
* Wakabayashi Shiho (若林志穂) as Matsumura Ruri
* Hakamada Yoshihiko as Takamine Kyoji
* Koichi Mantaro as Soga Nobuo
* Rokkaku Seiji as Nishino Shigeru
* Nishida Ken as Sumida Tohru

Piece 9

* Takahashi Kaori as Kobashi Kyoko
* Hayashi Yasufumi as Ichikawa Kitao
* Yasoda Yuichi (八十田勇一) as Onodera Seiji
* Ishizuka Yoshiyuki (石塚義之) as Kubota Shuichi
* Tanahashi Nuts (棚橋ナッツ) as Ooishi
* Yana Nobuo (八名信夫) as Yamagami Kijurou

Piece 10

* Sada Mayumi as Nishino Erika
* Tokui Yuu as Ishido Takehiko

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Zettai Kareshi

* Title: 絶対彼氏。
* Title (romaji): Zettai Kareshi
* Also known as: Absolute Boyfriend
* Tagline: Kanzen Muketsu no Koibito Robot / The Completely Perfect Boyfriend Robot
* Format: Renzoku
* Genre: Romance, comedy
* Episodes: 11
* Viewership ratings: 13.2 (Kanto)
* Broadcast network: Fuji TV
* Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-15 to 2008-Jun-24
* Air time: Tuesday 21:00
* Theme song: Okaeri by ayaka


Synopsis

Robot maker, Kronos Heaven, finally develops "Night Tenjo", the perfect male humanoid programmed to be devoted and completely loyal to his lover. The company chooses temp worker Izawa Riko to take part in a 5-day free trial. At first, Riko only sees Night as a household appliance. But when she finds out how deep Night's devotion to herself is, Riko finds herself falling in love with him. Joining the love triangle is Asamoto Soshi, a distinguished young executive at her company who has feelings for her. --Fuji TV

Cast

* Hayami Mokomichi as Tenjo Night
* Mizushima Hiro as Asamoto Soshi
* Aibu Saki as Izawa Riiko
* Sasai Eisuke as Shirasagi Yuki
* Ueno Natsuhi as Ito Mika
* Satoi Kenta as Hirata Hajime
* Nekoze Tsubaki as Adachi Kyoko
* Komoto Maki as Sato Nozomi
* Kaji Masaki as Tanaka Yoichiro
* Yamada Meikyou as Asamoto Shiro
* Minemura Rie (峯村リエ) as Yoshioka Tetsuko
* Erena as Ono Chiho
* Sakuragi Ryosuke (桜木涼介) as Morikawa Yasushi
* Watanuki Shoichi (綿貫正市) as Dei Takeru
* Irie Jingi as Hayashi Kota
* Yamamoto Kei as Asamoto Kazushi
* Nakamura Shunsuke as Asamoto Masashi
* Sasaki Kuranosuke as Namikiri Gaku
* Maya Miki as Wakabayashi Fujiko

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Hokaben

* Title: ホカベン
* Title (romaji): Hokaben
* Format: Renzoku
* Genre: Law, human drama
* Episodes: 10
* Viewership rating: 8.1 (Kanto)
* Broadcast network: NTV
* Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-16 to 2008-Jun
* Air time: Wednesday 22:00
* Theme song: Namida wo Todokete by Tortoise Matsumoto

Synopsis

Domoto Akari is an idealistic lawyer who wants to "rescue the weak." She joins a large law office, though she is assigned to a lowly department whose only other member is her boss, who was transferred there after making a mistake during a case. --Tokyograph (http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2536)

Cast

* Ueto Aya as Domoto Akari
* Kitamura Kazuki as Sugisaki Tadashi
* Kato Shigeaki as Katase Riichiro
* Toda Naho as Kuramoto Shiori
* Sasai Eisuke as Zaitsu Masato
* Nakayama Megumi as Yoshikawa Mizuho
* Ryo as Kudou Reiko
* Kato Kazuko as Domoto Miyoko
* Osugi Ren as Morioka Tetsuo

Guests

* Tomita Yasuko as Ikegami Ryoko (ep1,2)
* Sakata Masanobu (阪田マサノブ) as Ikegami Kazuhiko (ep1,2)
* Ishii Momoka (石井萌々果) as Ikegami Maki
* Ishimaru Kenjiro as Hamada Shinji (ep1,2)
* Mickey Curtis (ミッキー・カーチス) as Owner of restaurant (ep2)
* Sasaki Katsuhiko (佐々木勝彦) as President of company (ep2)
* Suzuki Sawa as Usami Chieko (ep3)
* Nakajima Kenko (中嶋けんこう) as Usami Takuo (ep3)
* Sato Yuki as Kawahara Tohru (ep3)
* Asaka Mayumi as Kawahara Tomoe (ep3)
* Tanaka Tetsushi as Osawa Hirofumi (ep3)
* Katsube Nobuyuki as President Urakawa (ep3)
* Takubo Issei as Prosecutor (ep3)
* Sunaga Kei as Judge (ep3)
* Ootomo Minami
* Endo Yuya (ep7)

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Gokusen 3

Season 3
* Viewership rating: 22.5 (Kanto)
* Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-19 to 2008-Jun
* Air time: Saturday 21:00
* Theme song: Niji by Aqua Timez
* Insert song: Oretachi no Seishun by Takaki Yuya

Cast

* Nakama Yukie as Yamaguchi Kumiko (Yankumi / Ojou / Kumichou) (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
* Takaki Yuya as Ogata Yamato
* Miura Haruma as Kazama Ren
* Ishiguro Hideo as Honjo Kengo
* Nakama Junta as Ichimura Rikiya
* Kiriyama Akito as Kuraki Satoru
* Miura Shohei as Kamiya Shunsuke
* Waki Tomohiro as "Kuma" / Kumai Teruo (Former student of Yankumi)
* Azuma Mikihisa as Baba Masayoshi (PE Teacher)
* Koizumi Kotaro as Natsume Seichi (School Doctor)
* Hirayama Aya as Takano Aoi (English Teacher)
* Hoshino Aki as Ayukawa Sakura (School Nurse)
* Sato Jiro as Yajima Hosaku (Japanese Classics Teacher)
* Sakigake Santaro (魁三太郎) as Hatoyama Yasuhiko (World History Teacher)
* Ishii Kota as Tsuruoka Keisuke (Physics Teacher)
* Ishihara Atsumi (石原あつ美) as Kumai Ami (Kumai Teruo's wife)
* Yamada Yu as Kazama Kaoruko (Kazama Ren's sister)

Class 3D

* Ito Ryusuke (伊藤竜翼) as Ashida Ryusuke
* Uefune Hiroto (上船弘人) as Ikeda Hiroto
* Kanno Atsumi (菅野篤海) as Ishibashi Atsumi
* Kido Yuya as Okuma Yuya
* Kujirai Kosuke (鯨井康介) as Ohira Kosuke
* Kobori Shinpei (小堀慎平) as Okada Shinpei
* Koyanagi Shin (小栁心) as Katayama Shin
* Shimizu Ryotaro (清水良太郎) as Katsura Ryotaro
* Chiba Keisuke (千葉恵佑) as Saito Keisuke
* Terada Shinya (寺田慎矢) as Suzuki Shinya
* Totani Kimito (戸谷公人) as Takahashi Kimito
* Nakayama Masei (中山麻聖) as Tanaka Masei
* Hamao Kyosuke (浜尾京介) as Terauchi Kyosuke
* Maeda Goki (前田公輝) as Hamaguchi Goki
* Mayama Akihiro as Gen Akihiro
* Maruo (まるお) as Hosokawa Maruo
* Yazaki Hiroshi (矢崎広) as Matsukata Hiroshi
* Yamada Ryohei (山田亮平) as Miki Ryohei
* Yuki Jutta (夕輝壽太) as Murayama Jutta
* Yuji (ユージ) as Yamamoto Yuji
* Wakaba Ryuya as Yoshida Ryuya
* Warabino Tomoya as Wakatsuki Tomoya

Guests

* Omiya Taro (ep1,4,11)
* Hojo Takahiro (ep3)
* Kaneda Akio (ep5)
* Shindo Gaku (ep5)
* Kusumi Kaoru (楠見薫) (ep5)
* Hirayama Keiko (平山慶子) (ep5)
* Mashita Yuuki (真下有紀) (ep5)
* Kojima Haruna (ep6)
* Masu Takeshi (ep6)
* Suzuki Hiromi (鈴木ひろみ) (ep6)
* Matsuda Satoshi (ep7,11)
* Fukuda Moe (福田萌) (ep7)
* Kudo Aya (工藤亜耶) (ep7)
* Miyazaki Yoshiko (ep8)
* Takiguchi Yukihiro (ep8)
* Shibuya Momoko (ep8)
* Yagami Ren (ep9)
* Nadaka Tatsuo (ep10)
* Tokoshima Yoshiko (ep10)
* Take Yutaka (武豊) (ep11)
* Aoki Sayaka (ep11)

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Around 40

* Title: アラウンド40
* Title (English): Around 40
* Tagline: 注文の多いオンナたち / Chumon no Oi Onna-tachi / Demanding Women
* Format: Renzoku
* Genre: Human drama, comedy
* Episodes: 11
* Viewership rating: 14.6 (Kanto)
* Broadcast network: TBS
* Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-11 to 2008-June-20
* Air time: Friday 22:00 - 22:54
* Theme song: Shiawase no Monosashi by Takeuchi Mariya


Synopsis

39-year-old Ogata Satoko is a highly capable psychiatrist who is single. She's forthright, a caring older sister and reliable in her job and in private. Her interests are staying in luxurious Japanese inns and watching stand-up comedy videos.

Satoko hasn't had a boyfriend in the past five years. Nevertheless, she derives satisfaction from work and isn't worried about her finances. Among her good friends that she hangs out with are 35-year-old Morimura Nao, her junior who proclaims that she won't marry, and 39-year-old Oikawa Sadao, her peer since high school. Satoko is happily enjoying the single life.

At an alumni reunion as everyone is on the verge of 40, Takeuchi Mizue, her good friend since high school who is now a full-time housewife, rushes Satoko into action. "If you want children, you should marry now" and "It's women's happiness", but both are lost on Satoko, who isn't convinced.

One day, Satoko attempts to cheer up Nao, who is downcast over a shocking incident, and goes to her favourite hot-spring inn. There she coincidentally encounters a breakup between a handsome but somewhat odd man, Okamura Keitaro, and his girlfriend...--jade_frost

Cast


* Amami Yuki as Ogata Satoko
* Fujiki Naohito as Okamura Keitaro
* Otsuka Nene as Morimura Nao
* Matsushita Yuki as Takeuchi Mizue
* Tsutsui Michitaka as Ohashi Sadao
* AKIRA as Ogata Tatsuya
* Sakura as Ogata Maki
* Matsumoto Runa as Ogata Ruka
* Hayashi Ryuzo as Ogata Tomoyasu
* Kaga Mariko as Yoshinaga Haruko
* Jinbo Satoshi as Takeuchi Akio
* Kimura Haruki as Takeuchi Yosuke
* Matsuo Takashi (松尾貴史) as Kawasaki Kengo
* Matsumoto Wakana as Katayama Haruka
* Hoshino Ryoko (星野涼子) as Uemura Asuka
* Hiei Yosuke (日栄洋祐) as Yajima
* Katagiri Hairi as Yanagihara Kazuko (Matchmaker)
* Kato Masaya as Kanasugi Kazuya
* Hashizume Jun as Kanbayashi Shozo
* Maruyama Tomomi as Shinjo Takafumi
* Oba Kumiko as Nakayama Michiko
* Kichise Michiko as Minami Yukari

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Last Friends

Title: ラスト・フレンズ
Title (English): Last Friends
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Friendship, human drama
Episodes: 11
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-10 to
Air time: Thursday 22:00
Official Theme Song: "Prisoner of Love" by Utada Hikaru

Synopsis
Last Friends tackles issues that afflict the current generation. Michiru's mother has brought a man back to their home and she is bullied at her workplace where she works as a beauty parlour assistant. She starts cohabiting with her boyfriend, a good young man who works at the Child Welfare Division and the only person who can give her emotional support, but ends up the victim of domestic violence and becomes fearful of love. The boyishly charming Ruka was a classmate of Michiru's in junior high school. She has performed brilliantly as a motocross racer and aims to win the national championship, but as the story progresses, a deep worry that she can neither confide in her parents or close friends grows evident. Takeru is a hair and makeup artist acquainted with Ruka. He is a good confidant to females due to his kindness and perceptiveness, and finds himself attracted to Ruka but has a phobia of sex as a result of a past trauma. The three of them become house mates and through their associations with others, gain the capacity to be positive about life.

Cast

* Nagasawa Masami as Aida Michiru
* Ueno Juri as Kishimoto Ruka
* Eita as Mizushima Takeru
* Nishikido Ryo as Oikawa Sosuke
* Mizukawa Asami as Takigawa Eri
* Yamazaki Shigenori as Ogura Tomohiko
* Nishihara Aki as Hiratsuka Reina
* Ranka Rea (蘭香レア) as Sanda Sayuri
* Hirano Sayaka (平野早香) as Okabe Mayumi
* Baisho Mitsuko as Aida Chinatsu

Production Credits

* Screenwriter: Asano Taeko
* Producer: Nakano Toshiyuki (中野利幸)
* Directors: Nishisaka Mizuki (西坂瑞城), Kato Hiromasa (加藤裕将)

official websites: http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/lastfriends/index.html
http://www.fujitv.co.jp/lastfriends/another/index.html

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Attention Please SP 2008

2008 Special

* Viewership rating: 13.3%
* Broadcast date: 2008-Apr-3
* Air time: Thursday 21:30
* Theme song: "OH PRETTY WOMAN" by Kaela Kimura

Synopsis

The 2008 special takes place in Sydney, Australia.

Cast

* Ueto Aya as Misaki Yoko
* Aibu Saki as Wakamura Yayoi
* Otsuka Chihiro as Sekiyama Yuki
* Uehara Misa as Hirota Saori
* Fueki Yuko as Aso Kaoru
* Koizumi Kotaro as Tsutsumi Shusuke
* Ootomo Minami as Highashino Haruka
* Mano Yuko as Murayama Mizuho
* Tanaka Sogen (田中聡元) as Oki Mitsuya
* Koichi Mantaro as Watanabe Makoto
* Nishikido Ryo as Nakahara Shota
* Shimizu Yuki as Ueno Nanae
* Asano Kazuyuki as Wakamura Shozo
* Inoue Jun as Dazai Shinichiro
* Kohinata Fumiyo as Sakurada Shinya
* Maya Miki as Mikami Tamaki
* Watanabe Kenkichi as the captain
* Yatsu Isao as the taxi driver
* Koda Eri (幸田恵里) as the young cabin attendant
* Otani Eiko (大谷英子) as a trainee
* Hirano Yuki (平野由希) as a trainee
* Kitani Yumika (気谷ゆみか) as a trainee
* Ashida Yuka (芦田由夏) as the nurse
* Matsuzawa Arisa (松沢有紗) as a guide
* Miyauchi Junko (宮内順子) as a passenger
* Shibasaki Noboru (芝崎昇) as a passenger
* Kojima Yasushi (小島康志) as a passenger
* Kasagi Izumi (笠木泉) as a passenger
* Yanagino Yukinari (柳野幸成) as a passenger
* Miyamoto Kenichi (宮本賢一)
* Gow
* Mark Murdock

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