Yasuko to Kenji [J-drama] (Matsuoka Masahiro, Hirosue Ryoko)

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  • Title: ヤスコとケンジ
  • Title (romaji): Yasuko to Kenji
  • Format: Renzoku
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Broadcast network: NTV
  • Broadcast period: 2008-Jul-12 to 2008-Sept
  • Air time: Saturday 21:00
  • Theme song: Amagasa by TOKIO

Synopsis

TOKIO’s Masahiro Matsuoka will star in a new NTV drama series called “Yasuko to Kenji.” It is based on a comical manga by artist Aruko that was serialized in Bessatsu Margaret between April 2005 and November 2006.

The show focuses on a man named Kenji and his younger sister Yasuko, whose parents died in an accident 10 years earlier. Kenji was once the leader of a gang, but in order to support him and his sister, he began making a living as a shojo mangaka. His character normally wears glasses and appears to be a gentle guy, but he throws off his glasses and reverts to his violent side whenever he tries to protect Yasuko from danger. Part of the story follows Yasuko’s romance with an intelligent and good-looking man named Jun Tsubaki. Jun’s older sister Erika now runs a flower shop, but Erika was once a leader of a female gang, and she used to be in love with Kenji during those days.

Cast

  • Matsuoka Masahiro as Oki Kenji
  • Hirosue Ryoko as Tsubaki Erika
  • Tabe Mikako as Oki Yasuko
  • Okura Tadayoshi as Tsubaki Jun
  • Yamaguchi Sayaka as Miyazono Kaori
  • Uchiyama Shinji as Mosu
  • Watabe Gota as Ajidasu
  • Higashi Ayu (東亜優) as Aki
  • Egashira Yui (江頭由衣) as Senri
  • Kojima Haruna as Shingyoji Hiyoko
  • Nishida Natsumi (西田奈津美) as Rumi
  • Matsumoto Kana as Ayame
  • Rikiya as Aota
  • HIRO as Akagawa
  • Shima Daisuke as Shibuya Kachi
  • Sakurai Atsuko as Hoshikawa Yukiko

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Hana Yori Dango Final Special

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Hana Yori Dango Final- DVD On Location SP

The Makino family is on location in Macao and all of F4 are on location in Las Vegas.

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Code Blue [J-drama] (Yamashita Tomohisa, Aragaki Yui, Toda Erika)

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Title: Code Blue
Released: 3 July 2008
Genre: Medical drama
Broadcast network: Fuji TV

Casts:
* Yamashita Tomohisa as Aizawa Kousaku
* Aragaki Yui as Shiraishi Megumi
* Toda Erika as Hiyama Mihoko
* Higa Manami
* Asari Yosuke

Synopsis:
The drama’s full title is “Code Blue: Doctor Heli Kinkyu Kyumei.” The concept is based on Japan’s proposal for an emergency medical service using helicopters to quickly reach those in need. A special bill was passed in June 2007 that should foster widespread adoption of the system.

Yamash*ta stars as a young doctor-in-training, working under the guidance of an experienced “flight doctor” (Toshiro Yanagiba). Some scenes will be filmed with a real helicopter, adding to the show’s tension.

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Run Papa Run [C-Movie] (Louis Koo, Rene Liu)

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Director: Sylvia Chang Ai Chi
Genre: Drama

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Cast:
Louis Koo Tin Lok
Rene Liu Jo Yin
Conroy Chan Chi Chung
Max Mok Siu Chung
Kent Cheng Jak Si

Plot: Gang leader Lee has been on the wrong side of the law since childhood and always at loggerheads with his authoritative mum, who tried time and again to guide him on the right track. While her words fall on deaf ears, Lee himself falls for an innocent lawyer named Mabel, but when Mabel gets pregnant, Lee flees while she moves into his apartment without warning. Lee can’t he­lp but venerate his girlfriend’s dedication and when their baby is born, it changes Lee’s life forever, transforming him from a fearsome crime boss to a loving father. Torn between family and brotherhood, Lee has to make the ultimate choice.

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Sad vacation [J-Movie] (Tadanobu Asano, Aoi Miyazaki, Joe Odagiri)

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Directed by Shinji Aoyama
Produced by Naoki Kai
Written by Shinji Aoyama
Music by Hiroyuki Nagashima
Cinematography Masaki Tamura
Editing by Yuji Oshige
Running time 136 min.

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Cast

Tadanobu Asano
Eri Ishida
Yuka Itaya
Ken Mitsuishi
Aoi Miyazaki
Katsuo Nakamura
Joe Odagiri
Kyusaku Shimada
Maho Toyota

Review

Based on renowned director Aoyama Shinji’s own novel, Sad Vacation is a slow-brewing, stylishly lensed meditation on loneliness, anger, and reconciliation. Like Aoyama’s previous films Eureka and Helpless, Sad Vacation is set in the southern city of Kitakyushu, exploring the light and dark sides of human nature through the lives of troubled marginal characters trying to escape from themselves. Aoyama teams up again with acclaimed actor Asano Tadanobu and NANA star Miyazaki Aoi, who previously starred in Helpless and Eureka, respectively. The film also co-stars actress Ishida Eri (Hibi) and popular actor Odagiri Joe (Tokyo Tower) in his first collaboration with Asano since 2003’s Bright Future.
Inspired to he­lp others because of his own past, driver Kenji (Asano Tadanobu) takes in the orphaned son of an illegal Chinese migrant. Together with Yuri (Tsuji Kaori), the mentally troubled daughter of his late gangster friend, the three form an odd family of sorts. Also living in the same complex as Kenji are his co-workers Goro (Odagiri Joe), who is hiding from loan sharks, and Kozue (Miyazaki Aoi, in a seeming continuation of her character in Eureka), who is suffering from post-traumatic stress. One day, Kenji encounters his boss’s wife, Chiyoko (Ishida Eri), and realizes that she is actually the mother who abandoned him as a child. Chiyoko cheerily welcomes him back into her life and family as if nothing ever happened, but Kenji is not ready to forgive so easily.
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Spotlight [K-drama] (Ji Jin Hee, Son Yeh Jin, Jo Yeh Hee, Jin Goo)

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Details

  • Title: 스포트라이트 / Spotlight
  • Genre: Romance
  • Episodes: 16
  • Broadcast network: MBC
  • Broadcast period: 2008-May-14 to 2008-Jul-??
  • Air time: Wednesdays & Thursdays 21:55 (9:55 Korean time)

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Synopsis

Oh Tae Suk is a charismatic reporter who is the lead reporter for the society news division. Tae Suk is someone who never gives up until the truth is told. However, because of his personality, there are always conflicts within his team. During his training of the new junior reporters he discovered the potential of Seo Woo Jin and not only became her mentor but also her love interest.

Cast

  • Ji Jin Hee as Oh Tae Suk
  • Son Yeh Jin as Seo Woo Jin
  • Jo Yoon Hee as Yang Myung Eun
  • Jin Goo as Lee Sun Chul

Extended Cast

  • Kim Jung Wook as Seo Woo Hyun
  • Kim Bo Kyung as Lee Joo Hee
  • Ahn Suk Hwan
  • Lee Gi Yul
  • Jung Hye Young (cameo)
  • SS501 (cameo)

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CHANGE [J-drama] (Kimura Takuya, Fukatsu Eri, Abe Hiroshi, Kato Rosa) (updated with english hardsub)

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Details

  • Title (English): CHANGE
  • Format: Renzoku
  • Genre: Human drama, politics
  • Broadcast network: Fuji TV
  • Broadcast period: 2008-May-12 to
  • Air time: Monday 21:00
  • Theme song: Miles Away by Madonna

Synopsis

The story begins with the deaths of ruling party’s Fukuoka legislator and his eldest son, his heir apparent, in an accident. It is decided that a by-election will be held, and Kanbayashi Masaichi, the leader of the ruling party, and secretary Miyama Rika conceive the idea of fielding the second son, Asakura Keita, who had been renounced by his father.

After Keita graduated from senior high school, he went on to a university in Nagano because he wanted to live in a place with beautiful stars, and eventually became an elementary school teacher over there. Well-liked by children and satisfied with his beloved star gazing, Keita has no interest in the world of politics. However, at Rika’s persuasion and the pressure of his family, he reluctantly decides to announce his candidacy.

Upon returning to Fukuoka, Keita is given a hearty welcome by supporters. The election strategist, Nirasawa Katsutoshi, arrives there. He is guided by the notion “election is the only permitted legal war” and begins Keita’s election campaign.

Cast

  • Kimura Takuya as Asakura Keita
  • Fukatsu Eri as Miyama Rika
  • Abe Hiroshi as Nirasawa Katsutoshi
  • Kato Rosa as Miyamoto Hikari
  • Horiuchi Keiko (堀内敬子) as Tsukioka Rumiko
  • Kazama Morio as Kondo Mitsuteru (Secretary)
  • Koyama Shigeru (神山繁) as Nihei (Councilor)
  • Nakamura Atsuo (中村敦夫) as Onoda Asao (Secretary-General)
  • Ohbayashi Takeshi (大林丈史) as Kakiuchi Tatsuhiko
  • Ito Shiro as Ukai Takehiko (Prime Minister)
  • Fuji Junko as Asakura Takae
  • Terao Akira as Kanbayashi Masaichi

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Gokusen 3 [Jdrama] (Nakama Yukie) (updated with english sub)

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  • Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-19 to 2008-Jun
  • Air time: Saturday 21:00
  • Theme song: Niji by Aqua Timez

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 (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
  • 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)

Class 3D

  • Miura Haruma as Kazama Ren
  • Takaki Yuya as Ogata Yamato
  • Ishiguro Hideo as Honjo Kengo
  • Kiriyama Akito as Kuraki Satoru
  • Nakama Junta as Ichimura Rikiya
  • Miura Shohei as Kamiya Shunsuke
  • Kido Yuya
  • Mayama Akihiro
  • Wakaba Ryuya
  • Warabino Tomoya
  • Kanno Atsumi (菅野篤海)
  • Kujirai Kosuke (鯨井康介)
  • Shimizu Ryodaro (清水良太郎)
  • Totani Kimito (戸谷公人)
  • Nakayama Masei (中山麻聖)
  • Hamao Kyosuke (浜尾京介)
  • Maeda Koki (前田公輝)
  • Maruo (まるお)
  • Yazaki Hiroshi (矢崎広)
  • Yuki Jutta (夕輝壽太)
  • Yuji

Production Credits

  • Original writing: Morimoto Kozueko (森本梢子) Gokusen (manga)
  • Screenwriters: Egashira Michiru, Yokota Rie, Matsuda Yuko (松田裕子)
  • Producer: Kato Masatoshi
  • Directors: Sato Toya, Otani Taro (大谷太郎), Yamashita Manami (山下学美)
  • Music: Oshima Michiru

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