Ryusei no Kizuna [J-drama] (Ninomiya Kazunari, Nishikido Ryo, Toda Erika, Kaname Jun) (updated with english hard-sub)
- Title: 流星の絆
- Title (romaji): Ryusei no Kizuna
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Suspense drama
- Episodes: TBA
- Broadcast network: TBS
- Broadcast period: 2008-Oct-17 to 2008-Dec
- Air time: Friday 22:00
- Theme song: Beautiful Days by Arashi
- Insert song: ORION by Nakashima Mika
Synopsis
Based on the popular novel of the same name, Ryusei no Kizuna tells the story of three orphans, whose parents were murdered long ago. Together, the three vowed on a shooting star to one day avenge their parents. After many years, the two brothers have found the murderers, and are set to carry out their plan for vengeance when they realize they’ve made a serious miscalculation; you see, their sister…
Cast
- Ninomiya Kazunari as Ariake Koichi
- Nishikido Ryo as Ariake Taisuke
- Toda Erika as Ariake Shizuna
- Kaname Jun as Togami Yukinari
- Omi Toshinori as Hayashi George
- Shitara Osamu (設楽統) as Hagimura Shinji
- Emoto Akira as Togami Masayuki
- Ryo as Ariake Toko
- Terajima Susumu as Ariake Yukihiro
- Miura Tomokazu as Kashiwabara Yasutaka
- Kiritani Kenta as Takayama Hisanobu
- Nakashima Mika
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Always Sunset On Third Street 2 [J-movie] (Maki Horikata, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Koyuki, Hiroko Yakushimaru) (updated with English subtitle)
Starring: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Koyuki, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Maki Horikata, Kenta Suga, Kazuki Koshimaru, Fumiyo Kohinata, Miura Tomokazu, Ayame Koike
Directed By: Takashi Yamazaki
Released By: Unknown
Run Time: 146 min.
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Sweeping 3.5 billion yen at the box office and 13 trophies at the Japan Academy Awards, Yamazaki Takashi’s nostalgic blockbuster Always - Sunset on Third Street was the runaway winner of 1995. The cast and crew return to even greater acclaim and box office in 2007 with Always - Sunset on Third Street 2. Based on Saigan Ryohei’s popular manga, Always 2 picks up the story shortly after the events of the first film, returning to the bustling lives of the residents of Third Street as they carve out their own small worlds in 1959 Japan. The film has the same winning formula of heartwarming drama and stunning CGI, recreating the sights, sounds, and sentiments of 1950s Japan with crowd-pleasing precision. The second time around, the characters feel like old friends thanks to great performances from the returning cast of Tsutsumi Shinichi, Yakushimaru Hiroko, Horikita Maki (Hanazakari no Kimitachi e), Koyuki (The Last Samurai), child actor Suga Kenta, and of course Yoshioka Hidetaka, who won his second Best Actor trophy at the 2008 Japan Academy Awards with the same role.
Bad-tempered, but soft-hearted garage owner Suzuki (Tsutsumi Shinichi) isn’t any closer to becoming the next Toyota, though country girl Rokko (Horikita Maki) is shaping up to be a great mechanic, and attracting some romantic attention, too. Suzuki’s family of four plays host to seven-year-old relative Mika (Koike Ayame), but the spoiled city girl is less than impressed with their humble living conditions. Across the lane, struggling writer Chagawa Ryunosuke (Yoshioka Hidetaka) wants to prove himself to adopted son Junnosuke (Suga Kenta) and romantic interest Hiromi (Koyuki). Desperately holding on to his makeshift family and fading dreams, Chagawa is aiming for nothing less than the Akutagawa Prize with his great Japanese novel - and all his neighbors seem to be in it somehow. The frustrating process and financial worries, however, are more likely to push him to the end of the road than great literary fame.
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Bara no nai Hanaya [JDrama] (Katori Shingo, Takeuchi Yuko)
Details
- Title: 薔薇のない花屋
- Title (romaji): Bara no nai Hanaya
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Human drama, romance
- Broadcast network: Fuji TV
- Broadcast period: 2008-Jan-14 to 2008-Mar
- Air time: Monday 21:00
- Theme song: Zutto Issho sa by Yamashita Tatsuro
- See Bara no nai Hanaya OST for original soundtracks listing
Synopsis
Shiomi Eiji is forced to become a single father when his girlfriend passes away while giving birth to their daughter, Shizuku. Desolate after the loss of the woman he loved, Eiji has little time or desire to even consider remarrying, working part-time jobs just to make ends meet. The one thing that gives meaning and joy to his life is Shizuku, but even that begins to trouble him when Shizuku begins acting strange, hiding her face by putting a cloth over her head when around other people.
One day after opening his flower shop, Eiji comes across a blind woman standing by the door, taking shelter from the rain. When he invites her to come inside the shop, she at first refuses, but later gives in to Eiji’s kindness. They become intimate friends and she slowly grows to depend on Eiji’s sincerity and goodheartedness. After rescuing her a following evening when she walks into the street and is nearly struck by traffic, Eiji himself inexplicably discovers the cold of winter that has saddled his heart all these years slowly melting away…
Cast
- Katori Shingo as Shiomi Eiji
- Takeuchi Yuko as Shirato Mio
- Shaku Yumiko as Ono Yuki
- Matsuda Shota as Kudo Naoya
- Motokariya Yuika as Shizuku’s mother
- Terajima Susumu as Shijo Kengo
- Ikeuchi Junko as Hishida Keiko
- Miura Tomokazu as Anzai Teruo
- Yagi Yuki as Shiomi Shizuku
- Imai Yuki as Hirota Shogo
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Romeo and Juliet [J-drama] (Takizawa Hideaki, Nagasawa Misami)
- Title: ロミオとジュリエット
- Title (English): Romeo and Juliet
- Tagline: ～すれちがい～ / ~Sure Chigai~
- Genre: Human Drama
- Format: Tanpatsu
- Broadcast network: NTV
- Broadcast date: 2007-Apr-07
- Ratings: 11.4%
Cast
- Takizawa Hideaki as Morita Hiromichi
- Nagasawa Masami as Kihira Juri
- Tanaka Misako as Morita Tokieda
- Yamashita Shinji as Kihira Reizou
- Miura Tomokazu as Morita Giichi