Program List
- Comedy
新宿野戦病院
A new, entertaining emergency medical drama on the theme of “life” set in Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku!
The story takes place at St. Magokoro Hospital, secluded in the back streets of Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku.
Unlike at other hospitals, owing to the character of the area, the patients who come to receive emergency care at St. Magokoro often come from backgrounds with special circumstances, and they run the gamut from homeless people and foreigners to hosts and prostitutes. Then a mysterious woman named Yoko Nishi Freeman suddenly arrives in Kabuki-cho. She is a former military doctor with American citizenship. Born in New Orleans, she moved to California with her mother at the age of fourteen. She would later get into medical school, receiving her license to practice at the age of twenty-eight. She has thirteen years of experience working in a military hospital. On one battlefield, Yoko came across a wounded soldier among the ruins of a city. When he was on the verge of death, he used the last of his strength to entrust her with an important item and a certain message. She has come to Japan to keep her promise to the fallen soldier.
Yoko becomes someone who cheerfully shines a light on the various dark happenings in Kabuki-cho. She also meets Toru Takamine, a cosmetic dermatologist who works at his elderly uncle’s hospital.
The little run-down hospital has been left behind as Kabuki-cho changes with the times, yet it quietly continues to exist. For the people who live in the neon-lit nights of a town where human desires twist and turn, the small lights of the hospital offer a haven for their hearts. Together with the unique staff of doctors who work there, the hospital will go on bringing light to the city.
- Crime & Investigation
競争の番人
Tsutomu Koshobu, a genius, and a character who is always based around the idea of logic, and Kaede Shirokuma, an honest and emotionally driven former detective are the main characters. As members of the Fair Trade Commission’s sixth examination division (aka. ‘Dairoku’), they crack down on violations of the Anti-Monopoly Law and keep a watchful eye on economic activities to protect a free and fair competition in the market. They expose the hidden facts about companies that engage in bid-rigging, cartels, and other forms of corruption…
- History
鎌倉殿の13人
12th century, Japan. Charismatic leader Minamoto no Yoritomo founds the Kamakura Shogunate, shifting the political powerbase from Kyoto to the east. Behind this military feat are thirteen vassals. But after the superstar shogun's death, a fierce power struggle erupts. The one out of the Thirteen who emerges on top is Hojo Yoshitoki, the youngest of them all. How did this young samurai, who started with no such ambitions, become the greatest warrior in the country? It's a ruthless game of intrigue in the new capital Kamakura -- Yoshitoki must play his cards carefully.
- Romance
- Food/Cooking
美食探偵 明智五郎
If you were to die tomorrow, what would be your last meal? A handsome gourmet detective gets to the heart of a serial killer in this poisonously romantic suspense drama!
Detective Goro Akechi has a passion for fine dining. Good-looking but incredibly quirky, he solves food-related crimes by using, well, food. He treats Ichigo Kobayashi like his assistant and drags her into all sorts of cases, even though she's perfectly happy just running her food truck.
The thorn in Goro's flesh is the beautiful and self-proclaimed "Maria Magdalena," who upon meeting him transforms into a killer. Their relationship is at the same time "detective vs murderer" and "opposites attract."
Indulge your senses in savvy investigations, dangerous romance, and exquisite cuisine in this ultimate gourmet entertainment!
- Action
ゼロ 一獲千金ゲーム
What’s most important? Money, friends, or life?
"Money God" Muryo Zaizen, Japan's wealthiest man, holds tremendous influence over politics and the economy. He is building "Dream Kingdom" as an underworld where young adults can gather in absolute secrecy to test their intellect, physical prowess, and luck in a special gamble to win one billion dollars.
Young men and women risk their lives in a game where the winner comes out 100 billion yen richer. While great friendships are borne as the players help each other and share many laughs, this is still a fierce survival game that requires them to engage in covert psychological warfare and, if need be, knock each other down.
Main character Zero Ukai teaches part time at a cram school for middle school kids, but his true identity is as a heroic Robin Hood of the hidden world who helps the underdogs struggling to survive in modern society. He appears like a loser who will never amount to anything, but that is just a façade he hides under. Follow him as he comes out as a gambling genius who cares less about securing his own victory and more about creating a society in which nobody loses.
母になる
One spring day, my beloved 3-year-old son was kidnapped.
It was our usual walk home from kindergarten.
I let go of his hand for just a blink of an eye.
When I looked back, he was gone.
Nine years later, my 13-year-old son shows up.
How do we begin to fill the void of all those years?
Once broken, can a family return to what it used to be?
What does it mean to be a mother? What does it mean to have a family?
Through a family that suffered a kidnapping, three women learn what it takes to become a mother amidst the struggles and pain.
To become a mother... To single women, this may be uncharted territory. To those in the middle of child-rearing, this is reality. To empty nesters, this is a nostalgic reminder. This drama is dedicated to all women, no matter which stage in life they're in.
- Comedy
コタツがない家
Even in her younger years, she gave her all in romance and work, and she got everything she wanted. Or at least that was the plan...
Protagonist Marie Fukabori is a 44-year-old wedding planner.
Absorbed in her work, she hadn’t realized that her husband, an unsuccessful manga artist, was on the verge of going out of business.
Her son, who dreamed of becoming an idol, failed an audition and lost his trust in people.
What was supposed to be her father’s golden years became solitary years after he was slapped with divorce papers.
“Amazing how you can cause trouble every day!” Marie utters as she goes through her chaotic life with three useless men.
At times, however, she is almost moved to tears by their warmth.
Follow her as she figures out how to create a new form of family in this sitcom that is sure to make you laugh and cry.