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ふつうの子ども
Yuishi, 10years old, a normal boy.
Every day after school, he likes to catch bugs because he is in charge of the living creatures afterschool club.
He has a crash on his classmate, Kokoa, who is a kind of go getter and conscious about environmental issues.
Yuishi, Kokoa and a problem child start their “environmental activities”, but it goes in an unexpected direction.
【Film Festival】
* Zlin Film Festival 2025 - The International Competition of Feature Films in the Children´s Category
* New York Asian Film Fesitval 2025 - Official Selection
cocoon -- One Summer of Girlhood --
cocoon(コクーン)~ある夏の少女たちより~
On the 80-year anniversary of the end of WWII, an NHK film that aims to deliver a story about war that viewers of all ages can engage.
Based on Kyo Machiko's manga of the same title, acclaimed for its sensitive portrayal of war through the eyes of a young girl. The film's animation producer Tateno Hitomi is an experienced former Studio Ghibli animator, who called together Ghibli veterans as well as young animators of the next generation for this special project.
白豚貴族ですが前世の記憶が生えたのでひよこな弟育てます
In the corrupt great nation of Kioh. Abandoned by his parents, five-year-old Ageha, the eldest son of an earl's family, awakens memories of his past life as a
Japanese person.
One day, Agehameets his half-brother, Regulus, and realizes that Regulus will kill him over the title once he grows up..
Accepting this fate, Agehadecides to raise his younger brother, who lost his mother, instead of abandoning him.Agehamakes the most of his sewing and cooking skills from
his past life by handcrafting cloth picture books and creating steamed egg custard!
Pure-hearted Regulus becomes attached to Ageha...
He turns into a completely doting brother! To pass fertile land to Regulus,
Ageha advances territorial reform, sometimes involving the gods.
In a world where Western and Chinese cultures mix, the young brothers strengthen their bond while rebuilding their troubled territory despite tough conditions!
初恋DOGs
愛子は、離婚訴訟を専門に手掛ける敏腕弁護士。
最近飼い始めた愛犬の「サクラ」を溺愛している。
愛子と愛犬を通じて出会うことになる快は、動物病院で若き院長を務めていて、「将軍」と名付けた愛犬がいる。
1年前、迷い犬として病院に運ばれたところを保護し、飼い始めた。
ある日、快は将軍の散歩中にサクラを連れた愛子と出会い、なんと愛犬同士が一目惚れ。
一方、韓国屈指の大企業の御曹司・ソハは、ある使命を持って日本に来ていて快に近づこうとする。
そんな3人が犬をきっかけに出会い、時にぶつかり合いながらも“愛”を知っていくラブストーリー。
バレエ男子!
Hassei Kobayashi is a narcissistic ballet dancer who belongs to the Komorikawa Ballet Company.
To make ballet more mainstream, and to improve his own popularity, he does livestreams and other
proactive endeavors.
Plus, despite being from different generations, he somehow gets to know Mashiro Sasaki and Masanobu
Mamoyama (Mamo-san), and they become a trio of friends.
The three spend their days at rehearsal for the ballet company, and their nights teaching at a ballet school,
day after day going through the same old ordinary days.
Then, one day on his way home, Hassei is dangerously close to getting arrested because of a
misunderstanding with a police officer.
His friends save Hassei by a thread, after which he makes a shocking announcement, “I’m going to quit at
the end of this year.”
Hassei loves ballet more than anyone. Why did he suddenly decide to quit?
The story depicts Hassei’s final year as he tackles ballet head-on.
いつか、ヒーロー
A relentless and passionate staff member at a children’s care home and his five former disillusioned students embark on a daring quest for vengeance against Dream Inc., the giant corporation that dominates society. This exhilarating revenge entertainment drama will captivate you from start to finish!
Seiji Akayama is a devoted staff at a children’s care home, where he lives and shares meals together with orphaned children, nurturing their dreams and aspirations. One day, a violent attack leaves him in a coma, and when he awakens, 20 years have passed. The care home he once cherished vanished without a trace. What happened during those 20 years? And where are the children once filled with hopes and dreams?
During Akayama’s absence, the five individuals who once found sanctuary at the care home have grown up, their childhood dreams crushed under the oppressive rule of Dream Inc., a corporation that controls society. Deceived, exploited, and teetering on the edge of despair, they struggle to find meaning in a world that has stripped away their hopes.
Yet, Akayama has a secret past as “The Vulture,” a ruthless genius investor renowned for his cutthroat tactics.
Can he be trusted?
Can he reignite the dreams of those who have lost hope?
Will Akayama and his former students be able to confront their past and present to forge a future filled with possibilities?
Young people who have lost hopes and dreams and an adult who still has hopes and dreams—what miracle will they create together?
ゲレンデ飯
26-year-old Yano Shohei (Shirahama Alan) is an AP (assistant producer) working at a TV station. He's not so good at his job, but his snowboarding skills are outstanding. He falls in love at first sight with a mysterious beauty, Hirose Yuki (Yamamoto Mizuki), whom he meets at the bar "Romance". However, he is shy and cannot confess his feelings. With the help of Aitaro (Kukki!), Shohei gets through to the owner, Furui Kami (Hirose Kohmi), also known as the "God of Romance", on the phone. Following her advice, Shohei asks Yuki out on a date. The two decide to go to a ski slope that Yuki had in her guidebook, but what awaits them there is not a romantic romance, but a dizzying romance over food...!!
恋は闇
When people fall in love, they lose their ability to make rational decisions.
A series of gruesome murders occur in the city.
Two journalists meet a crime scene.
He is a freelance writer for a weekly tabloid.
She works for a television broadcaster as a director for an infotainment show.
As they pursue the same case, they gradually become attracted to each other.
When a slew of suspicions arises, he comes under scrutiny.
“Is the man I love actually a serial killer?”
“Can I trust my own eyes?”
“Should I keep holding his hand, or let go?”
When the entire truth is revealed, what will remain? Love or hate?
Brace yourselves for this ultimate romantic mystery.
なんで私が神説教
Are you conveying your thoughts clearly to others?
By imposing your ideas, you might hurt people, or even put yourself in a precarious situation.
What's more, getting angry at others won’t benefit for you at all.
With these in mind, many out there probably think that it's better to keep quiet and not get involved,
even if they actually have something to say.
But is that really the right thing to do?
Being honest and clashing with others could be a huge risk.
Get ready for this new school drama series that is perfect for today's world!
佐藤さんと佐藤さん
Sachi Sato and Tamotsu Sato are a couple who are totally opposite characters.
Sachi supports Tamotsu, a man who has a strong passion to be a lawyer but fails again and again, by studying together.
However, only Sachi passes the bar exam and she starts her career as a lawyer first while Tamotsu is left behind and needs to take care of their child and household.
Their relationship breaks down to the crucial point.
イグナイト -法の無法者-
Ryo Uzaki aspires to become a lawyer after the accidental death of his father. He begins working at the Peace Law Office but quickly encounters difficulties. However, the firm is full of “hitmen” like lawyers, who rather than waiting for clients, seek out potential conflicts to instigate lawsuits. Are they driven by money or a sense of justice? This unconventional group of lawyers will stop at nothing to lead their clients to victory, turning the lawyer-client relationship upside down in this dark legal drama.
주인공 우자키 료는 아버지의 사고사를 계기로 변호사를 꿈꾸고 고생끝에 「피스 법률사무소」에 취직하게 된다.
하지만, 이 사무소는 의뢰인을 기다리는 것이 아닌 “분쟁의 불씨”가 있는 곳으로 잠입하여 사람들에게 소송을 종용시키는 무법 변호사들이 모인 사무소였다…
마치 변호사 배지를 단 “자해 공갈범”이라 말할 수 있는 그들의 목적은 돈인가, 정의인가…?
온갖 수단을 사용하여 원고를 승소로 이끄는 아웃사이더 변호사 집단이 의뢰인과 변호사라는 상식을 뒤집는 다크 리걸 엔터테인먼트.
主角・宇崎凌因父親意外死亡而立志成為律師,經過漫長的努力終於進入「和平法律事務所」任職。
但這間法律事務所並非靜待客人上門,而是潛入藏有「紛爭火種」之處,煽動人們提起訴訟,聚集了一群無法無天律師的地方…。
這群人簡直就像是佩戴律師徽章的「法律投機者」,究竟他們的目的是錢,還是正義...?
這是一齣描寫運用一切手段,引導原告勝訴的異端者律師集團,顛覆委託人與律師常識的黑暗法律娛樂作品。
キャスター
“The truth makes the world go round” – this is the mantra for Soichi Shindo, a 15-year veteran reporter in the social affairs department of a public broadcasting company. When he is recruited as a news anchor by a commercial TV station suffering from low viewership ratings, he vows to stop at nothing in pursuit of the truth. Flaunting company rules, he sweeps everyone around him into his charismatic style of interviews and investigations. But can he uncover deeply-buried truths, and expose the evil around him?
“세상을 움직이는 것은 진실!”이라 믿는 신념의 남자・신도 소이치는 공영방송 사회부에서 기자로서15년간 경력을 쌓고 보도 프로그램의 캐스터를 맡고 있지만 민영방송국 JBN의 회장에게 스카우트되어 시청률 침체에 허덕이는 보도 프로그램의 메인 캐스터로 취임한다.
미온적인 보도 체제를 바로잡는 것이 사명인 신도는“진실을 알리기”위해서는 수단을 가리지 않고 독자적인 규칙으로 취재와 조사를 실시하여 기존의 규칙은 아랑곳하지 않는다. 압도적인 존재감으로 주위를 끌어들이는 파격적이고 전대미문의 남자가 어둠에 묻힌 진실을 추궁해 악을 재판해가는 사회파 엔터테인먼트.
以「推動世界的是真實!」作為自身信念的進藤壯一,在公共傳媒社會部擔任記者累積了15年的經驗並擔任新聞節目主播。然而,他被民放電視台JBN會長挖角,成為長年收視率低迷的新聞節目主要主播。
以糾正鬆散的報導體制為使命的進藤,為了「傳遞真相」不擇手段,按照自身的規則進行採訪與調查,完全無視現有規範。
這是一部描寫有著壓倒性的存在感,並將周圍的人也捲入其中、打破常規又異於常人的男人,追求被黑暗掩埋的真實並制裁邪惡的社會派娛樂作品。
対岸の家事~これが、私の生きる道!
Shiho is a housewife struggling to raise her two-year-old daughter and handle household chores a path she chose, even as stay-at-home-mothers are becoming increasingly rare. While wondering whether she made the right choice, she begins to meet neighbors with homemaking challenges of their own, including a working mother and an elite bureaucratic father on maternity leave. While they often clash over their different realities and values, they gradually come to connect with each other as they learn what it means to be a homemaker.
두 살 된 딸의 육아와 가사에 분투중인 전업주부 시호는 과거의 어느 사건으로 「가족을 위해 “가사를 하는 것”을 직업으로 삼고 싶다」고 전업주부가 되는 것을 선택했다. 하지만, 워킹맘이 주류인 요즘 시대에 남편의 귀가까지 딸과 둘만의 하루하루이다… 행복해야 하는데, 자신의 선택이 올바른 것이었는지 방황하고 있던 어느 날, 워킹맘과 육아휴직 중인 엘리트 관료 아빠 등 입장과 가치관이 다른 “강 건너”의 사람들과 만나게 되고 부딪혀가며 인연을 이어나간다.
“가사”라는 끝이 없는 직업을 테마로 한 새로운 직업 드라마!
詩穗目前正在2歲女兒的育兒及每天的家事中奮鬥。「為了家人,希望能將“做家事”當成自己的工作」由於過往的經歷,使她選擇成為全職家庭主婦。
但現今的時代,全職家庭主婦變得非常少見,每天在丈夫回家前,就只有自己與女兒獨處…。明明該感到幸福,卻時常迷惘自己的選擇是否正確。某天,她遇見了職業婦女及正進行育嬰假的菁英官僚父親等人。詩穗與這些立場與價值觀完全不同,處於「對岸」的人們,在衝突中逐漸建立起連結。
以永無止境的工作ー「家事」為主題,帶給各位全新劇!
真・侍伝
Yaiba Kurogane is a young boy who dreams of being the world’s greatest samurai. He spends his days in the jungle training with his father, Kenjuro. Following a bizarre incident, Yaiba returns to Japan. He goes to live with his father’s friend, Mine, and attends the same middle school as his daughter, Sayaka. It’s at the middle school that he meets talented swordsman Takeshi Onimaru.
The pair duel but eventually recognize each other as rivals and begin competing to hone their skills.
One day, Onimaru picks up the cursed Wind God Sword which had lain dormant in his home and, overcome by its power, is transformed into a demon. In order to resist Onimaru who is obsessed with world domination after acquiring the strongest demonic powers, Yaiba obtains the Thunder God Sword.
While on a journey to acquire the legendary orbs scattered all over Japan in the hope of overthrowing Onimaru, Yaiba meets a series of worthy rivals and a fierce battle unfolds…
勘違いの工房主(アトリエマイスター)
One day, Kurt, a kind-hearted boy, is suddenly kicked out of the Hero’s Party for being “useless.” He finds that his aptitude for weapons, magic, and all other combat-related skills is the lowest rank, so he takes odd jobs repairing the castle walls and digging for minerals to make a living, where his exceptional abilities are immediately revealed. He proves to be skillful in cooking, building, mining, and crafting magical tools—in fact, his aptitude for every skill unrelated to combat had an SSS-ranking! Kurt, however, seems completely unaware of his talent and ends up saving people, the town, and even the country through his unaware actions?!
Womb Love
Maki Tomata has been married for seven years. Her husband, Kyoichi, her first love and a senior from university, was truly the ideal partner. However, as soon as he becomes her husband, Kyoichi changes completely and transforms into a man who vents his emotions. Maki longed for children, but her husband refused her sex for years. Every month, as tears of blood flow from her uterus, she painfully realizes that life doesn't always go as planned. Amidst this, she meets Asahi Yamate, a colleague who grew up overseas and gradually realizes that he is the only man with whom she can truly be honest, and she finds herself drawn to him, eventually wanting to bear his child. One day, she finds out that Kyoichi has been having an affair with her close friend from university. Maki hands Kyoichi divorce papers, but he refuses to divorce her. Will Maki be able to find happiness with "womb love"?
彼女がそれも愛と呼ぶなら
Hisame, a graduate student, falls in love with Ima, a woman 16 years older than him. Ima has a free-spirited charm that is not bound by age or common sense. However, she has a daughter in high school and has already lived with two boyfriends. Ima never gets jealous even if her partners have other lovers and she has a "multiple love" based on mutual consent and understanding. It is a relationship without betrayal unlike affairs or cheating. While confused by Ima's unconventional love, Hisame joins the family as a "third boyfriend". Ima's daughter, Chinatsu, who has supported Ima, has been unable to tell anyone about her complicated family relationship. Meanwhile, Kinuka, a housewife and a friend from high school, happens to meet Ima again and learns about her lifestyle while Kinuka accepts her cheating husband's emotional abuse as "a normal marriage." A stimulating and spicy love story where love and jealousy mix together, overturning today's notions of "normal"!
あんぱん
The artist behind "Anpanman," a beloved superhero to the entire nation, and his wife. When he struggles to find meaning in life, she never allows him to give up on their dream. From their humble origins to surviving a world war, then trudging through the post-war era, adversity after adversity comes their way. And yet, from all of that rises a superhero who is the embodiment of "a justice that never overturns." Inspired by the life of manga artist Yanase Takashi and his wife Nobu, a story of love and courage brimming with the joy of being alive.
Eat, Sleep, then Wait for Happiness
しあわせは食べて寝て待て
Good things come to those who wait—and eat right
Mugimaki Satoko, 38, single. Works four days a week part-time, lives frugally. After being diagnosed with an illness she "must live with for the rest of her life," Satoko has had to change her life drastically – quitting a full-time corporate job and moving somewhere more affordable. What she finds is a 45-year-old housing complex. Miyama Suzu is the landlord who lives next door, and through Suzu and her mystery-man "cook" Tsukasa, Satoko discovers the world of medicinal cuisine that allows her to find wellness through what she eats.
あやしいパートナー
Talented public prosecutor Haruto Tateishi is mistakenly thought to be a molester on a train by legal apprentice Sakura Miyashita-the worst first meeting.
But then, afterwards, Tateishi accidentally witnesses Sakurafighting with her boyfriend, Sota Aoki, who cheated on her. He instinctively lends her a helping hand, which ends up with Harutojoining Sakuraas she drinks away her sorrows.
That night, in a drunken stupor, Sakuraends up spending the night with Haruto?!
Three months later, HarutomeetsSakuraonce more when she appears as a public prosecutor intern.
He treats Sakurapoorly, like an unfortunate connection, but he can’t seem to neglect her.
Then, Sakurais suddenly arrested as a murder suspect.
Harutoinvestigates as the public prosecutor in charge of the case, but he can’t imagine her being the killer...
ダメマネ! ーダメなタレント、マネジメントしますー
A newcomer with a sharp tongue meets a boss who makes unreasonable demands.
Toyo Production Entertainment 4th Department is a den for troubled and eccentric celebrities, headed by a cold-hearted and sadistic man.
Miwa Kandagawa, who happens to be a former child star, joins as a new talent manager.
At the mercy of her boss's unreasonable demands, she scampers around the entertainment world for the sake of the desperate D-listers under her care!
Miwa won't give up even if she’s down on the ground.
She uses her innate powers of insight and acting ability to revive these flops!
Don’t miss this comedy about people who refuse to give up on their dreams, even when they've hit rock bottom!
三人夫婦
Takuzo Mitsuda is dumbfounded when he is asked by an ex-girlfriend, Mia Yanoguchi, and her current boyfriend, Shinpei Satomura, to enter into a “three-person” marriage for a one-year trial period. Naturally, problems arise regarding household affairs, sexual relations, jealousy, and convincing parents and others around them. The three co-living partners create their own unique lifestyle as they discover that life can be three times better when they’re together, in this fresh take on romantic comedy.
年下童貞くんに翻弄されてます
A sexually liberated young woman, with her sweet looks reeling in countless men: I’ve been popular my whole life! Toyed with by a young virgin manwith absolutely zero experience in love. A totally sweet rom-com!
“Me?! Made a fool of by someone like him?!”
29-year-old Karen Imai has been popular with guys her entire life. Tonight, she’s fielding messages from a guy while her heart pounds in excitement about meeting another new guy.
At the mixer her friend invited her to, she sees Teito, an unremarkable guy with glasses.
Karen would never touch a man that her friend’s after, and this one’s interesting—the kind of guy who’s not on her list of men. So, she keeps making passes at Teito, but…?!
Karen’s attacks have no effect at all on him! Not only that, but his reactions come totally out of left field. This isn’t going how she planned at all!
Why can’t I even bag this glasses guy?!
Karen gets irritated and uses all her tricks to try and get Teito to fall for her, but none of her moves get any reaction from him.
As she gets annoyed trying to seduce Teito, she ends up falling for him instead.
Her attacks surprisingly have the opposite effect on her. What awaits the two of them?
SONG vs DANCE
The two biggest forms of performance come together on one stage for the first time in competition television history!
The best singers and the best dancers will compete in thrilling head to head battles set in a video game-inspired format that promises high-energy excitement and dynamic performances. The ultimate question will be answered: Which is better,SONG or DANCE?
With its mix of talent, electrifying performances and an innovative competition structure
SONG vs DANCE is a new type of competition format.
Co-produced by TV Asahi and Smart Dog Media.
わが家は楽し
After a long and dedicated career, Konosuke Hirayama looks forward to a peaceful retirement with his wife, Fumie. That is until he finds out that Fumie has a secret dream: she wants to open a book café, and she intends to use his retirement allowance to fund it, despite Konosuke’s strong disapproval. Fumie’s concerted efforts to persuade him fall flat, and soon, other family members begin to worry about the future of the elderly couple. Just when things seem uncertain, an unexpected event turns everything upside down.
水平線のうた
A gentle tale of healing from the trauma of an earthquake-tsunami disaster
Ohbayashi Kenji is a taxi driver. He became one after the Great East Japan Earthquake, hearing the story of how the souls of those who died sometimes take taxi rides. But after 13 years, he has yet to see his missing wife Sanae or daughter Kanae in his cab. One day, a young girl gets in, and the tune she hums jolts Kenji's memory. It is a tune that his wife, a music teacher, and daughter played multiple times together before the disaster. Kenji tracks the young girl down, desperate for any connection he can forge with the family he longs for. The fateful meeting turns into a journey to try to revive the song by seeking out Sanae's musical mentor as well as other musicians from her past.
Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth
[ディープ オーシャン] 幻のシーラカンス王国
How living fossils surviving in the deep sea
The team who first filmed the giant squid in its natural habitat in Legends of the Deep reassemble to set for the new adventure of capturing a living fossil, coelacanth. Dr. Iwata Masamitsu from Japan and Dr. Kelly Sink from South Africa have joined the team as coelacanth experts. The destination is off the coast of Sulawesi Island, Indonesia.
The mysterious ancient fish measuring nearly 2 meters long that has lived unchanged for 400 million years. As a coelacanth is nocturnal in the deep sea, it is rarely found and its behavior has been shrouded in mystery. After years of negotiations, the research was conducted aboard the cutting-edge OceanX submersible research vessel. While a long-term observation is planned using multiple submersibles, is the team able to accomplish the world's first 72-hour close submersible observation of coelacanths? The program unveils the secrets of the evolution of coelacanths that survived extinction in the deep sea.
Narrated by David Attenborough
復讐カレシ
The kind touch of his hand. That gaze. They’re all a lie.
It’s a fake romance for the sake of exacting revenge.
An office worker named Maika had marriage on the horizon before she was cheated on by her boyfriend. Crying all alone in the hallway, she is found by none other than CEO Shun Satori.
Not only is he the son of a major corporation, but he has a face and figure that would make anyone look twice.
Shun brings a suggestion to her: “Let’s become fake lovers and get revenge.”
Why would you go to all that trouble for me?
It seems Shun wants her help as well, so she acts as his girlfriend.
His kind encouragement and sweet whispers are all but an act, and yet... they almost feel real.
Maika’s heart slowly grows full.
This is a love story between a man and a woman bound by their own personal benefits.
The Walls
Shiny floor show that 4 players play on the floor of 25 squares. They have two choices; build a wall or move to the next square. If you are trapped by walls, you will be eliminated. Utilizing a specially designed app at a tablet, trap the others!
地獄の果てまで連れていく
High schooler Sachiko is ostracized as the alleged daughter of a murderer, and has only one friend- a girl named Rena. But Rena's angelic and gentle smile masks the face of a cold-hearted killer. She framed Sachiko’s father and took his life. 14 years later, Sachiko reappears as a professional nanny with a new face and an erased past. She is bent on vengeance and making life a living hell for Rena who has become a new mother, but will she succeed in slaying her monster?
椀をつなぐ 輪島塗 職人たちの歳月
Back-to-back natural disasters. A centuries-old craft in peril.
Japan's Noto Peninsula was hit hard in 2024: an earthquake on New Year's Day, followed by heavy rains and flooding in September. Kitahama Kosaku, a lacquerware (maki-e) artisan in the region's famed Wajima-nuri tradition, wants more than anything to continue his craft in the place he built a life with his late wife, who was also a lacquer artist. After the earthquake, he converts his garage into a live-in workshop. Calling on his fellow craftsmen, the group begins work on their first lacquerware order since the disaster. Then comes the flood... A story of families who struggle to keep a 600-year tradition alive, and its beautiful fruition.
Deciphering the Nasca Lines (w.t.)
はるかなる古代文明 AIで謎に迫る!ナスカの地上絵
What do the 300 newly found geoglyphs tell us?
It is one of the great archeological mysteries: who created the massive-scale designs of the Nasca lines, and for what purpose? The 300 newly found geoglyphs by the research team at Yamagata University may shed new light. Because so many were discovered so quickly through harnessing AI technology, experts are now able to extrapolate on meaning and objective from their placement as well as content. What role did the lines play within the sophisticated civilization that flourished 2,000 years ago? The program goes on the ground in Peru to follow the forefront of research.
東京サラダボウル
Scooping up struggling souls in Tokyo’s underbelly
Now home to about 700,000 non-Japanese, Tokyo is a veritable "salad bowl" where different languages, food, and cultures mingle. And it's a place where more than a few struggles to fit in...
Arikino Ryo is an interpreter for Chinese attached to the Metropolitan Police Department. One day after a suspect interview, he chances upon a girl with shocking green hair munching on a scorpion in the middle of Shinjuku. The impressive eater turns out to be Kouda Mari, a police detective in the international investigations division. The two could not be more different—while Kouda is in-your-face about showing interest in people regardless of nationality, Arikino prefers to keep his distance. But as the pair begins working together on cases from missing tourists to international smuggling rings, and munching on various international cuisines in between, their "bellies" find total synchronicity.
Soon, this one-of-a-kind duo finds themselves chasing down an organization called The Volunteers that targets foreigners who've exceeded their legal stay. And this opens the Pandora's Box into Arikino's tragic and shocking past...
べらぼう ~蔦重栄華乃夢噺~
The man behind Japan's Artistic Explosion and his fight for beauty and freedom
An epic biopic unveiling the chronicles of a man unbound by his low status or social conventions who became a pivotal force behind the cultural renaissance of 18th-century Japan by discovering the talents of Sharaku, Utamaro and Hokusai—ukiyo-e artists that continue to be cherished by the world to this day.
Born in 1750, Tsutaya Juzaburo, or Tsutaju for short, was put up for adoption at a young age and grew up with a family running a tea house in the red-light district of Edo. It was a time Edoーnow known as Tokyoーwas experiencing unprecedented growth. With more than a million residents, the city had become one of the largest metropolises in the world. Amid Edo's economic and cultural boom, Tsutaju first made his name by starting a book-lending service.
But his ambition knew no bounds. He teamed up with some of Japan’s best writers and artists and began his own publishing business. His keen eye for young talent led to the discovery of ukiyo-e artists Utamaro and Hokusai, two artists who would later come to leave a lasting imprint on Western art through Japonism. Adorned with plates beautifully illustrated by such creators, book after book would fly off the shelves.
Yet his success came with a price, as his satirical publications began drawing ire from the shogunate. Despite the relentless persecution by the government, he maintained a rebellious stance throughout his entire career and continued to entertain the masses by pursuing true beauty through his publications. Left tattered after having half his fortune confiscated by the shogunate, he takes one last gamble with a grand project featuring a previously unknown artist named Sharaku.
Unbound is a drama series featuring Yokohama Ryusei, winner of a Japan Academy Film Prize and Seoul International Drama Awards, as the main protagonist Tsutaju; with a supporting role from Tony Awards winner and Academy Awards nominee Ken Watanabe as Tanuma Okitsugu, a senior counselor of the shogunate who helped Edo's cultural renaissance blossom; and screenplay by hit screenwriter Morishita Yoshiko, who has written for Jin, Naotora: The Lady Warlord and more.
119エマージェンシーコール
One call save a life. An original drama series depicting the real lives of emergency dispatchers is born!
Everyone calls 119 at some point in their lives. The emergency dispatchers, who send out ambulances or fire trucks as the situation demands, can only handle the job because they are a team of specialists with a variety of skills related to firefighting and first aid. They use their communication skills and medical knowledge to listen to the voices of those in need and use their voices to save them. Relying on the words of panicked callers, they determine their location, and get the necessary teams there as soon as possible. The “chain of lifesaving” begins with fire department’s command center, and working there is by no means an easy job. This series faithfully depicts the various human interactions that play out on the job and the dispatchers who keep working their hardest to save lives in an environment where every moment is tense.
アイシー~瞬間記憶捜査・柊班
The obstacles that she faces include crimes, opinions inside the police, and her own emotion scars...
With photographic memory as her weapon, Hizuki Hiiragi worked her way up from a non-career position to become the head of the First Investigation Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. In this police drama, the members of Team Hiiragi, the First Unit of the Third Serious Crimes Unit of the First Investigation Division, confront heinous crimes under the leadership of the “ice queen” herself. Team Hiiragi was set up as a special exception inside the First Investigation Division, and its idiosyncratic members all have their own personal secrets and traumas. This includes Hizuki, whose father murdered her mother. While questioning the reason for their existence, Hizuki and Team Hiiragi will face many people and incidents. Having lost faith in humanity because of her father’s betrayal, Hizuki faces forward despite the scars that she can never forget. As she pushes onward, not just with strength, but also feelings of weakness, indecision, and anger, she will be a sympathetic figure for many women and give them courage in this human drama.
