We continue this month of July with the continuation of the new drama on the Japanese side, which will close the J-drama for this month. Nine in number, today I offer you various and varied foretastes: police, drama, school life and many others. Good reading!
Death Cash
Original title: Shi Hei – 死幣
Alternative title: Death Cash
Directors: Akihiko Watase, Ryutaro Kawashima
Scriptwriter: Kaiki Yoshida
Genre: detective – mystery
Chain: TBS
Episodes: unknown
Release date: July 13, 2016 to …
Country: Japan
Main cast of Death Cash
Jurina Matsui
Role: Yuka Minami
Other works: Majisuka Gakuen 4, It's Not That I Can't Marry I Don't Marry
Shigeyuki Totsugi
Role: Takeshi Wakamoto
Other works: Whose Is the Cuckoo's Egg?, Hiru no Saint Shu
Synopsis
Minami Yuka is an economics student at the university where she takes the courses of Professor Zaitsu Taichiro.One day, when she has been worried for some time about not seeing her friend Ikumi, she goes to the latter's apartment and discovers her corpse. If it sounds like a suicide, the case is strange enough that a police officer, Wakamoto Takeru, takes a closer look.
Spring: Nautiljon
This is a first drama that, by its atmosphere, can force the resemblance with cousins of the genre like Liar game or Jigoku Shoujo. We already shudder with pleasure just with the synopsis and an agonizing teaser that fills our heart with curiosity. On the casting side, it seems well chosen, so no reason to hesitate any longer for fans of the genre!
https://youtu.be/OzOGmPmHKSE
Hajimemashite, Aishite Imasu
Original title: Hajimemashite, Aishite Imasu – はじめまして、愛しています
Alternative title: Nice to Meet You, I Love You
Directors: Osamu Katayama, Ken Higurashi
Scriptwriter: Kazuhiko Yukawa
Genre: drama – family
Chain: TV Asahi
Episodes: unknown
Release date: July 14, 2016 to …
Country: Japan
Hajimemashite Main Cast, Aishite Imasu
Machiko Ono
Role: Mina Umeda
Other works: Candy House, Gokuaku Ganbo
Yosuke Eguchi
Role: Shinji Umeda
Other works: Otona Joshi, Roosevelt Game
Synopsis
Umeda Mina is a pianist and piano teacher but she has never won any competition and regularly encounters difficulties with her students or their parents. One day, a dirty and hungry little boy arrives in the garden of the Umeda couple. As his parents have been missing for more than a month, he is considered abandoned and entrusted to an orphanage. But a few days later, he returned to the Umeda. The husband Shinji then begins to inquire about a possible adoption…
Spring: Nautiljon
A family story, somewhat out of the ordinary, with adoption as the subject! A childless couple, whose wife has difficulty flourishing in her work.But, their meeting with this orphan could change everything for this quiet couple. But is this little boy as innocent as he seems?Note the presence in the cast of Mokomichi Hayami known for his roles in Zettai Kareshi, Gokusen or Densha Otoko.
Kibogaoka no Hitobito
Original title: Kibogaoka no hitobito – 希望ヶ丘の人びと
Alternative title: Kibogaoka's People
Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Writers: Kiyoshi Shigematsu (short story), Yoshikazu Okada
Genre: drama – family
Chain: WOWOW
Episodes: 5
Release date: July 16 to August 13, 2016
Country: Japan
Main cast of Kibogaoka no Hitobito
Ikki Sawamura
Role: Tetsu Tajima
Other works: Gisou no Fuufu, Save Our Town!
Keiko
Role: Emi Wakui
Other works: The Emperor's Cook, Dating: What's It Like To Be In Love?
Kazue Ito
Role: Kaori Fujimura
Other works: Diet Rebound, Karei naru Spy
Synopsis
Tajima lives in Tokyo with his wife Keiko and two children Mika and Ryota. They spend happy days together, but Keiko is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Three months later, she died. Tajima finds herself with a great emptiness in her heart. Yet he always tries to smile for his children.Tajima decides to visit Keiko's hometown of Kibogaoka so that he and his children can keep their memories of Keiko, rather than trying to forget him. Upon arrival, he meets Kaori Fujimura, a graduate of the same school as Keiko, and goes to Keiko's old house. On the impulse of the moment, Tajima asks her children if they want to live there.
We follow Tajima's family life and its reconstruction after the death of his wife Keiko. The journey of grief is not always easy to navigate, especially for children. It is through a trip to his wife's hometown that they will start all over again without forgetting their memories. A moving and true drama that should touch you!
https://youtu.be/ZRiYleCeuxU
Aogeba Toutoshi
Original title: Aogeba Toutoshi – 仰げば尊し
Directors: Yuichiro Hirakawa, Ken Yoshida, Ryosuke Fukuda
Writers: Takako Ishikawa (original author), Yoshihiro Izumi
Genre: drama – school
Chain: TBS
Episodes: unknown
Release date: July 17, 2016 to …
Country: Japan
Main cast of Aogeba Toutoshi
Akira Terao
Role: Koichi Hikuma
Other works: Your Story, Keiji no Genba
Synopsis
Hikuma Koichi is a former saxophone player who was disabled following the after-effects of an accident. He takes charge of the band of a high school whose students are more renowned for their difficult characters than for their musical abilities.Thanks to his communicative passion, he will take them to a level previously unimaginable for them!
Spring: Nautiljon
This time, we go back to school to follow a bunch of difficult students. If this may remind you of Gokusen, it's still quite different.Here, it is a former saxophonist who wants to teach music to young people, we note the presence of Mikako Tabe (Boku no Ita Jikan, Tokyo Bandwagon) in the cast.No doubt fans of the genre will appreciate this drama that undoubtedly reserves us a very beautiful lesson of life and sharing!
https://youtu.be/CADAbsudIm0
Hope: Kitai Zero no Shinnyu Shain
Original title: Hope: Kitai Zero no Shinnyu Shain – HOPE~期待ゼロの新入社員~
Alternative title: Hope: Expectation Zero's New Employee
Director: Keita Kono
Writers: Yoon Tae-Ho (original comic), Yuichi Tokunaga
Genre: Work
Chain: Fuji TV
Episodes: unknown
Release date: July 17, 2016 to …
Country: Japan
Main cast of Hope: Kitai Zero no Shinnyu Shain
Yuto Nakajima
Role: Ayumu Ichinose
Related works: Dating: What's It Like To Be In Love?, Water Polo Yankees
Synopsis
Ayumu Ichinose started playing Go at an early age. He focused solely on Go and dreamed of becoming a professional player but, he repeatedly failed tests to become a pro. He is now 22 years old, the age limit being 23 years, this is his last chance. The day before his test, his mother collapsed from overwork and was hospitalized. Ayumu then fails again.He was shot and became a part-time worker. His mother, heartbroken, asks acquaintances to bring her son into a general trading society. Ayumu aware of her mother's feelings, begins to work as an intern. He quickly becomes known in the office as an intern who knows nothing and is unable even to make simple copies of documents. Nevertheless, Ayumu decides not to give up in order to be recognized as a good employee of the company.
We follow the journey of Ayumu who will see his dream of becoming a pro player crumble. Through his doubts and his new job, it is a journey strewn with pitfalls that awaits him. Will he succeed in getting back on track?A story that will speak to all those who have lived a similar experience!
Soshite, dare mo Inaku Natta
Original title: Soshite, Dare mo Inaku Natta – そして、誰もいなくなった
Alternative title: And, There Were None
Directors: Toya Sato, Mitsuru Kubota
Scriptwriter: Takehiko Hata
Genre: suspense
Chain: NTV
Episodes: unknown
Release date: July 17, 2016 to …
Country: Japan
Main cast of Lost ID
Tatsuya Fujiwara
Role : Shinichi Todo
Other works: Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit, ST MPD Scientific Investigation Squad
Fumi Nikaido
Role: Sanae Kuramoto
More works: Mondai no Aru Restaurant, Woman
Synopsis
Todo Shinichi had it all. A computer engineer whose work is respected, he was soon to marry his fiancée Sanae. But his life turns upside down with the arrest of a namesake who has stolen his identity. Unable to prove his good faith, his entire existence is called into question and Shinichi has no way to fight. However, he still manages to find a path to the truth by returning to Niigata, where he studied and where his false double was imprisoned.
Spring: Nautiljon
A story about a complicated identity theft where a good man in all respects will see his life turn upside down overnight.And you, how would you react if the same thing happened to you? Between justice and quest for truth, one of our new dramas full of twists and turns!
https://dai.ly/x4hmvqa
Eigyo Bucho Kira Natsuko
Original title: Sales Department Manager Natsuko Kira – 営業部長 吉良奈津子
Director: Shunsaku Kawake
Scriptwriter: Yumiko Inoue
Gender: work – family
Chain: Fuji TV
Episodes: ongoing
Release date: July 21, 2016 to …
Country: Japan
Main cast of Eigyo Bucho Kira Natsuko
Nanako Matsushima
Role: Natsuko Kira
More works: Emergency Room 24 Hours 5, Lucky Seven
Synopsis
Natsuko Kira was a director in an advertising agency and rather popular. She worked very hard but she took maternity leave. Three years later, she is now back at work. Natsuko wants to work in the creative department where she worked before, but she was put in the sales department. Employees don't trust him. She is busy with her new job and also has to deal with problems at home.
We now follow the daily life of a young mother who returns to her professional activity following a leave. Her whole life as a mother and active woman was turned upside down.Natsuko may not know where to turn.A simple but effective drama thanks to its lead actress!
https://youtu.be/Hm5lNRrgZ7Q
Gu Ra Me!
Original title: Gu Ra Me!: Minister President's Cook – Gu Ra Me!~Sori no Ryoriban~ – グ・ラ・メ!~総理の料理番~
Directors: Jota Tsunehiro, Masayuki Ochiai, Takashi Komatsu
Writers: Mitsuru Nishimura (manga), Mitsuru Oosaki (manga), Shinya Hishida
Genre: cuisine – politics
Chain: TV Asahi
Episodes: ongoing
Release date: July 22, 2016 to …
Country: Japan
Main cast of Gu Ra Me
Ayame Gouriki
Role: Kurumi Ichiki
Other works: Doctor Car, Antiquarian Bookshop Biblia's Case Files
Fumiyo Kohinata
Role: Ichiro Ato
Other works: Juhan Shuttai!, Sumika Sumire
Kenichi Takito
Role: Seiji Koga
Other works: Ouroboros, Laundry Chigasaki
Synopsis
Ichiki Kurumi, a genius young cook who studied in France, has a crazy intuition and creativity that she hardly has the opportunity to implement in the restaurant where she works, being in charge only of a waitress position.However, his talent was noticed by chance by Koga Seiji, the Prime Minister's secretary, who offered him the position of chef at the residence of the head of government. Despite her hesitations at first, Kurumi eventually agrees to work for Ato Ichiro, but she discovers the ruthless world of the political stove.
Spring: Nautiljon
This time, I propose you to enter the high-end kitchen with the beautiful Ayame Gouriki as head chef of the government.No doubt the dishes will make us salivate and give us indigestion. But the world of gastronomy is as beautiful as it is ruthless.How will Kurumi manage to make a place for herself in this highly sought-after environment?
https://youtu.be/DIuhkwKR7yU
Yassan
Original title: Yassan~Tsukiji Hatsu! Oishi Jikenbo – ヤッさん
Director: Yoshinori Kobayashi
Writers: Koichi Hara (short story), Satomi Oshima
Genre: cuisine
Chain: TV Tokyo
Episodes: ongoing
Release date: July 22, 2016 to …
Country: Japan
Main cast of Yassan
Tsuyoshi Ihara
Role: Yassan
Other works: Whose Is the Cuckoo's Egg? , Doctor's Affairs
Tasuku Emoto
Role: Takao
Other works: The Emperor's Cook, Iryu: Team Medical Dragon 4
Synopsis
The story takes place around the Tsukiji Market in Tokyo, Japan.Yassan is homeless and has no money. Yet he has an amazing sense of taste and knowledge about food. It provides information to restaurants and is paid for food. A young man named Takao, who admires Tokyo, has finally found an IT job in the city. He will meet Yassan.
We end with another drama on the theme of cooking. We follow a homeless man who gives advice on feeding.Two topics in one, therefore, since life on the street will also be highlighted. One wonders how Yassan ended up in this situation?Or why does he prefer to be paid in food when money could help him return to a normal life?
https://youtu.be/45Y3coOSD44
We hope that all his new drama will have interested you. We look forward to seeing you very soon for another drama appointment, which this time will be dedicated to K-drama.
Good viewing!
