At the beginning of July, the summer drama season begins and we propose to offer you some new drama on the Japanese side. On the program of the day: ten dramas between comedy, school life, drama and much more. Good reading!
Inheritance Lawyer Shinichi Kakizaki
Original title: Isan Sozoku Bengoshi Kakizaki Shinichi – 遺産相続弁護士 柿崎真一
Director: Tekeshi Shirakawa
Scriptwriter: Makoto Hayashi
Gender: Justice – Family
Chain: NTV, YTV
Episode: unknown number
Release date: from July 07, 2016 to …
Country: Japan
Main cast of Inheritance Lawyer Shinichi Kakizaki
Role: Shinichi Kakizaki
Other works: Shokuzai no Sonata, Tomorrow, Mom Won't Be Here
Synopsis
Shinichi Kakizaki is a lawyer. But he violates the laws dictated by the profession of prosecutors and receives a suspension. Following this suspension, he finds himself in a difficult situation and gradually loses people's trust. One day, a wealthy elderly man hires Shinichi for an inheritance business. Inheritance work pays a lot of money and it is a new job that awaits Kakizaki who then begins to focus on inheritance rights.
We start with a drama on the theme of legacy. Why stay within the laws when you can make money by defrauding with the help of customers full of aces? This is the main theme of this new drama. And it reminds us funny of a certain crooked lawyer of Breaking Bad! A motto that will guide Shinichi Kakizaki's new life. But will he be able to evade the law indefinitely? You will have the answer by following his story!
Kami no Shita wo Motsu Otoko
Original title: Kami no Shita wo Motsu Otoko – 神の舌を持つ男
Alternative title: Man Who Has God's Tongue
Directors: Yukihiko Tsutsumi, Arata Kato
Scriptwriter: Takeharu Sakurai
Gender: Comedy – Detective
Chain: TBS
Episodes: unknown number
Release date: from 08 July 2016 to …
Country: Japan
Main cast of Kami no Shita wo Motsu Otoko
Role: Ranmaru Tomonaga
Other works: Toto Nee-Chan: Fatherly Sister, Nobunaga Concerto
Role : Hikaru Kamekanbo
Other works: Ishi no Mayu, Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Role: Kanji Miyazawa
Other works: Death Note (2015), Gisou no Fuufu
Synopsis
Tomonaga Ranmaru has a strange power: his tongue is a real chromatograph, capable of analyzing any substance. While looking for a mysterious geisha named Miyabi, he will meet Kamekanbo Hikaru, an antique dealer who is a fan of crime movies and Miyazawa Kanji, a man who seems to hide many secrets.The trio goes on a journey on the trail of Miyabi that will take them from onsen to onsen, where they will in pass, solve various cases.
Spring: Nautiljon
If it's humor and escape that you need, this is one of the new dramas for you! With this drama you will follow the adventures of a young man with a unique language that can analyze any substance. Just with this plot, we can already imagine the good times and naughty situations that will arise. Not to mention that the presence in the supporting role of Jiro Sato should be a strong asset and that the theme of onsen should also relax us.
https://youtu.be/0CSxEk7ZRDk
Koe Koi
Original title: Koe Koi – こえ恋
Alternative title: Voice Love
Directors: Katsutoshi Hirabayashi, Hiroaki Yuasa, Tadaaki Horai
Writers: Doruru (manga), Rieko Obayashi, Naoyuki Miura
Gender: Romance – School
Chain: TV Tokyo
Episodes: unknown number
Release date: from 08 July 2016 to …
Country: Japan
Main cast of Koe Koi
Role: Yuiko Yoshioka
Other works: Teddy Go!, Love That Makes You Cry
Takahiro Sakurai (seiyu : voice actor)
Role: Matsubara (voice)
Other works: D.Gray-man (Yû Kanda), Fairy Tail (Sting Eucliffe)
Synopsis
The story follows the "slightly different" relationship between high school students Yuiko and Matsubara. A boy who is also "a little different". Because in addition to being exemplary kindness, Matsubara has a beautiful voice. After hearing him on the phone, Yuiko finally manages to meet Matsubara at school. But she will not be surprised by discovering that he constantly carries a paper bag on his head! Questions will then jostle in Yuiko's head about this mysterious boy and their relationship begins…
Let's go back to school with this romantic comedy about differences. Despite her mysterious and surprising appearance, her voice will attract the young Yuiko who will eventually have some budding feelings. A romance worth following! And with such a well-known seiyu lending his voice to the mystery student, we too may fall in love!
https://youtu.be/jY122tofShQ
Keiji 7 nin (season 2)
Original title: Keiji 7 nin – 刑事7人
Alternative title: 7 Detectives
Directors: Yasushi Hasegawa, Takuro Oikawa, Ryoji Nimura
Writers: Katsunari Mano, Tetsuya Oishi, Tadashi Morishita
Genre: detective – thriller
Chain: TV Asahi
Episodes: unknown number
Release date: July 13, 2016 to …
Country: Japan
Main cast of Keiji 7 nin (season 2)
Role: Yu Amagi
Other works: Yokokuhan: The Pain, Keiji 7 nin
Synopsis
During a car patrol, Detective Yu hears via police radio that the parts of a body have been found in a park. The detective then rushes to the park. A park where he will discover what looks like a human neck, placed in a box. A real mystery to be clarified…
This new season of Keiji 7 nin follows the one broadcast in 2015. We follow detective Yu Amagi in his investigations and it starts strong with this "neck" found in a box …Would we have to deal with a serial-killer? Will there be other victims? How to find clues with so little? One of the new dramas of this month of July that could well play with your nerves!
https://youtube.com/watch?v=99PF6zP69p4
Toki o Kakeru Shojo
Original title: Toki o Kakeru Shojo – 時をかける少女
Alternative title: The girl who leapt throught Time – La Traversée des Temps
Director: Hitoshi Iwamoto
Writers: Yasutaka Tsutsui (novel), Ryohei Watanabe
Genre: romance – fantasy
Chain: NTV
Episodes: 5
Release date: from 09 July 2016 to …
Country: Japan
Main cast of Toki o Kakeru Shojo
Role: Mihane Yoshiyama
Other works: Samurai Sensei, Let's Take A Sanriku Matchmaking-Party Train!
Fuma Kikuchi (member of the band Sexy Zone)
Role: Shohei Fukamachi
Other works: Flowers for Algernon, Kamen Teacher
Synopsis
Mihane Yoshiyama is a third-year high school student and a member of her school's photo club. On the eve of the summer holidays, she smells lavender in the science lab. Soon after, she discovers that she can now make crossings in time! Shohei Fukamachi is Mihane's classmate. He came from the year 2122 and is a researcher. Shohei has lost the medicine that allows him to return to his time and hypnotizes those around him to allow him to live like a high school student. But little by little, Mihane and Shohei will eventually develop feelings for each other…
Already adapted into anime (known as The Crossing of Time) and two films, it is now in drama that this recognized light novel is again adapted. Fans of the subject should find their account hoping not to find anything too technical for others.What will be the differences with the excellent animated film? Will the acting be up to such a light novel? You'll find out by following the drama Toki o Kakeru Shojo this summer!
Juken no Cinderella
Original title: Juken no Shinderera – 受験のシンデレラ
Alternative title: Examination's Cinderella
Directors: Yasushi Ueda, Takao Kinoshita
Writers: Hideki Wada (novel), Junpei Yamaoka, Aya Takei, Juri Takeda
Genre: drama – work
Chain: NHK
Episodes: 8
Release date: July 10 to August 28, 2016
Country: Japan
Main cast of Juken no Cinderella
Role: Tooru Igarashi
Other works: Death's Organ, Please Marry My Wife
Role : Maki Endo
Other works: Detective versus Detectives, Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo N
Synopsis
Tooru Igarashi is a teacher, he works in a prestigious preparatory school. Recently, he drinks a lot and his life falls apart. Maki Endo is a part-time high school student. Every day, she is exhausted by her multiple jobs that cover her expenses. One day, Tooru and Maki meet. Maki wants her high school diploma in order to get a regular job and asks Tooru to become her tutor for her test. After leaving school, Tooru lost his pride and passion for teaching. However, he decides to resume teaching and help Maki so that she can enter the University of Tokyo. But Tooru has only one year to live…
A story that promises to be rather sad with this drama, talking about a passing of the torch, that of teaching and an imminent end of life.A duo that will surely move us while making us reflect on the meaning of our life.Don't hesitate to discover it! Especially since its short format could seduce more than one!
Sukina Hito ga Iru Koto
Original title: Sukina Hito ga Iru Koto – 好きな人がいること
Alternative title: A Girl & Three Sweatshirts
Directors: Hiro Kanai, Ryo Tanaka, Tomonobu Moriwaki
Scriptwriter: Sayaka Kuwamura
Genre: comedy – romance
Chain: Fuji TV
Episodes: unknown number
Release date: July 11, 2016 to …
Country: Japan
Main cast of Sukina Hito ga Iru Koto
Role : Misaki Sakurai
Other works: Shinigami Kun, Sumika Sumire
Role: Chiaki Shigesaki
Related works: Please Love Me!, Angel Heart
Role: Toma Shigesaki
Other works: Fragile, Koinaka
Role: Kanata Shigesaki
Other works: Isshukan Friends, Death Note
Synopsis
Sakurai Misaki has always focused solely on her work as a pastry chef, but here she is…She then meets her first love Shibasaki Chiaki, who offers her to work part-time in the family restaurant and stay with him until she finds a more stable situation. What she didn't realize was that she would also have to live with the young man's two younger brothers, Kanata and Toma. And that everything will not be so simple
And a summer romance one! Here is a drama that smells of the beach and the fine sand but, above all, romance in full nose.Which of our three young men, Misaki the pastry chef, will choose? And will the male siblings hold firm when the beautiful one arrives? A love triangle that should please as many people as possible!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4dbka6_suki-na-hito-ga-iru-koto-trailer_tv
ON Ijo Hanzai Sosakan Todo Hinako
Original title: ON Ijo Hanzai Sosakan Todo Hinako – ON 異常犯罪捜査官・藤堂比奈子
Alternative title: On: Special Agent Hinako Todo
Director: Keiichiro Shiraki
Writers: Ryo Naito (novel), Kazunao Furuya
Genre: crime – mystery
Chain: Fuji TV, KTV
Episodes: unknown number
Release date: July 12, 2016 to …
Country: Japan
Main cast of On: Special Agent Hinako Todo
Role : Hinako Todo
Other works: Sekai Ichi Muzukashii Koi, Border
Synopsis
Hinako Todo is a detective, assigned to the #1 Investigation Team at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. She became a detective with one goal: to find the line between people who kill and those who don't.She always carries shichimi (a very common blend of seven Japanese spices), in a bottle that was left by her late mother. She sprinkles shichimi on everything she eats. One day, Hinako and her colleagues go to a place where a body has been found. The case is presumed to be suicidal. But the dead man is a suspect in an unsolved murder case, who died in the same circumstances as his previous victim…
Since the beginning of the year, Haru has chained several dramas and fans of the actress will not sulk their pleasure to find her again for the summer.No muscular investigation for this drama, but a more feminine touch that will not fail to please those interested in the genre.So what is this mystery crime where the main suspect died? How will the spices left by Hinako's mother help her?
Seisei Suruhodo, Aishiteru
Original title: Seisei Suruhodo, aishiteru – せいせいするほど、愛してる
Alternative title: Love Catharsis
Directors: Ishii Yasuharu, Ikeda Katsuhiko, Okamoto Shingo
Writers: Miyuki Kitagawa (manga), Lee Jeong Mi, Watanabe Masako, Inoue Seiji
Genre: romance
Chain: TBS
Episodes: unknown number
Release date: July 12, 2016 to September 2016
Country: Japan
Main cast of Seisei Suruhodo, Aishiteru
Role: Mia Kurihara
Related works: Fragile, Age Harassment
Hideaki Takizawa (member of the idol duo Tackey & Tsubasa)
Role: Kairi Miyoshi
Other works: Nezumi, Edo wo Hashiru, Mayonaka no Panya-san
Synopsis
Kurihara Mia works in the advertising department of the Japanese branch of the famous jeweler Tiffany. She will fall in love with the vice president of this branch, Miyoshi Kairi, who also does not remain insensitive to the charms of the young woman while he is married.Mia also shares a flat with two friends, Akari and Chiaki, who also have complicated romantic situations.
Spring: Nautiljon
If you want a more complicated and current romance, this is undoubtedly one of the new drama of this month of July that you need. Should we deprive ourselves of a romantic relationship when the specimen is already taken?To learn more follow the adventures of Emi.
https://youtu.be/z5ep7w52OMM
Ie Uru Onna
Original title: Ie Uru Onna – 家売るオンナ
Alternative title: Woman Who Sells a House – Your Home is my Business
Directors: Ryuichi Inomata, Noriyoshi Sakuma
Scriptwriter: Shizuka Oishi
Genre: comedy – work
Chain: NTV
Episodes: unknown number
Release date: July 13, 2016 to …
Country: Japan
Main cast of Your Home is My Business
Role: Machi Sangenya
Other works: Hero, Detective versus Detectives
Synopsis
Sangenya Machi, a real estate agent, has a reputation for closing any transaction. She is transferred to Yashiro Dai's agency, whose results are rather at half-mast. With his not at all academic methods, Machi will rectify the situation but will have a hard time convincing his colleagues of the merits of his way of doing things.
Spring: Nautiljon
We end with a final drama about the world of work.It is interesting to see how the real estate field is doing in this country that is Japan.How will a woman of influence succeed in breathing a wind of renewal within a demotivated team? And what are her unorthodox methods that she uses to achieve her ends? You will find out by watching the latest of our new drama of July, Ie Uru Onna !
We hope that among all these new dramas, some will have attracted your curiosity! We look forward to seeing you very soon for the second part of the July releases. Good viewing!