(0 vote(s), average: 0.0 out of 10)

Alternative Title: エンゼルバンク | Tenshoku Dairinin | エンゼルバンク〜転職代理人

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Film Date: January, 2010

Japanese Drama Cast: Hasegawa Kyoko, Murakami Tomoko, Nakamura Aoi, Namase Katsuhisa, Wentz Eiji

Description: Ino Mamako is an English teacher at one of Japan's roughest schools, Ryuzan High School. After nine years of teaching, Ino decides to "reset" her life and meets with Ebisawa Yasuo, a charismatic "occupational change agent" who advises people on switching jobs. However, Ebisawa ends up hiring Ino as an occupational change agent herself. Together with her work partner Taguchi Ryota, Ino helps others switch gears in their livelihoods and transform the rest of their lives.

(11 vote(s), average: 9.09 out of 10)

Alternative Title: ドラゴン桜

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Film Date: July, 2005

Japanese Drama Cast: Abe Hiroshi, Hasegawa Kyoko, Koike Teppei, Nagasawa Masami , Yamashita Tomohisa

Description: Sakuragi Kenji is a destitute lawyer and one-time member of a motorcyle gang trying to guide failing high school students with an average score of 36 into Japan's most prestigious educational institution, Tokyo University (Toudai)."If you want to change your life, get into Toudai!"For no other reason than Sakuragi's personal ambition, he has advertised his intention to produce 5 successful Toudai applicants from the students of a nearly bankrupt failure of a school."If you want to change your life, get into Toudai!" He will get them from this lowest of all schools into Japan's number one!!Our protagonist, Sakuragi Kenji, played by Abe Hiroshi in his first role as a high school teacher, is a must see in this summer's new show. This third rate lawyer soon becomes the homeroom teacher for the special advanced class aiming for Toudai University entrance. Hasegawa Kyouko costars as english teacher and Sakuragi's opponent, and Yamashita Tomohisa from NEWS and Nagasawa Masami also appear in the role of students. This awaited original work and fascinating world view is brought to you from the popular serialized comic in Shuukan Morning (Kodansha) and has even been updated!In addition to revealing essential test taking techniques for everyone who wants to know how to get into Toudai, Dragon Zakura will also teach the essentials of living one's life.

(7 vote(s), average: 7.15 out of 10)

Alternative Title: You are my only Madonna | .... and I Love Her | 僕だけのマドンナ

Genre: Romance

Film Date: July, 2003

Japanese Drama Cast: Hasegawa Kyoko, Koizumi Kotaro, Konishi Manami, Shimatani Hitomi, Takizawa Hideaki

Description: Kyoichi Suzuki is an average college student in his junior year. Although he's not in one of the top universities, he's satisfied with his college life studying architecture. Kyoichi left home and is finally on his own, living in a beat-up apartment in Tokyo. However, this apartment building is home to some out-of-the-ordinary residents, who are always bugging Kyoichi. His next-door neighbor hits Kyoichi up for a loan when he finds out that Kyoichi just got paid. His other next- door neighbor who works at a nightclub, always calls Kyoichi, demanding him to come pick her up, because she's so drunk. Other than that, Kyoichi is satisfied with his normal life, until he meets a girl one day...Kyoichi comes home from his part-time job as a night-time security guard. He returns to his room to find a girl sleeping on his bed-a girl he has never seen before. She looks a bit older than Kyoichi, and is quite beautiful. Kyoichi can't believe his eyes.Kyoichi closes the door, and goes outside to the entrance of the apartment, to make sure he's in the right apartment and room. There's no mistake. He returns inside...but the girl is gone.There's nobody in his room. Was it just his imagination? Was he hallucinating? Kyoichi can't understand what just happened.Later, he discovers that something is missing from his grocery bag-the Chinese noodles he was looking forward to eating are gone...This is how Kyoichi first meets Surumi Kataoka. After they meet, Surumi continues living in Kyoichi's room.She points to an apartment visible from Kyoichi's room, and says that the guy living there dumped her for another girl. Surumi says that she's waiting to check out the girl she was dumped for. Kyoichi doesn't know if he ought to believe her or not.All Kyoichi knows is that while Surumi is such a charming girl, the expression on her face is sad at times.Kyoichi is not that disappointed about sharing his room with a cute girl. He starts to think that this lifestyle may go on forever, until one day, Surumi suddenly disappears-just like the day she suddenly appeared. All she leaves for Kyoichi are unanswered questions.-- Fuji TV

(8 vote(s), average: 7.75 out of 10)

Alternative Title: 華麗なる一族 | The Grand Family | The Family

Genre: Business, Human Drama

Film Date: January, 2007

Japanese Drama Cast: Hasegawa Kyoko, Kimura Takuya, Suzuki Kyoka, Yamada Yu, Yamamoto Koji

Description: Originally a novel by Yamazaki Toyoko, and later a 1974 movie, Karei naru Ichizoku depicts the conflicts within the Manpyo family, famous in Kansai's financial circles, amidst the tumultuous reorganization of the financial industry of the late 1960s. Unlike the book, the eldest son, Teppei, and not the father, Daisuke, is the central character of the drama.This drama is set in the late 1960s decade of Japan and depicts the rivalry between Manpyo Daisuke (Kitaoji Kinya), a powerful banker, and his eldest son, Manpyo Teppei (Kimura Takuya), the executive managing director of a steel firm. For reasons not yet entirely clear, Daisuke seems to dislike his own son and when Teppei finds out why, the Manpyo family is turned upside down.

(6 vote(s), average: 9.0 out of 10)

Alternative Title: おいしいプロポーズ | Delicious Proposal

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Film Date: April, 2006

Japanese Drama Cast: Hasegawa Kyoko, Kobayashi Mao, Koide Keisuke, Nishimura Masahiko, Saeko

Description: Suzuko Shiraishi, a strong-minded attractive female chef, is known for her foul mouth and masterly cooking skills. With an attitude like hers, she would reject such a proposal without a doubt. Suzuko works at an Italian restaurant and dreams of opening her own restaurant someday. A new manager is hired for the Italian restaurant – Haruki Katsuragi, a naïve and stinking rich young fellow. Suzuko wants the restaurant to be an authentic Italian cuisine with mass appeal but Haruki demands a high-end place designed especially for celebrities. The two don’t click from the start. Will there be a tasty proposal? This drama is an entertaining romantic comedy about an independent woman and a young rich guy.

(0 vote(s), average: 0.0 out of 10)

Alternative Title: Scandal

Genre: Drama

Film Date: October, 2008

Japanese Drama Cast: Fukiishi Kazue, Hasegawa Kyoko, Momoi Kaori , Suzuki Kyoka, Toda Naho

Description: It all started with a wedding as lives of four married women converge. They are from different backgrounds and diverse generations, appearing to be leading blissful lives. But underneath the facade, their days are strewn with betrayal, misery and deceit. The story will follow these ordinary women and uncover what is to them the true meaning behind family, marriage and love.