(1 vote(s), average: 6.0 out of 10)

Alternative Title: Moon Lovers | 月の恋人 | 月之恋人

Genre: Romance

Film Date: May, 2010

Japanese Drama Cast: Kimura Takuya, Kitagawa Keiko , Matsuda Shota, Shinohara Ryoko, Lin Chi Ling

Description: Rensuke Hazuki (Kimura Takuya) is the young president of highly successful furniture company Regolith. Looking to expand his expand overseas, Rensuke plans to open a store in Shanghai, China. News of the store opening in Shanghai causes protests from factory workers who fear the store may cost them their jobs. Rensuke then travels to Shanghai with old high school friend Maemi (Shinohara Ryoko) - whom Rensuke hopes will design the interior of his flagship Shanghai store. Rensuke and Maemi then meet a representative for the local factory workers named Shumei (Lin Chi Ling). The meeting then changes the lives of Rensuke, Maemi, and Shumei..

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

Alternative Title: ライアーゲーム 2

Genre: Psychological, Thriller

Film Date: November, 2009

Japanese Drama Cast: Matsuda Shota, Suzuki Kosuke, Toda Erika, Watanabe Ikkei, Kikuchi Rinko

Description: The naïve Kanzaki Nao and expert swindler Akiyama Shinichi have not heard anything from the LIAR GAME organization since the end of the previous game, so it seems they may have actually escaped. But Nao suddenly gets another invitation and is once again caught up in the game. This time, she has to team up with Shinichi and one of their previous rivals named Fukunaga, facing off against three more opponents in new games of deception, such as "24 Rensou Russian Roulette" and "17 Poker." ..

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

Alternative Title: 名探偵の掟 | The Rules of a Great Detective

Genre: Comedy, Detective

Film Date: April, 2009

Japanese Drama Cast: Irie Jingi, Kashii Yu, Kimura Yuichi, Matsuda Shota, Okunuki Kaoru

Description: The original writing is a short mystery collection that takes a humorous approach to many of the genre's cliches. Matsuda stars as the "famous detective" Tenkaichi Daigoro, while Kashii Yu plays the female lead as a rookie cop.

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

Alternative Title: Hana yori dango: Fainaru | Boys Over Flowers: Final | 花より男子～ファイナル～ | 花より男子ファイナル

Genre: Romance

Film Date: June, 2008

Japanese Movie Cast: Abe Tsuyoshi, Inoue Mao, Matsuda Shota, Matsumoto Jun, Oguri Shun

Description: Based on the popular Japanese comic of the same name about an average girl's high flying romance and friendship with F4 or four handsome heirs. High school sweethearts Tsukasa and Tsukusi are finally getting married. Tsukasa gives his fiancee a precious family heirloom ― but only to see a robber disappear with it. Tsukasa and three other F4 friends reunite for the globetrotting search.

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

Alternative Title: 花より男子 | Boys Before Flowers | Boys Over Flowers

Genre: Romance

Film Date: October, 2005

Japanese Drama Cast: Abe Tsuyoshi, Inoue Mao, Matsuda Shota, Matsumoto Jun, Oguri Shun

Description: Makino Tsukushi is the only poor student at Eitoku Gakuen, the school of the ridiculously rich and privileged that is ruled by Flower 4 or F4, a group of four boys who come from extremely powerful families: Domyoji Tsukasa, the leader and heir of the Domyoji World Finance Group; Hanazawa Rui, the introverted son of a large company; Nishikado Sojiro, a player who is the heir of a tea ceremony school; and Mimasaka Akira, a madam killer with ties to the underground. If a student gets on the F4’s bad side, he/she gets a red notice and is bullied and driven out of school.Makino hopes to pass her days quietly-- without drawing any attention to herself-- but one day, she stands up to Domyoji in defense of her friend. The next day, Makino gets the dreaded red notice. Even though she is harassed, Makino decides to keep going to school because she is a “tough weed”. She declares war right back on the F4. Her resolve gets the attention of her crush Hanazawa Rui and oddly enough, rouses romantic feelings in her worst enemy, Domyoji Tsukasa.The series is based on the Japanese shoujo manga "Hana Yori Dango" (Boys Before Flowers) by Kamio Yoko.

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

Alternative Title: Boys Before Flowers 2 | Boys Over Flowers 2 | 花より男子 2

Genre: Romance

Film Date: January, 2007

Japanese Drama Cast: Abe Tsuyoshi, Inoue Mao, Matsuda Shota, Matsumoto Jun, Oguri Shun

Description: This second season of Hana Yori Dango picks up right after Domyoji leaves for New York. After confessing to Domyoji, Makino has not spoken to him for a year. Rui and the other members of F4 try and help Makino meet Domyoji again by going to New York for the christmas holidays. Though F4 and Makino meet Domyoji again, he has become a completely different person, and so they leave for Japan.Some time later, Domyoji's mother annouces that they will be returning to Japan. There, they hold a giant super-rich and classy birthday party for Domyoji and announce something very important. Domyoji, like in the first season, is engaged to a rich girl and heir. The only difference is that they are to be wed soon. What will Makino do?On the side, Rui begins to fall in love with Makino... will this become a love... square?Rui --> Makino --> Domyoji --> Shigeru (arranged fiancee of Domyoji)

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

Alternative Title: ライアーゲーム

Genre: Psychological, Thriller

Film Date: April, 2007

Japanese Drama Cast: Iwasa Mayuko, Kitamura Soichiro, Matsuda Shota, Toda Erika, Watanabe Ikkei

Description: Based on the manga series of the same name, Toda Erika plays an honest college student, Kanzaki Nao, who receives a hundred million yen one day, along with a card saying she has been chosen to take part in the "Liar Game". The aim of the game is to trick the other players out of their hundred million dollars. At the end, the winner gets the hundred million and the loser is a hundred million yen in debt. The next day, she receives notification that her opponent is her former teacher, Fujisawa Kazuo. She goes to him, seeking help, but ends up getting tricked into handing her money over. Desperate, she approaches the police for help, but they are unable to do anything. However, she is told of a mastermind swindler, Akiyama Shinichi, who is to be released from jail the next day. Desperate, she goes to him for help.

(11 vote(s), average: 7.45 out of 10)

Alternative Title: 女帝 | Empress | Jotai:Empress of Ginza | Super Queen

Genre: Drama

Film Date: July, 2007

Japanese Drama Cast: Kato Rosa, Matsuda Shota, Saito Shota, Sakai Ayana, Maeda Ai

Description: Kato Rosa stars as Tachibana Ayaka, a young woman whose life has been ruined after she lost her boyfriend then her mother became gravely ill. Looking for revenge, she starts out as a hostess with the goal of rising to become the "empress" of the Osaka nightlife scene. Matsuda Shota plays a member of the underworld who becomes Ayaka's ally.

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

Alternative Title: The Flower Shop Without Roses | 薔薇のない花屋

Genre: Human Drama, Romance

Film Date: January, 2008

Japanese Drama Cast: Katori Shingo, Matsuda Shota, Motokariya Yuika, Shaku Yumiko, Takeuchi Yuko

Description: Shiomi Eiji is forced to become a single father when his girlfriend passes away while giving birth to their daughter, Shizuku. Desolate after the loss of the woman he loved, Eiji has little time or desire to even consider remarrying, working part-time jobs just to make ends meet. The one thing that gives meaning and joy to his life is Shizuku, but even that begins to trouble him when Shizuku begins acting strange, hiding her face by putting a cloth over her head when around other people.One day after opening his flower shop, Eiji comes across a blind woman standing by the door, taking shelter from the rain. When he invites her to come inside the shop, she at first refuses, but later gives in to Eiji's kindness. They become intimate friends and she slowly grows to depend on Eiji's sincerity and goodheartedness. After rescuing her a following evening when she walks into the street and is nearly struck by traffic, Eiji himself inexplicably discovers the cold of winter that has saddled his heart all these years slowly melting away..

(12 vote(s), average: 9.17 out of 10)

Alternative Title: レガッタ | Regatta

Genre: Romance, Sports

Film Date: July, 2006

Japanese Drama Cast: Aibu Saki, Hayami Mokomichi, Matsuda Shota, Wakatsuki Chinatsu

Description: Makoto is a promising oarsman at a University regatta team. One day, he loses his best friend by a tragic accident which he believes and blames himself for the very cause. Although he once leaves the team out of tremendous sense of responsibility, he finally decides to return by the encouragement of Misao and his teammates, and moreover, for the love and passion of regatta. He is determined than ever to become a top class oarsman and struggles to fulfill his dream to participate in the Olympic games. Through the severe practices and competitions of regatta, Makoto learns the bitterness and difficulties of life. Rivalry with teammates, agonies of love and friendship… The first ever drama of the rising actor Hayami to perform as the leading role! --TV Asahi