Korean Drama

Soratobu Taiya

Alternative Title: 空飛ぶタイヤ
Genre: Human Drama, Suspense
Film Date: March, 2008
Japanese Drama Cast: Mimura, Mizuno Miki , Nakamura Toru , Tanabe Seiichi
Description: A tire comes off a moving truck and becomes a deadly weapon, hitting a mother and child. The problem was caused by the vehicle manufacturer's failure to recall the vehicle, but the blame falls on the head of the delivery company who, despairing, searches for evidence that the recall was suppressed. Crossing paths with banks, police, weekly magazine writers, the victim's family, and various others, he eventually gets to the truth of the matter.

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Alternative Title: 刑事・加茂新之介 | Keiji: Kamo Shinnosuke
Genre: Mystery
Film Date: January, 2010
Japanese Drama Cast: Hayashi Tsuyoshi, Kaneda Akio, Ogawa Nana, Tanabe Seiichi, Terawaki Yasufumi , Tomita Yasuko, Totsugi Shigeyuki
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Shokojo Seira

Alternative Title: 小公女セイラ
Genre:
Film Date: October, 2009
Japanese Drama Cast: Shida Mirai, Tanabe Seiichi
Description: Seira was raised in India, but she is sent back to Japan to continue her education at an affluent boarding high school. Although she has lived in luxury, the well-bred Seira is kind and generous, earning her many friends at the school. One person who dislikes Seira is the school's director, though she treats Seira well due to the father's fortune. Then, during Seira's 16th birthday party, the director informs her that her father has died, leaving her penniless. As a result, she is forced to work as a servant in order to pay off her school bills.

Sora Tobu Tire

Alternative Title: 空飛ぶタイヤ
Genre: Human Drama, Suspense
Film Date: March, 2008
Japanese Drama Cast: Aijima Kazuyuki, Hakamada Yoshihiko, Komoto Masahiro, Mimura, Mizuno Miki , Nakamura Toru , Tanabe Seiichi
Description: A tire comes off a moving truck and becomes a deadly weapon, hitting a mother and child. The problem was caused by the vehicle manufacturer's failure to recall the vehicle, but the blame falls on the head of the delivery company who, despairing, searches for evidence that the recall was suppressed. Crossing paths with banks, police, weekly magazine writers, the victim's family, and various others, he eventually gets to the truth of the matter.

Pretty Girls

Alternative Title: プリティガール
Genre: Romance
Film Date: January, 2002
Japanese Drama Cast: Inamori Izumi, Katahira Nagisa , Katase Nana , Tanabe Seiichi, Yonekura Ryoko
Description: Looking for a job, Hana gets work at the Andrews Department Store, but her boss hates her and gives her impossible work to do. Her bubbly nature and creativity soon bring success to every job she is assigned though, and the president even wonders if her mysterious charm can rally the company and pull them out of their financial difficulties. But the President and Ryou, his straight-laced son, have different ideas about running the company. Perhaps if she finds true love for Ryou, she can soften his hard heart. Anything seems possible with Hana's never-ending optimism, which is the basis for this heart-warming and humorous story of the power of positivity! -- JDorama.com

Hotelier (Japanese)

Alternative Title: ホテリアー | Hotelier
Genre: Business, Romance
Film Date: April, 2007
Japanese Drama Cast: Oikawa Mitsuhiro , Saeko, Tanabe Seiichi, Ueto Aya
Description: An incident in the past causes Ogata Kouhei (Tanabe Seiichi) to resign his position and leave the country in shame. Now, at the hotel's 30th anniversary, the hotel is facing a crisis; the president has just been submitted to the hospital, and the hotel is facing a potential takeover. Under his request, assistant manager Odagiri Kyoko (Ueto Aya) goes to Korea in order to convince Kouhei to return. Kyoko is caught up in an incident when her purse is stolen when she meets Mizusawa Keigo (Oikawa Mitsuhiro), who tries to help her. Ultimately, Kyoko comes back to Japan unsuccessful. However, under the advice from Korean hotel manager Shin Dong Hyuk (Bae Yong Jun), Kouhei returns to Tokyo Ocean Hotel as the position of the new general manager. Upon his return however, Kyoko once again meets Mizusawa Keigo. Little does Kyoko know, not only does Keigo want to take over the Tokyo Ocean Hotel, but he also carries affections for her.

Glass Mask 2

Alternative Title: ガラスの仮面 （ガラスのかめん） | Garasu no Kamen | Glass Mask | Mask of Glass
Genre: Drama
Film Date: April, 1998
Japanese Drama Cast: Adachi Yumi , Haba Yuichi, Katso Kazuko, Kohashi Kenji, Nakamura Aimi, Nogiwa Yoko, Satoi Kenta, Tanabe Seiichi
Description: The continuation of Glass Mask. Maya attempts to re-enter the entertainment industry after losing all backing. She decides that nothing will stand in her way of becoming The Crimson Goddess, and resolves to regain her status in the industry so she can fight on equal ground with Ayumi. After everyone is blown away by Maya's monodrama, Tsukikage agrees to recognize her as a candidate for the Crimson Goddess only if she receives a Best Actress Award at the Japanese Academy of Acting Award ceremonies, or an award of equal prestige. But Maya has to compete with Ayumi for it! The Purple Rose Man is still watching her from the shadows... will Maya ever find out his true identity? Just who will become the true successor for the role of the Crimson Goddess?

Glass Mask

Alternative Title: Garasu no Kamen | Glass Mask | Mask of Glass | ガラスの仮面 （ガラスのかめん）
Genre: Drama
Film Date: July, 1997
Japanese Drama Cast: Adachi Yumi , Fuji Mariko, Katso Kazuko, Kohashi Kenji, Matsumoto Megumi, Nogiwa Yoko, Saeki Hinako, Saitou Nozomi, Satoi Kenta, Tanabe Seiichi, Togawa Kyoko
Description: The Glass Mask drama is based on a very popular manga of the same name by Suzue Miuchi, about a young girl named Maya whose dream is to be an actress. A legendary former stage actress, Tsukikage Chigusa, watches Maya as she reenacts drama episodes she's seen on TV. She approaches Maya and has her join her acting company, Tsukikage Theater. Tsukikage holds the production rights to a legendary masterpiece called "The Crimson Goddess," in which she had played the title role until a terrible accident burnt her face beyond surgical repair. She's been searching all of these years for someone to play the role which only the most talented actress could play, and maybe she's found that someone in Maya... --synopsis by awrittensin

Kimi wa Petto

Alternative Title: きみはペット | You're My Pet | Tramps Like Us
Genre: Comedy, Drama , Romance
Film Date: April, 2003
Japanese Drama Cast: Koyuki, Matsumoto Jun, Sakai Wakana, Tanabe Seiichi
Description: After a terrible day at work and a bad break up, Iwaya Sumire played by Koyuki returns home sad, depressed, and most of all lonely. However, at the front of the apartment she finds an unconscious young man lying in a cardboard box. Feeling sorry for him, she takes him into her home and nurses him back to health. As the young man, played by Matsumoto Jun, gets better he begins to like her place and resolves not to leave her. In fact, he even professes that he'll do anything she wanted if she allowed him to stay. Sumire looks over at a picture of the golden retriever that she had when she was a child and jokingly says to him, "You can stay if you become my pet."