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The 47th NHK Taiga Drama is a life story of Atsuhime who was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, then called Satsuma, and became the wife of Tokugawa Iesada, the 13th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. She accedes to the highest rank...

A story about a teenage pitcher and catcher who develop a firm friendship through their battery. Harada Takumi, an aloof junior high school boy who has a great arm, meets Nagakura Go, who can catch Takumi's fastball. Together, they build...

A story about a talented child actress who wins back her dream after retiring from acting. Keito was once a popular child actress, but she had shut herself away from society for 10 years after a traumatic acting incident. She...

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A drama about a legendary batting coach who later becomes a high school teacher. Michihiro Takabayashi worked for seven professional baseball teams as a batting coach for 30 years and coached over 30 title holders. At the age of 58,...

A story about five teenagers who train to becoming astronauts. Asumi whose father was a space rocket designer, becomes interested in space and joins astronaut training school after finishing junior high school. Asumi works hard under an intense competition and...

The 46th Historical Drama is a life story of Yamamoto Kansuke, a lonely genius of strategy at the Age of the Civil War in the 16th century. Kansuke works under Takeda Shingen and pursues his dream of unifying the whole...

In this world, there exists a police force that goes unnoticed, hidden deep within the city and never revealing themselves. Established after the September 11 attacks, this elite division, known as "Ura", is tasked with combating threats of international terrorism...

A comedy story about a teenage girl who runs into mysterious happenings through her communicating with ghosts. Asuka suddenly develops her supernatural ability after her traffic accident. While trying to help make ghosts' wishes come true, she falls in love...

A story about a temporary-staff worker who finds refuge in the fantasy world of a comic, Rose of Versailles. Katsuko's mediocre days is put to an end when the son of her company president arrives at her office and lays...

A drama based on a true story about a girl who traces her father's life as a Japanese orphan in China after being separated from his family after WWII. Kido Hisae, decides to study in China where she discovers her...

Filmed on-location in New Zealand.

The story focuses on 26-year-old Rika (Ueto), a single editor who is unskilled in love. The story starts when a man (Uchino) appears before her, telling her that he is her husband from 10 years in the future. He informs...

This is a story about a gifted swordsman who overcomes problems with a strong sense of justice and genuine sympathy toward commoners. Iwane, who is engaged to Okon, is asked to guard Shogun's son, who is expected to be the...

A drama about an auditor caught between duty and compassion. Miyazaki Kenji works at an audit firm where he confronts his co-workers who tolerate window-dressing to save companies suffering from economic downturn. He tries to stick to rules, yet begins...

A drama about a rookie detective who teams up with a veteran detective and develops a good rapport while overcoming difficulties. Keigo starts his new post at a local police station where he partners up with Shoichi, a frigid, yet...

This is a story about a young detective and an experienced detective with different values, both in search for their professional integrity. Keigo is assigned to work with Umeki, a competent yet stubborn and trouble-making detective nearing his retirement. The...

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The 45th NHK Taiga Drama is Komyo ga Tsuji. Kazutoyo lived during the end of the Sengoku period (1546-1605). He was the first feudal lord of the fief of Tosa on the island of Shikoku. He served Nobunaga Oda, Hideyoshi...

A story about women around their 40's who are desperately after marriage and divorce. Nanami, a 39-year-old woman with no interest in marrying, decides to find a man to satisfy her mother. She runs into her longtime rival Rikako, who...