I come from another dull drama season (the only one I actually enjoyed was Ishiko to Haneo, and it was mostly for the characters and their relatioships) so I'm starting to think that my radar is having some problems. This fall there's nothing I'm really excited about but as always I managed to put together a list of things I'm going to try!
First Love Hatsukoi
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Preview
Date: From 24 November 2022
Network: Netflix
Scriptwriter: Kanchiku Yuri
Director: Kanchiku Yuri
Cast: Mitsushima Hikari, Sato Takeru, Kaho, Minami, Nakao Akiyoshi, Araki Towa, Aoi Yamada, Hamada Gaku, Mukai Osamu, Iura Arata, Koizumi Kyoko
Synopsis: A couple meet their first love in the late 1990’s, grow up in the 2000’s, and ultimately lead up to the present day as they discover what had made their relationship unforgettable even though more than 20 years have passed. Noguchi Yae (Mitsushima Hikari) wants to be a flight attendant but is thwarted by fate due to an unexpected accident. Namiki Harumichi (Sato Takeru) became a pilot with the Japan Air Self-Defence Force but is no longer pursuing that career path.
The trailer gave me The Feels.
The Travel Nurse
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Preview
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Thursdays, 20 October 2022
Station: TV Asahi
Scriptwriter: Nakazono Miho (Doctor X Series, 7-nin no Hisho, Haken no Hinkaku Series)
Directors: Kanai Hiro, Katayama Osamu, Yamada Hayato
Cast: Okada Masaki, Nakai Kiichi, Nanao, Adachi Yumi, Tsunematsu Yuri, Izumisawa Yuki, Miyamoto Mayu, Noro Kayo, Iketani Nobue, Yoshida Ulongta, Maehara Mizuki, Yanagiba Toshiro, Asada Miyoko, Terajima Shinobu, Matsudaira Ken
Synopsis: Nasuda Ayumi (Okada Masaki) is a young travel nurse who gives a bad first impression. In fact, he had been an excellent nurse practitioner in the US. He has qualifications to carry out certain medical procedures and assist doctors in surgeries. However, some circumstances trigger his return to Japan where nurse practitioners are relatively unknown and nurses are still expected to do what doctors order. Ayumi ends up working at Amano General Medical Centre where he encounters a mysterious, legendary nurse Kuki Shizuka (Nakai Kiichi) who will become his partner. Shizuka cleans “quietly” just like his name suggests and gets mistaken for a cleaner by the hospital staff including Ayumi. But he is actually a super nurse with boggling skills. Although Shizuka does not defy doctors and is too soft, when it comes to the crunch, he would boldly take decisive action with scathing words. He is quite a “liar” and has a huge secret? With their respective skills and philosophies, Ayumi and Shizuka are different types of unsung nurses who repulse each other but also collaborate to slowly bring about changes in not only the patients but also the healthcare professionals around them.
I miss Black Pean.
Anyway, this is maybe the drama I'm most intrigued by this fall, but so far I think no one plan to sub it so... we'll see.
silent
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Preview
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Thursdays, 6 October 2022
Station: Fuji TV
Scriptwriter: Ubukata Miku
Director: Kazama Hiroki
Cast: Kawaguchi Haruna, Meguro Ren, Suzuka Oji, Sakurada Hiyori, Itagaki Rihito, Kaho, Kazama Shunsuke, Shinohara Ryoko
Synopsis: Eight years ago Aoba Tsumugi (Kawaguchi Haruna) broke up with her boyfriend whom she wanted to love for the rest of her life. It started in the autumn of the second year of high school when she found herself attracted to a voice she happened to hear at the morning assembly. Sakura So (Meguro Ren) stole her heart as he read an essay on stage and Tsumugi realised she was gradually getting interested in him. They became classmates in their third year and grew closer through mutual friends. Tsumugi and So began to date and their relationship deepened because of their common love of music. But one day after their graduation, So disappeared after suddenly telling her it was over without giving her any reason. In the present day, Tsumugi has started to move on with life. However, she coincidentally sees So in a crowd which makes her aware of him once again. Wanting to meet So to talk things out, Tsumugi begins searching for him. That is when she unexpectedly learns that he has practically lost his hearing due to the early onset of bilateral sensorineural hearing loss which makes it increasingly difficult for him to hear...
Ok. I'm absolutely NOT in the mood for something like this, and in general I'm afraid it's not my cup of tea (of course this is based on nothing but the preview), but I see people going FERAL about the 1st episode (it's only because of Meme? who knows), if I can I'll watch it today and see it for myself.
Jitenshaya-san no Takahashi-kun
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Date: From 12.30 a.m., Fridays, November 2022
Station: TV Tokyo
Scriptwriter: Kitagawa Ayako (Tokyo Love Story (2020), Onna Kudoki Meshi Series, Watashi ni XX Shinasai!)
Directors: Ota Yu, Yaegashi Fuga, Yamashita Hisayoshi
Cast: Suzuki Nobuyuki, Uchida Rio
Synopsis: Hanno Tomoko (Uchida Rio), a reserved 30-year-old woman from Tokyo, currently lives alone in Gifu while she works for a company. Known as Panko, she is uncomfortable socialising with people and has a hard time expressing her opinions clearly. She also agonises about the subtle sexual harassment she has been subjected to by her boss and her struggle to turn down invitations from her colleagues. One day, Tomoko meets Takahashi Ryohei (Suzuki Nobuyuki) when she stops at a nearby bicycle shop for help after discovering that the bicycle chain has come off her bicycle. He runs the bicycle shop and is handsome, but has the appearance of a delinquent. Tomoko feels fearful of the slightly forceful Ryohei but gradually becomes attracted to him.
This is only me having a crush on Suzuki Nobuyuki playing the delinquent-with-a-heart-of-gold.
Kurosagi (2022)
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Preview
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Fridays, 21 October 2022
Station: TBS
Scriptwriter: Shinozaki Eriko (Solomon no Gishou, Influence, Saka no Tochuu no Ie)
Directors: Tanaka Kenta, Ishii Yasuharu, Hirano Shunichi
Cast: Hirano Sho, Kuroshima Yuina, Inowaki Kai, Nakamura Yuri, Uno Shohei, Tokito Yuki, Yamamoto Koji, Bando Yajuro, Funanoshi Eiichiro (guest star), Miura Tomokazu
Synopsis: When Kurosaki Koshiro (Hirano Sho) was 15 years old, his father became a victim of fraud and tried to kill the entire family including himself. As the only one who survived, he decides to take revenge, choosing to become a “kurosagi” who swindles other swindlers. Kurosaki targets professional swindlers known as “shirosagi” who cheat people like his father and steal their money. He seems to be a friendly, ordinary young man who treats everyone equally. But he leads a lonely life, trusting and relying on no one as a result of his past. Believing that the law does not protect people, Kurosaki channels his fury and makes it his purpose in life to rid the world of “shirosagi” in order to get to Mikimoto, the one who conned his father, someday.
Kurosagi has been around for decades and I only know discover its plot. I'm more interested in Hirano Sho than the plot but oh well (and then I complain that I can't find good dramas anymore... look at my priorities when I choose what to watch lmao).
Preview
Date: From 24 November 2022
Network: Netflix
Scriptwriter: Kanchiku Yuri
Director: Kanchiku Yuri
Cast: Mitsushima Hikari, Sato Takeru, Kaho, Minami, Nakao Akiyoshi, Araki Towa, Aoi Yamada, Hamada Gaku, Mukai Osamu, Iura Arata, Koizumi Kyoko
Synopsis: A couple meet their first love in the late 1990’s, grow up in the 2000’s, and ultimately lead up to the present day as they discover what had made their relationship unforgettable even though more than 20 years have passed. Noguchi Yae (Mitsushima Hikari) wants to be a flight attendant but is thwarted by fate due to an unexpected accident. Namiki Harumichi (Sato Takeru) became a pilot with the Japan Air Self-Defence Force but is no longer pursuing that career path.
The trailer gave me The Feels.
The Travel Nurse
Preview
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Thursdays, 20 October 2022
Station: TV Asahi
Scriptwriter: Nakazono Miho (Doctor X Series, 7-nin no Hisho, Haken no Hinkaku Series)
Directors: Kanai Hiro, Katayama Osamu, Yamada Hayato
Cast: Okada Masaki, Nakai Kiichi, Nanao, Adachi Yumi, Tsunematsu Yuri, Izumisawa Yuki, Miyamoto Mayu, Noro Kayo, Iketani Nobue, Yoshida Ulongta, Maehara Mizuki, Yanagiba Toshiro, Asada Miyoko, Terajima Shinobu, Matsudaira Ken
Synopsis: Nasuda Ayumi (Okada Masaki) is a young travel nurse who gives a bad first impression. In fact, he had been an excellent nurse practitioner in the US. He has qualifications to carry out certain medical procedures and assist doctors in surgeries. However, some circumstances trigger his return to Japan where nurse practitioners are relatively unknown and nurses are still expected to do what doctors order. Ayumi ends up working at Amano General Medical Centre where he encounters a mysterious, legendary nurse Kuki Shizuka (Nakai Kiichi) who will become his partner. Shizuka cleans “quietly” just like his name suggests and gets mistaken for a cleaner by the hospital staff including Ayumi. But he is actually a super nurse with boggling skills. Although Shizuka does not defy doctors and is too soft, when it comes to the crunch, he would boldly take decisive action with scathing words. He is quite a “liar” and has a huge secret? With their respective skills and philosophies, Ayumi and Shizuka are different types of unsung nurses who repulse each other but also collaborate to slowly bring about changes in not only the patients but also the healthcare professionals around them.
I miss Black Pean.
Anyway, this is maybe the drama I'm most intrigued by this fall, but so far I think no one plan to sub it so... we'll see.
silent
Preview
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Thursdays, 6 October 2022
Station: Fuji TV
Scriptwriter: Ubukata Miku
Director: Kazama Hiroki
Cast: Kawaguchi Haruna, Meguro Ren, Suzuka Oji, Sakurada Hiyori, Itagaki Rihito, Kaho, Kazama Shunsuke, Shinohara Ryoko
Synopsis: Eight years ago Aoba Tsumugi (Kawaguchi Haruna) broke up with her boyfriend whom she wanted to love for the rest of her life. It started in the autumn of the second year of high school when she found herself attracted to a voice she happened to hear at the morning assembly. Sakura So (Meguro Ren) stole her heart as he read an essay on stage and Tsumugi realised she was gradually getting interested in him. They became classmates in their third year and grew closer through mutual friends. Tsumugi and So began to date and their relationship deepened because of their common love of music. But one day after their graduation, So disappeared after suddenly telling her it was over without giving her any reason. In the present day, Tsumugi has started to move on with life. However, she coincidentally sees So in a crowd which makes her aware of him once again. Wanting to meet So to talk things out, Tsumugi begins searching for him. That is when she unexpectedly learns that he has practically lost his hearing due to the early onset of bilateral sensorineural hearing loss which makes it increasingly difficult for him to hear...
Ok. I'm absolutely NOT in the mood for something like this, and in general I'm afraid it's not my cup of tea (of course this is based on nothing but the preview), but I see people going FERAL about the 1st episode (it's only because of Meme? who knows), if I can I'll watch it today and see it for myself.
Jitenshaya-san no Takahashi-kun
Date: From 12.30 a.m., Fridays, November 2022
Station: TV Tokyo
Scriptwriter: Kitagawa Ayako (Tokyo Love Story (2020), Onna Kudoki Meshi Series, Watashi ni XX Shinasai!)
Directors: Ota Yu, Yaegashi Fuga, Yamashita Hisayoshi
Cast: Suzuki Nobuyuki, Uchida Rio
Synopsis: Hanno Tomoko (Uchida Rio), a reserved 30-year-old woman from Tokyo, currently lives alone in Gifu while she works for a company. Known as Panko, she is uncomfortable socialising with people and has a hard time expressing her opinions clearly. She also agonises about the subtle sexual harassment she has been subjected to by her boss and her struggle to turn down invitations from her colleagues. One day, Tomoko meets Takahashi Ryohei (Suzuki Nobuyuki) when she stops at a nearby bicycle shop for help after discovering that the bicycle chain has come off her bicycle. He runs the bicycle shop and is handsome, but has the appearance of a delinquent. Tomoko feels fearful of the slightly forceful Ryohei but gradually becomes attracted to him.
This is only me having a crush on Suzuki Nobuyuki playing the delinquent-with-a-heart-of-gold.
Kurosagi (2022)
Preview
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Fridays, 21 October 2022
Station: TBS
Scriptwriter: Shinozaki Eriko (Solomon no Gishou, Influence, Saka no Tochuu no Ie)
Directors: Tanaka Kenta, Ishii Yasuharu, Hirano Shunichi
Cast: Hirano Sho, Kuroshima Yuina, Inowaki Kai, Nakamura Yuri, Uno Shohei, Tokito Yuki, Yamamoto Koji, Bando Yajuro, Funanoshi Eiichiro (guest star), Miura Tomokazu
Synopsis: When Kurosaki Koshiro (Hirano Sho) was 15 years old, his father became a victim of fraud and tried to kill the entire family including himself. As the only one who survived, he decides to take revenge, choosing to become a “kurosagi” who swindles other swindlers. Kurosaki targets professional swindlers known as “shirosagi” who cheat people like his father and steal their money. He seems to be a friendly, ordinary young man who treats everyone equally. But he leads a lonely life, trusting and relying on no one as a result of his past. Believing that the law does not protect people, Kurosaki channels his fury and makes it his purpose in life to rid the world of “shirosagi” in order to get to Mikimoto, the one who conned his father, someday.
Kurosagi has been around for decades and I only know discover its plot. I'm more interested in Hirano Sho than the plot but oh well (and then I complain that I can't find good dramas anymore... look at my priorities when I choose what to watch lmao).