29-sai no Kurisumasu [29歳のクリスマス] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) 29th christmas | 99-nen no Ai ~Japanese Americans~ [99年の愛~JAPANESE AMERICANS~] Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched) japanese american history revisited; 442 infantry; american racism | Age 35 koishikute [Age,35 恋しくて] Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched) age 35, i miss |
Antique [アンティーク〜西洋骨董洋菓子店] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) | Arifureta Kiseki [ありふれた奇跡] Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched) wowowowowow. super slow drama but oh so good. not for people who want a fast-paced drama or even normal paced ones. and its not even a rom-com. it's a romance drama, but barely. yet. it is a beautiful romance, in its way, and no other way will do. that is what makes it so awesome for me, anyway. | Attack No.1 [アタック No.1] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) |
Attention Please [アテンションン プリース] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) nice fluffy drama, but way below nadeshiko yamato | Beach boys [ビーチボーイズ] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) | Big Money! [ビッグマネー!〜浮世の沙汰は株しだい〜] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) |
Bijo ka Yajuu [美女か野獣] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) beauty or beast | Boku dake no Madonna [僕だけのマドンナ] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) ah! my goddess! | Boku no Ikiru Michi [僕の生きる道] Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched) |
Boy hunt [ボーイハント] Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched) | Bus stop [バスストップ] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) naoko is simply fabulous in summer's destiny | CHANGE Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) vote kimutaku for prime minister!
strangely, there was a sort of a parallel this year when the japanese PM resigned and they had a 5-man party election. unfortunately, no kimu-type PM was chosen. instead, as typically real life is, the politically savvy one won. |
Dekichatta Kekkon [できちゃった結婚] Rating: 5/10 (Bought & Watched) shotgun wedding
look out for ishida instead | Densha Otoko [電車男] Rating: 5/10 (Bought & Watched) dont waste your time unless you wanna drool over misaki | Double kitchen [ダブルキッチン] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) good |
Engine [エンジン] Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched) not that interesting, cos very little racing! | Food fight [フードファイト] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) | Freeter, Ie o Kau. [フリーター、家を買う。] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) alright drama. refreshing storyline, since it has other components like mental illness. however, what are the chances of a cute girl at a construction company who is single and available? of course, when watching dramas, please suspend reality checks. |
Gakkou no sensei [ガッコの先生] Rating: 4/10 (Bought & Watched) school teacher | GOLD Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) tiger mom, japanese style? | Good Luck !! [グッドラック!!] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) |
Hachi-One Diver [ハチワンダイバー] Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched) interesting intro to shogi for noobs like me. i want maid service! | Haikei, Chichiue-sama [拝啓、父上様] Rating: 10/10 (Bought & Watched) amazing storyline. never a bored moment. so many dynamic characters. funny bits are awesome. what not to like? most impt, the lead actor is made for this role. | Hakusen nagashi [白線流し] Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched) |
Hana Yori Dango [花より男子] Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched) short and sweet, perfect! | Hana Yori Dango Season 2 [花より男子] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) fun drama 2 | Handoku [ハンドク] Rating: 4/10 (Bought & Watched) half doctor |
Haru Ranman [春ランマン] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) | Haruka 17 [はるか 17] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) nice story, dumb bit about dumb finepro boss
actress is really someone to look out for | Hero Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) |
Hikon Kazoku [非婚家族] Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched) | Hitotsu yane no shita 1 [ひとつ屋根の下 1] Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched) | Hitotsu yane no shita Season 2 [ひとつ屋根の下 2] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) |
Hoshi no kinka 1 [星の金貨] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) just awesome | hoteriaa [ホテリアー] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) | Hotman [ホットマン] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) akiko is a dream in this drama. if nothing else, watch her. |
Hyakunen no monogatari [百年の物語] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) | Ikebukuro West Gate Park [池袋ウエストゲートパーク] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) | Ikemen Desu Ne [美男ですね] Rating: 5/10 (Bought & Watched) fail attempt at replicating the korean original. they cut the no. of episodes from 16 to 11 but the majority of what was cut was the point of the show! that it is about a idol group! the singing, the no. of songs. was on a strict skeletal frame. |
Itoshi Kimie [愛し君へ] Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched) unbelievable drama. want to puke | Itsuka mata aeru [いつかまた逢える] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) | JIN [JIN-仁-] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) interesting concept of changing the future |
Jinsei wa joujoda [人生は上々だ] Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched) | Jodan Janai! [冗談じゃない!] Rating: 5/10 (Bought & Watched) | Kami no Shizuku [神の雫] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) learn about wines - good weaving of subplots into the main storyline, which is quite mysterious. |
Karei naru Ichizoku [華麗なる一族] Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched) excellent cast and gripping storyline, like those good old days of soap operas of the rich and powerful, like Dallas and Dynasty. | Kaseifu no Mita [家政婦のミタ] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) interesting show about taking responsibility for your own actions. it helps when nanako is the lead actress and is super awesome. | Kazoku -tsuma fuzai oto no sonzai [家族〜妻の不在・夫の存在〜] Rating: 10/10 (Bought & Watched) really nice family drama. everyone played their part perfectly. |
Kegareta Shita [汚れた舌] Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched) melodrama. but interesting concept about the effect of our words | Kimi ga oshietekureta koto [君が教えてくれたこと] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) | Koi ni Ochitara ~Boku no Seikou no Himitsu~ [恋におちたら〜僕の成功の秘密〜] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) so many power stars.... what went wrong with the script??? |
Koi wo nan nen sundemasu ka? Rating: 5/10 (Bought & Watched) | Konkatsu! [婚カツ!] Rating: 5/10 (Bought & Watched) could have been a very good drama, but things just too fake and leads dont click. just no chemistry, maybe cos age diff too great. | Konna koi no hanashi [こんな恋のはなし] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) |
Koori no sekai [冰の世界] Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched) | Koufuku no Ouji [幸福の王子] Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched) the happy prince
super story, lovely classical piece, excellent actor motoki | Kyousoukyoku [協奏曲] Rating: 5/10 (Bought & Watched) cop-out ending |
Kyumei byoto 24 ji [救命病棟24時] Rating: 5/10 (Bought & Watched) | Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji Season 2 [救命病棟24時 2] Rating: 5/10 (Bought & Watched) | Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji Season 3 [救命病棟24時 3] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) cool concept of massive tokyo quake scenario |
Long Love Letter [ロング・ラブレター〜漂流教室] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) | Long vacation [ロングバケーション] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) | Lotto 6 de San-oku Ni-senman En Ateta Otoko [ロト6で3億2千万円当てた男] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) its not as bad as what you think. its got some pretty good concepts and it gives you a rare glimpse into the lives of the suddenly rich. |
Love generation [ラブジェネレーション] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) matsu takako will never look this sweet ever again, but kimutaku will age with beauty | Love Revolution [ラブレボリューション] Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched) | Lunch no Joou [ランチの女王] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) eye candy drama. nothing else. |
Maison Ikkoku [めぞん一刻] Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched) strange and wacky. | Majo no jouken [魔女の条件] Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched) | Majo Saiban [魔女裁判] Rating: 5/10 (Bought & Watched) good intro to japan trial system but way too convoluted without sensible plot. |
Mei-chan no Shitsuji [メイちゃんの執事] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) cute show. interesting concept of butlers for rich girls | Messengers [メッセンジャー] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) | Mona Lisa no hohoemi [モナリザの微笑] Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched) not a bad idea of a drama |
Moso Shimai ~ Bungaku Toiuna no Motoni [妄想姉妹 ~ 文學という名のもとに] Rating: 5/10 (Bought & Watched) let me save you money and time. do not watch this drama! | MR. BRAIN Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) ok kimu vehicle. flashy computer graphics. gruesome murders. handsome guy - kimu. some very 'scientific' concepts on truth and lies. not sure how much of the concepts are truth, since i am no scientist, haha. | Mukodono 2003 [ムコ殿2003] Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched) watched for noriko. as cute as ever |
Nebaru Onna [ねばる女] Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched) you don't really want to know how natto is manufactured | Nemureru mori [眠れる森] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) easier to watch than koori no sekai. | Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo [日本人の知らない日本語] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) riisa is a dream to watch. she has always had a charismatic screen presence, and in her bright outfits and gigantic hair bows and loud voice, you feel you can really learn something about the japanese as she teaches it. dont you wish you had a teacher like her? |
Ninkyo Helper [任侠ヘルパー] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) i thought it would be boring, but it is a brilliant piece on issues of caring for the aged. | Nobuta wo Produce [野ブタ。をプロデュース] Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched) its more for fans of the male stars | Nodame Cantabile [のだめ カンタビ−レ] Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched) very cool cast. roll on floor laughing. |
Nurseman [ナースマン] Rating: 5/10 (Bought & Watched) | Omiai kekkon [お見合い結婚] Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched) hard to see the 2 leads together. or maybe that's the whole point. that's why they need omiai :)) | Oniyome Nikki [鬼嫁日記] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) too true |
Oniyome Nikki Season 2 [鬼嫁日記 2] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) standards went down. first series better | Orange Days [オレンジデイズ] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) nice drama about group of uni students on the verge of working life and one deaf girl relationship with the group | Otouto Rating: 5/10 (Bought & Watched) really old-style movie drama about a brother and his sister. the brother eventually died of TB. |
Over Time [オーバー・タイム] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) tokyo tower | Pretty Girls [プリティガール] Rating: 4/10 (Bought & Watched) | Pride [プライド] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) TAKEUCHI YUKO!!! |
Rinjin wa hisoki warau Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched) ok drama. | Rookie! Rating: 5/10 (Bought & Watched) | Ruten no Ouhi - Saigo no Koutei [流転の王妃・最後の皇弟] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) brave story about WW2, but lousy mandarin spoken by japanese actors. can't be helped, i guess. |
Ryusei no Kizuna [流星の絆] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) could be better. but i like the leads and mika | Sailor Fuku to Kikanju [セーラー服と機関銃] Rating: 2/10 (Bought & Watched) this should never have been made. none of it made sense. for those who want to see a school girl carrying a machine gun, just skip the first chapters and watch the last episode. for that matter, just watch the last episode. the rest are shown in flashback and that is already too much info. | Sayonara, Ozu Sensei [さよなら、小津先生] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) |
SCANDAL Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) to be expected. leak a bit at a time so as to keep the whole drama running but after awhile, you wish they would just get to the plot and be done with the endless chatting of the women. i gave this drama a 6 for that. then i actually watched the drama to the end. it turned out to be a soul searching experience for the women. | Shin Hoshi no kinka [新・星の金貨] Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched) | Shinya Tokkyu [深夜特急] Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched) |
Shiroi Kyoto [白い巨塔] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) this is one long serial. i had to buy the VCD set in 2 parts. you have to watch the 2 parts in chronological sequence or else part 2 doesn't have the same impact. | Shomuni [ショムニ] (Bought) | Shomuni Season 2 [ショムニ 2] (Bought) |
Slow Dance [スローダンス] Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched) slow and easy, excellent script and actors | Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi [空から降る一億の星] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) | Stand UP!! Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) very funny! |
Star no Koi [スタアの恋] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) love with superstar | Strawberry on the shortcake [ストロベリー・オンザ・ショートケーキ] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) rina is a dream here | Suiyoubi no Jouji [水曜日の情事] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) Wednesday Love Affair |
Summer snow Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) cried buckets last episode | Suna no ue no koibitotachi [砂の上の恋人たち] Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched) so so. just for nagase | Suna No Utsuwa [砂の器] Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched) it's that good. once you get past the boring first half |
Tiger & Dragon [タイガー&ドラゴン] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) cos the stories they tell are interesting, and the drama puts a modern twist to the ancient tales. | Tokyo Love Story [東京ラブストーリー] Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched) nearly overtook nadeshiko. close fight! | Toshiie to Matsu [利家とまつ] (Bought) |
Triangle [トライアングル] Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched) i like it cos they kill off a lot of the people you expect to last to the end of the drama. but still, drama ending leaves much to be desired. pretty crappy logic for the ending. | Trick [トリック] Rating: 3/10 (Bought & Watched) | Tsuki no Koibito [月の恋人] Rating: 4/10 (Bought & Watched) bought cos its kimutaku and lin chi ling. but wasted my time. dont watch this! |
Umizaru [海猿] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) cool drama on Japan Coast Guard diver training | Untouchable [アンタッチャブル] Rating: 5/10 (Bought & Watched) could be worse. but i still watched it cos of yukie. she's worth it. | Unubore Deka [うぬぼれ刑事] Rating: 5/10 (Bought & Watched) i managed 2 episodes before i paused and decided to watch kdrama you're beautiful for the 2nd time in less than 2 days. |
URAKARA Rating: 5/10 (Bought & Watched) watch just for kara fans. non-kara fans should just stay away | Wagaya no Rekishi [わが家の歴史] Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched) not too bad. see a bit of modern japan history. | Wedding Planner [ウエディングプランナー] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) |
Whiteout Rating: 5/10 (Bought & Watched) | Yama Onna Kabe Onna [山おんな壁おんな] Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched) one of the best comedies in YEARS! more! more! | Yamato Nadeshiko [やまとなでしこ【大和撫子】] Rating: 10/10 (Bought & Watched) bought and watched, and still watching from time to time over the years, and the theme song will never ever leave my heart |
Yan Papa [やんパパ] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) nagase is 2nd best here. his best is hakusen nagashi | Yankee-kun to Megane-chan [ヤンキー君とメガネちゃん] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) funny and has many interesting topics/issues about high school life. | Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari - 10th Anniversary [世にも奇妙な物語] Rating: 6/10 (Bought & Watched) |
Yume no California [夢のカリフォルニア] Rating: 5/10 (Bought & Watched) | | |