A young Japanese-American man crosses the line with the underworld element in Tokyo, while dealing with his own personal struggle of being an outsider trying to fit in with Japanese society.
Ruka, jeune collégienne, vit avec sa mère, avec qui elle ne s’entend pas toujours très bien. Elle se consacre à sa passion du handball. Hélas, elle se fait injustement exclure de son équipe le 1er jour des vacances. Furieuse et désoeuvrée, elle erre dans la ville et décide de rendre visite à son père à l’aquarium où il travaille . Elle y rencontre un étrange garçon, Umi...
Yuka Shibuya, a struggling actress, and Hatsue, a widowed chestnut farmer, meet a mysterious, bloodied man in the farm. The three end up living together during chestnut season and form a special bond while a miracle slowly unfolds.
The 39th NHK Asadora drama is Hassai-sensei. A novice teacher in 1930s Osaka learns that there is more to education than mere instruction. Though her tenure is interrupted by first marriage and later World War II, she begins a quest for "ideal education" after the war.
A dramatized biography of the second of Japan's three legendary leaders. Rising from obscurity, Hideyoshi served under the command of Oda Nobunaga. With an extraordinary combination of intelligence, bravery and military skill, Hideyoshi rose to near-absolute power and greatly expanded upon Nobunaga's unification of Japan's warlords. This series also focused on Hideyoshi's personal life, particularly his relationships with his mother and his wife, and the pair's rivalry for influence over him.