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Hideo Yokoyama stories adapted as dramas
Sun, January 24, 2010 (6:10am EST)
Four short suspense stories by author Hideo Yokoyama ("Climber's High") are being turned into a series of drama specials on WOWOW. They will air on consecutive Sundays, with the first scheduled for March 14 and the last scheduled for April 4.
The stories are taken from two of Yokoyama's collections - "Shinsou" and "Kanshugan."
"18th Hole" stars Toru Nakamura (44) as a man who runs for local office in order to cover up a secret from his past. If he gets elected, he will be able to change the planned location for the construction of a golf course's 18th hole, preventing anyone from discovering the corpse of a woman hidden there.
"Gohou," originally titled "Shizuka na Ie," features Goro Kishitani (45) as a newspaper copy editor who makes the mistake of publishing the wrong date for a photographer's exhibit. Hoping to hide the mistake, he visits the photographer to personally apologize before any complaints arrive. But a few days later, the editor finds himself entangled in a murder case after the photographer is found dead.
The third story is "Jiden," which stars Tetsuji Tamayama (29) as a struggling writer. He receives a request to write the biography of a major company president, but on the first day of interviews, the president confesses that he has killed someone.
In the last story, "Tanin no Ie," Atsuro Watabe (41) plays an ex-convict who tries to live a peaceful life with his wife after his release from prison. But when his criminal record is discovered, the couple gets thrown out of their apartment. Things seem to turn around when an elderly and cancer-stricken man in the neighborhood asks them to become his adopted children and inherit his home. However, they soon end up involved in a shocking incident.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Hideo Yokoyama stories adapted as dramas
Sun, January 24, 2010 (6:10am EST)
Four short suspense stories by author Hideo Yokoyama ("Climber's High") are being turned into a series of drama specials on WOWOW. They will air on consecutive Sundays, with the first scheduled for March 14 and the last scheduled for April 4.
The stories are taken from two of Yokoyama's collections - "Shinsou" and "Kanshugan."
"18th Hole" stars Toru Nakamura (44) as a man who runs for local office in order to cover up a secret from his past. If he gets elected, he will be able to change the planned location for the construction of a golf course's 18th hole, preventing anyone from discovering the corpse of a woman hidden there.
"Gohou," originally titled "Shizuka na Ie," features Goro Kishitani (45) as a newspaper copy editor who makes the mistake of publishing the wrong date for a photographer's exhibit. Hoping to hide the mistake, he visits the photographer to personally apologize before any complaints arrive. But a few days later, the editor finds himself entangled in a murder case after the photographer is found dead.
The third story is "Jiden," which stars Tetsuji Tamayama (29) as a struggling writer. He receives a request to write the biography of a major company president, but on the first day of interviews, the president confesses that he has killed someone.
In the last story, "Tanin no Ie," Atsuro Watabe (41) plays an ex-convict who tries to live a peaceful life with his wife after his release from prison. But when his criminal record is discovered, the couple gets thrown out of their apartment. Things seem to turn around when an elderly and cancer-stricken man in the neighborhood asks them to become his adopted children and inherit his home. However, they soon end up involved in a shocking incident.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Moe Arai stars in drama adaptation of keitai novel "Gekikoi"
Tue, January 26, 2010 (1:30am EST)
Teen model Moe Arai (14) will star in her first television drama this spring. NHK is adapting the popular mobile phone novel "Gekikoi" by Mirai Minazuki and titling the drama "Gekikoi: Unmei no Love Story."
Arai entered show business in 2004 and soon started appearing in dramas and films. As a model, she was named Miss Young Magazine last year in the Miss Magazine 2009 contest.
In "Gekikoi," Arai plays Miyu, a high school girl who can't trust men after her father had an affair. Still, she inexplicably finds herself gradually falling for soccer club member Sou (Shu Watanabe). But when she learns the truth about him, her love becomes too painful to bear.
Other cast members include Toru Kazama, Tomoya Warabino, Alice Hirose, and Yoriko Douguchi. NHK will broadcast the series on Thursday nights at 12:15am, for a total of eight episodes. The first one is planned to air on April 9.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Drama Grand Prix: "My Girl" on top
Tue, January 26, 2010 (1:54am EST)
The results for the fall season of the 13th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix were recently announced. In four of the categories, the votes mainly went to the shows "My Girl" and "JIN," but "My Girl" managed to win in three of them.
4,852 votes were submitted between January 6 and January 15 to decide the winners.
Best Drama:
1. My Girl - 2042
2. JIN - 1069
3. Tokyo DOGS - 470
4. Ohitorisama - 280
5. Tenchijin - 118
Best Actor:
1. Masaki Aiba (My Girl) - 2152
2. Takao Osawa (JIN) - 1040
3. Shun Oguri (Tokyo DOGS) - 574
4. Satoshi Tsumabuki (Tenchijin) - 214
5. Haruma Miura (Samurai High School) - 193
Best Actress:
1. Erika Toda (LIAR GAME) - 1038
2. Alisa Mizuki (Ohitorisama) - 774
3. Karina (Real Clothes) - 627
4. Mirai Shida (Shokojo Seira) - 567
5. Ryoko Yonekura (Koshonin ~The Negotiator~) - 503
Best Supporting Actor:
1. Masaaki Uchino (JIN) - 853
2. Shingo Murakami (My Girl) - 785
3. Hiro Mizushima (Tokyo DOGS) - 600
4. Yukiya Kitamura (My Girl) - 392
5. Keita Tachibana (Ohitorisama) - 266
Best Supporting Actress:
1. Momoka Ishii (My Girl) - 1282
2. Haruka Ayase (JIN) - 827
3. Miki Nakatani (JIN) - 397
4. Yuriko Yoshitaka (Tokyo DOGS) - 375
5. Yuka (My Girl) - 195
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Juri Ueno to lead 2011 taiga drama
Mon, January 25, 2010 (11:59pm EST)
NHK has announced the lead for its 2011 taiga drama series. Titled "Gou ~Himetachi no Sengoku~," the drama will star actress Juri Ueno (23) and is based on an original script by "Atsuhime" writer Kumiko Tabuchi.
Ueno will play the role of Gou, also known by other names such as Oeyo and Ogo. She was the third daughter of the daimyo Azai Nagamasa and Oichi-no-kata, the sister of Oda Nobunaga. She was also known for being the wife of Tokugawa Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty. Gou's two older sisters were famous historical figures as well - as the eldest, Yodo, was the wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and the second, Hatsu, was the wife of Kyogoku Takatsugu.
This will be Ueno's first time acting in a historical drama. "Gou" is NHK's 50th taiga drama, and only its 10th with a woman as the main character.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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1005# whitedove
dah ada berita psl taiga 2011?
2010 pun x abih agik |
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taiga 2010 baru je start  tp yelah, taiga kan panjang, shooting pun kena start awal, nak scheduling lagi... |
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1008# Kittie ryomaden dah ada sub? kat mana kittie?
nak tgk jugak  .....ingatkan kena tunggu lama lagi |
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ryomaden dah ada sub? kat mana kittie? 
nak tgk jugak .....ingatkan kena tunggu lama lagi
penggwin Post at 29-1-2010 11:19 
http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic_81813.htm |
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Graduation songs turned into omnibus drama
Fri, January 29, 2010 (6:23am EST)
   
This March, Fuji TV will broadcast an omnibus drama titled "Sotsu Uta," based on the theme of "graduation." It will consist of four episodes, each associated with a popular song at school graduations. Mirai Shida (16), Ryoko Kuninaka (30), Kie Kitano (18), and Masami Nagasawa (22) have been cast as the leads.
Shida will star in the first episode. She and Shiori Kutsuna (17) play best friends who must bid farewell to their high school days. Naturally, Kiroro's "Best Friend" will serve as the theme.
The second episode stars Kuninaka as a woman getting ready for marriage. The story will depict her relationship with her stubborn but loving father (Mitsuru Hirata). EXILE's "Michi" is linked to the episode.
Sukima Switch's "Kanade" will be used in the third episode. Kitano plays a university student worrying about love and her dreams as she is about to find a job.
Nagasawa appears in those three episodes as a radio personality, and her character is the focus of the fourth episode. After graduation, her character moves to Tokyo and tries to succeed there. The related song will be Yumi Matsutoya's early hit "Sotsugyo Shashin," released during her days as Yumi Arai.
The episodes will come just in time for graduation season, airing on four consecutive nights starting March 1.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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"Koisuru Hanikami" revived for mobile
Fri, January 29, 2010 (3:51pm EST)
The TBS variety show "Koisuru Hanikami" is coming back, but this time it will be on mobile broadcasting service BeeTV. The show, which set up celebrities on blind dates, ended in March 2009 after five and a half years on the air.
 
BeeTV will test drive the show for a period of one month to determine whether it should become a regular program. It will start on February 1, with the first episode featuring actor Shintaro Yamada (23) and fashion model Rika Imai (25).
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Ikki Sawamura stars in detective drama
Thu, February 4, 2010 (4:07am EST)
Actor Ikki Sawamura (42) will star in a television drama series next season, titled "Keishichou Shissounin Sousaka." The show is based on a popular series of police novels by author Shunichi Doba. The three volumes released so far have sold an estimated total of 300,000 copies.
Sawamura plays Kengo Takashiro, a police detective who was once a top member of his station's 1st Investigative Division. But his attitude changed ever since his daughter disappeared. Now part of the Missing Persons Division, he carries this deep wound with him as he tackles various cases.
The show's heroine will be Kengo's colleague, the only female detective in the Missing Persons Division. The actress for the part is being chosen through an audition that includes both professionals and amateurs.
"Keishichou Shissounin Sousaka" will be broadcast by TV Asahi on Friday nights at 9:00pm, starting in April.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Ikki Sawamura stars in detective drama
Thu, February 4, 2010 (4:07am EST)
Actor Ikki Sawamura (42) will star in a television drama series next season, titled "Keishichou Shissounin Sousaka." The show is based on a popular series of police novels by author Shunichi Doba. The three volumes released so far have sold an estimated total of 300,000 copies.
Sawamura plays Kengo Takashiro, a police detective who was once a top member of his station's 1st Investigative Division. But his attitude changed ever since his daughter disappeared. Now part of the Missing Persons Division, he carries this deep wound with him as he tackles various cases.
The show's heroine will be Kengo's colleague, the only female detective in the Missing Persons Division. The actress for the part is being chosen through an audition that includes both professionals and amateurs.
"Keishichou Shissounin Sousaka" will be broadcast by TV Asahi on Friday nights at 9:00pm, starting in April.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Yumi Adachi stars in double-role on Fuji TV drama
Fri, February 5, 2010 (2:51am EST)
Fuji TV's next afternoon drama series (weekdays 1:30pm) will be "Shoufu to Shukujo," scheduled to run for 65 episodes starting on April 5. The show will star actress Yumi Adachi (28), playing two roles.
The story is set in the late 1930s. The protagonist is a young woman from a poor home named Beniko (played by Adachi), who steals for the sake of her family. One day she sneaks into a wealthy villa, where she meets Rinko (also played by Adachi), the daughter of a viscount. The two look exactly alike, to the extent that even Rinko's "brother" Masahiko (Jun Toba) mistakes Beniko for her. After Rinko is murdered, the poor Beniko seizes the opportunity to assume Rinko's identity and live her life.
Adachi's supporting cast includes Shinichiro Ishikawa (29), Ayumi Kinoshita (27), Shizuka Ochi (38), Hironobu Nomura (44), and Miyoko Akaza (65).
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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"Rinjo" returns with sequel
Tue, February 9, 2010 (1:28am EST)
TV Asahi is bringing back the mystery drama series "Rinjo" for a second season this spring. Starring Masaaki Uchino (41), the first season aired between April and June last year and averaged ratings of 14.5%, with a peak of 15.6%.
Uchino is reprising his role as Yoshio Kuraishi, a police coroner with extraordinary perception and a knack for spotting evidence. The story is originally based on a novel by popular author Hideo Yokoyama.
TV Asahi will broadcast the sequel in the same Wednesday 9:00pm time slot, starting in April.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Hiroshi Abe stars in Higashino adaptation
Wed, February 10, 2010 (1:40am EST)
Hiroshi Abe (45) will star in a new drama series this spring, taking on the role of a police detective. Titled "Shinzanmono," the drama is based on the latest novel in the "Kyoichiro Kaga" series by mystery author Keigo Higashino (52).
The "Shinzanmono" novel is the eighth installment of the "Kyoichiro Kaga" series. Released last September, it has already sold 380,000 copies. Many of Higashino's other works have already been adapted to television in recent years, including "Ryusei no Kizuna" and "Galileo."
The story is set in the Ningyo-cho area of Nihonbashi, Tokyo. Abe plays the detective Kaga, who has just been transferred to the local police station and immediately takes charge of a murder case.
"Shinzanmono" will be aired on TBS in the Sunday 9:00pm time slot. The series begins in April.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Ohno becomes a monster for new drama series
Thu, February 11, 2010 (12:51am EST)
The manga series "Kaibutsu-kun" is getting its first live-action drama adaptation. NTV plans to broadcast a drama series based on the popular comic, with Arashi's Satoshi Ohno (29) playing the lead.
The manga, originally serialized during the second half of the 1960s, was written by Fujiko Fujio A, one half of the mangaka duo responsible for works such as "Doraemon" and "Ninja Hattori-kun." "Kaibutsu-kun" has already been turned into two animated series and a theatrical film, but never before as a live-action television work.
The manga tells the story of Kaibutsu-kun, the prince of Kaibutsu Land (Monster Land). As part of his training to succeed the throne, he visits the human world, where he has various adventures with other monsters. The drama version, starring Ohno as Kaibutsu-kun, is being set in modern times and will make heavy use of CG and special makeup.
"Kaibutsu-kun" will run in NTV's Saturday 9:00pm time slot this spring.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Kusanagi stars in TBS miniseries "Japanese Americans"
Fri, February 12, 2010 (2:52am EST)
This autumn, TBS plans to broadcast a five-episode drama series titled "Japanese Americans." The drama, an original work by veteran screenwriter Sugako Hashida, focuses on a Japanese family who emigrated to the United States a century ago and lived through World War II.
 
SMAP's Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (35) will star, playing the second-generation immigrant Ichiro Hiramatsu, who serves as a U.S. soldier during the war. Kusanagi will also play the role of the father Nagayoshi during his younger days, though Kiichi Nakai (48) will take over that character for middle age and beyond.
     
Yukie Nakama (30) plays the heroine as Ichiro's love interest Shinobu. Other cast members include Pinko Izumi (62) as the mother, Kenichi Matsuyama (24) as the younger brother Jiro, Yo Oizumi (36), Kaoru Yachigusa (79), and Keiko Kishi (77).
Filming starts in the next few days and is expected to last five months, including two months of filming in the U.S. Broadcast dates have not yet been set, but it will air this fall as five two-hour episodes on consecutive nights, which is a first for the network. The drama is being labeled as a special project in honor of TBS's 60th anniversary.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Yusuke Yamamoto stars in rhythmic gymnastics drama
Wed, February 17, 2010 (2:42am EST)
This spring, TBS will explore the world of men's rhythmic gymnastics with a new drama series titled "Tumbling." The show will feature a cast of popular young actors, led by Yusuke Yamamoto (22) in his first lead role in a series.
Yamamoto plays a high school delinquent who has a weakness for women. When an attractive transfer student (Azusa Okamoto) joins the women's rhythmic gymnastics team, he responds by joining the men's team and soon discovers a passion for the sport. Since last fall, Yamamoto has been undergoing special gymnastics training for the role.
Although men's rhythmic gymnastics originated in Japan, the sport is still dominated by women. It is estimated that there are only about a thousand men involved in the sport competitively.
           
The supporting cast of "Tumbling" includes Koji Seto, Shohei Miura, Shunsuke Daito, Takahiro Nishijima, Satoshi Tomiura, Tomo Yanagishita, Kento Kaku, Soran Tamoto, Rei Okamoto, Jiro Sato, Ryoko Kuninaka, and Nene Otsuka.
TBS plans to broadcast the series on Sunday nights at 7:56pm, starting in April.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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Post time 27-1-2010 04:00 PM
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