Fubenna Benriya
Date: From 12.12 a.m., Saturdays, April 2015
Station: TV Tokyo
Scriptwriter: Suzui Takayuki
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Okada Masaki
Synopsis: The handymen in an obscure Hokkaido town shut out by the snow are the meddlesome owner Matsui, the thrice divorced Umemoto, and the young budding scriptwriter Takeyama Jun (Okada Masaki) who has lost his way. Takeyama had left Tokyo in disgust after an argument with the director on the set over liberties taken with a scene that he had put all his feelings into. He intended to go to Furano where a leading scriptwriter, who dropped out of a drama series midway, lives. However, the bus service has been brought to a standstill by the snowstorm. Takeyama stopped by at a pub in order to fill his stomach. He found himself caught in a great misunderstanding, got drunk and lost both his wallet and mobile phone. Now he has no choice but to stay in this town … …
Website: www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/official/benriya
64
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Saturdays, April 2015
Station: NHK
Scriptwriter: Omori Sumio (55-sai kara no Hello Life, Akumu-chan, Tempest)
Original Work: 64 by Yokoyama Hideo
Genre: Investigative
Cast: Pierre Taki, Kimura Yoshino, Arai Hirofumi, Nagayama Kento, Yamamoto Mizuki, Hagiwara Masato, Takahashi Kazuya, Iriyama Anna, Murakami Jun, Yoshida Eisaku, Nakahara Takeo, Danta Yasunori, Shibata Kyohei
Synopsis: While the public relations office of D Prefectural Police is having a confrontation with the correspondents’ club, over the issue of the anonymity of perpetrators, it is decided that a Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department director will inspect the home of the family of the victim in “64”, an important unsolved case with its statute of limitation about to run out one week later. The kidnapping and murder of Shoko-chan which took place in just 7 days in 1989 (Showa 64) was the worst in D Prefectural Police’s history. The family of the deceased decline the director’s visit to offer condolences. A gag order is imposed on those involved in 64 such as the investigators at the time. An iron curtain between the Criminal Investigations Department and the Police Affairs Department. A mysterious memo. Then a new kidnapping that happens right before the director’s inspection, is a exact copycat of 64 … …
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Yami no Bansosha*NEW*
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Saturdays, April 2015
Station: WOWOW
Scriptwriters: Sato Dai, Aso Kumiko (Kazoku no Urajijou, Kagi no Nai Yume o Miru, Marumo no Okite)
Original Work: Yami no Bansosha by Nagasaki Takashi
Genre: Mystery
Cast: –
Synopsis: On the first death anniversary of the master of manga, Ajima Fumiya, 50 pages of unreleased sketches are discovered. It is the drawings of Ashima, but the contents are a riddle reminiscent of a series of female disappearances 35 years ago. Ajima’s wife instructs the manager of Ajima Pro to check if the sketches were really drawn by Ajima. Former police officer, Yuki, who is sent from an investigation firm, seeks the assistance of Daigo, a manga editor with a wealth of knowledge. Daigo starts to identify the period in which it was drawn and the artist from a variety of things such as the way of drawing the background and shadows, the pen as well as the screentone. If the artist is Ajima, does it mean he is the real criminal of the unsolved cases. If the criminal is another person, what was Ajima’s objective in drawing it? Before long, Yuki and Daigo notice a clue to the mournful but terrifying serial killer which is hidden in the manga. They put their lives on the line to solve the mystery of these cases.
Website: www.wowow.co.jp/dramaw/bansosha
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Tenno no Ryoriban
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Sundays, April 2015
Station: TBS
Scriptwriter: Morishita Yoshiko (Gochisousan, Tonbi, Jin Series)
Original Work: Tenno no Ryoriban by Sugimori Hisahide
Genre: Culinary
Cast: Sato Takeru, Kuroki Haru, Kiritani Kenta, Emoto Tasuku, Takaoka Saki, Sato Gajiro, Ashina Sei, Morioka Ryu, Ishibashi Anna, Tsubokura Yoshiyuki, Nishizawa Jinta, Kuroda Daisuke, Onishi Takeshi, Watanabe Mamoru, Okuma Hirotaka, Kido Yuji, Suzuki Ryohei, Takeda Tetsuya, Ito Hideaki, Aso Yumi, Kato Masaya, Hino Yojin, Oshima Satoko, Miho Jun, Sugimoto Tetta, Kobayashi Kaoru
Synopsis: Akiyama Atsuzo (Sato Takeru) was a countryside youth and a hopeless son who could not keep at what he did for long. In an unexpected turn of events, a cutlet that he ate, motivates him to have the impossible dream of becoming a chef of Western cuisine. In order to achieve this dream, Akiyama goes to Tokyo to get a fresh start. He has to face numerous challenges which fuel his growth. He travels to Paris in France for training, which is rare for a Japanese in those times. Battling discrimination and prejudice, he becomes the chef of the grand Hotel Ritz, and eventually takes charge of the Emperor’s kitchen as the chief steward of the Imperial Household Department at the young age of 26. In the chaotic aftermath of World War II, he struggles to find out what he can do for his country and mounts diplomacy with food.
Website: www.tbs.co.jp/tenno_no_ryoriban
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