Yumechiyo Nikki

Taro no Tō

A life story of Taro Okamoto, one of the most prominent Japanese avant-garde artists of the 20th Century. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth in 2011, the drama depicts his struggle for the completion of his emblematic work "The Tower of Taro," known as the symbol of the Osaka Expo in 1970, and his eccentric relationships with his family.
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Ashura no Gotoku

Kuniko Mukōda's masterpiece, a poignant and subtle portrait of the jealousy and suspicion that secretly swirl behind seemingly peaceful family relationships.
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The Detectives

A drama about a rookie detective who teams up with a veteran detective and develops a good rapport while overcoming difficulties. Keigo starts his new post at a local police station where he partners up with Shoichi, a frigid, yet warm-hearted, detective on the verge of retirement. The drama features how the young detective builds up his career with the veteran and those who are connected with his cases.
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Ryōtarō Shiba Zatsudan: Shōwa eno Michi

Beginning with the Meiji Restoration, modern Japan became a great power in Asia, but ended in the catastrophe of defeat. Writer Ryōtarō Shiba's recognition of this history has led him to tell the story of the Showa period before the madness of war, going back to the end of the Meiji-Bakumatsu periods, in a 12-part series.
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Hirano Remi no Hayawaza Recipe

Cooking enthusiast Remi Hirano cooks simple and delicious dishes one after another during the live broadcast. The program is aired irregularly, mainly during the year-end and New Year's holidays, national holidays, and substitute holidays.
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u&i

A show that aims to help children know and understand minorities such as those with disabilities or immigrant children. Each episode, a child with worries about a friend or another child they know wanders into a dream world where two mysterious creatures and a wise professor help them understand and empathize with the other child's troubles and forge a better connection with them.
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Kemono Michi

The drama sheds light on the dark side of Japan connected to the political and financial world by depicting the vicissitudes of women.
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When the Saints Go Marching In

Exploring the perception and treatment of mentally-challenged youth and their similarities to juvenile delinquents in Japanese society, this drama series follows the trials and tribulations of a group of adolescents in a work/study program for mentally-challenged teenagers. Although the program's intention is to gently "normalize" them for introduction in society, the group is subject to constant physical and mental abuse unbeknownst to their parents and teacher, Ms Hagawa. However, the friendship between Towa, a naive but unusually articulate member of the program, and Arisu, a rebellious schoolgirl, helps both of them learn to overcome their troubles.
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Heavens Coin

Aya Kuramoto, a deaf and mute girl from Hokkaido, falls in in love with a doctor named Shūichi Nagai. After Shūichi leaves for Tokyo, he has an accident and loses his memory. Aya travels to Tokyo and encounters Takumi Nagai, Shūichi's brother.
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