Junichi Kanai (Writer)

Minato's Laundromat

Akira Minato, a middle-aged coin laundry owner, befriends Shintarō Katsuki, a high schooler. Their bond deepens as Shintarō learns about Akira's identity.

Release Date2022-07-07

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count2

Vote Count23

Hide and Go Kill

A blog on a mysterious website quickly spreads like wildfire, starting a dangerous online game. At 3:00 in the afternoon, a teddy bear stuffed with rice and nails is sunk into a bathtub. The lights go out and the player is required to stab the bear with the knife, then write their experiences in the blog. But lately the comments have taken a dark, demented turn, as if the players are being possessed.

Release Date2008-07-18

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count1

Living-Room Matsunaga-san

Release Date2024-01-09

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count12

Vote Count1

Aoshima-kun Is Mean

Although Aoshima and Yukino work at the same company, they have never spoken to each other. One day, they happen to meet at a bar that Yukino frequents, and they end up sitting next to each other! When she receives a call from a friend, Yukino remembers that she had made a promise to attend a wedding "with her boyfriend" and panics, saying, "Oh no, we broke up six months ago...!" The wedding is next week, and Yukino is worried about what to do. She asks Aoshima to pretend to be her boyfriend for just one day and attend her friend's wedding. To her surprise, he agrees! Yukino is relieved, but in fact, Aoshima has a plan... As they pretend to be together, Aoshima somehow starts to become interested in Yukino, who she had no interest in at all, and Yukino is at the mercy of a mean, younger tsundere boy. What will become of their "contract love"?

Release Date2024-07-06

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count9

Vote Count4

My Daddy

Kazuo Mido is a pastor at a small church. He lost his wife 8 years ago and raises his only daughter, a junior high school student, singlehandedly. When she is diagnosed with an illness, he undergoes a drastic change.

Release Date2021-09-23

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count7

Eyes On Me

When a widower falls for a blind young woman, their passionate small town romance takes a startling turn. Naoto is a middle-aged man left lonely by tragedy, but when he meets Saki, her life is reignited. However, when Saki receives a shocking call from prison, their relationship is put to the test.

Release Date2016-11-19

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count5

Bishonure Tantei Mizuno Hagoromo

University student Hagoromo likes to tend to her studies, but it is not easy. She lives at a love hotel operated by her father. She lives with her older brother who is a detective and always asks her for help. It is not just that he is not good at his job. It is also that Hagoromo can travel in time. She has the ability to travel back in time and find out what happened when a crime occurs. As such, she is an arm of the detective agency.

Release Date2019-07-03

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count12

Vote Count1

Again

High school student Hatsumi lives with her mother. Her father passed away. She then meets 18-year-old Ryutaro who works at a waste paper collection field. They fall in love.Ryutaro is then unable to contact Hatsumi and jumps to the conclusion that Hatsumi hates him. When they meet again, Ryutaro loses control of his emotions and a horrific incident occurs. Hatsumi becomes conflicted with her mixed emotions towards Ryutaro. She makes a decision.

Release Date2013-11-16

DepartmentEditing

JobEditor

Vote Count2

Transferring

Yoko meets a transfer student when she is isolated by her junior high school classmates.

Release Date2012-09-12

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count2

Pedal

Five years after his older brother went missing, Kota meets a teenager with the same name and believes him to be his brother. Junichi Nakai directs.

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

女優堕ち

Release Date2016-03-23

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Episode Count2