Yoshikazu Okada (Writing)

Brighter Days

Saho Takahashi, capable but a disillusioned nurse, has lost all motivation for her job working at Sumidaku Sakuraoka General Hospital. She seeks solace in the company of her bed-ridden patient, former Honorary Head Nurse, Sae Yukino. As she opens up about her despair, a sudden earthquake sends Saho into the depths of a strange, unfamiliar jungle.

Release Date:2025-01-09

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Beyond Goodbye

After losing her fiancé in an accident, Saeko feels an inexplicable connection to a stranger — who, by a twist of fate, received his heart and memories.

Release Date:2024-11-14

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:8

Vote Count:21

Minami-kun is my lover!?

Chiyomi Horikiri (Ai Iinuma) is a warm hearted high school student. She is a member of her school's basketball team. She stays bright even in a bit complicated family composition. Her boyfriend is Hiroyuki Minami (Yusei Yagi). One day, Hiroyuki Minami suddenly shrinks in size to only 15 cm. in height. He can easily fit in the palm of someone's hand. He appears in front of his girlfriend Chiyomi Horikiri.

Release Date:2024-07-16

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:8

Vote Count:1

Shishousetsu: Hattatsu Shougai no Boku ga Junai Shousetsuka ni nareta Riyuu

Release Date:2023-07-04

Department:Crew

Job:Script

About Sunday Night...

Old apartment complexes, rented houses in the suburbs, and cabs running through the cities. These scenes may look ordinary but each has a different story to tell. A daughter who works part-time to support her disabled mother; a woman who has been cut off from her family and continues to work as a cab driver; a granddaughter who lives in a rented house and works at a factory with her grandmother. This is the story of three women, who live far apart from each other and do not know each other's existence until a fateful encounter through a radio program.

Release Date:2023-04-30

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:10

Vote Count:2

5 Songs

Release Date:2022-07-07

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:5

Vote Count:1

BL Metamorphosis

Ichinoi, a 75-year-old woman living a peaceful life, unwittingly buys a Boy's Love manga one day…and is fascinated by what she finds inside. When she returns to the bookstore to buy the next volume, the high school girl working there–Urara, a seasoned BL fan–notices a budding fangirl when she sees one. When Urara offers to help Ichinoi explore this whole new world of fiction, the two dive into BL fandom together, and form an unlikely friendship along the way.

Release Date:2022-06-17

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:10

The Last 10 Years

Twenty-year-old Matsuri Takabayashi learns that she only has ten years to live due to an incurable disease. She decides to not dwell on her life and not to fall in love – until she meets a man named Kazuto Manabe at a school reunion.

Release Date:2022-03-04

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:97

Fight Song

Kisara Hanae, a girl who retired from karate due to an accidental injury and was at the lowest point of her life. She meets Ashida Haruki, the songwriter of a song she used to listen to before every match. But he is now a failed musician, a one-hit wonder, and a weirdo with a lot of problems! Hanae's childhood friend, Natsukawa Shingo, who is always watching over her gets involved and a love triangle develops. Hanae has a "secret" that she can't tell anyone, and decides that "this is the last love of her life".

Release Date:2022-01-11

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:10

Vote Count:5

Gentle Music

The "wheels of mystery" begin to move when a man working at a small shipyard meets a female student who seems to get upset at the sight of him. While they eventually get closer and end up dating, they need to take a step forward as their pasts come in between.

Release Date:2022-01-07

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

優しい音楽～ティアーズ・イン・ヘヴン 天国のきみへ

Release Date:2022-01-07

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:1

Lion Snack

The "Lion's House" is the name of a hospice located on a beautiful island. The people who live there are people with a short life expectancy. Shizuku, a 29-year-old who was told how long she had to live at a young age, comes to live there. She feels a little regretful over not being able to improve her relationship with her family before coming. At the "Lion's House", snack time is a time where the residents are allowed to request a snack from their memories but Shizuku is unable to choose. The days of laughter and tears begin alongside the other residents. What does Shizuku find and leave behind in the last days of her life?

Release Date:2021-06-27

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:8

Rainbow Chart

Kureno Masora is a young doctor who was working happily at a large hospital in Tokyo. However, she found out that she has an illness and decided to continue working as a doctor, while hiding her illness at a clinic located in a small village called "Niji no Mura". Therefore, Masora gets to meet the interesting villagers and gradually learns about facing life enthusiastically.

Release Date:2021-01-21

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:9

Vote Count:2

Adult's Situation

Seven men and women, consisting of three couples who are reluctant companions and one single man, play in the game with the secret that their relationship and friendship will collapse. Japanese remake of the Italian movie "Perfetti sconosciuti".

Release Date:2021-01-08

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:2

Greatest Gift of Life

Ryosuke lives in a small house in Toshima, Tokyo. Since his wife died, he has adjusted to living alone. He used to teach at a university and he now works as a translator. Meanwhile, Ryosuke has one child, Yuriko. She is married to Shigeyuki, who works as a teacher. Yuriko and Shigeyuki live in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture. One day, Yuriko visits her father Ryosuke without advance notice. Ryosuke is surprised by her sudden visit. Yuriko doesn't give any reason for the visit. Ryosuke only learns that Yuriko isn't sure how long she will stay. They haven't talked as father and daughter in a long time. They begin to live together in a nervous, but warm atmosphere.

Release Date:2021-01-04

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:2

人生最高の贈りもの

Release Date:2021-01-04

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:1

Our Sister's Soulmate

27 year old Adachi Momoko lost both her parents in an accident when she was in third year high school. She then gave up going to college and has been working at a home centre for the past nine years while supporting her three younger brothers who are now 20, 17, and 14 year old respectively.

Release Date:2020-10-27

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:9

Vote Count:8

And Life Goes On

Despite losing her parents at age three in a car accident, Toko experiences an idyllic childhood thanks to her uncle, who raises her. She dreams of being an actress and, having had some local notoriety in her town, she is ready to take a leap of faith and travel to Tokyo to audition. But, as fate would have it, her hopes are dashed as her world and her country are turned upside down when Japan is struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011. This motivates Toko to assist with aid efforts in Kesennuma where she meets volunteer organizer Kiyotaka. While she initially senses something about Kiyotaka is amiss in the midst of their devastated surroundings, feelings of hope grow as do their feelings for one another.

Release Date:2019-09-27

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

And, Live

Toko Ikuta lost her parents in a car accident at the age of 3. Afterwards, her uncle, who ran a barbershop in Morioka, raised her and she had a happy childhood. Toko Ikuta was active as a local idol and she dreamed of becoming an actress. At the age of 19, she is set to take an audition in Tokyo. The day before her audition, on March 11, 2011, the great Tohoku earthquake and tsunami hits Japan. In the autumn of 2011, Toko Ikuta works at a cafe. She goes with her Korean co-worker Han Yoo-Ri to do volunteer work in Kesennuma as the area recovers from the devastating tsunami. There, Toko Ikuta meets Kiyotaka Shimizu who is a university student from Tokyo and a member of a student volunteer group. While spending time together in Kesennuma, Toko Ikuta and Kiyotaka Shimizu develop feelings for each other.

Release Date:2019-08-04

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:5

Strawberry Song

Kota runs into his old friend Chika on the anniversary of their friend's death. They plan to meet again in a year, but their feelings are complicated.

Release Date:2019-07-05

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:1

Snow Flower

A terminally ill girl, who dreams of going to Finland to see the northern lights, falls in love

Release Date:2019-02-01

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:4

In This Corner of the World

18-year-old Urano Suzu marries Hojo Shusaku and moves from Eba City to Kure City in Hiroshima Prefecture in the middle of the Pacific War. As Japan slides into a war it cannot get out of, the townspeople go on with their “ordinary” lives. Supplies are short, and family and friends get sent to the battlefield. Suzu and the Hojo family battle such anxieties as they try to live positively.

Release Date:2018-07-15

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:9

Vote Count:2

68-Year-Old New Employee

Hitsujido Honpo, an established Japanese-style sweets company known for its traditional flavours and reliability, has maintained a modest popularity. To win a new segment of customers, it has embarked on new business development. The leader of this team of five young employees is 28-year old Kudo Mayuko (Takahata Mitsuki). Mayuko was headhunted by the current CEO Okazaki Kengo (Maruyama Tomomi), for her achievements in her previous job. However, she struggles with the difficulty of new business development and pressures within the company. One day, a “new” 68-year-old employee Niimoto Kazuo (Kusakari Masao) is assigned to be Mayuko’s subordinate all of a sudden. She is dumbfounded to learn that he is 40 years her senior and even feels anger. Mayuko is confronted with the question of whether he should do the old job he was proud of? Or a new job as a brand new employee, and assumes the role of mentor.

Release Date:2018-06-18

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:1

White and Yellow ~My Pancake Story from Hawaii~

University student Sawano Natsumi lives in Shonan, Kanagawa Prefecture. An encounter in Hawaii makes her decide to bring the popular pancake restaurant Eggs n’ Things to Japan, which sparks a pancake boom in the country. Despite suffering difficulties and setbacks, Natsumi fulfils her dream, motivated by thoughts of her father as well as the support of family and friends.

Release Date:2018-02-28

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:25

The 8-Year Engagement

Hisashi and Mai are a happy couple in their 20s who are engaged to be married. But three months before their wedding, Mai becomes seriously ill. Her heart stops momentarily, and she falls into a deep coma. Hisashi visits Mai at the hospital every day before work. With no idea if or when she will ever awake, Mai’s parents encourage Hisashi to find someone else, but he refuses to give up and continues to pray for her recovery. As if his prayers are answered, Mai begins to regain consciousness several years later, and even utters a few words. But tragically, she has suffered brain damage and has no memory of Hisashi.

Release Date:2017-12-16

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:53

The Last Reunion

After Isao has reached retirement, he receives a phone call from an ex- elementary school classmate Norio inviting him to a reunion. During the reunion, none of them can claim to have had a wonderful life since graduating from primary school and have their respective problems now. It leads them to rethink that their lives are far from over and that there is still hope for them even at this stage of their lives. They encounter many unexpected happenings during the journey which reminds them of the excitement they experienced as kids and find new hope in their bleak lives.

Release Date:2017-11-26

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Kohaku

Yoneda Katsumi (Nishida Toshiyuki) is a police sergeant who exudes little presence.One day, Yoneda happens to come across an article on a cafe called Kohaku in a booklet at his regular cafe. Then he abruptly takes leave and heads to Kohaku which is located in Uozu, Toyama Prefecture by bullet train. For some reason, he has documents on an unsolved arson cum murder case which took place in Kichijoji 25 years ago.The owner of Kohaku is Arai Toshio (Terao Akira) who has seemingly sad eyes. They spend time together with his only regular customer, Hirai Sachiko (Suzuki Kyoka), a married woman who works at the port’s fisheries cooperative. Their interactions gradually start to deepen even as they sense the darkness in each other. What is the fate that awaits them?

Release Date:2017-09-15

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Hiyokko

The 17-year-old Yatabe Mineko grew up in a family of seven in a mountain village in northeastern Ibaraki Prefecture. Her father Minoru has gone to Tokyo to work in order to earn extra money. However, her life completely changes when her father does not come back for the New Year. Mineko asks her family to let her go to Tokyo to find him and promises to send money home. In the autumn of 1964, she and two childhood friends Tokiko and Mitsuo are hired to start working at a small factory in Tokyo’s working class neighborhood. After work each day, Mineko searches for her father and gets disheartened at times. Mineko overcomes challenges and starts to lay down roots in Tokyo as she experiences many meetings and farewells amid the laughter and tears with regulars, people of the shopping street, friends, and colleagues. But will she be able to find her father?

Release Date:2017-04-03

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:156

Vote Count:5

People at Hopehills

Dramatized masterpiece from touching family drama's specialist Kiyoshi Shigematsu. "Second Chance Chauffer (流星ワゴン)" "Tonbi (Black kite)" The drama is produced by a great team starring by famous actors such as Ikki Sawamura, screen writing by Yoshikazu Okada and directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa. It shows "courage" and "pure heart" which adult need. This is an inspiring movie with lots of laughter and tears, and motivates you.

Release Date:2016-07-16

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

If Cats Disappeared from the World

A postman learns that he doesn't have much time left to live due to a terminal illness. A devil then appears in front of him and offers to extend his life if he picks something in the world that will disappear. The man thinks about his relationships with ex-friends, ex-lovers, relatives and colleagues who will be sincerely sad when he dies.

Release Date:2016-05-14

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:65

Miracle Man

Ittaku lives without having a reason. One day, he falls in love with Hana who struggles with her harsh life. Hana's daughter Umi has problems with her ears and eyes. Umi has a hard time dealing with her daily life. Ittaku wants to help Hana and Umi.

Release Date:2016-04-24

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:8

Happiness Is Here

Hiroyuki Tachikawa is 28-years-old. He quits his job due to severe quotas and difficult relations. His girlfriend, Chieko Takanashi (Eriko Nakamura), also kicks him out. Hiroyuki Tachikawa then decides to go to the small port city of Tsuyazaki in Fukuoka Prefecture. There, he meets a 72-year-old woman, Fukuko Hanada. She doesn't know why, but she likes Hiroyuki Tachikawa and takes him to different places. The young man soon picks up on the meaning of happiness.

Release Date:2015-11-23

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Dokonjō Gaeru

Hiroshi is now 30-years-old and lethargic, but Pyonkichi, the frog imprinted on his shirt, is always energetic. Sometimes Hiroshi does not wear t-shirts with Pyonkichi, but Pyonkichi always encourages Hiroshi.

Release Date:2015-07-11

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:10

Vote Count:2

Crazy for Me

Everyone has a worry or two in life. Not to mention all the anxieties of the modern world that add to our list of worries. Crazy For Me is a romantic comedy centered around 4 melancholy individuals who have all had their fill of failures and agonies in the past. Laugh and cry with them in their journey to overcome their problems in this light, heartwarming comedy.

Release Date:2015-04-08

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:10

Vote Count:2

Goodbye to Myself

In the autumn of their first year in high school, some incident spurred Tomomi and Kaoru to promise to be friends forever. However, at their present age of 41, the two of them have gone through different lives. Tomomi has built a happy family that everyone envies while Kaoru lives for her career as a movie producer. The differences in their lifestyles have created a distance between them. The two friends meet again for the first time at a class reunion after 20-something years and return to their former closeness. However, Tomomi has one suspicion. Kaoru knows too much about her own family. Is her husband and good friend having an affair? When Tomomi gets to the bottom of the matter, an inconceivable fate awaits her and Kaoru. The two of them are at the mercy of a harsh destiny, and before long, they learn what is hidden in each other's hearts.

Release Date:2014-10-14

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:9

Back of Father

A 10-part omnibus drama by 10 different scriptwriters on the theme of fathers and their sons and daughters.

Release Date:2014-07-13

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:10

Vote Count:2

All About My Destiny

In 1993, the economy is in the doldrums. Fuyuki Aki works in a big electronics manufacturer as the first female in its main career track. But unlike the male employees, she is not even allowed to test her ability and feels frustrated by her current situation. Meanwhile, Aki learns that her colleague and ex-boyfriend Sato Yasushi is marrying Otsubo Arisa, a junior who works in an administrative position, and she feels unsettled. Aki is favoured by Yasushi’s mother Sachiko, but she tells her that they broke up two years ago. She feels a void for not being able to spread her own wings in the male-dominated world, along with an anger at the male species. So she could not accept the feelings of the straightforward Yasushi. On the morning of the wedding ceremony, Aki receives a letter from Sachiko...

Release Date:2014-03-23

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:5

Chicken Race

Story of friendship between an old man who slept for 45 years and his nurse who woke him up. (Source: D-Addicts)

Release Date:2013-11-10

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:2

Starman: A Love Story

Sawako (Ryoko Hirosue) was dumped by her husband and since then she has raised her three sons alone. One day, she happens to meet a young man (Sota Fukushi) who is dying. She falls in love with him at first sight. The young man also suffers from memory loss. Sawako names him Hoshio. Taking advantage of his memory loss, she decides to make him live with her and as the father of her three sons. Now, Sawako, her three sons, her grandmother and Hoshio all live together. Sawako hopes Hoshio never regains his memory. Hoshio also begins to develop feelings for her. Whenever Sawako has troubles, Hoshio helps her out with his mysterious ability. Hoshio's past is also a mysterious. A mystery that is finally revealed.

Release Date:2013-07-09

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:10

Vote Count:2

Carry On! Hara-chan!

Echizen, who is a modest woman, works at a fish cake plant. Instead of keeping a diary, she draws cartoons of "Nakuna, Harachan" on her notebook about her daily life. The main character in her comic, Hara then appears in the real world.

Release Date:2013-01-19

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:10

Vote Count:2

Second to Last Love

Chiaki Yoshino is a TV producer. She is 45-years-old and single. Chiaki Yoshino worries about her health and her later years rather than dating. She hopes to buy an old house and live there with a friend when she gets older. Chiaki then goes to Kamakura, Japan to look for a house. There, she meets a 50-year-old single man Wahei Nagakura. Wahei's first wife died and he has one child. Their love story begins ...

Release Date:2012-01-12

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:22

Vote Count:2

The Scent of an Artificial Flower

“Zouka no Mitsu” portrays the story of a beautiful criminal (Dan), who makes incomprehensible demands, saying, “If you want to pay, you decide the amount.” Tanabe will play the role of detective Hashiba, who tracks the criminal down.

Release Date:2011-11-27

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:4

Hankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle

"Hankyu Densha" follows the lives of various people who commute on Hankyu Railway's Imazu Line - connecting the cities of Nishinomiya and Takarazuka in Hyogo prefecture. One of the commuters is Shoko (Miki Nakatani), an office worker in her 30s who lost her boyfriend to a younger colleague. There's also a college student (Erika Toda) who is so easily persuaded by her no good boyfriend. Other commuters include a grandmother & granddaughter, a house wife, a female high school student, and a female otaku college student. Although the train ride takes only 15 minutes between two stations, the lives of these commuters are changed as they interact with each other...

Release Date:2011-04-29

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:7

Ohisama

Ohisama is a Japanese television drama that aired on NHK in 2011 in the Asadora time slot. Set in Nagano prefecture, "Ohisama" covers the life of Yoko Sudo (Mao Inoue) through World War II. Yoko Sudo with her smile is able to bring brightness to those around her & she follows her mother's motif to laugh through the hard times. During the onset of WW II, Yoko is a high school student and "Ohisama" follows her as she eventually becomes a teacher and then gets married and has a child. Yoko then opens a soba restaurant with her student. --asianwiki

Release Date:2011-04-04

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:2

The Tragedy of W

The lakeside at Lake Yamanaka is covered with snow. In the vacation house in such a quiet area owned by the chairman of Watsuji Seiyaku, one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in Japan, the tragedy suddenly breaks out. ”I have killed my granduncle!!” says Mako, who is loved by everybody in the Watsuji family. She has stabbed her granduncle, Yohei, to death. Soon after the domestic homicide, the entire family joining together in an attempt to make it look like a crime committed by somebody outside the family, begins to engage in imitative deception...

Release Date:2010-01-11

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Paradise

A woman released from prison, gets on a ship without any plans to find an island called ‘Paradise’ that was advertised on a flyer she got in the train. She meets a male teacher on the ship who helps her to get a job at a school cafeteria on the island. One day, she rescues a student who happened to be making the same mistake the woman made which eventually landed her in prison. Despite the rescue, the girl eventually catches on fire.

Release Date:2009-10-28

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:4

A Little Princess

Shōkōjo Seira is a 2009 Japanese drama television series based on the children's novel A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Mirai Shida stars as Seira, the daughter of a rich boss of a mining company. Due to her father's sudden death in a mining accident, Seira has overcomes many ordeals at the Millenius Seminary boarding school because she is unable to pay her school fees. Shōkōjo Seira aired on Saturdays from 7:56pm on the Tokyo Broadcasting System between 17 October 2009 and 19 December 2009.

Release Date:2009-10-17

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:10

Vote Count:3

Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara

Nonoue Junichi is a psychiatrist working in the counseling room of a cancer treatment center by the beach. While tending to the patients, part of his job involves taking dictation from them when they want to send a letter to a loved one.

Release Date:2009-09-24

Department:Writing

Job:Screenstory

Oppai Volleyball

Terajima Mikako became a boys volleyball team coach at a junior high school she has been assigned to. As an incentive for the team members who do not show the slightest enthusiasm, she promises to show them her boobs if they win a game.

Release Date:2009-04-18

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:21

Money Crazy

Fuutarou has always lived in poverty and hated it. Because of his past he had become obsessed with money and will do anything to obtain it.

Release Date:2009-01-17

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:9

Vote Count:2

Echo of Silence

In a small town of Hokkaido, Yunni, Fusako Kurokawa (Saki Takaoka), lives a quiet life with her father. Life here is very simple, but it is good enough and she is happy enough. Days go on as usual. with some coincidence, she meets this man one day, Wataru Kadokura (Atsuro Watabe) a man who cannot speak. A very peaceful "time" now becomes part of her daily life as this strong emotion suddenly takes place in her simple quiet life.

Release Date:2008-10-19

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:4

Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen

In this direct continuation of the earlier special, Godai tries to figure out what to do with his life after college while competing with Kyoko's impossibly perfect tennis coach for her affection.

Release Date:2008-07-25

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:1

Heaven Can Wait. Maybe...

Kaoru, Hiroki and Takeshi are childhood friends. Adults now, they have gone their separate ways, but still live close to each other in central Tokyo. Hiroki works for a newspaper company, and Takeshi has followed in his father's footsteps to work at the Tsukiji fish market. Both men love Kaoru, but Hiroki is too shy to express it. Finally, Takeshi proposes to her, and she accepts. On the day of their engagement party, Takeshi crashes his car and becomes comatose. After three years, Takeshi comes out of his coma - but with no memory of his engagement.

Release Date:2007-10-02

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Bambino!

Bambino! is a Japanese cooking manga written and illustrated by Tetsuji Sekiya. The manga has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen magazine Big Comic Spirits. As of February 2009, Shogakukan has published 14 bound volumes of the manga. It received the 2008 Shogakukan Manga Award for seinen/general manga along with Takeshi Natsuhara's and Kuromaru's Kurosagi. NTV broadcast the live-action TV drama from April 18, 2007 to June 27, 2007. It was broadcast in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico by TV Japan, an affiliate of NHK, from January to March 2008.

Release Date:2007-04-18

Department:Crew

Job:Script

Episode Count:11

Vote Count:4

Love Song

A drama about a man and woman who come to know true love after unexpected circumstances cause them to live under the same roof. Singer and songwriter Tamaki Koji returns to acting after a 8 year hiatus, to star opposite Kanno Miho in this drama. Koji plays a very kind policeman; a champion of the weak and a pacifist. Having lost his wife 4 years earlier, he has been saddled with the arduous task of raising 3 children single-handedly. Kanno stars as the unfortunate heroine with an ugly personality who grows through her encounters with this good natured middle aged man.

Release Date:2005-10-12

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:10

Last Present

Kenji Kenzaki is a member of a failed comedy duo. He is married to Taeko Kenzaki who runs a baby clothing store. The only child they had died at an early age. Their marriage is now on the rocks.

Release Date:2005-06-11

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Be with You

When two souls find one another, nothing can tear them apart. Widower Takumi lives a quiet life with his six-year-old son Yuji after the loss of wife and mother Mio. Yuji unfailingly remembers her promise to him: "I'll be with you again in a year's time, when the rains come." On the first anniversary of her passing, Takumi and Yuji are taking a walk in the woods when they come across a woman sheltering from a monsoon downpour.

Release Date:2004-10-30

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:86

Mother and Lover

Shingo Okazaki is a young man devoted to his mother to a degree that's rare in Japan. He's a young fellow who treats his mother with respect, but his tendency to overdo it makes his filial devotion look more like a little fault to those around him. Then, a young woman falls in love with him. She finds it very admirable that he takes such good care of his mother, but is also a bit confused by this fellow who seems to care more for his mother than for his girlfriend.

Release Date:2004-10-05

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:12

Vote Count:1

Home Drama!

In a house in the outskirts of Tokyo, there lives a family of eight. Such a large family is rare these days, however not one of them is related by blood. They all lost a loved one in the same holiday accident. Moved by Shogo's suggestion that they all move in together, they have gathered in this house. Each has their own issues and it makes for the start of a tumultuous home life. Tsuyoshi Domoto stars as the passionate yet sentimental lead, Shogo. Diametrically opposed in character and thinking is Tomohiko (Yusuke Santamaria). The story centres on these two as the butt heads at every turn, and the eight grow closer together as a family. This is a human drama full of heart and mixed with laughs and tears depicting a group of deeply wounded people beginning to believe in tomorrow and live life more positively.

Release Date:2004-04-16

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:11

Vote Count:3

You are my only Madonna

Boku dake no Madonna, sometimes shortened to BokuMado, is a drama series that aired in Japan on Fuji TV in 2003. In English it is often called You are my only Madonna / ...and I Love Her.

Release Date:2003-07-07

Department:Writing

Job:Screenstory

Episode Count:11

Flowers For Algernon

Abandoned as a child by his mother, Hasumi Sachiyo, Fujishima Haru is a mentally challenged man that has grown up and worked at the Sakurai Bakery as a baker. Working with him at the bakery is the owner Sakurai Kyoko and Tashiro Miki, a girl who is also mentally challenged and is like a sister to Haru. At night, after the bakery is closed, Haru and Miki attend a night class with other mentally challenged adults. Their teacher at the class is Toya Erina who not only is their teacher but also their friend. One day, Erina is approached by her old friend Kobayashi Rumiko about a candidate in the research she is conducting with professor Tatabe Shinichiro and Tokunaga Atsushi that could possibly increase the intelligence of the mentally challenged. Reluctant at first, Erina changes her mind when she sees the resolve in Haru to become smarter so that his mother will come back for him. With the success of the surgery,

Release Date:2002-10-09

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:11

California Dreamin'

Release Date:2002-04-12

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:3

Friends

In the first coproduction of a TV drama between Japan and South Korea, a Japanese tourist and a South Korean film student become good friends after a chance meeting in Hong Kong.

Release Date:2002-02-15

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:4

Vote Count:12

Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop

This story is about four men who work in a confectionary. Tachibana Keiichiro (Shiina Kippei) is the owner; Ono Yusuke (Fujiki Naohito) is the superb baker that has a mysterious and mesmerizing aura; Kobayakawa Chikage (Abe Hiroshi) is the waiter and close bodyguard of Tachibana; and last but not least is Kanda Eiji (Takizawa Hideaki), the ex-boxer who loves cake so much that he becomes a waiter at 'Antique'. This is a refreshing, yet heartfelt comedy about the 4 very unique personalities that work until the wee hours of the night at the small confectionary. The series follows the romance, family life, and most importantly friendship that these 4 men from different generations experience. This is a confectionary with a "flavor" not like most. Located in the middle of an ordinary residential area, "Antique" stays open until 2 a.m. Every single thing in the shop is antique, in fact even the sherry glasses that water comes in look like they would cost 50,000 yen. On top of this, all the sweets that are sold are unbelievably delicious. The thing that is most peculiar about "Antique" though is that all 4 of the men that work here are very handsome, and each has an interesting past. Those that frequent the store also have a story to tell. Edited Excerpt from JDorama.com

Release Date:2001-10-08

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:11

Vote Count:3

Churasan

The 64th NHK Asadora Renzoku Drama is Churasan, a story of a young woman, Kohagura Eri, who was born in Kohamajima Island, Okinawa on May 15, 1972, the day when Okinawa was returned to Japan from the U.S. Eleven years later, Kamimura Shizuko and her two sons, Kazuya and Fumiya, from Tokyo come to stay as the guests of a small inn run by Eri’s family. Eri’s fun-loving, yet eccentric family welcomes them warmly. However, Eri is shocked to hear one of the sons, Kazuya is terminally ill and Shizuko and her sons came to Okinawa to spend his last moment together in beautiful nature. Fumiya, Kazuya’s younger brother, and Eri promise to marry each other someday. However after Kazuya’s death, Fumiya and his mother leave the island to go back to Tokyo. Years later, they are reunited, Eri as a nurse and Fumiya, a doctor, working at the same hospital in Tokyo.

Release Date:2001-04-03

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:169

Vote Count:3

Space Travelers

Three bank robbers, who declare themselves to be Space Travelers, take six persons as hostages when they are surrounded by the police. Among the hostages, there is a terrorist with a hidden bomb. In order to escape, the robbers ask the hostages to pretend to be part of the gang. Surprisingly, the hostages soon enjoy doing so. On that strange day, the bank becomes a tropical paradise...

Release Date:2000-04-08

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:13

Kanojotachi no Jidai

Fukami, a 26 year-old girl, has a uneventful life, working as a telephone operator. She finds her work tedious and wanted something more important aside from romance. She then meets two girls of the same age, Chizu and Tsugiko. They have something in common though their situations are different. And so, they all became close to each other. (asianwiki)

Release Date:1999-07-07

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:12

Kawaii Dake ja Dame Kashira?

Release Date:1999-01-11

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:10

Osorubeshi! Otonashi Karensan

Release Date:1998-01-05

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:10

Vote Count:2

Your Hands are Whispering

This drama is an adaptation of the manga by Junko Karube about a deaf woman and her struggles with love, family and everyday life.

Release Date:1997-12-15

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:1

Tokimeki Memorial

Looking for something to do during the summer, Akihiko Suzuki teams up with four girls (Namie, Natsumi, Mishiyo, and Komugi) and a guy (Kosuke) to start a little cafe down by the beach. Actually, he is more interested in the girls than the job. They used to ignore him, but by working at the cafe, he hopes to start a friendship with them.

Release Date:1997-08-09

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:2

Beach Boys

Upon getting thrown out of his girlfriend Fujiko's apartment, Hiromi decides to head for the ocean. En route, he crosses paths with Kaito, an elite employee of a large multinational trading company in Tokyo who is running away from his problems at work after losing a key client. The two stumble into a quiet B&B on the beach run by the aging surfer Masaru and his high-school-aged granddaughter Makoto. Hiromi immediately applies to work there for the summer, and Kaito is forced to join him after he loses his wallet. The two share a room, with Hiromi trying to make friends, and Kaito at first resisting, unimpressed by Hiromi's devil-may-care attitude. Slowly over the ensuing episodes, Kaito becomes more and more at home in this sleepy rural town, and begins to wonder if he should give up his pursuit of success in the big city, and try to relax, and enjoy himself more. When he returns to Tokyo to finish his work, Hiromi and Makoto come to lure him back, but when he returns to the B&B, his boss and girlfriend Sakura likewise come looking for him.

Release Date:1997-07-07

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:12

Vote Count:5

Doku

This is a sweet love story between 29-yr-old Yuki and 20 yr-old Doku. The story begins when Yuki, an ordinary OL, traveled to Vietnam and was rescued by a quiet young man, Doku. After she returned to Japan, she quit her job and decided to become an Japanese teacher. On the first day of her class, she was surprised to find out that Doku was also in her class!! Since it was the first day (and first time) of her teaching, she was too nervous and was laughed at by the students. As she started to cry in front of the class, Doku stood up and walked toward her, smiling and telling her, "Please show us your courage!!"

Release Date:1996-10-17

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:10

Vote Count:2

Iguana Girl

Iguana Girl is a manga by Moto Hagio published in Petit Flower. It was adapted into a television drama in 1996. It is about a young girl, Rika, whose mother views her as being ugly, and favours her other daughter, Mami. Rika thinks of herself as ugly and as an iguana, but after her mother's death, realises that her mother was also an ugly iguana. Iguana Girl reflects Hagio's own relationship with her mother, and it took her "years to write this story". Hagio saw an iguana in a documentary on television and identified with it, feeling it was "lamenting its failure to become a human, just like me".

Release Date:1996-04-15

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:11

Vote Count:2

Ocean Waves

As a young man returns home after his first year away at college he recalls his senior year of high school and the iron-willed, big city girl that turned his world upside down.

Release Date:1995-12-25

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:1

Love Still Hasn't Begun

Release Date:1995-10-16

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:10

Into a Bright Moment

Release Date:1995-04-20

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:12

Minami-kun no Koibito

Release Date:1994-01-10

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:10

Vote Count:2

Jaja uma narashi

Ryuichiro's bride, company president Mayumi Kitahara dies, leaving him to take care of her daughter Natsumi. Natsumi moves into Ryuichiro's flat, but he sets to work to be the father she never had.

Release Date:1993-07-05

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Episode Count:12

Vote Count:1

Wangan Midnight 3

Release Date:1993-06-25

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Wangan Midnight 2

Release Date:1993-05-28

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Goto shi kabushiki gaisha

Based on the comic of the same name that ran in Manga Pachinkā.

Release Date:1993-05-08

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Twins Teacher

The story of two twins who try to cut themselves off as much as possible throughout their lives. A giggle of fate, however, causes both of them to become teachers, at the same school. Soon it turns out that their approach to the same issues is very different and introduces considerable chaos to students' lives and the entire facility.

Release Date:1993-04-12

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:11

She's Rain

A youth drama depicting love stories between high school boys and girls that unfold on the Hankyu Railway Line and the streets of Kobe.

Release Date:1993-04-07

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Shout: Angels Crying

A series of bizarre murders targeting only female rock vocalists. Another popular vocalist has begun to be targeted ... The mental horror that slowly attacks ... Psycho, suspense, and horror are here!

Release Date:1992-01-24

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Last Run: 100 Million Yen Worth of Love and Betrayal

A former Formula 2 racing champion is asked to assist in setting up an auction of vintage cars. He becomes aware of a billionaire's plot to rig the auction and takes action against him.

Release Date:1991-12-30

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

Release Date:1990-10-04

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:5

Vote Count:2

Woman from Hong Kong

In 1997, a female detective from Hong Kong passed an exam for a man who dreamed of becoming a senior detective, which produced a series of stories.

Release Date:1990-09-28