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Title (romaji): Hatachi no Koibito
Also known as: 20-year-old Lover
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romantic comedy
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2007-Oct-14 to 2007-Dec
Air time: Sunday 21:00
Opening theme: Because It’s Not Love by The Pipettes
Insert song: Pick It Up by Fergie
Synopsis

Hatachi no Koibito tells the story of Inoue Keisuke, a married salaryman. At the age of 50, he begins thinking about his purpose in life. By chance, he encounters Sawada Yuri, a 20-year-old graphic design student full of hopes and dreams for the future. Because of her resemblance to his girlfriend from long ago, he finds his heart unexpectedly beating faster..

 Cast
Akashiya Sanma as Inoue Keisuke
Nagasawa Masami as Sawada Yuri
Tsukamoto Takashi as Kawamura Yukio
Morishita Aiko as Inoue Sayuri
Kimura Midoriko as Nakajima
Kurose Manami as Inoue Risa
Koizumi Kyoko as Sawada Eri
Megumi Toshiaki as the convenience store employee
Ichimura Masachika as Suzuki Futa

-From Drama Wiki

Genre: Taiga drama, period drama
Broadcast period: 2007-Jan-7 to 2007-Dec

Synopsis
The 46th Historical Drama is a life story of Yamamoto Kansuke, a lonely genius of strategy at the Age of the Civil War in the 16th century. Kansuke works under Takeda Shingen and pursues his dream of unifying the whole country through aiding the warlord of Kai. At the same time, Kansuke supports Shingen’s concubine Yu from his selfless affection for the woman who hates but eventually loves the warlord who killed her father and family. With the aid of Kansuke’s strategies, Shingen expands his power northward, where he is destined to fight with Kenshin Uesugi, the warlord of Echigo. The drama portrays how those who fight for their dreams face their destinies in the turbulent age.

-From Drama Wiki

Title (romaji): Chiritotechin
Episodes: (15 mins. each)
Genre: Family drama
Air time: Monday through Saturday at 8:15
Broadcast network: NHK
Broadcast period: 2007-Oct-1 to 2008-Mar-?

Series Synopsis
The 77th NHK Asadora is Chiritotechin. Location includes Fukui prefecture. This renzoku is about Wada Kiyomi (referred to as Kiyomi-B), a girl brought up in Fukui who moves to Osaka in search of her soul. In Osaka, Kiyomi-B becomes enchanted with rakugo, a Japanese traditional form of comic storytelling, and pursues a career in rakugo. In the summer of 1982, Kiyomi-B and her family move to Obama of Fukui, her father’s hometown. Kiyomi-B’s grandmother and uncle welcome the family, but Shotaro the grandfather does not allow Masanori to take over the Wakasa lacquer chopsticks making. One day, Kiyomi-B listens to rakugo at Shotaro’s factory and becomes fond of it. Shotaro and Kiyomi-B become close through rakugo.

Cast
Wada Family
Kanjiya Shihori as Wada Kiyomi (heroine)
Wakui Emi as Wada Itoko (Kiyomi’s mother)
Matsushige Yutaka as Wada Masanori (Kiyomi’s father)
Enami Kyoko as Wada Koume
Yonekura Masakane as Wada Shotaro
Kyomoto Masaki as Wada Kojiro
Hashimoto Atsushi (橋本淳) as Wada Shohei
Kabira Jay as Wada Hideomi
Sato Megumi as Wada Kiyomi

-From Drama Wiki

Broadcast period: 2007-Nov-03 to 2007-Dec
Genre: Action suspense
Tagline (romaji): Keishicho Keibi Bu Keigo Ka Daiyon Kakari
Format: Renzoku
Episodes: 11

Synopsis
Okada plays Kaoru Inoue, a member of a police escort division. Ever since losing his parents at a young age, he has possessed heightened senses and a photographic memory. He also has other skills, such as analyzing footprints. His boss is being played by Shinichi Tsutsumi.

Cast
Okada Junichi as Inoue Kaoru
Tsutsumi Shinichi as Ogata Soichiro
Maki Yoko as Sasamoto Eri

-From Drama Wiki

Tagline (romaji): Shima no Saibankan Funto Ki
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Law
Episodes: 5
Broadcast period: 2007-Oct-6 to 2007-Dec-1

Synopsis
A drama about a judge who is seemingly-undependable, but is filled with a strong sense of professional mission. Misawa Kyosuke, a 36-year-old city-bred judge, is transferred to a southern island where he is the only judge. He is forced to handle every case from family matters to murder cases. The drama features how the young judge builds up his career through his interaction with the local people and their domestic problems.

Cast
Nishijima Hidetoshi as Misawa Kyosuke
Toda Naho as Misawa Reiko
Ono Takehiko as Nomiyama Shu
Matoba Koji as Tanigawa Junichi
Ichikawa Miwako as Kumiko
Kokusho Sayuri as Hira Masaaki
Terada Minori as Ikeda Satomi
Matsuo Toshinobu as Izumi Takayuki
Hashizume Ryo as Seto Yukihiko
Asano Atsuko as Hata Natsumi
Masuoka Mei

-From Drama Wiki

Title (English): Dream Again
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Human drama
Broadcast network: NTV
Broadcast period: 2007-Oct-13 to 2007-Dec
Air time: Saturday 21:00
Theme song: Aoku Yasashiku by Kobukuro

Synopsis
This original series stars Takashi Sorimachi as the pro baseball player Shunsuke Ogi, who is forced to retire after a shoulder injury. He continues to train in hope of returning to the game, but a sudden accident leads to his death. God decides to give him a second chance, placing his soul into the body of another man - a wealthy fund company manager - but adjusting to his new life isn’t easy…

Cast
Sorimachi Takashi as Ogi Shunsuke/Asahina Takaya
Kato Ai as Ninomiya Satsuki
Shida Mirai as Fujimoto Hina
Aota Noriko as Ushiyama Momoko
Suga Takamasa as Hishinuma Tsukasa
Miyake Hiroki as Kumada Tsunehito
Watanabe Tetsu as Maeda Kenzo
Segawa Eiko (瀬川瑛子) as Nakata Kayo
Kodama Kiyoshi as Tanaka-From Drama Wiki

Title (English): Mop Girl
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Mystery, fantasy
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Broadcast period: 2007-Oct-12 to 2007-Dec
Air time: Friday 23:15
Theme song: Destination Nowhere by ERIKASynopsis
Kitagawa plays the part of the slow but hardworking Momoko, a low-ranking employee at a funeral services company who carries a mop as part of her job. However, Momoko happens to possess a strange ability. Whenever she comes across the corpse of someone who has left strong feelings behind, she travels back in time to save that person from his or her fate.

Cast
Kitagawa Keiko as Hasegawa Momoko
Tanihara Shosuke as Ohtomo Shotaro
Asami Reina as Ookouchi Hina
Takaoka Sousuke as Wakayama Akira
Sato Jiro as Higashi Shigeo
Magii as Yokouchi Atsushi
Watanabe Natsuna as Nakamura Tamaki
Ikezu Shoko as Kataoka Miki
Hori Mayumi
Honda Hirotaro as Hasegawa Ryuji-From Drama Wiki

Title (romaji): Utahime
Also known as: Songstress / Diva
Genre: Romance
Format: Renzoku
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2007-Oct-12 to 2007-Dec
Air time: Friday 22:00
Main theme: SEISYuN by TOKIO
Insert theme: change the world by Eric Clapton

Synopsis
Koizumi Akira, a son of a popular songstress, travels to a small-town cinema in far-off Kochi Prefecture to watch the closing movie before the theatre shuts its doors forever. The movie takes place in the same village but during the Showa 30s (1950s), in the years following the war. The story follows a young soldier who washes ashore on the beach one day, having lost his memory. He is “adopted” by the family who owns the village cinema and given the name Shimanto Taro. Although his past remains a mystery, Taro becomes good friends with many of the villagers, discovering his love for movies and falling in love with a feisty young girl.

Cast
Nagase Tomoya as Shimanto Taro/Koizumi Akira
Aibu Saki as Kishida Suzu
Takada Junji (高田純次) as Kishida Katsuo
Fubuki Jun as Kishida Hamako
Sato Ryuta as Croissant no Matsu
Ohkura Tadayoshi as Jinguji-kun
Okouchi Nanako as Obinata Izumi
Toyama Kyoko as Mary
Akiyama Ryuji as Akutagawa
Iijima Bobobo (飯島ぼぼぼ) as German
Ono Ryo (小野了) as Matsunaka
Furuya Ikko as Yamanouchi Oyabun
Judy Ong as Koizumi Sakura
Saito Yuki as Sabako
Nishimura Kiyotaka (西村清孝) as Kohinata Shinkichi
Tanaka Hideyuki (田中秀幸) as the narrator-From Drama Wiki

Title (romaji): Otoko no Kosodate
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Family drama
Episodes:
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Broadcast period: 2007-Oct-26 to 2007-Dec
Air time: Friday 21:00
Theme song: Beautiful Life by w-inds

Synopsis
The show is described as a home comedy depicting the problems faced by a modern family. Takahashi plays a third-rate magazine writer. As an irresponsible father, his reliable wife has always been in charge of the household and their three children. Unfortunately, she suddenly passes away, forcing him to deal with raising the kids for the first time in his life.

Cast
Takahashi Katsunori as Yajima Atsushi
Kuninaka Ryoko as Mizusawa Yayoi
Natsui Runa
Yoshikawa Fumiki (吉川史樹)
Endo Yumi (遠藤由実)
Koizumi Kotaro as Maruyama Yosuke
Takizawa Saori
Nishimaru Yuko (西丸優子)
Omi Toshinori as Nakanishi Masaki
Suzuki Sawa as Nakanishi Saeko
Kumagai Tomohiro
Aoyama Noriko
Tayama Ryosei
Tsuchida Sanae (土田早苗)
Kato Cha as Ohira Mansaku-From Drama Wiki

Title (romaji): Joshi Deka!
Tagline: 女子刑事 / Joshi Keiji
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Detective drama
Episodes:
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2007-Oct-18 to 2007-Dec
Air time: Thursday 22:00
Theme song: Chiisana Tenohira by Aqua TimezSynopsis
Nakama plays an enthusiastic rookie cop whose only strong point is her marksmanship, while Izumi plays a veteran detective with the #1 arrest rate. The two work together to solve crimes, despite differences in their ways of thinking.

Cast
Nakama Yukie as Hatakeyama Kurumi
Izumi Pinko as Sakura Hanako
Ryu Shi Won as Park Ji Won
Masuoka Toru as Aoyama Koichiro
Katahira Nagisa as Iwashiro Momoe
Ohkura Koji as Yoshii Kosuke
Hakamada Yoshihiko as Honda Satoshi
Suzuki Kosuke as Takagi Jun
Irie Shinya (入江慎也) as Shiose Tsutomu
Kichise Michiko as Ninagawa Haruka
Nihei Yuko (仁平裕子) as Mizuno Asumi
Yoshida Takashi (義田貴士) as Sato Toshiya
Minami Shuhei (南周平) as Ishihara Atsushi
Sawada Shunsuke (澤田俊輔) as Yoshimura Naoyuki
Izutsu Daisuke (井筒大介) as Kume Nobuo
Tanaka Tetsushi as Yanagida Takahiro
Ohura Ryuichi as Kizaki Tadashi
Kaneko Noboru as Kawaguchi Takuya-From Drama Wiki