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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

Episodes: 11
Broadcast period: 2007-Oct-11 to 2007-Dec

Synopsis

In Iryu 2, Asada Ryutaro wages a new battle against the realities of Japan’s medical care system. The government has drafted legislation to tackle the recent inflation of medical fees; hospitals have entered an era in which they will go bankrupt if they aren’t independently run. At the same time, hospital mergers and takeovers are also taking place. Additionally, the obstetrics and pediatrics departments are being closed in succession, and there are inadequate doctors in the region - issues that are closely related to these hospital management problems. Now, hospitals, like the average corporation, face collapse if they are not profitable.

Cast
Sakaguchi Kenji as Asada Ryutaro
Koike Teppei as Ijyuuin Noboru
Sasaki Kuranosuke as Fujiyoshi Keishi
Kitamura Kazuki as Kirima Gunji
Abe Sadao as Arase Monji
Mizukawa Asami as Satohara Miki
Kishibe Ittoku as Noguchi Keno
Natsuki Mari as Kito Shoko
Ikeda Tetsuhiro as Kihara Takehiko
Uchida Yuki as Kataoka Kazumi

-From Drama Wiki

Title (romaji): Oishii Gohan: Kamakura Kasugai Kometen
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Home comedy
Episodes:
Viewership ratings:
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Broadcast period: 2007-Oct-25 to 2007-Dec
Air time: Thursday 21:00
Theme song: Aoi Tori by COLOR

Synopsis
The show is set in a rice shop in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa. It is a home comedy about an obstinate but compassionate old man, Kasugai Ryuuhei (Watari Tetsuya), who runs an old rice shop, his optimistic daughter-in-law (Fujiwara Norika) and his eldest son (Tokushige Satoshi) who ends up working at his father’s shop when he learns of his father’s illness. It depicts how the estranged family rallies around when Kasugai is diagnosed with illness after years of being worn out by his stubbornness.

Cast
Watari Tetsuya as Kasugai Ryuhei
Fujiwara Norika as Kasugai Tae
Tokushige Satoshi as Kasugai Shinpei
Hada Michiko as Ukita Madoka
Mizukawa Asami as Kasugai Kaede
Hoshii Nanase as Sawano Shizuku
Doi Hiroki (土井洋輝) as Kasugai Shota
Ono Takehiko as Koan-osho
Tsukaji Muga as Goro
Yo Kimiko as Enjoji Chieko

Credits: DramaWiki

Broadcast period: 2007-Oct

Synopsis 
The long awaited 8th season of the “Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B” series is coming back this fall. The original series began airing in 1979, and has conveyed various messages to viewers and society in every series. The environment surrounding senior students in junior high school have drastically changed throughout the years. This includes facing college entrance examinations and higher education, worrying about relationships between their parents, teachers and friends, and dealing with expectations and disappointments. The series will once again depict the passion of Kinpachi Sakamoto, the teacher who shares the joys and sorrows with his 25 students, and the students who, in turn, also grow with him. The drama is scheduled to air until March 2008.
Cast
Takeda Tetsuya as Sakamoto Kinpachi Sensei
Hoshino Mari as Sakamoto Otome
Fujisawa Ema as Tachibana Kaori
Sano Yasuomi as Sakamoto Kosaku
Segawa Ryo as Kimura Tadashi
Yamada Jundai (山田純大) as Yazawa Akira
Myosei Mayumi (明星真由美) as Kawaguchi Sumireko
Suzuki Masayuki as Oomori Junsa
Yamazaki Ginnojou as Endo Tatsuya
Asano Kazuyuki as Kashimada Koji
Morita Junpei as Inui Tomohiko
Kaneda Akio as Kita Naoaki
Takahata Atsuko as Honda Tomomi

Credits: DramaWiki

Title (romaji): Hataraki Man
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Work comedy
Broadcast network: NTV
Broadcast period: 2007-Oct-10 to 2007-Dec
Air time: Wednesday 22:00
Main theme: Ukiyo CROSSING by UVERworld
Ending theme: Hataraki Man Ondo by Hataraki Man
Synopsis
The story revolves around Hiroko Matsukata, an editor of a weekly magazine. Hiroko is so focused on her work that she has no time for romance, and others refer to her by the nickname “hataraki man” (”working man”).

Cast:
Kanno Miho as Matsukata Hiroko
Yoshizawa Yuu as Yamashiro Shinji
Hayami Mokomichi as Tanaka Kunio
Tsuda Kanji as Sugawara Fumiya
Ibu Masato as Umemiya Tatsuhiko
Sawamura Ikki as Narita Kimio
Hirayama Aya as Nagisa Mayu
Sada Mayumi as Araki Masami
Arakawa Yoshiyoshi as Kobayashi Akihisa
Kichise Michiko as Kaji Maiko
Nonaka Isao (野仲イサオ) as Dojima Tamotsu-From Drama Wiki

Broadcast period: 2007-Oct-24 to
Air time: Wednesday 21:00

Cast
Mizutani Yutaka
Terawaki Yasufumi
Suzuki Sawa
Takagi Saya
Kishibe Ittoku
Rokkaku Seiji
Kawahara Kazuhisa
Ohtani Ryousuke
Yamanaka Takashi
Yamanishi Atsushi (山西惇)
Kishibe Ittoku

Credits: DramaWiki