TV Drama Reviews

Hi, everyone! I'd like to introduce one of my favorite TV dramas, Kyojo . The original story of this TV drama is a book called "Kyojo" written by Hiroki Nagaoka, and it was made as a special project for Fuji Television's 60th anniversary. This TV drama consists of a first part and a second part. It stars Takuya Kimura. Also, Asuka Kudo, Shohei Miura and Haruna Kawaguchi are in this TV drama. It is set in a police academy and realistically portrays the various human situations that unfold between the protagonist, the cold-hearted instructor Kimichika Kazama, and his students. Kazama thinks that a police academy is a place to sift out those who are unsuitable for the job, so as soon as a student gets into trouble, he gives them a notice to leave the academy. In order to survive the game of survival, the students are challenged one after another, their secrets and speculations swirl around them, and various incidents occur.   Since Kazama was an excellent detective, he i...

Hi, everyone! I'd like to introduce one of my favorite TV dramas,  Runaways: For Your Love.  It was broadcast on TBS in 2011 and has 9 episodes in total. It stars Hayato Ichihara. Also, Tatsuya Ueda, Masaki Suda and Yudai Chiba are in this TV drama.  In the wake of a "certain incident", the main character, Ataru Katsuragi, was imprisoned in Kyushu Kita Prison for a crime he didn't commit. When he learned from his girlfriend Yuki that their daughter Chiharu was suffering from a serious heart disease with 3 months to live, he decided to escape. Three other inmates, Ryunosuke Kawashima, Kuuya Takimoto and Shun Kagami join his plan.  After escaping from prison, four people meet Sakura, a young girl who is a victim of abuse, and add her to their group. It is a story of rebellion against an unreasonable society and facing difficulties for the sake of their families and loved ones, while being chased by the police in order to achieve their respective goals.  Unlike esc...

Hi, everyone! I'd like to introduce one of my favorite TV dramas,  TOKYO MER ~Running Emergency Room~.  MER stands for Mobile Emergency Room. This TV series genre is a medical drama. It was broadcast on TBS in 2021 and has 11 episodes in total. It stars Ryohei Suzuki. Also, Kento Kaku and Ayami Nakajyo are in this TV drama.  In this story, a team of critical care specialists "TOKYO MER" was newly established by the order of the governor of Tokyo. Their mission is to use a large vehicle (ER car) equipped with the latest medical equipment and operation room to rush to the scene of any serious accident, disaster, or incident that is extremely dangerous, and to promptly provide life-saving measures to the injured. The main character, Kota Kitami, is the chief doctor of "TOKYO MER" and is a super life-saving emergency doctor with amazing life-saving skills. He is passionate about jumping into dangerous scenes and bravely trying to save his patients.  Also, Nao Otowa,...

Hi, everyone! I'd like to introduce one of my favorite TV dramas, Good Doctor . This TV series genre is a medical drama. It was broadcast in 2018 and has 10 episodes in total. The directors were Kou Kanai, Hideyasu Aizawa and Yusuke Noda. It stars Kento Yamazaki. Also, Juri Ueno and Naohito Fujiki are in this TV drama. Good Doctor is set in the world of pediatric surgeons, which are only 0.3% of the doctors in Japan. This story is about the main character, Minato Shindo, who was born as the second son of two brothers, and is a young man with Savant Syndrome who has a congenital autism spectrum disorder and has an incredible memory. Despite being exposed to prejudice and opposition from others, he thinks "I want to make every child grow into an adult," and fights for the lives of children, stays close to their hearts, and grows with them. Kento Yamazaki's acting was very good, and I was impressed by the fact that the main character with autism was growing little by li...