J-Dramas
by lucesar-19357 | created - 14 Jun 2019 | updated - 24 Oct 2020 | PublicDramas produced in Japan, also called doramas.
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1. GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (1998)
60 min | Drama, Comedy, Action
Onizuka, a former delinquent finds himself in the role of a high school teacher, facing students who behave just as he used to. Using unusual methods, he manages to reach through to his students and help them with their problems.
Stars: Takashi Sorimachi, Nanako Matsushima, Yôsuke Kubozuka, Shun Oguri
Votes: 3,897
2. Good Morning Call (2016–2017)
TV-14 | 48 min | Comedy, Romance
Nao rents her dream apartment, but things are not what they seem when she finds out she will be sharing it with high school heart throb Uehara.
Stars: Haruka Fukuhara, Shun'ya Shiraishi, Moe Arai, Shûgo Nagashima
Votes: 3,645
3. Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories (2016–2019)
TV-14 | 24 min | Drama
An anthology of human relationship stories connected by the only open in the wee hours diner the characters frequent. Resolutions are often facilitated by the owner/chef.
Stars: Kaoru Kobayashi, Mansaku Fuwa, Asako Kobayashi, Joe Odagiri
Votes: 4,928
4. 1,000,000 yen no Onnatachi (2017)
30 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
A frustrated writer has 5 mysterious women turn up at his house, all seemingly invited and all must adhere to strict rules, they all pay him a million yen as rent. Who is responsible for the invites?
Stars: Yôjirô Noda, Rila Fukushima, Rena Matsui, Miwako Wagatsuma
Votes: 2,128
5. Operation Proposal (2007)
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
This is a romantic comedy in which a young man who missed a chance to confess his love, is given a second chance and struggles to undo the past and win the heart of the woman on the day she is getting married to someone else.
Stars: Tomohisa Yamashita, Masami Nagasawa, Nana Eikura, Yûta Hiraoka
Votes: 1,818
6. Otomen: Natsu (2009– )
Drama
Asuka, a popular ultra-masculine high school student who has a secret liking for feminine things, falls in love with Ryo, a girl with a manly personality.
Stars: Emi Takei, Kaho, Masaki Okada, Ryô Kimura
Votes: 65
7. Tokusatsu Gagaga (2019)
Comedy, Drama
An office lady with a secret obsession for comic-book culture does her best to balance her job and hobby day by day.
Stars: Kana Kurashina, Fuka Koshiba, Haruka Kinami, Yûki Morinaga
Votes: 87
8. Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo (2013–2015)
TV-14 | 49 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Kotoko Aihara, a high school girl who isn't that smart has to follow her father's decision after her father decides to live temporarily with his friend. She is surprised to learn that the boy who she falls in love with lives there as well.
Stars: Honoka Miki, Yûki Furukawa, Tomomi Nishimura, Yôji Tanaka
Votes: 1,632
9. Boys Over Flowers (2005)
45 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Makino Tsukushi is an ordinary student at Eitoku Gakuen, a school for the ridiculously rich and privileged which is ruled by the Flower 4, or otherwise known as the F4, a group of four boys who come from extremely powerful families.
Stars: Mao Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Shun Oguri, Shôta Matsuda
Votes: 3,613
10. My Boss, My Hero (2006)
Comedy, Drama
The series is mainly about a 27 year old man named Makio Sakaki. His purpose is to become a successor after his father. However, he must pass high school first in order to prove himself ... See full summary »
Stars: Tomoya Nagase, Yui Aragaki, Yûya Tegoshi, Yû Kashii
Votes: 1,719
11. Switch Girl!! (2011– )
13+ | Comedy, Drama, Romance
By day, Nika is the prettiest, most popular girl in school. But as soon as she gets home, she flips the switch and unleashes her true slobbish form.
Stars: Mariya Nishiuchi, Ren Kiriyama, Rikako Sakata, Nana Mizuki
Votes: 217
12. Koizora (2008)
45 min | Drama, Romance
An ordinary senior high school girl named Mika meets Hiro, a showy boy with dyed hair and pierced ears. It is a "pure love" story of the two going through many unimaginably sad incidents while nurturing their love single-mindedly.
Stars: Erena Mizusawa, Kôji Seto, Akiko Kikuchi, Nao Matsushita
Votes: 308
13. 1 Litre of Tears (2005–2007)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Romance
The story of a 15-year-old high school student, Ikeuchi Aya, who soon discovers she has an incurable disease that affects the cerebellum of the brain. Aya lived her life to the fullest until her death at 25.
Stars: Erika Sawajiri, Ryô Nishikido, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Takanori Jinnai
Votes: 2,884
14. Minami-kun no koibito (2015–2016)
43 min | Comedy, Romance
Girl magically shrinks to a 15 cm (6") height and hides out in her former childhood sweetheart's bedroom, both hoping for her return to normal.
Stars: Taishi Nakagawa, Maika Yamamoto, Naomi Akimoto, Ai Yoshikawa
Votes: 438
15. Switched (2018)
TV-MA | 35 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In this sci-fi teen drama based on a Japanese comic book series, 2 high school girls swapped bodies. After the unattractive girl switched with a cute popular girl, she refused to switch back.
Stars: Kaya Kiyohara, Daiki Shigeoka, Tomohiro Kamiyama, Megumi Seki
Votes: 1,766
16. Underwear (2015)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Drama
Tokita Mayuko who was majored in textile technology moved to Tokyo and finally found a job in Ginza. Mayuko's dream is to develop new kinds of fabric, but she ends up working in a handmade luxury lingerie atelier called Emotion.
Stars: Mirei Kiritani, Mao Daichi, Mayuko Kawakita, Wakana Sakai
Votes: 1,026
17. Hibana (2016)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
A young Manzai comedian in Tokyo has an electrifying encounter with a senior comedian who is a genius with unique comedy philosophy who drives his determination and inspires his creativity.
Stars: Kento Hayashi, Kazuki Namioka, Masao Yoshii, Nahana
Votes: 1,113
18. The Many Faces of Ito (2018)
126 min | Comedy, Drama
Seijiro smiles a lot, wears patterned shirts, has his hair over his forehead like all cool boys do and generally has a large ego fed constantly and made larger by the number of women who ... See full summary »
Director: Ryûichi Hiroki | Stars: Masaki Okada, Fumino Kimura, Nozomi Sasaki, Kaho
Votes: 221
19. The Last Cinderella (2013)
54 min | Comedy, Romance
39-yo Sakura Toyama is a hairdresser and salon assistant manager, who is concerned by her stagnant life. She decides to at least do something about her love life. She accepts a party invitation from Chiyoko Ogami and confusion develops.
Stars: Ryôko Shinohara, Haruma Miura, Naohito Fujiki, Nanao
Votes: 500
20. My Brother's Husband (2018)
49 min | Comedy, Drama
After the unfortunate death of his husband, a man moves in with his partner's twin brother, who lives with his daughter. Through their days together, they realize the true meaning of being a family.
Stars: Ryûta Satô, Baruto Kaito, Yuri Nakamura, Maharu Nemoto
Votes: 153
21. Kinou nani tabeta? (2019– )
30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Kakei Shiro is a 45 year old lawyer who works at a small law firm. His partner, Yabuki Kenji, is an affable hairdresser in his 40s. They have been together for three years yet Shiro has never told anyone that Kenji is his partner.
Stars: Meiko Kaji, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yurika Nakamura, Hayato Isomura
Votes: 635
22. Absolute Boyfriend (2008–2009)
54 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Unlucky in love office lady Riiko Izawa is ready to give up on relationships when a mysterious man who offers her the perfect boyfriend.
Stars: Miki Maya, Hiro Mizushima, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Eisuke Sasai
Votes: 695
23. The Hours of My Life (2014)
54 min | Drama, Romance
Sawada Takuto is an ordinary university student, who one day learns that he has A.L.S. (Lou Gehrig's disease) with not much time left to live. Instead of wallowing in despair, Takuto tries to live his life to the fullest.
Stars: Haruma Miura, Mikako Tabe, Shunsuke Kazama, Takumi Saitô
Votes: 496
24. Dear Sister (2014– )
54 min | Comedy, Drama
Sisters Hazuki and Misaki are like night and day, but they share a strong bond and try to make each other happy.
Stars: Nao Matsushita, Satomi Ishihara, Takanori Iwata, Hiroyuki Hirayama
Votes: 193
25. Rabu shaffuru (2009)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
A power failure strands four apartment dwellers living on the same floor in the elevator. While stuck, they decide to try "shuffling" their love relationships and partners with each other.
Stars: Hiroshi Tamaki, Karina, Shôta Matsuda, Daigo Naito
Votes: 443
26. Koinaka (2015)
54 min | Drama, Romance
Aoi Miura was born and grew up in Toyama Prefecture. He has an indecisive personality and does not like summer. He was the focal member of the high school swimming team, but he now works as... See full summary »
Stars: Sôta Fukushi, Tsubasa Honda, Shûhei Nomura, Taiga Nakano
Votes: 144
27. Ikemen desune (2011)
45 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Miko and her twin brother Mio Sakuraba stayed at an orphanage with dreaming of becoming nun until one day Mabuchi asks her to join a famous band called, A*N*Jell, due to her brother disappear.
Stars: Masanobu Takashima, Nana Katase, Miori Takimoto, Seiji Rokkaku
Votes: 102
28. Tatta hitotsu no koi (2006– )
54 min | Drama, Romance
A poor man falls in love with a rich woman in the 20s. Her outlook on life is like a middle school girl and his outlook on life is like an old man. She shows him that not all rich girls are... See full summary »
Stars: Kazuya Kamenashi, Haruka Ayase, Erika Toda, Yûta Hiraoka
Votes: 362
29. From Five to Nine (2015– )
54 min | Comedy, Romance
"From Five to Nine" is a romantic comedy drama. It is a story of girl who works as an English teacher and dreams of moving to New York, but unexpectedly, she encounters a handsome monk, and the story begins.
Stars: Satomi Ishihara, Tomohisa Yamashita, Kei Tanaka, Yûki Furukawa
Votes: 1,726
30. Watashi ga ren'ai dekinai riyuu (2011– )
Comedy
For three women, life is tough enough to handle - don't even try adding love to the mix! Emi Fuji (Karina Nose) is a lighting tech whose colleagues are all men. She's largely disinterested ... See full summary »
Stars: Karina, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Yûko Ôshima, Seira Kagami
Votes: 126
31. Nihonjin no shiranai nihongo (2010– )
Drama
When Haruko shows up for her first day as a Japanese language teacher she discovers that the school is for foreign students learning Japanese. Can Haruko survive as Japanese language instructor?
Stars: Riisa Naka, Munetaka Aoki, Natsuki Harada, Narushi Ikeda
Votes: 155
32. The Naked Director (2019–2021)
TV-MA | 48 min | Biography, Drama
Follows the story of Toru Muranishi's unusual and dramatic life filled with big ambitions as well as spectacular setbacks in his attempt to turn Japan's porn industry on its head.
Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Misato Morita, Tokio Emoto
Votes: 6,949
33. Nobuta wo produce (2005)
45 min | Comedy, Drama
Shuji (Kamenashi Kazuya) is one of the most popular guys in school. He tries to avoid Akira (Tomohisa Yamashita), because of his constant annoyance. But Kame isn't just like that. At home, ... See full summary »
Stars: Kazuya Kamenashi, Tomohisa Yamashita, Maki Horikita, Natsuna
Votes: 2,474
34. Kuzu no honkai (II) (2017)
TV-14 | 24 min | Drama, Romance
Yasuraoka Hanabi and Awaya Mugi seem to be the ideal couple. They are very popular and seem to fit in with each other. However, what their classmates don't know is that they share a secret.
Stars: Dôri Sakurada, Chika Anzai, Miyu Yoshimoto, Sarii Ikegami
Votes: 418
35. Transit Girls (2015– )
25 min | Comedy, Romance
Despite high school student Sayuri's reluctance to accept her father's fiancee and her daughter Yui, she begins to develop feelings for the girl.
Stars: Sairi Itô, Yui Sakuma, Kentarô Itô, Ai Yoshikawa
Votes: 285
36. Gokusen (2002–2008)
54 min | Comedy, Drama
Gokusen is the story of Kumiko Yamaguchi, aka. Yankumi, a fourth generation crime syndicate member. She's gone straight and wants to be a teacher though, but she's one you don't want to mess with.
Stars: Yukie Nakama, Katsuhisa Namase, Ken Utsui, Ken Kaneko
Votes: 1,758
37. Todome no seppun (2018)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A man's past has made him detest love and human relationships. He has become single-mindedly materialistic and greedy for power. This jerk is faced with a woman who literally possesses a ... See full summary »
Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Mackenyu, Masaki Suda, Jun Shison
Votes: 706
38. Ricchiman Puauman (2012)
54 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Hyuga Toru who run an internet website from his small room and doesn't like to socialize makes a lot of money. He then meets Sawaki Chihiro, a hardworking student who by an unexpected occurrence begins to work for Toru.
Stars: Shun Oguri, Satomi Ishihara, Saki Aibu, Arata Iura
Votes: 1,086
39. Train Man (2005–2006)
45 min | Comedy, Drama
With the help of an online community, a nerdy and socially awkward man gathers the courage to start dating an attractive lady he met on a train.
Stars: Misaki Itô, Atsushi Itô, Miho Shiraishi, Risa Sudou
Votes: 1,199
40. Tonari no kazoku wa aoku mieru (2018)
54 min | Drama
Story depicts the conflicts and growth of families who live at co-operative houses.
Stars: Kyôko Fukada, Takumi Kitamura, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Sairi Itô
Votes: 57
41. Ieuru onna (2016– )
54 min | Drama
Machi Sangenya is an excellent real estate agent who will do anything to sell the property to her customers, including meeting their families and solving their personal problems.
Stars: Tôru Nakamura, Ayako Imoto, Yûdai Chiba, Zen Kajihara
Votes: 249
42. Kahogo no Kahoko (2017)
54 min | Comedy
Kahoko is an overprotected 21-year-old girl who relies on her parents. Her life changes once she meets a young man who grew up in different circumstances. She discovers her inner strength while helping her family overcome many obstacles.
Stars: Mitsuki Takahata, Hitomi Kuroki, Saburô Tokitô, Masayo Umezawa
Votes: 324
43. Unnatural (2018)
54 min | Drama, Mystery
Stories of Unnatural Death Investigation, a Japanese non-governmental organization as they work on unnatural death cases and try to reveal the truth behind the deaths.
Stars: Satomi Ishihara, Masataka Kubota, Arata Iura, Yutaka Matsushige
Votes: 2,024
44. A Girl and Three Sweethearts (2016)
TV-13 | 54 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sakurai Misaki is suddenly dismissed and has difficulty finding a new job. She meets Shibasaki Chiaki, her first love in high school. He invites her to live and work with him and his two brothers at the restaurant that they run together.
Stars: Mirei Kiritani, Kento Yamazaki, Shôhei Miura, Shûhei Nomura
Votes: 948
45. Hanzawa Naoki (2013– )
54 min | Drama, News
An idealistic banker takes on corruption and wrongdoing at his corporate bank. He must use his financial expertise, his instincts about human nature, and his skills of improvisation to try to stay one step ahead of his powerful enemies.
Stars: Masato Sakai, Aya Ueto, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Teruyuki Kagawa
Votes: 2,468
46. He Who Can't Marry (2006– )
45 min | Comedy, Drama
A 40-year-old gifted architect enjoys living alone and doesn't communicate well with people. He has three female friends. Will he ever marry?
Stars: Hiroshi Abe, Takashi Tsukamoto, Mitsuko Kusabue, Rieko Miura
Votes: 1,214
47. Sunao ni narenakute (2010– )
Drama
The blossoming friendship of five young people who were brought together by Twitter, and their journey to finding honesty with each other and with themselves.
Stars: Eita Nagayama, Juri Ueno, Megumi Seki, Tetsuji Tamayama
Votes: 158
48. A Story to Read When You First Fall in Love (2019)
TV-14 | 67 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young academic finds purpose and maybe romance in helping a young student improve his grades.
Stars: Kyôko Fukada, Ryûsei Yokohama, Ai Yoshikawa, Tomoya Nakamura
Votes: 180
49. I Give My First Love to You (2009)
122 min | Drama, Romance
Takuma knows that his life is shorter than the others and he feels that his demise is getting near. He chose to stay away from the girl that he loves so that she can easily move on. What he didn't know is that he is under-estimating her.
Director: Takehiko Shinjô | Stars: Mao Inoue, Masaki Okada, Natsuki Harada, Keiko Horiuchi
Votes: 2,846
50. The Full Throttle Girl (2011– )
54 min | Comedy, Romance
Ayukawa Wakaba is full of ambition. She lands a job at an international law firm, but to her disappointment, the first prestigious assignment that is given to her is to babysit the boss' 5 year old daughter, Hinata.
Stars: Yui Aragaki, Ryô Nishikido, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Misako Renbutsu
Votes: 215
51. You Taught Me All the Precious Things (2011– )
Drama
Shuji is a young teacher whose confidence and honesty has made him popular with the students. He is engaged to Natsumi, also a teacher at the same high school. At the morning of the new ... See full summary »
Stars: Haruma Miura, Erika Toda, Emi Takei, Masaki Suda
Votes: 151
52. Nagareboshi (2010– )
Drama, Romance
Takenouchi plays an aquarium employee named Kengo, who seems ordinary at first glance but actually possesses a secret that he would sacrifice everything in order to protect. Meanwhile, Ueto... See full summary »
Stars: Yutaka Takenouchi, Aya Ueto, Shôta Matsuda, Kie Kitano
Votes: 117
53. Hotaru no Hikari: It's Only A Little Light in My Life (2007–2011)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
When she's not at her fancy job, Hotaru just wants to relax at home - until her landlord's son shows up, and it's none other than her fastidious boss.
Stars: Haruka Ayase, Naohito Fujiki, Yuka Itaya, Ken Yasuda
Votes: 1,016
54. Majo no jouken (1999– )
45 min | Drama, Romance
On the outside, Michi has a good life. She has good friends, a teaching career and a handsome fiancé. On the inside, however, she is empty. A fateful encounter with a young man on a ... See full summary »
Stars: Nanako Matsushima, Hideaki Takizawa, Hitomi Kuroki, Naomi Nishida
Votes: 273
55. Liar Game (2007–2010)
36 min | Drama
Trusting, gullible Nao suddenly finds herself participating in the mysterious Liar Game, a game where the players are issued large sums of money which they then have to cheat each other out... See full summary »
Stars: Erika Toda, Shôta Matsuda, Michiko Kichise, Kazuma Suzuki
Votes: 2,353
56. Code Blue (2008–2017)
47 min | Drama
The 'helicopter doctor' is a medical team who dispatched to the patients on a helicopter to provide medical care in the field as soon as possible. Four young physicians are assigned to the team and deal with situations they never had.
Stars: Tomohisa Yamashita, Yui Aragaki, Erika Toda, Manami Higa
Votes: 1,501
57. Hotaru no Hikari: It's Only A Little Light in My Life (2007–2011)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
When she's not at her fancy job, Hotaru just wants to relax at home - until her landlord's son shows up, and it's none other than her fastidious boss.
Stars: Haruka Ayase, Naohito Fujiki, Yuka Itaya, Ken Yasuda
Votes: 1,016
58. Flower and the Beast (2017–2019)
25 min | Romance
Kumi is a transfer student at a prestigious high school. She meets Hyo who is handsome and kind. Kumi falls in love with him and has her first kiss with him, but Hyo is famous for being a ... See full summary »
Stars: Jun Amaki, Yurika Nakamura, Yôsuke Sugino, Shôma Kai
Votes: 37
59. We Married as a Job (2016– )
54 min | Comedy, Romance
Moriyama Mikuri had graduated from university and got no job offers. She became a temporary employee but was even laid off. Now, she works as a housekeeper for bachelor Tsuzaki Hiramasa by chance and he proposes a contract marriage to her.
Stars: Yui Aragaki, Gen Hoshino, Ryôhei Ohtani, Takashi Fujii
Votes: 2,353
60. Long Vacation (1996)
45 min | Drama, Music
A group of friends do their best to handle life's daily struggles. Two of them, an ambitious musician and a struggling model, are drawn to each other.
Stars: Takuya Kimura, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Yutaka Takenouchi, Izumi Inamori
Votes: 1,367
61. Nodame Cantabile (2006)
47 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Two musicians united in talent, divided by nature - the upper-class perfectionist Chiaki and the sloppy middle-classer Nodame - fall in love.
Stars: Juri Ueno, Hiroshi Tamaki, Eita Nagayama, Asami Mizukawa
Votes: 2,419
62. 14-sai (2007)
114 min | Drama
Sensitive and refined drama in which experiences from the puberty of a female teacher and a piano student reflected in the world of the younger generation they have contact with. Ryo is a ... See full summary »
Director: Hiromasa Hirosue | Stars: Kaori Fujii, Hiromasa Hirosue, Teruyuki Kagawa, Akie Namiki
Votes: 52
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