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Aya Ueto in “Juunen Saki mo Kimi ni Koishite” – Tokyograph
Aya Ueto (24) will star in a short drama series this fall, titled “Juunen Saki mo Kimi ni Koishite.” This will be her first time leading a series on NHK. […] The story focuses on 26-year-old Rika (Ueto), a single editor who is unskilled in love. The story starts when a man (Uchino) appears before…
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Meisa Kuroki to star in TBS’s April 2010 drama “Shinzanmono”
Meisa Kuroki will be starring in the drama “Shinzanmono” which will begin airing on the TBS network from April 18, 2010. “Shinzanmono” will be Meisa’s first renzoku drama for 2010. Synopsis (from DramaWiki): Based on the popular novel by best-selling author Higashino Keigo, Kato Kyoichiro is a new detective who is assigned to solve the…
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Yukie Nakama to star in the TBS’s “Japanese Americans”
This autumn, TBS plans to broadcast a five-episode drama series titled “Japanese Americans.” The drama, an original work by veteran screenwriter Sugako Hashida, focuses on a Japanese family who emigrated to the United States a century ago and lived through World War II. […] Yukie Nakama (30) plays the heroine as Ichiro’s love interest Shinobu.…
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In love with Namie Amuro’s “The Meaning Of Us”
Ask me about the song that I’ve been humming a lot of lately and I’ll answer Owl City’s “Fireflies” — not! (*ahem* I’m a fan of The Postal Service.) The song that’s been stuck in my head the past week is Namie Amuro’s “The Meaning Of Us” from her newly released original album, “Past<Future” —…
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Yu Yamada to star in “Koi no Karasawagi”
NTV has revealed that its next “Koi no Karasawagi” (“Much Ado About Love”) drama special will air on September 25. Based on the variety show of that name, this will be the sixth in a series of yearly specials that started in 2004. Like the previous specials, “Koi no Karasawagi: Love Stories VI” will consist…
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Meisa Kuroki teams up with Kusanagi in “Ninkyo Helper” – Tokyograph
Some details are now out about Tsuyoshi Kusanagi’s new comedy series, ‘Ninkyo Helper,’ which starts filming this week. One major cast addition is Meisa Kuroki, who will take on the heroine role. ‘Ninkyo Helper’ stars Kusanagi as the boss of a yakuza group. As part of training, his group’s parent organization orders all of its…
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Watari, Ueto play father and daughter in drama special – Tokyograph
Veteran actor Tetsuya Watari is teaming up with actress Aya Ueto as co-stars in a TV Asahi drama special called ‘Kekkon.’ The drama comes from screenwriter Sugako Hashida and producer Fukuko Ishii, who have previously worked together on the TBS series ‘Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari.’ […] (Link: “Watari, Ueto play father and daughter in…
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Aya Ueto lands her first ‘Getsu 9’ heroine role
Starring in J-drama since 1999, it’s hard to believe that Aya Ueto will only be starring in her first “Getsu-Ku (月９)” heroine role. The yet untitled drama will also star Masahiro Nakai of SMAP and begin airing in April. (Via Yahoo! Japan.)
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MatsuJun, Gakky pair up for “Smile” – Tokyograph
Jun Matsumoto and Yui Aragaki will co-star in a new TBS drama series titled ‘Smile.’ Takayuki Takuma (‘Hana Yori Dango’) is handling the script, though he is using his real name rather than his usual pen name of Mikio Satake. Matsumoto plays a half-Filipino whose father has died and mother has disappeared. Despite his misfortune…
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Ryoko Kuninaka to be in “Zettai Kareshi” special
Fuji TV’s live-action ‘Zettai Kareshi’ series is coming back for a special episode. Based on the manga by Yuu Watase, the series originally aired from April to June 2008. The special, titled ‘Zettai Kareshi ~Kanzen Muketsu no Koibito Robot~,’ is set after the end of the series. Mocomichi Hayami will reprise his role as the…
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