Masahiko Nishimura

Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner that works for him in the Special Task Unit. For the first 7 seasons, Ukyo’s first partner is Kaoru Kameyama. He is a good-natured, hot-tempered, straightforward and somewhat scattered detective. Beginning in Season 8, Takeru Kanbe replaces Kameyama. Contrary to his predecessor, Takeru is a lanky, cool, conceited and confident detective. From Season 11 to Season 13, Ukyo’s partner is a young detective Toru Kai. Toru is a son of Deputy Director-General of The National Police Agency. But he became a detective by his own effort. And starting with Season 14, Ukyo’s current partner is Wataru Kaburagi, an elite bureaucrat who came to the Metropolitan Police Department on temporary assignment. As the first partner without any career of a police officer, he will face challenging cases together with Ukyo.

SMAP×SMAP was an ongoing weekly Japanese variety show on Kansai TV and Fuji TV starring the members of SMAP. The show began on April 15, 1996 and it aired from 22:00 to 22:54 every Monday. The show's usual ratings were higher than 20%, which is considered high since most variety shows range from 10-20%. Each episode begins a variety of skits, comedic performances, and/or games.  These are followed by Bistro SMAP, in which the SMAP members compete against each other to impress celebrity judges with their gourmet cooking.  Last is a musical performance by SMAP which may include celebrity guests, as well.

Jiro sogna di volare e progettare aeroplani ispirandosi al famoso ingegnere aeronautico italiano Gianni Caproni. Miope fin dalla giovane età e pertanto impossibilitato a diventare pilota, nel 1927 entra a lavorare in una delle principali società giapponesi di ingegneria aeronautica, e progetta il famoso aereo da combattimento Mitsubishi A6M Zero usato dal suo paese durante l'attacco a Pearl Harbor nella Seconda guerra mondiale. Sono anni importanti quelli per Jiro, perché ha modo di mostrare l’innato talento che lo farà diventare uno dei progettatori aeronautici più affermati al mondo ma soprattutto perché inizia a frequentare la dolce Nahoko, il suo più grande amore, oltre al cielo…

Satoshi Itomura is an assistant police investigator who belongs to the Metropolitan Police Department’s Scientific Investigation Team. Reenactments, fingerprint and voice data collections, profiling... His team collects scientific evidence and pieces together fragments of information in order to help build evidences. However, Itomura often does not care about the scientific approach and instead pays a great deal of attention to the things that the victims always carried with them or treasured. And he focuses on these things because they usually carry the victim’s dying wishes, understanding that last message not only helps solve the cases but also brings closure to the depressed family of victims.

In seguito allo scontro con un animale posseduto da un demone il principe Ashitaka viene contaminato da una maledizione mortale. Si mette dunque in viaggio per scoprirne l'origine e chiedere una cura al grande Dio Bestia, l'unico in grado di guarirlo. Arrivato nelle regioni da cui proveniva la bestia scopre una guerra tra uomini e una forma primitiva di animali della foresta, giganti, senzienti e aiutati da quella che chiamano la Principessa Spettro, una ragazza cresciuta dai lupi che ha rinnegato gli uomini. Dall'altra parte gli uomini, capitanati da Lady Eboshi che gestisce con amore, giustizia e pietà il suo villaggio di fabbri, vogliono lavorare la montagna e abbattere gli alberi per poter estrarre il ferro (fonte di ricchezza). In mezzo un gruppo di monaci cerca di fomentare gli uomini ad uccidere il Dio Bestia e rubarne la testa perchè, si dice, fornisca l'eterna giovinezza.

Dr. Shindo seems cold, but is a competent surgeon. He is also an ER doctor capable of accurate decisions and treatment, who always tries to see things from the patient’s side. Although once retired from his profession, he one day discovers someone in need of help, who he treats and rushes to the Kohoku Medical University Emergency Center. This incident encourages him to once again work as an ER doctor. Confrontation erupts between female doctor Tamaki, and Shindo, now a just-arrived ER doctor. While this human drama depicts the relationships among doctors and nurses, it appeals emotionally to viewers on the subject of life.

Furuhata Ninzaburō is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from 1994 until its final episodes in 2006. It was written by Japanese playwright Kōki Mitani and is often referred to as the Japanese version of Columbo. The series is a police detective drama starring actor Masakazu Tamura as Furuhata Ninzaburo and Masahiko Nishimura as his stereotypically bumbling sidekick, Shintaro Imaizumi. The program aired weekly and featured a guest villain each time, usually a famous talent in Japan. Pop-stars like SMAP, television hosts like Sanma Akashiya and even sports figures like Ichiro Suzuki have been featured on this program. It was one of the most popular television dramas in the history of Japanese television, having spawned several seasons and TV specials.

Shogo Kai is a lawyer at one of the big 4 law firms in Japan. He is good at his job, but he is arrogant. Shogo Kai only thinks about winning and he thinks the only way to satisfy his clients is to win. He is getting close to becoming a senior partner at the law firm. Shogo Kai's boss worries about his focus on winning above all else. As a condition of his promotion at the law firm, his boss asks him to hire a young lawyer as an associate. Shogo Kai interviews prospective young lawyers and meets Daiki Suzuki. Daiki Suzuki has high intelligence and his memory ability is amazing.