Michi Yamamura

Yakın gelecekte Japonya'da, hükümet gençlerin neden olduğu şiddet eğlemlerinin önüne geçememektedir. Öğretmenler, aileler kısacası tüm toplum gençliğin yarattığı korku bulutuna teslim olmuştur. Japon hükümeti olayların kızışmasının ardından "Battle Royale" denilen kanunları kabul etmiştir. "Battle Royale" kanunlarına göre her yıl ülke içinden rastgele bir lise sınıfı seçilir ve bu sınıfın öğrencileri yerini yine hükümetten kimsenin bilmediği bir adaya götürülürler. Bu seneki "Battle Royale" için Nobu'nun sınıfı seçilir. Nobu ve arkadaşları hükümet tarafından "Battle Royale" adasına kaçırılırlar. Adada onları öğretmenleri Takeshi karşılar ve oynayacakları oyunun kurallarını açıklar. Kurallar basittir, Nobu ve 41 arkadaşından sadece bir kişi adadan canlı ayrılabilecektir. Hükümet gençlerin herbirine, içinde farklı silahlar ve yeterli yiyecek bulunan bir çanta verir. Gençler, adadan canlı çıkabilmek için 3 gün içinde birbirlerini öldürmek zorundadırlar...

The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never solved. Emili's mother, Asako, is torn by grief and puts a curse on the four girls when they claim not to remember the killer's face. Each of the girls, in their own way, will do penance for their silence.

Having fallen into a coma following a car accident at 14, Yutaka wakes ten years later and realizes that his family is no longer intact: father, mother and sister live at different places, so he decides to reopen the farm that his family once ran.

A high school student has decided to go to Tokyo once she graduates. One day, her older sister Sumire comes back home with her daughter, who will eventually ran away from home for love

A kidnapping for ransom seemingly goes off without a hitch, but as one thread left unsolved suddenly reveals many more mysteries, the whole operation threatens to descend into chaos.

A shady music mogul brings together two wannabe stars—punk rock rebel Kan and new-wave crooner Shingo—and transforms them into the Stardust Brothers, a girl-friendly, silver-jumpsuited, synth-pop sensation. Along with their #1 fan, who herself dreams of a music career, the duo rockets to stardom.

Biopic of poet and painter Kamachi Yamada.

A police officer and her younger sister visit a ryokan located deep in the mountain that features a nearby hot spring that is known for its healing qualities. But ... the ryokan is a den for vampires.

Nana is on the verge of her 30th birthday and has been feeling anxious about her love life and job. When she returns home one day, Nana is suddenly taken captive by three masked bank robbers who are on the run. Nana determines her life is over, but notices there is something odd about this band of thieves.

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.

Centered around typical Japanese food, a solitary salesman travelling through the country for business purposes, eats at its various establishments and experiences the various delicacies of Japanese cuisine.

Asako Ikeuchi and Natsuko Hayakawa have been close friends for more than 25 years. Natsuko's husband Keisuke had affairs, so she asks Asako to let her stay at her house. Keisuke was once Asako's boyfriend. They will soon be 30 years old. There are other nice guys around Asako. It's a drama about their love and friendship.

Set amid the fascinating setting of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this drama follows the lives of a couple�a young woman passionately in love with a married man, and a young man battling with his feelings of inferiority in his relationship with an elite woman, despite his good heart and commitment to his work. The stories of their yearnings and passion are artfully drawn in sharp contrast to the romantic yarns of popular magazines.