男向けのドラマ Japanese dramas for men

Happy go lucky Hiromi gets kicked out by his girlfriend, and heads for the sea. He meets Kaito, an elite young businessman. The two start work at a B&B run by aging surfer Masaru and his granddaughter Makoto.

A rookie detective learns that life in law enforcement may not be as glamorous as he thought it would be.

25-year-old Sôichirô returns home to find his sister Haruko living with 29-year-old Natsuki and Fuyumi. Natsuki and Sôichirô form a strong bond, but become involved with other people all the while wondering who they should be with.

Smitten student Sota pursues confectionery mastery in Paris to impress his crush Saeko. Upon returning, he opens a chocolate shop only for Saeko to request he bakes her wedding cake.

The series follows Makio Sakaki, a 27-year-old aiming to become his father's successor. To prove his worth, he must pass high school and overcome various challenges including friendship, righteousness, and potential love.

Yuuki Kai is a senior at a university studying social welfare psychology and trying to find a job. One day, he encounters a girl, Hagio Sae, playing the violin, and becomes intrigued.

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?

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.

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.

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.

A brain surgeon named Minakata Jin faints at the hospital and awakens to find himself transported back in time to the Edo period.

The show revolves around Rakugo, a traditional Japanese comedy that can look back on a 400 year long history. It tells about a Yakuza who goes to a Rakugo performer to collect debts, and a talented comedian who tries to change his destiny.

Kohei Kuryu is a former juvenile delinquent. After passing the law board exams, Kuryu becomes a prosecutor who possesses quick instincts and a kind of cleverness that only someone raised on the streets could have.

A pure young man named Yoshihiko becomes chosen as a hero, and he sets out on a journey in order to save a village from a mysterious plague.

Makoto who lives in Ikebukuro West Gate Park, an area known for juvenile delinquency and gangs, tries to solve the mystery of the death of a friend, he finds himself very indisposed in many mysteries and problems.

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.

The trusting and naive Nao suddenly finds herself participating in the mysterious Liar Game, a game in which players receive large sums of money and then have to deceive each other.

Heisuke Hara works as a teacher at an all-boys high school where he had an unfortunate accident 15 years ago. Now, it's decided that the boys school where he works will be merged with a girls school because of a decline in student numbers.

Yume is raising her daughter Haruka by herself. Mitsugu gets a job at Haruka's school, where he realizes that Haruka is the daughter of his first true love Yume, who dated his brother around the time of Haruka's birth. Mitsugu wants to be with Yume, but is currently living with Hatsune, another teacher at the same school. Yume has trouble trusting men since her first husband cheated on her. Can they find love?

Natsumi loves lunch. By chance she starts working for "Kitchen Macaroni", posing as the fiance of the owner's eldest son, Kenichiro. Kenichiro's father Kenzo and his three younger brothers - Yujiro, Junzaburo, and Koshiro - run the restaurant, famous for its omelet. Also working at the restaurant are Mamoru, a chef, and Minoru, a live-in apprentice cook. Not everyone has a liking to Natsumi at first, but over time they will surely fall in love with her.

Sisters Hazuki and Misaki are like night and day, but they share a strong bond and try to make each other happy.

Japanese television drama based on the comic by Kimio Yanagisawa.

Kenji Sakuragi is a lawyer and former member of a motorcycle gang. He takes on the challenge of preparing a special class for a famous stupid school, Ryuuzan to enter the prestigious Toudai University.

The story is about two women who each have a affair.

Live-action version of the popular 70's japanese manga and anime, "Dokonjô Gaeru". In this version, Hiroshi, Kyôko, and the rest of the classmates are 30 years old. The setting is modern day Japan, and of course, Hiroshi still wears Pyonkichi (aka Raponchi) on his shirt.