Japanese television drama, also called darama, are the television program that is a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including romance, detective stories, horror, and many others. For special occasions, there may also be a one- or two-episode drama with a specific theme, such as one produced in 2015 for the 70-year anniversary of the end of World War II.
Japanese drama series are broadcast in three-month seasons, with new ones airing each season. The majority of dramas are aired weekdays in the evenings around 9:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m., or even 11:00 p.m. Dramas shown in the morning or afternoon are generally broadcast daily, and episodes of the same drama can be aired every day for several months, such as NHK’s asodora, or morning dramas. The evening dramas air weekly and are usually nine to twelve episodes long, though sometimes there will be epilog special made after the final episode if the show has been a huge success.
Japan has four television seasons: winter (January–March), spring (April–June), summer (July–September), and autumn or fall (October–December). Some series may start in another month though it may still be counted as a series of a specific season.
One characteristic of Japanese drama that differentiates it is that each episode is usually shot only a few (two to three) weeks before it is aired. Many fans have been able to visit their idols shooting scenes even as the show is airing.
List of Japanese Movies.
- I just wanna hug you
Dakishimetai: Shinjitsu no Monogatari (抱きしめたい 真実の物語) (I Just Wanna Hug You) is a 2014 Japanese romance film directed by Akihiko Shiota and starring Keiko Kitagawa and Ryo Nishikido. It was released in Japan on 1 February. Japanese singer Namie Amsangsung the theme song for the film, “Tsuki”. The song was released as a single in January 2014 and was certified Platinum by the Recording IndustryAssocuation of Japan.
Cast by: Keiko Kitagawa, Ryo Nishikido, Yusuke Kamiji, Takumi Saito, Aya Hirayama.
Edited by: Takashi Sato
Here is the trailer for the movie:
2. The Girl in the Sun
Girl in the Sunny Place (陽だまりの彼女 Hidamari No Kanojo) is a 2013 Japanese fantasy romance film directed by Takahiro Miki. The film, about an ordinary young couple named Kosuke and Mao, is based on a novel by Osamu Koshigaya of the same name that ranked first among novels which Japanese girls wanted boys to read in the year 2011, and has sold more than one million copies in Japan.
Cast by: Jun Matsumoto and Juri Ueno
Directed by: Takahiro Miki.
Here is the trailer for Girl in the Sun Movie.
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