Yamikin Ushijima-kun

Drama: Ushijima the Loan Shark
Romaji: Yamikin Ushijima-kun
Japanese: 闇金ウシジマくん
Director: Masatoshi Yamaguchi (ep.1-3, 8-9), Yasuhiro Kawamura (ep.4-7)
Writer: Shohei Manabe (manga), Masatoshi Yamaguchi, Masahiro Fukuma, Lee Jung-Hee
Planning: Hajime Takezono
Network: TBS/MBS
Episodes: 9
Release Date: Oct. 12-Dec. 14, 2010 (TBS) / Oct. 14-December 9, 2010 (MBC)
Runtime: Tuesday 24:55
TV Ratings: 2.3%
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Ushijima (Takayuki Yamada) runs Kaukau Fiance, a black market lending agency which scourges its clients with interest rates as high as 50% for 10 days. Ushijima chases down his debtors, who normally come from the bottom of society, with ruthless efficacy.

Cast
Takayuki Yamada
Nana Katase
Kyosuke Yabe
Hiromi Sakimoto
Miyuki Yokoyama - Anna
Risa Kasumi - Mizuki
Jessica Kizaki - Moko
Ruri Saijo - Sayuri
Yu Tokui - Masaichi Ohara
Muck Akazawa - OL Leader (ep.2-3)
Rin Ogawa - No.2 OL (ep.2-3)
Amami Tsubasa - OL (ep.2-3)
Atsushi Hashimoto - Eguchi (ep.3-5)
Takashi Yamanaka - ep.4,5,6,8
Hirofumi Araki - ep.5-8
Satoshi Hakuzen - ep.5-8
Yoshiki Arizono - ep.5-8
Nina - OL (ep.6-8)
Sou Hirosawa - ep.6-9
Hajime Taniguchi - ep.8
Kentaro Shimazu - ep.8-9
Kosuke Yonehara - ep.9

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Keizoku 2: SPEC

(10EPISODE, 3DVD)

Title (romaji): Keizoku 2: SPEC
Tagline: 警視庁公安部 公安第五課未詳事件特別対策係事件簿/Keishichou Kouanbu Kouan Daigoka Mishou Jiken Tokubetsu Taisakugakari Jikenbo
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Mystery
Episodes: 10
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2010-Oct-08 to 2010-Dec-17
Air time: Friday 22.00
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English

Synopsis
Like the original series, "SPEC" will revolve around a pair of police detectives as part of a special division solving difficult cases (Mishou). Touma Saya is a woman with an IQ of 201 and an inability to "read the atmosphere" in social situations. Due to a previous case, her left arm is in a sling. Her partner Sebumi Takeru used to be the star performer of the Metropolitan Police. After some incident however, he was transferred to Mishou. Those two track down offenders with special abilities(SPEC) who managed to get away with their crimes.

Cast
Toda Erika as Toma Saya
Kase Ryo as Sebumi Takeru
Fukuda Saki as Shimura Misuzu
Shirota Yu as Chii Satoshi
Tanaka Tetsushi as Reizei Toshiaki
Kamiki Ryunosuke as Ninomae Juichi
Shiina Kippei as Tsuda Sukehiro
Ryu Raita as Nonomura Kotaro
Ito Takeshi (伊藤毅) as Shimura Yusaku
Tokui Yuu as Kondo Akio
Yasuda Ken as Unno Ryota
Okada Kohki as Baba Kaoru
Matsuzawa Kazuyuki as Shikaima Ayumu
Sainei Ryuji as Inomada Souji
Arimura Kasumi as Masaki Miyabi

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Q10

(9EPISODE, 3DVD) 

Title: Q10
Also Known As: キュート / Kyuto
Genre: Romance, Drama
Network: NTV
Episodes: 9
Release Date: 2010-Oct-16 to 2010-Dec-11
Air time (JST): Saturday 21:00
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English

Synopsis
Heita Fukai (Takeru Sato) is an ordinary, but timid, high school student who has no interest in love. This all changes when a new transferee student (Atsuko Maeda) arrives at his school. Heita discovers that the girl is actually a robot named Q10. The duo starts to cause trouble in school, while Heita starts to fall in love with the robot. This is how their story begins ...

One day Heita Fukai finds a girl sleeping in the science lab. When Heita touches her, she suddenly wakes up and opens her eyes. The girl was actually brought to the lab by the school's principal Jiro Kishimoto (Takehiko Ono). The previous night, principal Jiro Kishimoto, after a night of drinking alcohol, discovered the girl in the garbage. The drunk principal takes her to his home.

The next morning the principal notices that the girl doesn't breathe at all and he asks for help from Heita's homeroom teacher Tatsune Ogawa (Yuji Tanaka). Tatsune Ogawa recommends that they should hide the girl in the science lab. When they get there, they find Doctor of Engineering Kuriko Yanagi (Hiroko Yakushimaru) in the lab. Kuriko notices that the girl is actually a robot with human looks. A secret does exist within her.

The principal is afraid of a scandal and proposes a solution. They should keep this a secret and under the situation, Heita becomes the caretaker for the robot; not realizing that he has totally fallen in love with her...

Cast
Sato Takeru as Fukai Heita
Maeda Atsuko as Q10
Renbutsu Misako as Yamamoto Tamiko
Kaku Kento as Kageyama Hisashi
Emoto Tokio (柄本時生) as Fujioka Makoto
Hosoda Yoshihiko as Nakao Jun
Fukuda Mayuko as Fujino Tsukiko
Ikematsu Sosuke (池松壮亮) as Kubo Takehiko
Shiraishi Kayoko (白石加代子) as Ogawa Shige
Tanaka Yuji (田中裕二) as Ogawa Hou
Ono Takehiko as Fujimoto Michiro
Yakushimaru Hiroko as Yanagi Kuriko
Takahata Mitsuki as Kawai Emiko
Matsushima Shota (松島庄汰) as Izaka Koji
Mitsuishi Ken as Fukai Takehiro
Nishida Naomi as Fukai Honami
Matsuoka Rinako as Fukai Chiaki

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Nagareboshi

(10EPISODE, 3DVD) 

Title: Nagareboshi
Also Known As: 流れ星 / Shooting Star
Genre: Romance, Drama
Network: Fuji TV
Episodes: 10
Release Date: 2010-Oct-18 to 2010-Dec-20
Air time (JST): Monday 21:00
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English

Synopsis
Takenouchi plays an aquarium employee named Kengo, who seems ordinary at first glance but actually possesses a secret that he would sacrifice everything in order to protect. Meanwhile, Ueto plays Risa, a young woman working in the sex trade in order to pay off her brother's debt, though her situation has led her to contemplate suicide. These two characters, both full of despair, meet each other and end up entering a contract marriage purely for its benefits. However, as they overcome various troubles, their relationship begins turning into true love.

Cast
Takenouchi Yutaka as Okada Kengo (37)
Ueto Aya as Makihara Risa (26)
Matsuda Shota as Kamiya Ryo (28)
Kitano Kii as Okada Maria (17)
Kawaguchi Haruna as Yasuda Mizuki (17)
Kiriyama Akito as Sawamura Ryota (17)
Chisun as Kawamoto Chizuru (32)
Kitagawa Hiromi as Nakajima Rumi (29)
Sugimoto Tetta as Kawamoto Junji (42)
Itaya Yuka as Aizawa Minako (37)
Harada Mieko as Okada Kazuko (57)
Inagaki Goro as Makihara Shuichi (35)
Nakagawa Shingo as Kashiwabara Yuya (27)
Daito Shunsuke as Fujishiro Makoto (ep1)
Mitsuishi Ken as Shirai (ep1-3)
Harumi Shiho (春海四方) as customer (ep1)
Taguchi Kazumasa (田口主将) as doctor Taninaka (ep1)
Shibuya Takeru as child (ep1)
Amano Yuzuki (天野柚希) as child (ep1)
Kodama Raishin (児玉頼信) as uncle Kohei (ep1)
Matsuyama Hisako (松山尚子) as aunt Reiko (ep1)
Koide Saori as Sawamura Kotomi (Ryota's older sister, ep3,6,8)

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Mother

(11EPISODE, 2DVD)

Title: Mother
Also Known As: N/a
Genre: Human Drama, Suspense
Network: NTV
Episodes: 11
Release Date: 2010-Apr-14 to 2010-Jun-23
Air time (JST): Wednesday 22:00
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English

Synopsis
Suzuhara Nao becomes a teacher at an elementary school. She’s in charge of of first-year students and doesn’t have much passion for her job. One of her young students named Reina becomes attached to her new teacher. One day, Nao notices bruises on Reina and realizes that she is the victim of child abuse. At first Nao doesn’t say anything, but Nao notices more bruises with each passing day and Reina’s absences from school become more frequent. As a mother, Nao’s maternal instincts kicks in and she decides to take of Reina. Nao & Reina then takes a train from their native Hokkaido to Tokyo..

Cast
Matsuyuki Yasuko as Suzuhara Nao
Yamamoto Koji as Fujiyoshi Shunsuke
Sakai Wakana as Suzuhara Mei
Kurashina Kana as Suzuhara Kaho
Ashida Mana (芦田愛菜) as Michiki Reina
Ono Machiko (尾野真千子) as Michiki Hitomi
Kawamura Yosuke as Kimata Kohei
Ichikawa Miwako as Yuzukawa Tamami
Otoo Takuma as Kayama Keigo
Tanaka Minoru as Fujiyoshi Kensuke
Ayano Go as Uragami Masato
Takahata Atsuko as Suzuhara Toko
Tanaka Yuko as Mochizuki Hana

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Freeter, Ie o Kau

 (10EPISODE, 3DVD)

Title: Freeter, Ie o Kau
Also Known As: フリーター、家を買う
Genre: Human drama
Network: Fuji TV
Episodes: 10
Broadcast Date: 2010-Oct-19 start
Air time (JST): Tuesday 21:00
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English

Synopsis
The story revolves around Take Seiji, who quits his job after three months. With no dreams, no savings, and a poor relationship with his family, he becomes a hikikomori. However, after his mother falls ill with depression, he ends up having to take on a part-time job at a construction site. Because of that, he soon decides to work towards rebuilding his life: “Even though I’m just a freeter, I’m going to buy a house for the sake of my family.” One of the people he meets at the construction site is Chiba Manami, who graduated from a top-class university and joined a well-known general contracting firm. Manami is the complete opposite of Seiji. But while their personalities clash at first, they gradually come to understand each other.

Cast
Ninomiya Kazunari as Take Seiji
Suzuki Fuku (鈴木福) as young Seiji
Karina as Chiba Manami
Igawa Haruka as Nagata Ayako
Maruyama Ryuhei as Toyokawa Teppei
Inoue Masahiro (井上正大) as Teshima Shinji
Okamoto Rei as Hoshino Akari
Yokoo Wataru (横尾渉) as Nishimoto Kazuhiko
Hyunri (玄里) as Shimada Akiko
Otomo Kohei (大友康平) as Oetsu Sadao
Washio Machiko as Nagata Noriko
Mashima Hidekazu (眞島秀和) as Yamaga Ryosuke
Kojima Kazuya (児嶋一哉) as Kitayama Masahiko
Tanaka Sotaro (田中壮太郎) as Okano Tadashi
Yamamoto Ryuji as Tsukamoto Manabu
Shima Daisuke as Sanada Masaya
Sakaguchi Ryoko (坂口良子) as Nishimoto Sachiko
Takenaka Naoto as Take Seiichi
Asano Atsuko as Take Sumiko
Hashimoto Tomoya (橋本智哉) as Nagata Tomoya
Nanami Tomoya (七海智哉) as Nagata Fumiya

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Death Game Park

(1DVD)

Title: Death Game Park
Also Known As: デス・ゲーム・パーク / Desu geemu paaku
Genre: Drama
Network: BeeTV
Episodes: 24 - all packed into 1 file
Release Date: 20 April 2010
Air time (JST): Tuesday & Friday 07.00 pm JST
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English

Synopsis
"Death Game Park" is an action thriller reminiscent of Kinji Fukasaku's "Battle Royale." A group of young adults have been forced to participate in a "death game" for an unknown purpose. Unable to call for help, they have to muster their strength in order to survive and find a way to escape.

Cast
Matsuzaka Tori as Tokunaga Shōdai (Shinkenger)
Inoue Masahiro as Iwai Daigo (Kamen Rider Decade)
Mano Erina as Endo Ryoko
Katō Keisuke as Kaito Kuranosuke (Kamen Rider Kiva)
Ishiguro Hideo as Kakitani Masao (Kamen Rider Den-O)

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