Bokutachi ga Yarimashita

Drama: Fugitive Boys (English title) / We Did It (literal title)
Romaji: Boku-tachi ga Yarimashita
Japanese: 僕たちがやりました
Director: Takehiko Shinjo, Toichiro Ruto
Writer: Muneyuki Kaneshiro (manga), Akeji Fujimura (manga), Yuichi Tokunaga
Network: Fuji TV, KTV
Episodes:
Release Date: July 18, 2017 (KTV) -- / July, 2017 (Fuji TV) --
Runtime: Tuesdays 21:00
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Tobio Masubuchi (Masataka Kubota) and his friends are ordinary high school students. Due to an incident, their peaceful days are about to change. Tobio’s friends are beaten by students from another high school in their neighborhood. Tobio and his friends scheme to get back the students from the other school. The day they are to carry out their plan, they see the other high school engulfed in flames. Tobio and his friends become suspects.

Cast
Masataka Kubota
Mei Nagano
Mackenyu
Shotaro Mamiya
Shono Hayama
Hiroki Konno
Rina Kawaei
Sae Okazaki
Itsuji Itao
Ikue Sakakibara
Asami Mizukawa
Shohei Miura
Arata Furuta

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Kimi wa Petto 2017

Drama: You're My Pet
Romaji: Kimi wa Petto
Japanese: きみはペット
Director: Izuru Kumasaka, Osamu Minorikawa
Writer: Yayoi Ogawa (manga), Fumie Koga, Yuuka Arai
Network: Fuji TV
Episodes: 16
Release Date: February 6, 2017 --
Runtime: Mondays
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Sumire Iwaya (Noriko Iriyama) works as an editor for a well known newspaper. She is attractive and graduated from a prestigious university.

She goes through a difficult period after being dumped by her boyfriend and getting demoted at work. One day, she picks up a beautiful young man, Takeshi Goda (Jun Shison), out of a box. Takeshi looks like her former pet Momo and Sumire offers to let Takeshi live in her home as her pet.

Cast
Noriko Iriyama
Jun Shison
Terunosuke Takezai
Yurina Yanagi
Kayo Noro
Sonomi
Yuumi Shida
Takashi Okabe
Oolong ta
Yoshida
Reiya Masaki

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Blade of the Immortal

Movie: Blade of the Immortal / The Inhabitant of Infinity (literal title)
Romaji: Mugen no Junin
Japanese: 無限の住人
Director: Takashi Miike
Writer: Hiroaki Samura (manga), Tetsuya Oishi
Producer: Hiroyoshi Koiwai, Misako Saka, Shigeji Maeda, Jeremy Thomas
Cinematographer: Nobuyasu Kita
Release Date: April 29, 2017
Runtime: 140 min.
Genre: Action / Based on a Comic
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Manji's (Takuya Kimura) younger sister is killed in front of him. With his wrecked body, he takes revenge for his younger sister. A mysterious woman appears in front of Manji. She gives him eternal youth and immortality.

Rin Asano’s parents are killed by the swordsmen group "Itto ryu” and her parents’ fencing studio is destroyed. To take revenge for her parents' death, she asks Manji to be her guard.

Rin and Manji begin their fight against "Itto ryu”.

Cast
Takuya Kimura
Hana Sugisaki
Sota Fukushi
Hayato Ichihara
Erika Toda
Kazuki Kitamura
Chiaki Kuriyama
Shinnosuke Mitsushima
Ken Kaneko
Yoko Yamamoto
Ebizo Ichikawa
Min Tanaka
Tsutomu Yamazaki

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Itazurana Kiss The Movie: Campus

Movie: Itazurana Kiss The Movie: Campus
Romaji: Itazura na Kiss THE MOVIE2 Kyanpasu hen
Japanese: イタズラなKiss THE MOVIE2 キャンパス編
Director: Minoru Mizoguchi
Writer: Kaoru Tada (manga), Minoru Mizoguchi
Producer: Minami Ichikawa, Koji Hyakutake
Cinematographer: Kazuaki Yoshizawa
Release Date: January 27, 2017
Runtime: 104 min.
Genre: Romantic-Comedy
Distributor: Gaga Corporation
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Naoki (Kanta Sato) and Kotoko (Reina Visa) enter the same university. Naoki majors in science and technology, while Kotoko majors in literature. A beautiful student, Yuko Matsumoto, appears in front of Naoki. Kotoko is shaken by her new rival in love.

Cast
Kanta Sato
Reina Visa
Nonoka Yamaguchi
Shimon Okura
Atsuki Tomori
Takanori Jinnai
Hidehiko Ishizuka
Anju Suzuki
Tetsuya Makita
Ayane Nagabuchi
Ruiki Sato
Sarii Ikegami
Kento Yamaguchi

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Museum

Movie: Museum
Romaji: Myujiamu
Japanese: ミュージアム
Director: Keishi Ohtomo
Writer: Ryosuke Tomoe (manga), Izumi Takahashi
Producer:
Cinematographer:
Release Date: November 12, 2016
Runtime: 132 min.
Genre: Suspense-Thriller / Based on a Comic
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
A series of grotesque murder cases takes place on rainy days. Detective Hisashi Sawamura (Shun Oguri) works to catch the murderer like he has done with past cases, but he soon realizes the murderer's next target is his wife and son. A man in a frog mask is a suspect.

Cast
Shun Oguri
Machiko Ono
Shuhei Nomura
Tomomi Maruyama
Tomoko Tabata
Mikako Ichikawa
Masato Ibu
Nao Omori
Yutaka Matsushige
Satoshi Tsumabuki

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The Liar and His Lover

Drama: The Liar and His Lover / She Loves Lie So Much (literal title)
Revised romanization: Geunyeoneun Geojitmaleul Neomoo Saranghae
Hangul: 그녀는 거짓말을 너무 사랑해
Director: Kim Jin-Min
Writer: Kotomi Aoki (manga), Kim Kyung-Min
Network: tvN
Episodes: 16
Release Date: March 20 - May 9, 2017
Runtime: Mondays & Tuesdays 23:00
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot
Kang Han-Kyeol (Lee Hyun-Woo) is a great composer and gets inspired by the voice of others. He hides his identity from other people. Kang Han-Kyeol meets Yoon So-Rim. She is a female high school student with a great voice and she falls in love with him

Cast
Lee Hyun-Woo
Joy
Lee Jung-Jin
Lee Seo-Won
Hong Seo-Young
Choi Min-Soo
Sung Joo
Shin Je-Min
Chang Ki-Yong
Lim Ye-Jin
Song Kang
Park Jong-Hyeok
Kim In-Kwon
Park Ji-Young

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Oboreru Naifu (Drowning Love)

Movie: Drowning Love (English title) / The Knife That Dropped in Water (literal title)
Romaji: Oboreru Naifu
Japanese: 溺れるナイフ
Director: Yuki Yamato
Writer: George Asakura (manga), Yuki Yamato, Kishu Izuchi
Producer: Tatsumi Yoda, Kazuo Nakanishi
Cinematographer: Takahide Shibanushi
Release Date: November 5, 2016
Runtime: 111 min.
Genre: Teen-Romance
Distributor: Gaga Corporation
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Natsume Mochizuki (Nana Komatsu) works as a teen model in Tokyo, but she learns that she has to move to her father's hometown of Ukigumo. She is in a desperate situation because she can't do the things she wants to do in Ukigumo. One day, she meets Koichiro Hasegawa (Masaki Suda). He is the successor of the Hasegawa family. His family is wealthy and is respected in the area. Natsume Mochizuki and Koichiro Hasegawa become attracted to each other, but something changes their fate.

Cast
Masaki Suda
Nana Komatsu
Daiki Shigeoka
Mone Kamishiraishi
Ryohei Shima
Yoichiro Saito
Gouichi Mine
Ayumu Ito
Masami Horiuchi
Miwako Ichikawa

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Ani ni Aisaresugite Komattemasu

Drama: I Have Difficulty to Be Loved Too Much by Older Brother (literal title)
Romaji: Ani ni Aisaresugite Komattemasu
Japanese: 兄に愛されすぎて困ってます
Director: Hayato Kawai
Writer: Rina Yagami (manga), Yuko Matsuda
Network: NTV
Episodes: 5
Release Date: April 12 - May 10, 2017
Runtime: Wednesdays
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Drama series reveals why Setoka (Tao Tsuchiya) was rejected 12 times, her fateful meeting with Chiaki (Takuya Kusakawa), meeting her first love Takane (Yudai Chiba) and her school days with her classmates Kunimitsu (Yosuke Sugino) and Chiyuki (Ito Ono).

Cast
Tao Tsuchiya
Ryota Katayose
Yudai Chiba
Takuya Kusakawa
Yosuke Sugino

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Kuzu no Honkai (Scum Wish)

Drama: Scum's Wish (literal title)
Romaji: Kuzu no Honkai
Japanese: クズの本懐
Director: Shogo Miyaki, Shunsuke Shinada
Writer: Mengo Yokoyari (manga), Mikiko Takahashi
Network: Fuji TV
Release Date: January 18, 2017 --
Runtime: Wednesdays 25:55
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Hanabi Yasuraoka (Miyu Yoshimoto) and Mugi Awaya (Dori Sakurada) look an ideal high school couple, but, they both like someone else. Hanabi Yasuraoka has liked Narumi Kanai (Kouki Mizuta) since she was a kid and Mugi Awaya likes his private tutor Akane Minagawa (Rina Aizawa).

As a couple, Hanabi Yasuraoka and Mugi Awayai have 3 conditions: they are not supposed to like each other, they will break up if either of them succeed in love with their secret crush and they will fulfill their physical desires.

Cast
Miyu Yoshimoto
Dori Sakurada
Sarii Ikegami
Kouki Mizuta
Rina Aizawa
Hiroki Ino

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Death Note: Light Up The New World

Movie: Death Note: Light Up The New World
Romaji: Desu Noto Light up the NEW world
Japanese: デスノート Light up the NEW world
Director: Shinsuke Sato
Writer: Tsugumi Ohba (manga)
Producer: Tadashi Tanaka, Nobuhiro Iizuka, Yuzuru Sato
Cinematographer: Taro Kawazu
Release Date: October 29, 2016
Runtime: 135 min.
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
10 years has passed since the confrontation between Kira and L. Again, Shinigami sends death notes to the ground and due to this, the world soon falls into chaos. Tsukuru (Masahiro Higashide) is a member of the Death Note special task force team with 6 other investigators including Matsuda who experienced the Kira case of 10 years ago.

Mass murders caused by the death note takes place on Wall Street in the U.S., Shibuya in Japan and other places. World famous private investigator Ryuzaki (Sosuke Ikematsu), who is the rightful successor of L, also investigates the mass murders. They discover that 6 death notes exists in the world.

A computer virus called Kira spreads in the world. A message in the Kira virus says to turn in 6 death notes.

A person who has 6 death notes overwhelm the world. The confrontation begins between the person who wants Kira’s revival and the people who want to stop it.

Cast
Masahiro Higashide
Sosuke Ikematsu
Masaki Suda
Erika Toda
Rina Kawaei
Mina Fujii
Shido Nakamura
Eiichiro Funakoshi
Sota Aoyama
Ryosuke Takei
Ippei Osako
Akio Kaneda

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Nigakute Amai (Bittersweet)

Movie: Bittersweet
Romaji: Nigakute Amai
Japanese: にがくてあまい
Director: Shogo Kusano
Writer: Yumio Kobayashi (manga), Tomohiro Otoshi
Producer: Yoshihisa Yamashita, Yuichi Shibahara
Cinematographer: Takashi Komatsu
Release Date: September 10, 2016
Runtime: 96 min.
Genre: Romantic-Comedy / Based on a Comic / Food
Distributor: Elephant House
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Maki Eda (Haruna Kawaguchi) works for an advertising agency at a large company. She is a single and doesn't have good luck with men. She also isn't very good at cooking and likes eating junk food. One day, she meets Nagisa Katayama (Kento Hayashi). He is an art teacher and a vegetarian. Unlike Maki, Nagisa cooks very well. The two people then happen to live together. Maki realizes that she is in love with Nagisa, but Nagisa is gay. Through his cooking, they solve their own problems and become important to each other.

Cast
Haruna Kawaguchi
Kento Hayashi
Yasushi Fuchikami
Hiyori Sakurada
Mackenyu
SU
Hideo Nakano
Mako Ishino

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Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (Your Lie in April)

Movie: Your Lie in April
Romaji: Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
Japanese: 四月は君の嘘
Director: Takehiko Shinjo
Writer: Naoshi Arakawa (manga), Yukari Tatsui
Producer: Juichi Uehara, Kasumi Yao
Cinematographer: Mitsuru Komiyama
Release Date: September 10, 2016
Runtime: 122 min.
Genre: Teen-Romance / Music / Based on a Comic
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Kosei Arima (Kento Yamazaki) won numerous piano competitions while under the strict watch of his mother. He was known as the human metronome during that time. Since the death of his mother, Kosei Arima has been unable to hear the sound of his piano. Kosei Arima then meets Kaori Miyazono (Suzu Hirose) through childhood friend Tsubaki Sawabe (Anna Ishii). Kaori Miyazono plays the violin and has a free sprit. Since meeting her, Kosei Arima is able to face the piano again. Meanwhile, Kaori holds a secret.

Cast
Suzu Hirose
Kento Yamazaki
Anna Ishii
Taishi Nakagawa
Yuka Itaya
Rei Dan

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Itazurana Kiss The Movie in High School

Movie: Itazurana Kiss The Movie in High School
Romaji: Itazura na Kiss THE MOVIE Haisukuru hen
Japanese: イタズラなKiss THE MOVIE ハイスクール編
Director: Minoru Mizoguchi
Writer: Kaoru Tada (manga), Minoru Mizoguchi
Producer: Atsushi Ichikawa, Koji Hyakutake
Cinematographer: Tetsuyuki Domae
Release Date: November 25, 2016
Runtime: 103 min.
Genre: Teen-Romance
Distributor: Gaga Corporation
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
A love between high school students Naoki (Kanta Sato) and Kotoko (Reina Visa). Naoki is handsome, good at sports and smart. Even though Kotoko is not very smart, she has a bright personality and strong will.

Cast
Kanta Sato
Reina Visa
Takanori Jinnai
Hidehiko Ishizuka
Hikari Ishida
Shimon Okura
Nonoka Yamaguchi
Atsuki Tomori

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Dansui!

Drama: Swim!
Romaji: Dansui!
Japanese: 男水！
Director: Yoichi Matsunaga
Writer: Tatsuya Kiuchi (webcomic), Erika Yoshida
Network: NTV
Release Date: January 22, 2017 --
Runtime: Sundays 00:55-01:25
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
There are only three members at the high school male swimming club. Swimming club chief Shuhei Sakaki (Ryo Matsuda) and the other two members set a goal to recruit more members.

Cast
Ryo Matsuda
Shuto Miyazaki
Shintaro Anzai
Tomoru Akazawa
Hisanori Sato
Ren Ozawa
Mario Kuroba
Ryousuke Ikeoka
Keisuke Kaminaga
Tomoki Hirose

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Tokyo Tarareba Musume

Title: 東京タラレバ娘
Title (romaji): Tokyo Tarareba Musume
Also known as: Tokyo Tarareba Girls
Genre: Romance, comedy
Renzoku
Episodes: 10
Viewership ratings: 11.35%
Broadcast network: NTV
Broadcast period: 2017-Jan-18 to 2017-Mar-22
Air time: Wednesday 22:00
Theme song: TOKYO GIRL by Perfume

Synopsis
30-year-old Kamata Rinko works as an unpopular screenwriter. She doesn't have a boyfriend, but she has two female friends Kaori and Koyuki. They meet regularly at a bar. There, they complain about their situations and go through what if scenarios. One day, Kamata Rinko decides to go for happiness at love and work. -- TV Japan

Cast
Yoshitaka Yuriko as Kamata Rinko
Eikura Nana as Yamakawa Kaori
Oshima Yuko as Torii Koyuki
Sakaguchi Kentaro as KEY
Suzuki Ryohei as Hayasaka Tetsuro
Hiraoka Yuta as Samejima Ryo
Ishikawa Ren (石川恋) as Shibata Mami
Kaneda Akio as Torii Yasuo
Tanaka Kei as Marui Yoshio

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Totsuzen desu ga, Ashita Kekkon Shimasu

Title: 突然ですが、明日結婚します
Title (romaji): Totsuzen desu ga, Ashita Kekkon Shimasu
Also known as: Everyone's Getting Married
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 9
Viewership ratings: 6.59%
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2017-Jan-23 to 2017-Mar-20
Air time: Monday 21:00
Theme song: Motion by Nishiuchi Mariya
Insert song: Take My Hand by Yamada Yutaka

Synopsis
Takanashi Asuka is an office lady working for a big bank. She has a number of financial qualifications and is the most dedicated worker. Despite the trend to marry later today, Asuka’s dream is to get married and become a housewife. However, her boyfriend of 5 years proposed, then suddenly dumped her. So a depressed Asuka has to start looking for a marriage partner even though she does not have the time. She meets a handsome, popular TV announcer Nanami Ryu who is one of those rapidly increasing numbers of men who loathe marriage. He would be the ideal man for Asuka if he were not dead set against settling down. Although they eventually end up dating, they have a rocky path ahead of them. -- JDrama Weblog

Cast
Nishiuchi Mariya as Takanashi Asuka
Yamamura Ryuta (山村隆太) as Nanami Ryu
Yamazaki Ikusaburo (山崎育三郎) as Kamiya Akihito
Nakamura Anne as Kiriyama Rio
Kishii Yukino (岸井ゆきの) as Makise Momoko
Morita Kanro (森田甘路) as Ono Hiroki
Hayama Shono as Takanashi Kanade
Yamaga Kotoko (山賀琴子) as Yazawa Mai
Kagimoto Akira (鍵本輝) as Shimizu Yuma
Kato Ryo (加藤諒) as Kaneda Saburo
Furutachi Kanji (古舘寛治) as Takanashi Shintaro
Ishino Mako as Takanashi Noriko
Tsubaki Oniyakko (椿鬼奴) as Rusu Kana
Sugimoto Tetta as Himuro Toya
Sawamura Ikki as Mikami Kyo
Takaoka Saki as Sakuragi Yuko

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Zenigata Keibu

TV Movie: Inspector Zenigata
Romaji: Zenigata Keibu
Japanese: ????
Director: Taro Otani
Writer: Monkey Punch (manga), Masahiro Yamaura
Network: NTV
Episodes: 1
Release Date: February 10, 2017
Runtime: 21:00
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Koichi Zenigata (Ryohei Suzuki) is an excellent inspector who has a strong sense of justice and has humanity. He solves various difficult cases.

Cast
Ryohei Suzuki
Atsuko Maeda
Takahiro Miura
Ikkei Watanabe
Yoshihiko Hakamada
Atsuro Watabe
Koichi Yamadera
Takaya Kamikawa

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Yamikin Ushijima-kun Season 3

Drama: Ushijima the Loan Shark Season 3
Romaji: Yamikin Ushijima-kun Season3
Japanese: 闇金ウシジマくん Season3
Director: Masatoshi Yamaguchi, Yasuhiro Kawamura
Writer: Shohei Manabe (manga), Masahiro Fukuma
Network: TBS / MBS
Episodes: 9
Release Date: July 17 - September 11, 2016 (MBS) / July 19 - September 13, 2016 (TBS)
Runtime: Sundays 00:50-01:20 (MBS) / Tuesdays 01:28-01:58
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Cast
Takayuki Yamada
Gou Ayano
Kaoru Mitsumune
Tomoya Nakamura
Hiromi Sakimoto
Kyosuke Yabe
Kokone Sasaki
Ikumi Hisamatsu
Maryjun Takahashi
Makita Sports
Chikara Honda
Jessica Kizaki

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Yamikin Ushijima-kun Season 2

Drama: Ushijima the Loan Shark Season 2
Romaji: Yamikin Ushijima-kun Season2
Japanese: 闇金ウシジマくん Season2
Director: Masatoshi Yamaguchi, Tekeshi Shirakawa, Mitsutaka Endo
Writer: Shohei Manabe (manga), Masahiro Fukuma
Network: TBS/MBS
Episodes: 9
Release Date: January 16 - March 14, 2014
Runtime: Thursdays 24:00
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Drama series contains stories of debtors who suffer from Kaoru Ushijima (Takayuki Yamada). A crisis also occurs for Kaoru Ushijima's company Kaukau Finance.

Cast
Takayuki Yamada - Kaoru Ushijima
Gou Ayano - Inui
Hiromi Sakimoto - Takada
Kyosuke Yabe - Ezaki
Mizuki Kubotera - Maya Kobe
Jingi Irie - Hiromichi Nakata
Mai Sasaki - Julia
Munenori Nagano - Yuichi Utsui
Kohei Takeda - Hayato
Mana Sakura - Papiko
Jessica Kizaki - Tomoko Hayama
Shige Uchida - Samansa
Hidenori Tokuyama - Keiji
Yu Tokui - Masaichi Ohara
Ryo Fujimoto - G10
Hiroaki Miyagawa - Utsui
Takaya Aoyagi - Issei (ep.1)
Mamiko Ito - Yuka Mizuno (ep.1)
Kanami Tagawa - Rie (ep.1,8)
Maria Yoshikawa - Eve (ep.1)
Nana Nanaumi - Yuna (ep.1)
Ryosuke Miswa - Morita Kiminori (ep.3-4,6,8-9)
Norihito Komori - casino employee (ep.5-7)
Saku Momose - (ep.5)
Sayaka Kametani - Miyoko Yoshinaga (ep.6-7)
Wakato Kanematsu - (ep.6)

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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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