Shitamachi Rocket

Title: 下町ロケット
Title (romaji): Shitamachi Rocket
Also known as: Downtown Rocket
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Corporate, drama
Episodes: 10
Viewership ratings: 18.64%
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2015-Oct-18 to 2015-Dec-20
Air time: Sunday 21:00

Synopsis
Tsukuda Kohei, a man who gives up his career as a researcher to succeed his father's manufacturing factory strives with his workers to overcome the troubles and pursue their passion in manufacturing.

Though Kohei quits research at the Space Science Development Agency to succeed Tsukuda Manufacturing, he cannot leave behind his passion for developing rocket. The cost for developing rocket engine has put Kohei's company in serious financial trouble. While he scrambles for funds, their rival company - Nakashima Industrial - sues Tsukuda Manufacturing for patent infringement. The company's reputation soon goes down and banks refuse to finance them, but then one of the leading companies in Japan, Teikoku Heavy Industries, offers to buy a Tsukuda's patent for 2 billion yen. Although the company is heavily in debt and desperately needs the cash, the patent is what the engineers put their dreams. Kohei - a president who is responsible for the living of his workers - faces a difficult judgement to make. -- TBS

Cast
Abe Hiroshi as Tsukuda Kohei
Tsuchiya Tao as Tsukuda Rina, Kohei's daughter
Tatekawa Danshun (立川談春) as Tonomura Naohiro
Yasuda Ken as Yamazaki Mitsuhiko
Wada Soko as Ehara Haruki
Konno Hiroki as Sakota Shigeru
Yamazaki Ikusaburo (山崎育三郎) as Mano Kensuke
Nakamoto Ken (中本賢) as Tsuno Kaoru
Tanida Ayumi (谷田歩) as Karakida Atsushi
Nakamura Tomoya as Asagi Shohei
Abe Shinnosuke as Nomura Kosuke
Takeuchi Ryoma (竹内涼真) as Tachibana Yosuke
Sano Gaku as Kawamoto Koji
Ato Kai as Tanabe, lawyer
Maya Miki as Izumi Saya, Kohei's ex wife
Arai Hirofumi as Tomiyama Takaharu
Kinoshita Hoka as Mizuhara Shigeharu
Hashimoto Satoshi as Mita Kimiyasu
Shunputei Shota as Yanai Tetsuji
Higashikokubaru Hideo (東国原英夫) as Negi Setsuo
Ikehata Shinnosuke (池畑慎之介) as Nakagawa Kyoichi
Megumi Toshiaki as Kamiya Shuichi
Baisho Mitsuko as Tsukuda Kazue, Kohei's mother
Kikkawa Koji as Zaizen Michio
Sugi Ryotaro (杉良太郎) as Toma Hideki
Imada Koji

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Hanasaki Mai ga Damattenai 2

Title: 花咲舞が黙ってない
Title (romaji): Hanasaki Mai ga Damattenai
Also known as: Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Corporate, drama, suspense
Broadcast network: NTV
Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 14.45%
Broadcast period: 2015-Jul-08 to 2015-Sep-16
Air time: Wednesday 22:00
Theme song: I am a HERO by Fukuyama Masaharu

Synopsis
Set in megabank Tokyo Daiichi Bank, “Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out” returns where it left off as Hanasaki Mai , the “relentless heroine”, and Soma Ken, the “hopeless middle-aged man”, continue their bumpy partnership in this delightful drama. The duo will tackle the multiple scandals and problems that arise in the bank's branches throughout the country—lost cash, embezzlement, information leakage, accounting fraud, and calculated bankruptcy. Two employees with neither power nor status stand up for their distressed colleagues who don’t have the nerve to blow the whistle. Follow the duo as they brilliantly solve one problem after another. -- NTV

Cast
Anne as Hanasaki Mai
Kamikawa Takaya as Soma Ken
Tsukaji Muga as Shibasaki Taiichi
Narimiya Hiroki as Matsuki Keisuke
Enoki Takaaki as Karashima Shinjiro
Ishibashi Ryo as Dojima Shogo
Komoto Masahiro as Kodama Naoki
Osugi Ren as Hanasaki Kozo
Namase Katsuhisa as Shinto Tsuyoshi

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Risk no Kamisama

Title: リスクの神様
Title (romaji): Risk no Kamisama
Also known as: The God of Risk
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Drama, corporate
Episodes: 10
Viewership ratings: 5.04%
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2015-Jul-08 to 2015-Sep-16
Air time: Wednesday 22:00

Synopsis
“The God of Risk” is a sensational social entertainment drama that revolves around Saigyoji Satoshi, a legendary expert in the field of crisis management who is known as "The God of Risk.” Satoshi worked in crisis management for General Electric in the U.S. and for the Japanese government. Trusting in Satoshi's exceptional skills and professional talent, Sunrise, one of the largest general trading company in Japan, hires Satoshi to deal with the company's numerous problems and scandals. Meanwhile, the heroine Kagari Kaori is an intelligent, career-oriented woman who fluently speaks several foreign languages. After graduating from Tokyo University, Kaori has been working for Sunrise for 10 years. Despite her young age, Kaori earns an executive position of the new product development department. However, she soon faces a crisis: a recall on a next generation battery product. Now Satoshi and Kaori must work together to deal with the company’s recall nightmare. -- Fuji TV

Cast
Tsutsumi Shinichi as Saigyoji Satoshi
Toda Erika as Kagari Kaori
Morita Go as Yuuki Minoru
Furuta Arata as Tanegashima Toshio
Shiga Kotaro as Takarabe Eiichi
Yamaguchi Sayaka as Tachibana Yuka
Mitsushima Shinnosuke as Harada Kiyoshi
Hira Mikijiro
Tanaka Min as Sekiguchi Takao
Yoshida Kotaro as Sakate Mitsuki
Kohinata Fumiyo as Shirakawa Seiichiro

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