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[J - Drama] Midnight Sun (2006)
Title: Taiyô no uta (original title)
Directors: Natsuki Imai, Jun Mutô
Writer: Mutsuki Watanabe (teleplay)
Stars: Gaku Hamada, Shôichirô Masumoto and Takayuki Yamada
Genre: Drama | Romance
Summary:
Kaoru dreamily gazes from her bedroom window each morning just before dawn. She can see a stretch of the beach in front of her parent's house on a hill in Kamakura, but focuses upon the activity at the bus stop where Koji and his two best friends meet before going surfing. The appearance of the sun causes her to lowers the blinds and go to sleep for she suffers from Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) and exposure to the sun's rays has had the potential to kill her. At night she walks to the train station, plays her guitar and sings songs she has written, commonly returning home just a few minutes before it starts getting light. One morning she is at the bus stop singing when Koji arrives. Liking the song she was singing, he promises to go and listen to her perform as a street musician the first day of summer vacation but finds a loud and off-key man has occupied her spot. Koji improvises and takes her to Yokahama on his motor bike where her singing immediately draws a crowd. Koji marvels at her extraordinary future, whereas he muses at his ordinary nature as he asks to be her boyfriend. But she breaks up almost immediately as the rising sun reminds her that she cannot live a normal life. Koji tries and make amends after being sought out by her father, and starts to earn the 200,000 yen needed to pay for a studio session and production of a CD of Kaoru's songs. As she practices on her guitar, she finds her fingers becoming immobilized, the first sign that neurological damage from the disease is progressing.
[J - Drama] Joker Yurusarezaru Sousakan (2010)
Title : Joker Yurusarezaru Sousakan
Alternative Title(s) : ジョーカー 許されざる捜査官
Number of Episodes: 10 + SP
Date Aired (YYYY-MM-DD): 2010-07-13
Summary:
Date Kazuyoshi (Sakai) is a detective on the Kanagawa prefectural police force. During the day, he is known as a “Buddha” for his gentle personality, pouring all of his energy into resolving each case. At night, however, he transforms into a cruel punisher as his gentleness gives way to his anger towards the criminals. The series poses questions about what justice and evil truly are.
[J - Drama] Elite Yankee Saburo (2007)
Title: エリートヤンキー三郎
Title (romaji): Elite Yankee Saburo
Format: Renzoku
Episodes: 11
Broadcast network: TV Tokyo
Broadcast period: 2007-Apr-13 to 2007-Jun-29
Summary:
Based on the comedy manga by Abe Shuji, “Elite Yankee Saburo” tells the story of Ookochi Saburo (Ishiguro Hideo), a plain and shy boy entering high school. Unfortunately for him, his two older brothers had built a reputation as legendary troublemakers at that school. When Saburo arrives, he is immediately misunderstood and treated as an “elite yankee.” Tokyograph.



