Autumn (Spring) Specials 2007 – Part 2

Here’s part two of the specials coming out this new season! Kekkon Sagishi Uchimura Teruyoshi stars as a detective trying to save a woman (Tsuruta Mayu) from a marriage swindler (Kato Masaya). Stars: Uchimura Teruyoshi, Tsuruta Mayu, Kato Masaya Thoughts: What’s up with swindlers? Airs: 2007-Nov-18 Aoi Hitomi to Nuage Fukada plays Erika Ichinose, a clinical psychologist who is...

7 Things I Love About the Hana Kimi Special!

Ah, watching the Hana Kimi special that aired before the final was good therapy. Which I needed soo badly after the depressing final episode. Don’t get me wrong, I thought the final episode was all that it could be plus more, I am so very happy with it, but it’s so depressing that the show is over and there is no more Nakatsu in my life. The special was very shiny, and brought a...

Autumn (Spring) Specials 2007 – Part 1

Now we are onto the specials. I think I’m more excited about these than the dramas! At the moment there isn’t as much information on these specials, probably because most will air at the end of the season. Hanaikusa Inoue Mao plays the role of Mineko, a young maiko (apprentice geisha) in the Gion district of Kyoto. The story is loosely based on the autobiography of the famous retired...

Autumn (Spring) Dramas 2007 – Part 3

Here’s part three of the dramas airing next season. Info from Drama Wiki. Dream Again Shunsuke is a former pro baseball player who dreams of returning to the sport. An unfortunate accident gets him killed, but God lends him someone else’s body so that he can realize his dream of playing baseball again. Stars: Sorimachi Takashi, Kato Ai, Shida Mirai Thoughts: Sports is boring but...

Autumn (Spring) Dramas 2007 – Part 2

OK, Here’s part 2 of the new dramas coming to a Japanese TV near you. Again, all info is from Drama Wiki. Oishii Gohan: Kamakura Kasugai Kometen The show is set in a rice shop in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa. It is a home comedy about an obstinate but compassionate old man, Kasugai Ryuuhei (Watari Tetsuya), who runs an old rice shop, his optimistic daughter-in-law (Fujiwara Norika) and...