14 Sai No Haha / １４才の母 / 14-year-old Mother / Juyon-sai no Haha / Mother at Fourteen is a Japanese TV series. The story is about Shida Mirai, the young actress of Jyoou no Kyoushitsu fame, plays an average high school student who becomes pregnant with her lover’s child. The drama will show her gradually maturing as the circumstances around her change.

Casts:
Shida Mirai as Ichinose Miki (14)
Tanaka Misako as Ichinose Kanako (43)
Namase Katsuhisa as Ichinose Tadahiko (45)
Miura Haruma as Kirino Satoshi (15)
Muroi Shigeru as Kirino Shizuka (48)

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14 Sai No Haha DVD | 14 Sai No Haha Soundtrack

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100 Tales Of Horror / 怪談百物語 / Kaidan Hyaku Monogatari / Kaidan Hyaku Shosetsu is a Japanese drama series. Computer graphics and special effects bring a new face to these stories of horror that have been told for many years. There are all kinds of people living in the back street tenement houses in old Edo. One of them is Ashiya Dosan, the descendant of an Onmyoji who made a name for himself back in the Heian period. Unfortunately, unlike his forefathers, Dosan has not made much of a living off the fortune telling and amulet peddling that he does.

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100 Tales Of Horror DVD | 100 Tales Of Horror Soundtrack

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Nemureru Mori / 眠れる森 / A Sleeping Forest is a Japanese drama series. Ito Naoki is a mysterious man that seems to have some special connection with Oba Minako by their childhood. Minako has lost her memory long ago that she won’t remember anything about her childhood or him. Naoki knows almost everything about her and he secretly invites her to the Sleeping Forest.

Total Episodes: 12
Theme song: Camouflage by Takeuchi Mariya
Insert song: With or Without You by U2

Casts:
Kimura Takuya as Ito Naoki
Nakayama Miho as Oba Minako
Natsuyagi Isao as Ito Naomi
Nakamura Toru as Hamazaki Kiichiro
Okada Masumi as Hamazaki Masateru
Harada Mieko as Hamazaki Makiko
Yusuke Santamaria as Nakajima Keita
Kazama Shunsuke as Nakajima 敬太
Honjou Manami as Sakuma Yuri
Yokoyama Megumi as Tamaki Harue
Jinnai Takanori as Kokubu Yoshiharu

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Nemureru Mori DVD | Nemureru Mori Soundtrack

Filed under: Japanese TV Series | drama, mystery, romantic

1 Litre Of Tears / 1リットルの涙 / Ichi Rittoru no Namida, is a Japanese TV drama, based on a true story. The story is about a girl who was diagnosed with a disease called Spinocerebellar Degeneration when she was 15 years old, and was able to continue her life until her death at the age of 25 years old. This is about Aya, a 15 years old girl who suffered from an incurable disease, but lived life to the fullest until her death at 25. The original story is based on the diary Aya kept writing until she could no longer hold a pen. The book that later followed entitled “One Liter of Tears” has sold over 1.1 million copies. Aya’s only wish was “to live.” By carefully depicting Aya’s earnest desire to live, and the love of her family, friends, and lover, the drama, “One Liter of Tears” wishes to deliver her simple but strong message: “Just being alive is such a lovely and wonderful thing.” (more…)

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1 Litre Of Tears DVD | 1 Litre Of Tears Soundtrack

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Hoshi Hitotsu no Yoru / 星ひとつの夜 is Japanese drama series. The story is about Hiroji Nonoyama, a loner staff of a janitorial services. He finds a coat with 500,000 yen in a concert hall. (more…)

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Maison Ikkoku / めぞん一刻 is Japanese romantic comedy TV series, based on a hit manga by Rumiko Takahashi. The story is about the relationship of Kyoko Otonashi, the beautiful widow, and manager of a boarding house and Yusaku Godai, a poor student tenant. (more…)

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Maison Ikkoku DVD | Maison Ikkoku Soundtrack

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Jodan ja nai! / 冗談じゃない！ is Japanese drama comedy series. Takamura Keita is a 40-year-old man who marries the 20-year-old woman, Takamura Ellen. He finds out that Takamura Ellen’s mother, Hirose Rie, is his former lover. The mother will live with them, and Takamura Keita will start on a workplace dominated by women. (more…)

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Jodan ja nai! DVD | Jodan ja nai! Soundtrack

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Liar Game / ライアーゲーム is a Japanese psychological thriller TV series. The story is based on the manga series. Kanzaki Nao is a college student. She receives a hundred million dollars one day, with a card saying that she has been chosen to take part in the “Liar Game”. The aim of the game is to trick the other players out of their hundred million dollars. The winner gets the hundred million and the loser is a hundred million dollars in debt. (more…)

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Liar Game DVD | Liar Game Soundtrack

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Konnichiwa, Kaasan / こんにちは、母さん is Japanese drama series. This is a family drama about a son in his 50s and his mother in her 70s who live together again. Akio, a salaried worker who is faced with layoff and family breakdown, comes back to his parents’ house. He is surprised to see how his mother Fukue has changed during the two years he has not seen her. His mother participates in volunteer activities, and also has boyfriend. Akio and his mother start pouring their heart out to each other. (more…)

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Byouin no Chikara / 病院のチカラ is Japanese drama series, also known as Starry Sky Hospital. The story is about a young female surgeon who works at a hospital in a rural town. Through experiences at the rural hospital, she gradually changes and finds out the true meaning of being a doctor. (more…)

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Byouin no Chikara DVD | Byouin no Chikara Soundtrack

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