2009 Japanese television dramas explained

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This is a list of Japanese television dramas (often called doramas by fans) broadcast in 2009.

2009 winter season

Series

Japanese titleRomaji titleTelevision stationTime frameStarring actorsTheme songsEpisodesAverage ratings
相棒 7Aibō 7TV AsahiWednesday
21:00~21:54
22 October 2008 to
18 March 2009
Yutaka Mizutani, Yasufumi Terawaki, Sawa Suzuki, Saya Takagi, Ittoku Kishibealign="left"-1918.1%
おみやさんOmiya-sanTV AsahiThursday
20:00~20:54
16 October 2008 to
19 March 2009
Tsunehiko Watase, Atsuko Sakurai, Natsumi Nanase, Kin Sugaialign="left"-1513.2%
渡る世間は鬼ばかり 9Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari Series 9TBSThursday
21:00~21:54
3 April 2008 to
26 March 2009
Ken Utsuialign="left"-4913.9%
だんだんDandanNHKMonday to
Saturday
8:15~8:30
29 September 2008 to
28 March 2009
Mikura Mana, Mikura Kanaalign="left"-2516.2%
水戸黄門Mito Kōmon Season 39TBSMonday
22:00~22:54
13 October 2008 to
23 March 2009
Satomi Kotaroalign="left"-22N/A
赤い糸Akai ItoFuji TVSaturday
23:10~23:54
6 December 2008 to
28 February 2009
Nao Minamisawa, Junpei Mizobata, Ryo Kimura, Rei Okamoto, Sayuri Iwata
Anna Ishibashi, Nanami Sakuraba, Tomo Yanagishita, Mirai Moriyama
HY
"366 Nichi"

lego big morl
"Ray" (Insert Song)
117.7%
天地人TenchijinNHKSaturday
19:30~20:00
4 January 2009 to
Autumn 2009
(22 November 2009)
Satoshi Tsumabukialign="left"-47TBD
トライアングルTriangleFuji TV
KTV
Tuesday
22:00~22:54
6 January 2009 to
17 March 2009
Yōsuke Eguchi, Goro Inagaki, Ryōko Hirosue, Saki AibuKazumasa Oda
"Sayonara wa Iwanai"
1112.3%
ありふれた奇跡Arifureta KisekiFuji TVThursday
22:00~22:54
8 January 2009 to
19 March 2009
Yukie Nakama, Ryō KaseEnya
"Arifureta Kiseki"
1110.6%
Q.E.D.Q.E.D.NHKThursday
20:00~20:54
8 January 2009 to
12 March 2009
Aoi Nakamura, Ai TakahashiThelma Aoyama
"Konomama, Zutto"
105.1%
特命係長只野仁Tokumei Kakarichou Tadano HitoshiTV AsahiThursday
21:00~21:54
8 January 2009 to
12 March 2009
Takahashi Katsunori, Sakurai Atsuko, Nagai MasaruAyumi Sakai
"Kanashimi wo Itoshisa de"
810.3%
必殺仕事人2009Hissatsu Shigotonin 2009TV AsahiFriday
21:00~21:54
9 January 2009 to
Spring 2009
(10 April 2009)
Higashiyama Noriyuki, Matsuoka Masahiro, Okura TadayoshiThe SHIGOTONIN
"Kyoka Suigetsu"
1112.2%
セレぶり3CeleBry 3TV TokyoFriday
24:12~25:00
9 January 2009 to
27 March 2009
Reina Asami, Yuri Nakamura, Maho NonamiYA-KYIM respects SEAMO
"さぁ行こう
" "(Sa Iko!)"

SHORT LEG SUMMER
"うやむやにしちまえ" (Insert Song)
12N/A
浪花の華Naniwa no HanaNHKSaturday
19:30~20:00
10 January 2009 to
7 March 2009
Kubota Masataka, Chiaki KuriyamaQuruli
"Mikazuki"
99.4%
ヴォイスVoiceFuji TVMonday
21:00~21:54
12 January 2009 to
23 March 2009
Eita, Ikuta Toma, Satomi IshiharaGReeeeN
"Setsuna"
1114.5%
メイちゃんの執事Mei-chan no ShitsujiFuji TVTuesday
21:00~21:54
13 January 2009 to
17 March 2008
Hiro Mizushima, Nana Eikura, Takeru Sato, Yu YamadaROCK'A'TRENCH
"My SunShine"
1014.0%
神の雫Kami no ShizukuNTVTuesday
22:00~22:54
13 January 2009 to
10 March 2009
Kazuya Kamenashi, Tanabe Seiichi, Riisa NakaKAT-TUN
"ONE DROP"
96.1%
リセットRESETNTVThursday
23:58~24:38
15 January 2009 to
16 April 2008
Tanaka Naoki, Yasu MegumiNichika
"River's Edge"
145.5%
ラブシャッフルLove ShuffleTBSFriday
22:00~22:54
16 January 2009 to
20 March 2009
Hiroshi Tamaki, Karina, Shota Matsuda, DaigoEarth, Wind & Fire
" Fantasy"

The Bangles
"Eternal Flame" (Insert Song)
108.7%
歌のおにいさんUta no Onii-sanTV AsahiFriday
23:15~24:00
16 January 2008 to
13 March 2009
Satoshi Ohno, Nana KataseYano Kenta starring Satoshi Ohno
"曇りのち、快晴""(Kumorinochi, Kaisei)"
810.8%
銭ゲバZeni GebaNTVSaturday
21:00~21:54
17 January 2009 to
14 March 2009
Kenichi Matsuyama, Mimura, Miyagawa DaisukeKariyushi 58
"Sayonara"
99.8%
妄想姉妹Moso ShimaiNTVSaturday
24:55~25:42
17 January 2009 to
11 April 2009
Mahiru Konno, Kichise Michiko, Mai Takahashi9mm Parabellum Bullet
"Vampiregirl"
12N/A
本日も晴れ。異状なしHonjitsu mo Hare. Ijo NashiTBSSunday
21:00~21:54
18 January 2009 to
15 March 2009
Sakaguchi Kenji, Nao MatsushitaAkikawa Masafumi
"Negai"
98.1%
キイナKiinaNTVWednesday
22:00~22:54
21 January 2009 to
18 March 2008
Miho Kanno, Yūta Hiraoka, Tsukaji Muga, Eiko KoikeMiChi
"ChaNge the WoRLd"
1114.5%
RESCUERESCUETBSSaturday
19:56~20:52
24 January 2009 to
21 March 2009
Yuichi Nakamaru, Takahisa Masuda, Yamamoto YusukeKAT-TUN
"RESCUE"
99.7%
超人ウタダChojin UtadaWOWOWFriday
24:00~24:54
30 January 2009 to
20 March 2009
Muga Tsukaji, Jin Katagiri, Masahiko NishimuraDenki Groove
"ア.キ.メ.フ.ラ.イ." "(AKIMEFURAI)"
8N/A

Specials

  1. Nene (寧々)- starring Yukie Nakama, Ichikawa Kamejirō II
  2. Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu (福家警部補の挨拶)- starring Hiromi Nagasaku, Kotaro Koizumi
  3. Akuma no Temari Uta (悪魔の手毬唄)- starring Goro Inagaki, Yūta Hiraoka, Yu Yamada
  4. Anmitsu Hime 2 (あんみつ姫2)- starring Mao Inoue, Nagasawa Masami
  5. Soka, Mo Kimi wa Inai no Ka (そうか、もう君はいないのか)- starring Tamura Masakazu Tamura, Junko Fuji, Masami Nagasawa
  6. Daremo Mamorenai (誰も守れない)- starring Kōichi Satō, Mirai Shida, Ryuhei Matsuda
  7. Code Blue SP (コード・ブルー)- starring Tomohisa Yamashita, Yui Aragaki, Erika Toda
  8. Zettai Kareshi SP (絶対彼氏) - starring Mokomichi Hayami, Hiro Mizushima, Saki Aibu
  9. Keikan no Chi (警官の血)- starring Yōsuke Eguchi, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Hideaki Itō
  10. Shirasu Jiro (白洲次郎)- starring Yusuke Iseya, Miki Nakatani, Eiji Okuda

2009 spring season

Series

Japanese titleRomaji titleTelevision stationTime frameStarring actorsTheme songsEpisodesAverage ratings
天地人TenchijinNHKSaturday
19:30~20:00
4 January 2009 to
Autumn 2009
(22 November 2009)
Satoshi Tsumabukialign="left"-47TBD
空飛ぶタイヤThe Flying TireWOWOWSunday
22:00~22:54
29 March 2009 to
26 April 2009
Toru Nakamura, Seiichi Tanabealign="left"-5N/A
つばさTsubasaNHKMonday to
Saturday
8:15~8:30
30 March 2009 to
Summer 2009
(26 September 2009)
Mikako Tabe, Atsuko TakahataAngela Aki
"Ai no Kisetsu"
TBATBD
ゴーストフレンズGhost FriendsNHKThursday
20:00~20:54
2 April 2009 to
4 June 2009
Saki Fukuda, Takahiro NishijimaYuzu
"Aitai"
10TBD
京都地検の女Konkatsu RikatsuTV AsahiFriday
20:00~20:54
3 April 2009 to
2009
Sachiko Sakurai, Sayuri KokushōLINDBERG
"Ima Sugu Kiss Me"
8TBD
湯けむりスナイパーYukemuri SniperTV TokyoFriday
24:12~25:00
3 April 2009 to
2009
Kenichi EndōTBATBATBD
イケ麺そば屋探偵Ikemen Sobaya TanteiNHKThursday
24:50~25:20
4 April 2009 to
2009
Fujiki Naohito, Katsuhisa NamaseTBATBATBD
ゴッドハンド輝Godhand TeruTBSSaturday
20:00~20:54
11 April 2009 to
2009
Yūta Hiraoka, Asami Mizukawa, Eri Murakawa, Hirofumi ArakiONE OK ROCK
"Around the World Shonen"
68.7%
ハンチョウHanchoTBSMonday
20:00~20:54
13 April 2009 to
2009
Kuranosuke Sasaki, Shunsuke NakamuraTBA12TBD
白い春Shiroi HaruNHKTuesday
22:00~22:54
14 April 2009 to
2009
Hiroshi Abe, Nozomi OhashiAyumi Sakai
"Yokogao"
TBATBD
アタシんちの男子Atashinchi no DanshiFuji TVTuesday
21:00~21:54
14 April 2009 to
2009
Maki HorikitaGirl Next Door
"Infinity"
11TBD
アイシテルAishiteruNTVWednesday
22:00~22:54
15 April 2009 to
2009
Izumi Inamori, Yuka ItayaMONKEY MAJIK
"Aishiteru"
TBATBD
漂流ネットカフェHyoryu Net CafeNHKWednesday
24:29~25:00
15 April 2009 to
2009
Atsushi Itō, Reina AsamiTBATBATBD
BOSSBOSSFuji TVTuesday
22:00~22:54
16 April 2009 to
2009
Yūki Amami, Yutaka Takenouchi, Toda Erikasuperfly
"Best Of My Life"
TBATBD
ザ・クイズショウThe Quiz ShowNTVSaturday
21:00~21:58
18 March 2009 to
2009
Sho Sakurai, Yu Yokoyama,TBATBATBD
陽炎の辻3Kagero no Tsuji 3NHKSaturday
19:30~20:13
18 April 2009 to
11 July 2009
Koji Yamamoto, Noriko NakagoshiTBA14TBD
ぼくの妹Boku no ImotoTBSSunday
21:00~21:54
19 April 2009 to
2009
Joe Odagiri, Masami NagasawaIkimono-gakari
"Futari"
TBATBD
婚カツ!KonkatsuFuji TVMonday
21:00~21:58
20 March 2009 to
2009
Masahiro Nakai, Aya Ueto,TBATBATBD
帰ってさこせられた33分探偵Kaette Kosaserareta 33pun TanteiFuji TVSaturday
23:00~23:58
21 March 2009 to
2009
Tsuyoshi Domoto, Asami Mizukawa,TBATBATBD
LOVE GAMELOVE GAMEYTVThursday
23:58~24:38
23 April 2009 to
2009
Yumiko ShakuTBATBATBD
コンカツ・リカツKyoto Chiken no Onna 5NHKThursday
20:00~20:54
23 April 2009 to
2009
Yuko Natori, Ikkei WatanabeTHE ALFEE
"Sakura no Mi no Jukusuru Toki"
TBATBD
魔女裁判Majo SaibanFuji TVSaturday
23:00~23:58
25 April 2009 to
2009
Toma Ikuta, Ai Kato, Manami HigaMasaharu Fukuyama
"Keshin"
TBATBD
遥かなる絆Harukanaru KizunaNHKSaturday
21:00~21:58
25 April 2009 to
23 May 2009
Anne Suzuki, Bing HuTBA6TBD
ツレがうつになりまして。Tsure ga Utsu ni Narimashite.NHKFriday
22:00~22:54
29 May 2009 to
12 June 2009
Norika FujiwaraTBA3TBD
風に舞いあがるビニールシートKaze ni Maiagaru Vinyl SheetNHKSaturday
21:00~21:58
30 May 2009 to
27 June 2009
Kazue FukiishiTBA5TBD
夫婦道FufudoTBSThursday
21:00~21:54
TBA
Tetsuya Takeda, Atsuko Takahata, Shizuyo YamasakiTBATBATBD
コンカツ・リカツKonkatsu RikatsuNHKFriday
22:00~22:54
TBA
Sachiko Sakurai, Sayuri KokushōTBATBATBD
夜光の階段Yako no KaidanTV AsahiThursday
21:00~21:54
April 2009 to
2009
Fujiki Naohito, Yui Natsukawa, Keiko OginomeTBATBATBD
臨場RinjoTV AsahiWednesday
21:00~21:54
April 2009 to
2009
Masaaki Uchino, Yuki MatsushitaTBATBATBD
スマイルSmileTBSFriday
22:00~22:54
April 2009 to
2009
Jun Matsumoto, Yui AragakiRingo Shiina
"Ariamaru Tomi"
TBATBD
名探偵の掟Meitantei no OkiteTV AsahiFriday
23:15~24:00
April 2009 to
2009
Shota Matsuda, Yu KashiiBaba Toshihide
"Fighting Pose no Uta"
TBATBD
エゴイストEgoistFuji TVMonday
to
Friday
13:00~13:30
April 2009 to
2009
Rei Yoshii, Naomi KawashimaTBATBATBD
MR. BRAINMR. BRAINTBSSaturday
20:00~20:54
23 May 2009 to
2009
Takuya Kimura, Haruka Ayase, Hiro MizushimaTBATBATBD
ふたつのスピカFutatsu no SpicaNHKThursday
20:00~20:54
11 June 2009 to
23 July 2009
Nanami Sakuraba, Yuichi NakamuraTBATBATBD

Specials

  1. Ekiro (駅路) - starring Kōji Yakusho, Eri Fukatsu
  2. Kamiji Yusuke Monogatari (上地雄輔物語) - starring Yuki Yoshuda, Yusuke Kamiji
  3. Kurobe no Taiyo (黒部の太陽) - starring Shingo Katori, Kaoru Koyabashi, Haruka Ayase
  4. Gokusen 3 SP (ごくせん) - starring Yukie Nakama, Ken Kaneko, Yuko Nakazawa, Ken Utsui

2009 summer season

Series

Japanese titleRomaji titleTelevision stationTime frameStarring actorsTheme songsEpisodesAverage ratings
天地人TenchijinNHKSaturday
19:30~20:00
4 January 2009 to
Autumn 2009
(22 November 2009)
Satoshi Tsumabukialign="left"-47TBD
つばさTsubasaNHKMonday to
Saturday
8:15~8:30
30 March 2009 to
26 September 2009
Mikako Tabe, Atsuko TakahataTBATBATBD
水戸黄門Mito Kōmon Season 40TBSMonday
22:00~22:54
6 July 2009 to
Autumn 2009
(December 2009)
Satomi Kotaroalign="left"-TBDTBD
リミットLimitNHKSaturday
21:00~21:58
July 2009 to
August 2009
Mirai Moriyama, Tetsuya Takeda, Ai KatoTBA5TBD
オルトロスの犬Orthros no inuTBSFriday
22:00~22:45
24 July 2009 to
October 2009
Takizawa Hideaki, Nishikido Ryo, Mizukawa AsamiTBATBD
ブザー・ビートBuzzer BeatFuji TVMonday
21:00~22:00
13 July 2009 to
2009
Yamashita Tomohisa, Kitagawa Keiko, Aibu SakiTBATBD

Specials

  1. Shibatora SP (シバトラ) - starring Teppei Koike, Suzuka Ohgo, Miki Maya, Naohito Fujiki

2009 autumn season

Series

Japanese TitleRomaji TitleTV StationTime FrameStarring ActorsTheme Song(s)EpisodesAverage Ratings
天地人TenchijinNHKSaturday
19:30~20:00
4 January 2009 to
22 November 2009
Satoshi Tsumabukialign="left"-47TBD
水戸黄門Mito Kōmon Season 40TBSMonday
22:00~22:54
6 July 2009 to
December 2009
Satomi Kotaroalign="left"-TBDTBD
LIAR GAME 2LIAR GAME 2Fuji TVTuesday
21:00~21:54
November 2009 to
2009
Toda Erika, Masuda Shoutaalign="left"-TBDTBD
深夜食堂Shin'ya ShokudōTBSFriday
24:29 - 24:59
9 October 2009 to
11 December 2009
Kaoru Kobayashi鈴木常吉「思ひ出」10TBD
サムライ・ハイスクールSamurai High SchoolNTVSaturday
21:00 - 21:54
17 October 2009 to
12 December 2009
Haruma Miura, Yuu Shirota, Watanabe Anne-9TBD

See also