2015 Japanese television dramas explained

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This is a list of Japanese television dramas shown within Japan during the year of 2015.

Winter

Series

Title
(Japanese title)
NetworkBroadcast periodCastGenreTheme songEpisodesAverage ratings
(%)[1]
NotesRef
Massan
(マッサン)
NHK to Tetsuji Tamayama, Charlotte Kate Fox, Saki Aibu, Gin Maeda, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Kiyoshi NishikawaDramaMiyuki Nakajima
"Mugi no Uta"
15021.1Based on the lives of Masataka Taketsuru and his wife Jessie Roberta Cowan.[2]
Aibō season 13
(相棒 season13)
EX to Yutaka Mizutani, Hiroki NarimiyaDetective1917.4
Hana Moyu
(花燃ゆ)
NHK to Mao Inoue, Takao Osawa, Yūsuke Iseya, Kengo Kora, Masahiro Higashide, Koji Seto, Kin'ya KitaōjiJidaigekiNHK Symphony Orchestra5012.0[3]
Zeni no Sensou
(銭の戦争)
CX
KTV
to Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Yuko Oshima, Fumino Kimura, Atsuro WatabeDrama
Suspense
SMAP
"Karei Naru Gyakushū"
1113.3Based on the Korean drama series War of Money.[4]
Zenryoku Rikon Sodan
(全力離婚相談)
NHK to Maya Miki, Yusuke Kamiji, Hiroshi TachiHumanYuko Ando
"Ningyo Hime"
75.0[5]
Toho Nanahun
(徒歩7分)
NHK BS
Premium
to Rena Tanaka, Kei Tanaka, Seiji Fukushi, Mako IshinoKyōko Endō
"Mōichido Aitai"
8[6]
Doctors: Saikyou no Meii
(DOCTORS〜最強の名医〜)
EX to Ikki Sawamura, Masanobu Takashima, Manami Higa, Tomoka KurokawaMedical
Drama
Kobukuro
"Kiseki"
914.4
Utsukushiki Wana
(美しき罠〜残花繚乱〜)
TBS to Rena Tanaka, Mayumi Wakamura, Sho Aoyagi, Rieko MiuraDrama
Suspense
Rei Yasuda
"Koiuta"
106.6Based on the Japanese novel Zanka Ryōran.[7]
Kaiki Renai Sakusen
(怪奇恋愛作戦)
TX to Kumiko Asō, Maki Sakai, Ogawa Tamaki, Tōru NakamuraComedyJoōbachi
"Venus"
Denki Groove
"Fallin' Down"
12[8]
Gakkō no Kaidan
(学校のカイダン)
NTV to Suzu Hirose, Ryūnosuke Kamiki, Shigeru Izumiya, Atsuko Asano, Katsuhisa Namase, Maho NonamiSchoolB'z
"Uchōten"
109.2[9]
Keibuho Sugiyama Shintaro
(警部補・杉山真太郎)
TBS to Shōsuke Tanihara, Jun Kaname, Takaaki Enoki, Nana KatasePoliceGenerations from Exile Tribe
"Sing It Loud"
117.1
Taikomochi no Tatsujin
(太鼓持ちの達人)
TX to Toru Tezuka, Tokio Emoto, Haruka Kinami, Fuku SuzukiComedyGlim Spanky
"Homeroyo"
12
Ghost Writer
(ゴーストライター)
CX to Miki Nakatani, Asami Mizukawa, Shohei Miura, NanaoDramaDaichi Miura
"Unlock"
Androp
"Ghost"
108.6[10]
Masshiro
(まっしろ)
TBS to Maki Horikita, Yūya Yagira, Mirai Shida, Rin TakanashiDrama
Medical
miwa
"Fighting Girls"
105.8
Marumaru Tsuma
(○○妻)
NTV to Ko Shibasaki, Noriyuki Higashiyama, Hitomi KurokiDramaRingo Sheena
"Shijō no Jinsei"
1014.3
Zannen na Otto
(残念な夫。)
CX to Hiroshi Tamaki, Kana KurashinaComedy
Drama
Unicorn
"Hai YES
"107.6
Mondai no Aru Restaurant
(問題のあるレストラン)
CX to Yōko Maki (actress), Masahiro Higashide, Fumi Nikaidō, Mitsuki Takahata, Mayu Matsuoka, YouComedyKyary Pamyu Pamyu
"Mondai Girl"
109.3
Dekin no Onna
(出入禁止の女)
EX to Alisa Mizuki, Naomi Zaizen, Nenji KobayashiDramalecca
"live again"
66.5
Date
(デート)
CX to Anne Watanabe, Hiroki Hasegawa, Ryoko Kuninaka, Yuto Nakajima, Emi WakuiRomance
Comedy
The Peanuts
"Furimukanaide"
chay
"Anata ni Koi o Shite Mimashita"
1012.5
Majisuka Gakuen 4
(マジすか学園4)
NTV to Sakura Miyawaki, Haruka ShimazakiTeenAKB48
"Majisuka Fight"
"Yankee Rock"
10
Take me to Love & Meal
(女くどき飯)
MBS
TBS
to
to
Shihori KanjiyaAlexandros
"Dracula La"
8Based on the Japanese manga series Onna Kudokimeshi.
Second Love
(セカンド・ラブ)
EX to Kazuya Kamenashi, Kyoko FukadaRomanceKAT-TUN
"Kiss Kiss Kiss"
77.1[11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Video Research Ltd.. Japanese. Video Research Ltd.. April 24, 2016.
  2. Web site: ja:NHK朝ドラのヒロインに初の外国人. http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/20140304/oth14030415510022-n1.html. 3 April 2014. 24 April 2016. Sankei Shimbun. Japanese.
  3. Web site: ja:2015年大河は井上真央主演で『花燃ゆ』 吉田松陰の妹役. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2031561/full/. 3 December 2013. 24 April 2016. Oricon. Japanese.
  4. Web site: ja:SMAP・草なぎ、「今まで見たことのない復讐劇に」 ドラマ『銭の戦争』主演. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2045261/full/. 1 December 2014. 24 April 2016. Oricon. Japanese.
  5. Web site: ja:真矢みきら「全力離婚相談」出演者、名古屋の居心地は抜群!?. http://thetv.jp/news_detail/51402/. 16 October 2014. 24 April 2016. Kadokawa Corporation. Japanese.
  6. Web site: ja:田中麗奈主演×前田司郎脚本のテレビドラマ「徒歩7分」がNHK-BSで放送. http://www.theaterguide.co.jp/theater_news/2014/11/27_05.php. 27 November 2014. 24 April 2016. TheaterGuide. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20150301160717/http://www.theaterguide.co.jp/theater_news/2014/11/27_05.php. 1 March 2015. dead.
  7. Web site: ja:田中麗奈"魔性の女"に起用のワケ 「美しき罠」に込めた意味. http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2014/11/24/kiji/K20141124009340800.html. 24 November 2014. 24 April 2016. Sports Nippon. Japanese.
  8. Web site: ja:麻生久美子、ドラマ初主演!ケラリーノ・サンドロヴィッチがシリーズ監督. http://eiga.com/news/20141021/3/. 21 October 2014. 24 April 2016. eiga.com. Japanese.
  9. Web site: ja:『学校のカイダン』ヒロインに抜てきの広瀬すず、密着映像が配信スタート. http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2014/11/12/531/. 11 December 2014. 24 April 2016. My Navi News. Japanese.
  10. Web site: ja:中谷美紀13年ぶり連ドラ主演 フジ系「ゴーストライター」で天才小説家 . http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20141128-OHT1T50299.html . 29 November 2014 . 7 March 2016 . . Japanese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150907025252/http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20141128-OHT1T50299.html . 7 September 2015 .
  11. Web site: ja:亀梨和也が"夜メロの亀梨"を襲名!? 新ドラマ「セカンド・ラブ」で新境地!!. http://thetv.jp/news_detail/52711/. 25 November 2014. 24 April 2016. Kadokawa Corporation. Japanese.