Masaki Kaji

The 82nd NHK Asadora is Gegege no Nyobo. The story is based on a 2008 autobiography by Mura Nunoe, the wife of Gegege no Kitaro mangaka Mizuki Shigeru. The story revolves around the life of the married couple, told from the perspective of Mura. --Tokyograph

The Mobile Investigative Unit (known as "MIU") of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department attempts to solve cases within 24 hours. Detective Kazumi Shima is selected as a new member of MIU. He is intelligent, with excellent observation and communication skills. Yet, he does not trust other people. He is unable to find a partner in MIU and is ordered to partner with Police Officer Ai Ibuki, who works at a police substation. Ibuki applied for MIU, but he failed. He is in excellent physical condition, but he lacks knowledge and experience as a detective. Shima learns about Ibuki's background and he becomes more nervous. Finally, Shima has his first meeting with Ibuki.

At a high school entrance ceremony, high school student Kotoko Aihara, who isn't that smart, notices pretty boy Naoki Irie. She falls in love with him immediately. Kotoko initially doesn't express her feelings to him, but finally has a chance to tell him how she feels. Unfortunately, Naoki turns Kotoko down, saying "I don't like dumb women." One day, Kotoko Aihara's house is severely damaged by an earthquake. Until the house is rebuilt, Kotoko Aihara and her father decide to live with her father's friend. When Kotoko Aihara moves to her new temporary house, she is surprised to learn that Naoki Irie lives there as well.

A newly formed airport task force overcomes institutional barriers and uses an eccentric officer's extraordinary observational skills to protect Japan's borders from international crimes.

Thirty-year-old Koume Shingyouji leaves her job at a major building firm to join family-run Marufuku Builders. There she teams up with Gennosuke, the Fukuyama family’s eldest son, and starts working on renovations. Koume and Gennosuke start their renovations by taking the measure not of rooms, but the thoughts and feelings of their clients: What does home mean to them? How do they want to live? What do they value? The team’s empathetic connection is what makes their work, work.

The Elric brothers meet their toughest opponent yet — a lone serial killer with a large scar on his forehead.

The 82nd NHK Asadora is Gegege no Nyobo. The story is based on a 2008 autobiography by Mura Nunoe, the wife of Gegege no Kitaro mangaka Mizuki Shigeru. The story revolves around the life of the married couple, told from the perspective of Mura. --Tokyograph

The Mobile Investigative Unit (known as "MIU") of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department attempts to solve cases within 24 hours. Detective Kazumi Shima is selected as a new member of MIU. He is intelligent, with excellent observation and communication skills. Yet, he does not trust other people. He is unable to find a partner in MIU and is ordered to partner with Police Officer Ai Ibuki, who works at a police substation. Ibuki applied for MIU, but he failed. He is in excellent physical condition, but he lacks knowledge and experience as a detective. Shima learns about Ibuki's background and he becomes more nervous. Finally, Shima has his first meeting with Ibuki.

At a high school entrance ceremony, high school student Kotoko Aihara, who isn't that smart, notices pretty boy Naoki Irie. She falls in love with him immediately. Kotoko initially doesn't express her feelings to him, but finally has a chance to tell him how she feels. Unfortunately, Naoki turns Kotoko down, saying "I don't like dumb women." One day, Kotoko Aihara's house is severely damaged by an earthquake. Until the house is rebuilt, Kotoko Aihara and her father decide to live with her father's friend. When Kotoko Aihara moves to her new temporary house, she is surprised to learn that Naoki Irie lives there as well.

A newly formed airport task force overcomes institutional barriers and uses an eccentric officer's extraordinary observational skills to protect Japan's borders from international crimes.

Thirty-year-old Koume Shingyouji leaves her job at a major building firm to join family-run Marufuku Builders. There she teams up with Gennosuke, the Fukuyama family’s eldest son, and starts working on renovations. Koume and Gennosuke start their renovations by taking the measure not of rooms, but the thoughts and feelings of their clients: What does home mean to them? How do they want to live? What do they value? The team’s empathetic connection is what makes their work, work.

Emotions resurface when a school teacher and her former student reconnect three years after sharing a forbidden attraction that scarred them both.

A busy publicist learns to open her mind and heart when she moves into a luxury apartment with a friend and her three free-spirited roommates.

Kitajima Daichi has wanted to join the rescue squad and wear the same orange uniform ever since he was saved by them as a child. When the squad calls for young firefighters to join, he and some other men take the challenge to go through the tough training. Together, they live through hard times and joy as they save lives while living on the edge themselves.

Kishibe Midori (Ikeda Elaiza), an editor for a popular fashion magazine, finds herself transferring to the lexicography division following the magazine's discontinuation. The place is filled with a group of quirky characters, led by Majime Mitsuya (Noda Yojiro), a boss with a shaggy hair who is extremely serious. While being tossed about by them, Midori is influenced by their patience and passion for making a dictionary which takes over a decade, and she gradually immerses herself in the work. This drama depicts their struggles in creating and finalizing the dictionary, "The Great Passage."

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Higashiyama Yui works as a director at Net Heroes, a web production company. Due to her workaholic father and bad experiences in the past, she loathes working overtime. Even 2 years ago, she broke off her engagement to Taneda Kotaro because he was a workaholic. At her job, Higashiyama Yui always leaves at the end of the regular working day and never works overtime. She tries to be as efficient as possible and productive during her normal working hours. After she leaves her office, Higashiyama Yui normally drinks beer at her regular Chinese restaurant. Her peaceful days begin to change after a new department head arrives at work.

Itsuki Torigai, a grieving single father and estate organizer, tackles life’s toughest transitions—from post-death cleanups to pre-passing downsizing—while forging heartfelt connections with struggling families, illuminating resilience and shared humanity in life’s most fragile moments.

Shingo Okazaki is a young man devoted to his mother to a degree that's rare in Japan. He's a young fellow who treats his mother with respect, but his tendency to overdo it makes his filial devotion look more like a little fault to those around him. Then, a young woman falls in love with him. She finds it very admirable that he takes such good care of his mother, but is also a bit confused by this fellow who seems to care more for his mother than for his girlfriend.

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Set in the year 1985, an arson-murder case takes place at an apartment in Tokyo. The victim is novelist Kohei Kimizuka. Ritusko Ikematsu is soon arrested for his death. Ritusko Ikematsu and Kohei Kimizuka were childhood friends. Prosecutor Tsutaguchi takes charge of the murder case. He begins to contact people who knew Ritusko Ikematsu. Prosecutor Tsutaguchi learns of her unfortunate life and the men surrounding her. The men's impressions of Ritusko Ikematsu are all different. Prosecutor Tsutaguchi then learns of a case that took place in 1955 in Tsugaru, Aomori Prefecture, where Ritusko Ikematsu and Kohei Kimizuka grew up. He believes that case is the key to solve Kohei Kimizuka’s murder.

Asao Atsuko works at the bento shop “Yonesuke” in Yanaka, Tokyo. Iwaki Kohei is a patent attorney who handles procedures related to patents and other intellectual property on behalf of his clients. The two met in university and, twelve years later, are still living together. They have a close, comfortable relationship—sharing meals every day and noticing even the smallest changes in one another, leading a life they are content with. However, Kohei ends up having a one-time affair with his colleague, fellow patent attorney Takano Yuko. Standing at a crossroads in their lives, the three struggle with hesitation, emotional drift, and stubborn pride. What kind of “family” will they ultimately arrive at?

A look at the mysterious past and origins of the radiologist Kamen Rider, as well as the incident involving Hiro Kagami's girlfriend's death.

Bullied for his sexuality, Mishima copes by secretly cross-dressing—until a surprising discovery by a classmate changes both their lives forever.

The story of a small bar called "Margaret" that is once again becoming popular among young people in nightlife spots. Office lady Satsuki meets a quirky bar hostess who helps office ladies with their problems. Through their interactions with regular customers at the bar, a comedic story unfolds centered on the two of them and the bar's strange regular customers.

Two trauma-scarred individuals start a casual romantic arrangement to avoid commitment, but their deepening feelings clash with their fear of true intimacy.

Sasaki Yuko (Adachi Yumi) works as a temporary employee at a call center, struggling with her mortgage and child-rearing. Despite her overbearing boss and uncertain future, she tries to make ends meet. Her husband Yoshimitsu (Aoki Munetaka) is optimistic but doesn’t earn much, which frustrates Yuko and her only joy is her son. One day, a misfortune strikes the Sasaki family, and a momentary lapse in judgment drastically changes their lives. Peculiar characters disrupt their peace, leading to chaos as hidden desires and wishes come to the surface.

A gourmet-comedy drama about an office lady who finds it troublesome to prepare food properly and so attempts to save time by utilizing mentsuyu (soup base for noodles) in order to make delicious recipes. ~~ Adapted from the manga series "Mentsuyu Hitori Meshi" (めんつゆひとり飯) by Setoguchi Mizuki (瀬戸口みづき).

During the reign of the 8th Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune, Mondonosuke, a young retired Jikisan-Hatamoto learns from Yoshimune who saved him from a crisis on his samurai training trip about the assassination of Iwashiro Yasutaka, the lord of the Kameda domain. Mondonosuke realizes that Omine-no-Zenki who was his apprentice brother is responsible for the assassination. Zenki was supposed to have been put to death five years ago. In order to defeat Zenki who is now on the loose... Mondonosuke must battle through a series of fights.

This comedy thriller takes place in an eccentric entertainment club for women in Tokyo. A woman who was hired to be the store manager solves mysterious events with the assistance of the club's good-looking guys. Akira is an ex-editor of a major fashion magazine publisher. As she gets ready for her wedding approaching around the corner, a scandal that she has no clue how she got involved in suddenly takes her job, asset and fiancé. Left with only a wedding dress and a huge amount of debt, Akira gets hired as a store manager of "Indigo", an entertainment club for women, to pay back her debt. The next day, she wakes up only to find Indigo's most popular guy lying dead next to her.