"The Family", the program commemorating the 55th anniversary of the launch of the TBS TV station, is a social drama depicting the inside story between bureaucrats, politicians and big businesses over a bank merger revolving around the family discord between Daisuke Manpyou, the owner and president of Hanshin Bank, and his eldest son, Teppei.
Hiroshi Nishitani,
Mizuki Nishisaka,
Mai Takano,
Michio Mitsuno
Life is simple for Sasamoto Sawa, a young housewife, but when the adulteress Takigawa Rikako moves into her neighborhood, so too does a new world of sophistication more
Life is simple for Sasamoto Sawa, a young housewife, but when the adulteress Takigawa Rikako moves into her neighborhood, so too does a new world of sophistication and sex. After Takigawa is nearly caught in the act, Sasamoto covers for her during the ensuing aftermath, unwittingly involving herself with a handsome teacher named Kitano Yuichi — and discovering her own desires for extramarital passions. close
Saburo is a high school student good in sports, but not very good with his studies. One day, Saburo travels back in time and arrives in the Sengoku period more
Saburo is a high school student good in sports, but not very good with his studies. One day, Saburo travels back in time and arrives in the Sengoku period of 1549. There, Saburo meets Nobunaga Oda who looks and sounds just like Saburo. Nobunaga Oda is the son of a warlord and magistrate of the lower Owari Province. Nobunaga Oda though is physically weak and he asks Saburo to take his place. Then, Saburo as Nobunaga Oda attempts to unify the country of Japan. close
This is a classic example of the genre of "buddy film" - a story about the formation of a real, strong male friendship, one that will last a lifetime. more
This is a classic example of the genre of "buddy film" - a story about the formation of a real, strong male friendship, one that will last a lifetime. But at first it is very difficult to believe that the main characters can make friends, because they are catastrophically different and are on opposite sides of life barricades. Hachiro Naito (Masatoshi Hamada) is a man in his 30s who is battered by life. Former boxer, he thundered into prison for muzzle. With a criminal record and no education, where do you get a decent place? So Hachiro works as a bouncer of debts in the usury office of a small district yakuza. Kazuma Ogami (Takuya Kimura) is an educated boy from a good family who has walked a crooked path. Once a brilliant medical student, he's now a pathetic, downtrodden loser. Cards, sweepstakes, petty fraud, debts from usurers... close
Yoshimoto Koya becomes a tutor to a student, Numata Shigeyuki, an underachiever on the verge of dropping out of middle school. Expecting immediate results, more
Yoshimoto Koya becomes a tutor to a student, Numata Shigeyuki, an underachiever on the verge of dropping out of middle school. Expecting immediate results, Shigeyuki’s father makes a deal with Koya that if he could make Shigeyuki return to school within a week, he would receive a 100,000 yen bonus. Koya accepts the offer, replying that he would only need 5 days to complete the mission but demands that no one should interfere with his methodology in doing so. close