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Detroit Metal City(デトロイト・メタル・シティ)
Synopsis: Shy guy Negishi Soichi (Matsuyama Kenichi) moves from the countryside to Tokyo to pursue his musical dreams. His goal is to become a folk singer-songwriter, the kind that strums acoustic guitars and brings joy to the world with cheery songs.
Boys Before Flowers: Kgotboda Namja(꽃보다 남자)
Synopsis: Jan Di is an average girl whose family owns a dry cleaning store located near the luxurious and well known Shin Hwa College. Jan Di meets the four richest and most spoiled boys when she delivers laundry to the school one day. The boys are known as F4 and cause trouble to those who speak out against them.
Love Shuffle(ラブシャッフル)
Synopsis: Usami Kei (Tamaki Hiroshi), the section chief of a leading IT company, seems to be a elite salaryman who has attained status through his relationship with his wealthy socialite fiancee, Kagawa Mei (Kanjiya Shihori) the president’s daughter, but she pronounces the end of their engagement and he finds himself losing both status and love.
Mendol- Ikemen Idol(メン☆ドル-イケメンアイドル)
Synopsis: The story revolves around three ordinary girls named Asahi, Nami, and Hinata who are aiming to become idols, but they repeatedly fail in their auditions. One day, they witness a serious crime, and they are forced to flee from the culprits.
Dragon Zakura(ドラゴン桜)
Synopsis:
Sakuragi Kenji is a destitute lawyer and one-time member of a motorcyle gang trying to guide failing high school students with an average score of 36 into Japan’s most prestigious educational institution, Tokyo University (Toudai).
Detective Conan(名探偵コナン)
Synopsis: This tanpatsu celebrates the tenth year of this popular Japanese anime, originally a manga created by Aoyama Gosho. The story takes place when Shinichi was still a high school student.
Ryusei no Kizuna(流星の絆)
Synopsis: Based on the popular novel of the same name, Ryusei no Kizuna tells the story of three orphans, whose parents were murdered long ago. Together, the three vowed on a shooting star to one day avenge their parents.
Eternal Summer(盛夏光年)
Synopsis: Three high school students experience the perks and pitfalls of love in director Leste Chen’s sensitive tale of friendship and yearning.
Celeb to Binbo Taro(セレブと貧乏太郎)
Synopsis: Wealthy daughter of a hotel chain mogul meets poor widowed father of three.
Brother Beat(ブラザー☆ビート)
Synopsis:
Tanaka Misako stars as a woman struggling to raise her three sons – played by Tamayama Tetsuji, Hayami Mokomichi and Nakao Akiyoshi – after her husband dies. Kuninaka Ryoko will appear as Tamayama’s girlfriend, Chisato.
Mei-chan no Shitsuji(メイちゃんの執事)
A live-action television drama adaptation of Riko Miyagi’s Mei-chan no Shitsuji (Mei-chan’s Butler) shōjoFuji TV network this January. The manga has been running in Shueisha’s Margaret magazine since 2006, and seven volumes have been published. manga will premiere on Japan’s
Attention Please(アテンションプリーズ)
Synopsis: Losing her mother at a young age, Misaki Yoko (Ueto Aya) was raised amongst three brothers. Yoko is a slightly boyish girl who is bullheaded and hates dishonesty.
Anna-san no Omame(アンナさんのおまめ)
Synopsis: Anna is everyone’s dream; beautiful, intelligent, kind and elegant. But in this drama, she is not the heroine… it is her best friend Lily.
Anego(アネゴ)
Synopsis: Naoko Noda, who works in a trading company, is called “anego” by her younger co-workers. What is “anego”? It means “older sister,” but in this case it is given as a nickname to Naoko because she is like a big sister to her coworkers, who depend on her to give them advice about everything.
14 Sai no Haha(１４才の母)
Synopsis: The drama concerns 14-year-old Miki Ichinose, who becomes pregnant with her boyfriend’s child. After struggling with the fact that she is pregnant, she decides that she will keep the baby and raise it by herself.
4 Shimai Tantei Dan(４姉妹探偵団)
Synopsis: This Japanese mystery series is based on the popular novel “San Shima Tantei Dan” written by Jiro Akagawa, centering around four sisters whose main passion is sleuthing.
Sugar and Spice: Fumi zekka(シュガー＆スパイス 風味絶佳)
Synopsis: Shiro (Yuya Yagira) is a 17-year-old Fussa native, fresh from high school graduation, who finds himself standing in that ambivalent “no man’s land” between adolescence and adulthood, ready to strike out on his own but uncertain whether to trust his underdeveloped instincts.
Sakuran(さくらん)
Synopsis: Brought to the brothels as a child, rebellious Kiyoha (Tsuchiya Anna) stands out even as a young girl, repeatedly talking back, challenging authority, and running away.
Hana Yori Dango: Final(花より男子)
Synopsis: The story begins when Domyoji holds an extravagant press conference to announce his wedding to Makino the following spring. The press is playing her up like a modern-day Cinderella and everything seems to be going well.
About Love
Story: Consisting of three vignettes about cross-cultural love set in three different cities (Tokyo, Taipei, and Shanghai), ‘About Love’ is a film made by three directors with six idols from Japan, Mainland China, and Taiwan.
Say Hello for Me: Sono toki wa kare ni yoroshiku(そのときは彼によろしく)
Synopsis: Quiet, earnest, and a bit nerdy, Toyama Satoshi (Yamada Takayuki) runs a marine plants store where he can indulge in his love for aquatic vegetation.
Blue Spring: Aoi Haru(青い春)
Synopsis: Ryuhei Matsuda plays Kujo, a senior year student at an all-boys high school. After winning a game in which the students lean over the edge of their school rooftop and see how many times they can clap their hands before either grabbing the railing or falling to their deaths, Kujo becomes the leader of gang of students.
Dear Friends(ディアフレンズ)
Synopsis: Dear Friends follows a high-school student named Rina (Keiko Kitagawa) who believes that friends are not necessary and that they can only be used in times of need.
100 Scene no Koi(100シーンの恋)
Synopsis: Mizushima Hiro stars in three different love stories of 15 minutes each, playing three different roles: a surfer, a stylist, and a beautician.
Temptation of Wolves(늑대의 유혹)
Romance of Their Own (aka Temptation of Wolves or True Romance) is a 2004 South Korean film directed by Kim Tae-gyun, and based on a novel of the same name by Internet author Guiyeoni. Starring Jo Han-sun, Kang Dong-won and Lee Cheong-ah, the film is about an average high school girl who moves from the countryside to Seoul after her father’s death.
Crows ZERO(クローズZERO)
Synopsis: Genji Takaya (Shun Oguri) is a teenage troublemaker whose father, Hideo (Goro Kishitani), is a high-ranking member of the yakuza.
Welcome to the Quiet Room(クワイエットルームにようこそ)
Welcome to the Quiet Room (“Quiet room ni yôkoso” – クワイエットルームにようこそ) is a Japanese movie released in 2007 in Japan, directed by Suzuki Matsuo. It is set in a psychiatric hospital. The movie stars Yuki Uchida in the main role, and features two famous movie and anime directors in secondary roles: Hideaki Anno and Shinya Tsukamoto.
Itsuka no Kimi e(初回限定生產)
Synopsis: Older brother Noboru is a quiet and introverted photography student, while younger brother Ryu is energetic and outgoing. Noboru attracts the curiosity of classmate Kouhei (Kawai Ryunosuke), whose friendship with the brothers brings changes into their lives and relationships.
Taiikukan Baby(體育館 Baby)
Synopsis: During the summer high school swimming trials, ace swimmer Shibahara Jun (Nakamura Yuichi) comes up short. Though feeling down and uncertain, Jun puts his heart into helping train swimming rival and teammate Murai Naoki (Takahashi Yuta).
Go Go G-Boys(當我們同在一起)
Synopsis: Hong and Shin have had a special friendship since childhood. As adults they have drifted only in that Hong holds a menial job and likes girls while Shin is a rock star and likes boys.
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Boys Love(ボーイズ ラブ)
The movie tells the story of Taishin Mamiya, a magazine editor who meets and interviews a young model, Noeru Kisaragi, and becomes sinfully attracted to him. Their love, however, is forbidden. The tagline of the movie is “All we did was love each other, but…our love is forbidden. Why is it a “sin”?”
The King and the Clown(왕의 남자)
The King and the Clown (왕의 남자, or Wang-ui namja) is a 2005 South Korean film, adapted from the 2000 Korean play titled “Yi”, (“You”) about Yeonsangun of Joseon, a Joseon dynasty king who falls in love with a court clown who mocks him. The movie is based on a small passage from the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty that briefly mentions the king’s favorite clown.
Heavenly Forest(ただ、君を愛してる)
Synopsis: Romance blooms between two awkward college freshmen in this surprisingly engaging entry into the otherwise increasingly formulaic “Pure Love” subgenre of romantic films. Heavenly Forest exceeds expectations in no small part due to the genuine chemistry between its two leads, both of whom deliver fine performances in their own right. Aoi Miyazaki fans will not be disappointed.
Virgin Snow(첫눈)
Virgin Snow (첫눈 – Cheonnun) is a 2007 South Korean film directed by Han Sang-hye and starring Korean popular actor, Lee Jun Ki and Japanese actress, Aoi Miyazaki.
NANA 1 & 2(ナナ)
Nana has been made into a film which was released on September 3, 2005. The film stars Mika Nakashima as the punk star Nana Osaki, and Aoi Miyazaki as Hachi (Nana Komatsu). The DVD edition was released on March 3, 2006. The film did quite well at the Japanese box office, grossing more than 4 billion yen, staying in the top 10 for several weeks.
Kurosagi Movie(クロサギ)
Kurosagi is a film based on the 2006 popular TV series Kurosagi. Kurosagi is about a young man named Kurosaki who had his family destroyed by swindlers (con artists). When Kurosaki grows up, he becomes a swindler named Kurosagi, so that he can avenge his family. Ever since his family was destroyed by swindlers, Kurosagi swindles other con artists and returns the money to the victim.
Tokyo Tower(東京タワ) 2005
Synopsis: Based on a novel, this is a story about two university students who approach love and romance in their own way. Toru Kojima (Junichi Okada) and his friend Koji (Jun Matsumoto) are young student boys with one thing in common – they both love to date older women. Koji is a playboy with several women, young and older, whereas Toru is a romantic with his heart set on on certain lady.
Spider Lilies(刺青)
Spider Lilies (Chinese=刺青; pinyin= Cì Qīng; literally “Tattoo”) is a Taiwanese lesbian drama film, released in 2007. It is the second feature-length film by director Zero Chou, and stars Rainie Yang and Isabella Leong in the lead roles. Spider Lilies was screened at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Teddy Award for best feature film. It was released in the United States by Wolfe Video on May 6, 2008.
Koizora(恋空) Movie vs. Drama
The cell phone short story Koizora: Setsunai Koi Monogatari (恋空～切ナイ恋物語?) was written by Mika, with 25 million readers by the end of the serialization. It was later published as a novel which sold approximately 2 million copies. The film adaptation was released in November 2007, with the gross revenue of 3.9 billion yen, with 3.14 million people attending the theater. The DVD was released on April 25th, 2008.
