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Tumbling

2010-03-21T02:25:40Z

Aiiyka:

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[[File:tumbling.jpg|thumb|400px|Tumbling]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' タンブリング
*'''Title (English):''' Tumbling
*'''Format:''' Renzoku
*'''Genre:''' Sports drama
*'''Episodes:''' TBA
*'''Broadcast network:''' TBS
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2010-Apr-17 start
*'''Air time:''' Saturday 20:00
*'''Theme Song:''' ''Yume'' by Honey L Days

==Synopsis==
Azuma Wataru, a third-year student at Karasumori High School, is a devil who strikes fear in the hearts of people. One day, Azuma is told by his form teacher that he has to participate in a club activity in order to make up for the lack of second-year students. The short-tempered Azuma cannot last long in whatever he does. At that moment, he learns that Satonaka Mari, the beautiful transfer student in his class, has joined the female rhythmic sports gymnastics club. He joins the male rhythmic sports gymnastics club, a club activity with very few people under the captain, Takenaka Yuta. They are ridiculed by the coach of the female rhythmic sports gymnastics club, and others, and are also hardly allowed to use the gym. However, when a sixth boy joins the club, Yuta decides to take part in a team competition with his long-sought six members …

==Cast==
*[[Yamamoto Yusuke]] as Azuma Wataru
*[[Seto Koji]] as Takenaka Yuta
*[[Miura Shohei]] as Tsukimori Ryosuke
*[[Daito Shunsuke]] as Kiyama Ryuichiro
*[[Nishijima Takahiro]] as Hino Tetsuya
*[[Tomiura Satoshi]] as Tsuchiya Satoshi
*[[Yanagishita Tomo]] as Mizusawa Taku
*[[Kaku Kento]] (賀来賢人) as Nippori Keiji
*[[Tamoto Soran]] (タモト清嵐) as Atsushi Kaneko
*[[Okamoto Azusa]] (岡本あずさ) as Satonaka Mari
*[[Okamoto Rei (1991)|Okamoto Rei]]
*[[Isaka Tatsuya]]
*[[Nakadoi Hiroki]]
*[[Sato Jiro]]
*[[Kuninaka Ryoko]]
*[[AKIRA]]
*[[Otsuka Nene]]

==Production Credits==
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Egashira Michiru]], [[Shimizu Yukako]], [[Watanabe Akira]] (渡辺啓)
*'''Chief Producer:''' [[Kato Shoichi]] (加藤章一)
*'''Producer:''' [[Arai Junko]] (新井順子), [[Yoneda Rie]] (米田理恵)
*'''Director:''' [[Matsuda Ayato]] (松田礼人), [[Kuranuki Kenjiro]] (倉貫健二郎)

==External Links==
*[http://www.tbs.co.jp/tumbling/ Official site]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:タンブリング (テレビドラマ)|Japanese Wikipedia]]

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Tumbling

2010-03-21T02:19:23Z

Aiiyka:

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[[File:tumbling.jpg|thumb|400px|Tumbling]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' タンブリング
*'''Title (English):''' Tumbling
*'''Format:''' Renzoku
*'''Genre:''' Sports drama
*'''Episodes:''' TBA
*'''Broadcast network:''' TBS
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2010-Apr-17 start
*'''Air time:''' Saturday 20:00

==Synopsis==
Azuma Wataru, a third-year student at Karasumori High School, is a devil who strikes fear in the hearts of people. One day, Azuma is told by his form teacher that he has to participate in a club activity in order to make up for the lack of second-year students. The short-tempered Azuma cannot last long in whatever he does. At that moment, he learns that Satonaka Mari, the beautiful transfer student in his class, has joined the female rhythmic sports gymnastics club. He joins the male rhythmic sports gymnastics club, a club activity with very few people under the captain, Takenaka Yuta. They are ridiculed by the coach of the female rhythmic sports gymnastics club, and others, and are also hardly allowed to use the gym. However, when a sixth boy joins the club, Yuta decides to take part in a team competition with his long-sought six members …

==Cast==
*[[Yamamoto Yusuke]] as Azuma Wataru
*[[Seto Koji]] as Takenaka Yuta
*[[Miura Shohei]] as Tsukimori Ryosuke
*[[Daito Shunsuke]] as Kiyama Ryuichiro
*[[Nishijima Takahiro]] as Hino Tetsuya
*[[Tomiura Satoshi]] as Tsuchiya Satoshi
*[[Yanagishita Tomo]] as Mizusawa Taku
*[[Kaku Kento]] (賀来賢人) as Nippori Keiji
*[[Tamoto Soran]] (タモト清嵐) as Atsushi Kaneko
*[[Okamoto Azusa]] (岡本あずさ) as Satonaka Mari
*[[Okamoto Rei (1991)|Okamoto Rei]]
*[[Isaka Tatsuya]]
*[[Nakadoi Hiroki]]
*[[Sato Jiro]]
*[[Kuninaka Ryoko]]
*[[AKIRA]]
*[[Otsuka Nene]]

==Production Credits==
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Egashira Michiru]], [[Shimizu Yukako]], [[Watanabe Akira]] (渡辺啓)
*'''Chief Producer:''' [[Kato Shoichi]] (加藤章一)
*'''Producer:''' [[Arai Junko]] (新井順子), [[Yoneda Rie]] (米田理恵)
*'''Director:''' [[Matsuda Ayato]] (松田礼人), [[Kuranuki Kenjiro]] (倉貫健二郎)

==External Links==
*[http://www.tbs.co.jp/tumbling/ Official site]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:タンブリング (テレビドラマ)|Japanese Wikipedia]]

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Shomuni

2010-03-21T01:53:45Z

Aiiyka:

==Details==
*'''Title:''' ショムニ
*'''Title (romaji):''' Shomuni
*'''Title (English):''' Power Office Ladies
*'''Genre:''' Comedy
*'''Broadcast network:''' Fuji TV
*'''Air time:''' Wednesday 21:00

==Cast==
*[[Esumi Makiko]] as Tsuboi Chinatsu
*[[Kyono Kotomi]] as Tsukuhara Sawako
*[[Sakurai Atsuko]] as Miyashita Kana
*[[Hosho Mai]] as Maruhashi Ume
*[[Toda Naho]] as Sugita Misono
*[[Takahashi Yumiko]] as Himukai Rie
*[[Toda Keiko]] as Tokunaga Azusa
*[[Ishiguro Ken]] as Ukyo Tomohiro
*[[Morimoto Leo]] as Inoue Koji
*[[Takahashi Katsumi]] as Terasaki Torao
*[[Aijima Kazuyuki]]
*[[Ito Toshihito]] as Nonomura (season 1-2)
*[[Musaka Naomasa]] (S1)
*[[Hashizume Koichi]] (S1-2)
*[[Yajima Kenichi]] (S1)
*[[Kubo Akira]] (S1-3
*[[Sawamura Ikki]] (S2-3)
*[[Numata Baku]] (S2)
*[[Okayama Hajime]] (S2)
*[[Masana Bokuzo]]
*[[Fukikoshi Mitsuru]] (S1)

==Season 1==
[[File:4988013892330.jpg|thumb|300px|Shomuni]]
*'''Episodes:''' 12 + 2 Specials
*'''Viewership ratings:''' 21.8
*'''Broadcast period:''' 1998-Apr-15 to 1998-Jul-01
*'''Theme song:''' ''Sugao na Mama De'' by Izam with Astral Love

===Synopsis===
Shomuni (ショムニ) is a comedic TV drama serial based on the Japanese manga of the same name by Gumi Yasuda (安田弘之 Yasuda Gumi).

The stories revolve around the Office Ladies of General Affairs department 2 (Shomu ni, or GA-2) in a large multinational company called Manpan Corporation.

GA-2 is called "the graveyard for female office ladies", simply because it is the place where female employees are dumped should they mess up big time elsewhere. Jobs include replacing used toilet rolls, changing light-bulbs, organizing company outings among other menial stuff. As an added incentive, their department is located in the nether regions of the company - in the basement, and is in fact a disused store room.

===Production Credits===
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Takahashi Rumi]], [[Hashimoto Hiroshi]]
*'''Producer:''' [[Takiyama Madoka]], [[Funatsu Koichi]]
*'''Director:''' [[Suzuki Masayuki (director)|Suzuki Masayuki]]

===Episode Information===
{| class="ratingtable"
! Episode !! Broadcast Date !! Ratings
|-
| 1 || 1998-Apr-15 || 18.8
|-
| 2 || 1998-Apr-22 || 19.4
|-
| 3 || 1998-Apr-29 || 21.4
|-
| 4 || 1998-May-6 || 18.8
|-
| 5 || 1998-May-13 || 19.1
|-
| 6 || 1998-May-20 || 19.1
|-
| 7 || 1998-May-27 || 24.0
|-
| 8 || 1998-Jun-3 || 18.4
|-
| 9 || 1998-Jun-10 || 23.2
|-
| 10 || 1998-Jun-17 || 23.0
|-
| 11 || 1998-Jun-24 || 24.7
|-
| 12 || 1998-Jul-1 || 16.2
|}

==Season 2==
[[File:B0016178 23144924.jpg|thumb|300px|Shomuni 2]]
*'''Episodes:''' 11
*'''Viewership ratings:''' 20.3
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2000-Apr-12 to 2000-Jun-28
*'''Theme Song:''' ''ONE WAY DRIVE'' by [[Esumi Makiko]]

===Synopsis===
Shomuni 2 is a sequel from Shomuni, a popular comedic drama serial. It continues where it left off when the female employees from GA-2, deemed "the graveyard of all female employees" for its inane daily job routines of changing light bulbs, used toilet rolls and organising flower appreciation nights, saved the company in the final episode of Shomuni.

However, Manpan Corporation has changed. The multi-national company is now run in a totalitarian fashion. Closed circuit cameras are placed in every nook and cranny of the company to monitor the daily routines of employees. Even the basins in the toilets are not spared (though, obviously, the cubicles are) from scrutiny. This is a result of the Personnel Department, led by the evil Terasaki and Nonomura, who are (again) seeking to find a reason to save up on company budget.

===Production Credits===
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Takahashi Rumi]], [[Hashimoto Hiroshi]]
*'''Producer:''' [[Funatsu Koichi]]
*'''Music:''' [[Oshima Michiru]]

==Season 3==
*'''Also known as:''' Power Office Girls 3 - The Final Chapter
*'''Episodes:''' 12
*'''Viewership ratings:''' Average 16.3, with a maximum of 23.1.
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2002-Jul-03 to 2002-Sep-18
*'''Ending song:''' ''Taiyou wa Shizumanai'' by The Alfee

===Synopsis===
Shomuni Final is a comedic drama serial, continued from ''Shomuni 2''.

Tsuboi Chinatsu, the most hated GA-2 by the Personnel Department, has resigned from Manpan Corporation. During the wedding reception, she asks four of the five female GA-2 employees (all of them except Tsukahara Sawako) whether they wished to have a little bet on whether Tsukahara Sawako would lose her virginity by the end of the month (30th of June). At the same time, Sawako is made the new "de facto" leader of GA-2, and she struggles to fill the boots left behind by Chinatsu.

===Production Credits===
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Hashimoto Hiroshi]]
*'''Producer:''' [[Funatsu Koichi]]
*'''Director:''' [[Suzuki Masayuki (director)|Suzuki Masayuki]]

===Review===
The format of the story has hardly changed:

1. Shomuni employees do something for their own interests
2. Company runs into trouble
3. Shomuni employees save the company inadvertently
4. Shomuni employees find out that they did not get what they originally set out to do.

This time, though, the storylines have gotten tired, and Shomuni fans must have obtained a feeling that the entire ordeal of "Shomuni" should finally come to an end. There are recycled plotlines and too-similar plot-twists in two of the episodes, and one can almost guess the ending from the start of the show.

Worse, Himukai Rie, the part-time fortune teller, is given a very disappointingly peripheral role compared to the first two episodes, and it appears that the scriptwriters have run out of ideas.

One would miss [[Ito Toshihito]]'s presence in Shomuni 1 and Shomuni 2, as the new person who replaces him, Okano, is not as charismatic or as good an actor as the former.

Thankfully though, the entire Shomuni saga ended with Shomuni Forever (telecast in 1 Janurary 2003). By that time, it had only generated 14.2% of the television ratings, compared to the average rating of 16.3% for this series with a peak of 23.1%.

==External Links==
*[http://jdorama.com/drama.380.htm Season 1 JDorama.com]
*[http://jdorama.com/drama.381.htm Season 2 JDorama.com]
*[http://jdorama.com/drama.615.htm Season 3 JDorama.com]
*[[Wikipedia:Shomuni|English Wikipedia]]

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Iguana no Musume

2010-03-21T01:35:06Z

Aiiyka:

[[File:Iguana no musume.jpg|frame|Iguana no musume]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' イグアナの娘
*'''Title (romaji):''' Iguana no Musume
*'''Also known as:''' Daughter of an Iguana
*'''Genre:''' Fantasy
*'''Episodes:''' 11
*'''Viewership ratings:''' 11.5%
*'''Broadcast network:''' TV Asahi
*'''Broadcast period:''' 1996-Apr-15 to 1996-Jun-24
*'''Theme song:''' ''Your Song'' by [[Wikipedia:Elton John|Elton John]]

==Synopsis==
Based on a girls' manga by Hagio Moto. Rika is a high school senior with no self esteem. She thinks she is an iguana. Why? Her mother claims that whenever she sees Rika she sees an iguana instead of a real human. Because of this, Rika has never received or was shown any love by her mother. Rika's younger sister, Mami, has been getting all of the love and attention by the mother. Rika likes Noboru a lot but can't tell him her feelings. Kaori is jealous of Rika and refuses to let Noboru go out with her. Nobuko is Rika's friend and is always encouraging her. Will Rika end up with Noboru? Will he turn her away if he finds out she is an iguana? --JDorama.com

*[[Iguana no Musume/Episode Synopses|Episode synopsis]]

==Cast==
*[[Kanno Miho]] as Aoshima Rika
*[[Okada Yoshinori]] as Okazaki Noboru
*[[Kawashima Naomi]] as Aoshima Yuriko (Rika's mother)
*[[Kusakari Masao]] as Aoshima Masanori (Rika's father)
*[[Komine Rena]] as Hashimoto Kaori
*[[Sato Hitomi]] as Mikami Nobuko (Rika's best friend)
*[[Enomoto Kanako]] as Aoshima Mami (Rika's sister)
*[[Komatsu Miyuki]] as Takano Haruko
*[[Yamaguchi Kouji]] as Nakatani Naoki (Noboru's friend)
*[[Izawa Ken]] as Takamizawa Hiroshi
*[[Takarai Masaaki]]
*[[Shimizu Michiko]]

==Production Credits==
*'''Producer:''' [[Toujou Yuuji]] (東城祐司), [[Tsukamoto Renpei]]
*'''Director:''' [[Imai Kazuhisa]], [[Shinjo Takehiko]]
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Okada Yoshikazu]]
*'''Music:''' [[Terashima Tamiya]]　(寺嶋民哉)

==Episode Information==
{| class="ratingtable"
! Episode !! Subtitle !! Ratings
|-
| 1 || A Cursed Birth || 7.9
|-
| 2 || I Want To Die || 8.1
|-
| 3 || A Night At The High Plains, My First... || 8.1
|-
| 4 || Mom's Secret || 9.2
|-
| 5 || My Birthday... The Present Mom Threw Away || 11.5
|-
| 6 || Ripples - Mom Hired a Private Tutor || 10.0
|-
| 7 || A Mother's Confession... I Want To Kill You! || 14.5
|-
| 8 || A Friend For Eternity, Death, And Another Mother || 10.7
|-
| 9 || A Right To Happiness || 12.8
|-
| 10 || Sad Family Trip || 14.0
|-
| 11 || Mom! Mom... Mom! || 19.4
|-
! colspan=2 | Average || 11.5
|}

==Notes==
[[File:Dorama_encyc.jpg|thumb|150px|left]]
*[[Wikipedia:TV Asahi|TV Asahi]] licensed the drama's graphic to [http://www.stonebridge.com/ Stone Bridge Press], and used it in their publication, ''THE DORAMA ENCYCLOPEDIA'' (ISBN 1-880656-81-7).

==External Links==
*[http://jdorama.com/drama.153.htm JDorama.com]
*[http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~dang/iguana/ The Daughter of IGUANA]
*[http://www.tv-asahi-channel.com/drama/17.html TV Asahi-channel]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:イグアナの娘|Japanese Wikipedia]]

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Anzai Hiroko

2010-02-24T07:05:00Z

Aiiyka:

[[File:Hiroko.jpg|thumb|Anzai Hiroko]]

==Profile==
*'''Name:''' 安西ひろこ (あんざい　ひろこ)
*'''Name (romaji):''' Anzai Hiroko
*'''Profession:''' Actress, model, talento
*'''Birthdate:''' 1979-Feb-09
*'''Birthplace:''' Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture
*'''Height:''' 157 cm
*'''Star Sign:''' Aquarius
*'''Blood Type:''' A
*'''Nicknames:''' Hiro, Hiropon, Anpiro
*'''BWH:''' 88 - 60 - 89 cm
*'''Talent Agency:''' [http://pyramid.jap.co.jp/hiroko/ Pyramid]

==Dramas==
*[[Star no Koi]] (Fuji TV, 2001)
*[[Hatachi no kekkon]] (TBS, 2000)
*[[Kyukyu hato chiryoshitsu]] (Kansai TV・Fuji TV, 1999)
*[[Days]] (Fuji TV, 1998)
*[[Gift]] (Fuji TV, 1997)

==External Links==
*[http://jdorama.com/artiste.850.htm JDorama.com]

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Anzai Hiroko

2010-02-24T06:58:42Z

Aiiyka:

[[File:Hiroko.jpg|thumb|Anzai Hiroko]]

==Profile==
*'''Name:''' 安西ひろこ (あんざい　ひろこ)
*'''Name (romaji):''' Anzai Hiroko
*'''Profession:''' Actress, model, talento
*'''Birthdate:''' 1979-Feb-09
*'''Birthplace:''' Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture
*'''Height:''' 157 cm
*'''Star Sign:''' Aquarius
*'''Blood Type:''' A
*'''Nicknames:''' Hiro, Hiropon, Anpiro
*'''BWH:''' 88 - 60 - 89 cm
*'''Talent Agency:''' [http://pyramid.jap.co.jp/hiroko/ Pyramid]

==Dramas==
*[[Star no Koi]]
*[[Kyukyu hato chiryoshitsu]]
*[[Hatachi no kekkon]]

==External Links==
*[http://jdorama.com/artiste.850.htm JDorama.com]

[[Category:JActress]]
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Ameku Minako

2010-02-24T06:47:46Z

Aiiyka:

==Profile==
*'''Name:''' 天久美奈子
*'''Name (romaji):''' Ameku Minako
*'''Profession:''' Actress and singer
*'''Birthdate:''' 1977-Dec-29
*'''Birthplace:''' Okinawa, Japan
*'''Height:''' 154cm
*'''Star sign:''' Capricorn
*'''Blood type:''' A

==TV Shows==
*[[Sweet Devil]] (TV Asahi, 1998)
*[[Station]] (NTV, 1995)

==Trivia==
*'''JPop Group:''' MAX (now disbanded)

==External Links==
*[http://jdorama.com/artiste.1141.htm JDorama.com]

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