Nozomi Sasaki

TV Asahi

Takao Ameku (Kanna Hashimoto), a brilliant but eccentric doctor, leads the General Diagnostics Department at Teniikai General Hospital, run by the Ameku family. Takao is well-known throughout the hospital for her ability to diagnose and solve even the most difficult medical mysteries, but often struggles to connect with others and conform to social norms due to her autism. When former surgeon Yu Takanashi (Shohei Miura) joins the department, he's baffled by Takao's behavior, but quickly realizes that her diagnostic abilities are unmatched. Yu's keen emotional intuition contrasts with Takao's blunt communication style, allowing them to help patients even better than before. This drama was based on the manga “Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective” by Mikito Chinen and Noizi Ito.

Ameku Takao's Detective Karte

Diagnosis: Suspicious

Isaku Senagaki (Riko Fukumoto) longs for a normal childhood, but her existence as a yakuza leader's granddaughter makes that incredibly difficult. Determined to have a better experience in high school, she enrolls in high school under a false identity – only to find out that her personal guard Keiya Uto (Jesse), whom she has a secret crush on, has enrolled alongside her, wanting to protect her from other boys. His suspicions seem warranted when Mikio Tanuki (Kaito Sakurai), the son of another yakuza family, also shows up at the same school and immediately develops an interest in Isaku. As Isaku and Keiya's bond grows stronger, Mikio decides to take matters into his own hands. Can Isaku have the "normal" life and love she dreamed of, or is it impossible to overcome her family ties? This film was adapted from the manga of the same name by Hatsuharu.

A Girl & Her Guard Dog

Kaori Sekiya

Fuji TV

Sato Shinohara (Tsuchiya Tao) runs a budget-friendly restaurant with her mother, attracting loyal customers through her welcoming personality. When her boyfriend Kenta Miyama (Matsushita Kouhei) proposes, she happily accepts. However, Kenta's wealthy, formerly noble family strongly opposes their marriage, viewing Sato as a "commoner" unworthy of their son. Despite Kenta's reassurances, his family remains adamantly against their union. The couple must now navigate the challenging waters of family expectations and societal prejudices to prove their love and commitment. Based on a manga series by Koyama Yukami, this is a 2022 Japanese drama series directed by Ryo Tanaka, Toshiyuki Mitsuhashi, and Yusuke Mito.

Involvement in Family Affairs

Rio Ozawa (Nozomi Sasaki), a beautiful 17-year-old high school student, is emotionally detached due to a traumatic past, making it difficult for her to form genuine connections with others, engaging in compensated dating and manipulating those around her for financial gain. When Rio picks up photos she had taken at a photo studio, she realizes that they're not hers – they got mixed up with Kouki Ozawa (Shosuke Tanihara), a 35-year-old college professor, due to them sharing the same surname. Upon meeting Kouki, Rio falls in love for the first time, triggering a dramatic change in her personality and lifestyle as she tries to attract Kouki's attention. While Kouki is interested in Rio, he's secretly dying of brain cancer, causing him to keep Rio at a distance and eventually disappear from her life. Will Rio and Kouki find a way to overcome this, or is their love doomed from the start?

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