Meitantei Conan (Detective Conan) J-movie

Meitantei Conan 名探偵コナン

This is the first live action adaptation of the popular manga and anime series by Aoyama Gosho to celebrate the 10th year anniversary of the series and is the prequel to the current storyline. Shown in October 2006, Meitantei Conan is by Yomiuri TV and stars Oguri Shun (who doesn’t know him, anyway?), Kurokawa Tomoka (Kagen no Tsuki – Last Quarter) and Takanori Jinnai (Ikeuchi Aya’s dad in 1 Litre of Tears).

Official website:
Detective Conan

Nodame Cantabile (J-dorama)

Nodame Cantabile のだめカンタービレ

Opening theme: Symphony No. 7 in A major by Beethoven

Ending theme: Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin

Starring:

Tamaki Hiroshi – Chiaki Shinichi

Ueno Juri – Noda Megumi

Takenaka Naoto – Franz Stresemann

Eita – Mine Ryuutaro

Koide Keisuke – Okuyama Masumi

Synopsis: Based on the successful manga series by Ninomiya Tomoko, Nodame Cantabile is a romantic comedy between musical opposites: an arrogant guy who always seeks perfection, and a freespirited girl who abhors hygiene and reading musical scores.

Official website:
Nodame Cantabile

Credits to Wikipedia for the cast list ^_^

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Lunch no Joou (Lunch Queen)

Lunch no Joou ランチの女王 (Lunch Queen)

Theme song: Joy to the World (Three Dog Night)

Starring:

Takeuchi Yuko – Mugita Natsumi

Eguchi Yosuke – Nabeshima Yujiro (the second son)

Tsumabuki Satoshi – Nabeshima Junzaburo (the third son)

Yamada Takayuki – Ushijima Minoru (the stay-in cook)

Yamashita Tomohisa – Nabeshima Koshiro (the fourth son)

Itou Misaki – Shiomi Tomato

Tsutumi Shinichi – Nabeshima Ken’ichiro (the eldest son)

Wakabayashi Go – Nabeshima Kenzo (the dad)

Morita Go – Yazaki Shuuji (Natsumi’s ex)

Synopsis:

Mugita Natsumi is a coffee shop waitress whose simple pleasures include scoping the neighborhood for the best lunch places and eating the best fare they have to offer.By a weird twist of fate, Natsumi, while on her lunch break, finds herself being dragged by a man who asks her for a favor. This man, Nabeshima Ken’ichiro, says he needs her to pretend that she is her fiancee that he wants to introduce to his family, especially his dying father. Incidentally, the family runs a small restaurant called Kitchen Macaroni. Agreeing to help Ken’ichiro, Natsumi goes to eat at Kitchen Macaroni to spy on the family. She finds out that the father is alive and well, and that the family hates Ken’ichiro. When Ken’ichiro runs away again with the restaurant’s earnings for the day, Natsumi decides to keep up the act and move in with the family and work for them as a waitress. How long can Natsumi pretend to be Ken’ichiro’s fiancee? What will happen to her in a household where she isn’t very welcome? What if the family finds out the truth? Credits to DramaWiki for the cast listing. ^_^Read more and share your comments at Japinoy.com

Summer Snow (J-dorama)

Summer Snow
Dorama theme: Natsu no Ousama – KinKi Kids
Starring:
Doumoto Tsuyoshi – Shinoda Natsuo
Hirosue Ryoko – Katase Yuki
Imai Tsubasa – Suetsugu Hiroto
Oguri Shun – Shinoda Jun
Ikewaki Chizuru – Shinoda Chika
Synopsis: This is the story of Natsuo, a boy who stands as parents to his siblings, and Yuki, a girl whose life is threatened by a serious heart condition.After their parents died, Natsuo has been taking care of his younger brother and sister, sending them to school and attending to the family business. He is vivacious and full of life and his bubbly nature helped draw out the reserved Yuki out of her shell and do things she has never done before.Natsuo becomes the catalyst that made Yuki enjoy life and push herself to limits she has never dreamed of attaining…until Yuki’s young life is about to be cut short by a tragic turn of events. Read more and share your comments at Japinoy.com