Mitsuru Tanabe

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WOWOW brings another Keigo Higashino novel to the TV screen with “ Whose Is the Cuckoo's Egg?”. A medical suspense drama about genetics in sport, family bonds, talents and skills, and what it means to be truly happy. Higashino delves into the lives of those struggling with the conflict between business aspirations and individual conscience in a powerful tale set against the accessible backdrop of competitive winter sports – a tale that is sure to captivate audiences everywhere.

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People begin to mysteriously freeze in place becoming statue-like, unable to move. If physically moved by someone else, they return to the same location. They become known as "the earthbound", and increase in number. Also this is a segment from 世にも奇妙な物語 25周年スペシャル・春 ～人気マンガ家競演編～.

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Somebody’s brain is living inside of me. Medical thriller based on the novel by Keigo Higashino which has sold over 1,250,000 copies.

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Do criteria exist for the death penalty? Yusuke Mito, a law faculty lecturer who did not become a lawyer even though he passed the bar exam, the famous lawyer Kojiro Otomo who advocates the abolition of the death penalty, and the public prosecutor Mariko Nagase studied law together. Each have their own thoughts about the death penalty. One day, Otomo’s wife is murdered by someone. Shinzo Sabae who is resentful of a lawsuit that Otomo had been in charge of, is arrested as a suspect. Otomo reverses the stance he had had until now and seeks the death penalty against Sabae. This prompts Mito to make the decision to become a lawyer and stand in the court. However, the first case Mito takes charge of is the defence of Sabae, who murdered the wife of his good friend, Otomo…

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Also known as the "Kobe earthquake," the massive earthquake struck the southern Hyogo prefecture on January 17, 1995 and resulted in more than 6,400 casualties. The drama will focus on the reporters working for the Kobe Shimbun, who were determined to keep the newspaper running without interruption, despite the damage suffered during the earthquake. The characters in the drama will all be based on real people, using their real names. Sakurai stars as the photo reporter Tomohiko Mitsuyama, who had joined Kobe Shimbun four years before the earthquake. The show will also have documentary segments such as interviews, including an appearance by Mitsuyama himself.

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The suicide of a female teacher 15 years ago was actually a murder. A new investigation team, spearheaded by Mizorogi, is formed based on new information turned in to the police. Obsessed about cracking cases right up till the statute of limitation, Mizoguchi has a bitter thought about a 300 million yen case that has reached the statute of limitation... When he goes to investigate the male high school student(s) whom the woman had taught and other persons related to the deceased, he sees an unexpected connection with another case...

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Ayu has lost the meaning of life after she has been working as a prostitute. However, her cold life change when she meets Yoshiyuki whom she wants to help with his heart problems. The two love each other, but Yoshiyuki's father doesn't allow their feelings. Ayu goes back to prostituting only to help Yoshiyuki earn money for his operation.

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Rieko Natsume, a new lawyer who is eager to save people by law, is recommended by her senior lawyer Noriko to work under Bunsuke Inokari. Inokari, nicknamed court vandalism, is far from the image of a brilliant lawyer, and Rieko is stunned by the painful appearance of the stubble. Rieko was also surprised by Bunsuke Inokari's unconventional behavior in the defense of Nagai, a suspect who was arrested three months before the statute of limitations.

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Great Teacher Onizuka is back, using his unorthodox brand of inspiration and education as a substitute teacher in a depressed small town in Hokkaido.

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Mariko is a forensic scientist working at the Kyoto PD Crime Lab. Her credo is “science never lies” and she delves into the truth of the case with her colleagues with their specialized skills and knowledge in forensic medicine, physics, chemistry etc. Mariko’s steadfast belief in science makes her stand against conventional institutional ethics of the police department, diehard detectives averse to scientific investigation and sometimes even with her own colleagues, but she stays faithful to her belief in science and continues to pursue the truth.

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Dr. Shindo seems cold, but is a competent surgeon. He is also an ER doctor capable of accurate decisions and treatment, who always tries to see things from the patient’s side. Although once retired from his profession, he one day discovers someone in need of help, who he treats and rushes to the Kohoku Medical University Emergency Center. This incident encourages him to once again work as an ER doctor. Confrontation erupts between female doctor Tamaki, and Shindo, now a just-arrived ER doctor. While this human drama depicts the relationships among doctors and nurses, it appeals emotionally to viewers on the subject of life.

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4 Modern Love Stories with 4 Beautiful Gravure Girls. Could you ask for anything more?

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Akagi appears again one year after the night where he first played mahjong.

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After graduating from college, Yuuji lands the job of his dreams at the company that manufactures his favorite running shoes. The complete sincerity and selflessness that Yuuji shows everyone he meets causes many to dismiss him as naive or simply stupid. But when his good deeds start paying off, his co-workers begin to come around to the idea that nice guys don't have to finish last. -- DramaWiki

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After a death-defying game of chicken one evening in 1958, Akagi nonchalantly enters a Yakuza Mahjong parlor to shake the cops' trail. Even unfamiliar with the rules of Mahjong, his gambling intuition is enough to save a small time gambler, Nangou, and grant him a seat at the gambling table. As the night progresses, the stakes are raised both within the game and for Akagi, who is under the suspicion of local police. However, Akagi overcomes the situation with his tactics, defiant of both life and chance. When he leaves the gambling house, no one present is in doubt of his genius.

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A list of illegal donations to the political world has disappeared. The hand of evil is closing in on the woman who was caught up in it. Hanging upside down 70 meters above the ground, having holy water splashed on her face...there are no taboos in the way she is tortured. An ambitious work that sharply delves into the subconscious desire of women to be sex slaves.

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Pink film directed by Yukio Kitazawa.

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Ritsuko, who works at a credit union, becomes close to her boss, Murashima, and gives in to him. Later, she is found out to have embezzled public funds for him, and is fired, but Murashima's attitude towards her is cold. Ritsuko joins a dating club and starts selling her body. During her days of SM and vibrating, she becomes close with a customer, Takagi. One day, she meets her old colleague, Hiromi, and when she finds out that Hiromi has married Murashima, she teams up with Takagi to kidnap her and take the ransom from Murashima.

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Pink film distributed by Xces / Nikkatsu.

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Kana has been working as a prostitute since graduating from school, and eventually teamed up with a childhood friend to arrange prostitution for herself. Even now, she sends the two out to meet clients, and is even trying to get them to recruit younger workers. But one day, a rift develops in their relationship when her childhood friend steals money from her parents' house, claiming to be to open a shop..

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A couple is kidnapped while driving and sent to the training house where Queen Mary Aoi lives. They are trained in unimaginable SM techniques with the woman becoming a true masochist and the man a true sadist, and both becoming full-fledged SM instructors.

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Eight female members of a high school drama club try various erotic ways to raise money to put on a play.

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An office lady who works at a department store, is having an affair with her boss, but she feels empty inside. One day, while she was on her way home, she heard the sound of footsteps and felt the eyes of a stalker on her. She rushed home, but contrary to her feelings of anxiety and fear, she felt a strange joy. The next day, she went out in a bold outfit to attract her stalker.

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A country girl comes to live in a womans dorm while attending a city college. The wild and crazy life of the dorm gives her an education in becoming a woman.

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Pink film directed by Yukio Kitazawa.

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