Makiko Esumi

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A spin-off drama that depicts the past history of genius girl Alice and her relationship with Omega of the Liar Game organization.

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To exact revenge, the Liar Game office is revived. The target is only one person: Shin'ichi Akiyama. Because of new heroine Shinomiya, Shin'ichi, who kept refusing to take part in the game, finds himself in the game. Along with Akiyama, there's 19 other players competing for the prize of two billion yen. Omega, who revived the game, plays the game at the Liar Game office with Alice. Alice sets up the game, chooses the players, and sets the traps.

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Bull Doctor is a Japanese television drama series that aired on NTV from 6 July to 14 September 2011.

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Mushi are beings in touch with the essence of life, far more basic and pure than normal living things. Most humans are incapable of perceiving Mushi and are oblivious to their existence, but there are a few who possess the ability to see and interact with Mushi. One such person is Ginko who travels from place to place to research Mushi and aid people suffering from problems caused by them.

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Tachibana Makoto, a manager of an omusubi cafe. One day, she meets Sanshiro, a secretary at a paper shredder company, and half a year later, they already decide to get married. But when Makoto meets Sanshiro's family, a battle begins between her and her mother-in-law. The daughter-in-law, who is a "workaholic" career woman and wife, and her mother-in-law, who is a "model full-time housewife," begin to fight against each other on their values and pride!

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"Machiben" centers around four lawyers who help the weak and downtrodden of their town.

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Hama-chan takes a vacation to go fishing in Akita despite warnings from Su-san as his company faces a restructuring process.

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Kozue Ogawa is a housewife and has been married to Hideo for seven years. They don't have any children, but as they live with her parents at their flower shop, every day is still lively. She is happy with her life and her husband, but she wonders if it is enough. From time to time, she is gripped by this doubt that she cannot raise with anyone. Kozue starts a part-time job in the editing department of the magazine where she used to work. Her former colleague is now working hard as the editor-in-chief. One rainy day, Kozue meets a young man. He is Takuma Fukazawa, a high school student. He seems somehow shrouded in sadness. He is a dance teacher. In the dance studio, there is just the two of them. Takuma curls his hands around Kozue's body, and his dance instruction begins. Their unexpected closeness causes Kozue to hesitate. With her heart pounding, she pushes Takuma's hands away and runs home. But the throbbing in her chest continues. It can't be. But what is this feeling?

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Makiko Esumi and Hirokazu Kore-eda revisit Wajima, the setting of 'Maborosi'

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Yu Miri is a writer who's just become pregnant by her married lover. When she decides to keep the baby without his help, her ex-boyfriend Yutaka, decides to help raise him.

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Kubozuka plays Araki Ryunosuke who starts working at a host club called "club NO.1" to pay his debt.

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An assassin fends off numerous attacks from her comrades, who are trying to move up in rank by killing off the competition.

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A doctor at a prestigious Tokyo hospital is feeling dissatisfied with her life. Though she has a successful career, she sees her friends with boyfriends or husbands and feels like she has missed out on something. Determined to remedy the situation, she meets a charming reporter and quickly falls for him. It seems like her troubles are over, but has she made the right decision?

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Kyoko, an elite career woman working at a major bank, lives a high stress life surrounded by male colleagues and clients that discriminate against her, and a mother who constantly obsesses over Kyoko's lifestyle. As Kyoko is starting to buckle under the pressures of her high profile life, she is approached by a man who inquires if she is interested in working at an escort service. Kyoko refuses the offer at first, but he senses a hidden side to her and persuades her to give it a try. She soon finds herself living a double life: one as a businesswoman and one as a call girl. Her life begins to spin out of control, but a newfound friend may be able to help her escape from her situation.

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29-year-old Natsuki bumps into 25-year-old Sôichirô while on vacation in Hokkaido. Back in Tokyo, Natsuki discovers Sôichirô is her friend Haruko's younger brother, and they all end up living together along with Fuyumi, a third friend. Natsuki and Sôichirô form a strong bond, but become involved with other people all the while wondering who they should be with.

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Shomuni, that's the common name given to General Affairs Section 2 of a trading company. Here are six women who have ended up in this department known as "the dump" for office ladies. But Chinatsu Tsuboi (Makiko Esumi) declares that the value of woman is equal to the number of men. With her as the central focus they create a totally new type of office lady drama that does away with those heartless men still caught up in worn-out social ideas and the class system within the company.

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Narumi (Esumi), a "trouble-maker", returned from Brazil after 11.5 years to inform Tatsuya (Naito), a fatherly figure in her life, about her marriage. She was mistaken for Harumi (Esumi) by the people who knew Harumi, and met Mori Shinichi (Inagaki) who had a secret crush on Harumi. Cheated of her money by her fiance, she had to turn to Shinichi for help. Gradually, Shinichi developed feelings for Narumi. On the other hand, Shinichi's girlfriend Maiko became jealous of Narumi and tried hard to break up the two...

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A man's soul (he is in a coma) must make a lonely woman happy or he will die on Christmas day.

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SMAP×SMAP was an ongoing weekly Japanese variety show on Kansai TV and Fuji TV starring the members of SMAP. The show began on April 15, 1996 and it aired from 22:00 to 22:54 every Monday. The show's usual ratings were higher than 20%, which is considered high since most variety shows range from 10-20%. Each episode begins a variety of skits, comedic performances, and/or games.  These are followed by Bistro SMAP, in which the SMAP members compete against each other to impress celebrity judges with their gourmet cooking.  Last is a musical performance by SMAP which may include celebrity guests, as well.

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A tragedy strikes a young woman's life without warning or reason. She continues living while searching for meaning in a lonely world.

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