Japanese dramas/ movies
Immersing myself in the captivating world of Japanese dramas and movies has been a journey of cultural discovery and emotional depth. From poignant storytelling to visually stunning cinematography, each piece is a work of art that resonates with the beauty and complexity of human experiences.
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- CreatorMikaStarsKentaro MaedaHaru KashiwagiAyaka KonnoChildhood best friends, Yamato and Kakeru, are vastly different, yet are two halves of a whole. Despite always being by the other's side, complicated feelings prevent them from being together in the way they truly want to be.
- 202012 epsTV-MA8.2 (2.8K)TV Mini SeriesStarsEiji AkasoKeita MachidaRyô SatôWhile still a virgin at the age of 30, Kiyoshi Adachi gains a magical power that allows him to read other people's mind by touching them. Things change when he accidentally touches Yuichi Kurosawa and reads his mind.
- StarsKeito KimuraJyutaro YamanakaYû KoyanagiOnoe is a reporter for a weekly gossip magazine who has been paired with rival photographer Kaburagi. The two clash as they are forced to work together for the ultimate scoop - with unexpected feelings further complicating matters.
- StarsAlan AbeNichika AkutsuWhen former child star Aoyagi must reside with popular actor Akafuji for an upcoming BL manga adaptation, he suspects Akafuji despises him. Unbeknownst to Aoyagi, Akafuji is his biggest admirer, leading to humorous misunderstandings.
- DirectorKôtarô TerauchiStarsYoshikazu KotaniTakumi SaitôHiroya MatsumotoBoys Love, the first film released in 2006, tells the story of Taishin Mamiya, a magazine editor who meets and interviews a young model, Noeru Kisaragi, and becomes attracted to him. Their love, however, is forbidden. The tagline of the movie is "All we did was love each other, but...our love is forbidden.
- DirectorHiroki KazamaStarsEiji AkasoKeita MachidaKôdai AsakaThis heartwarming romantic film depicts a gay couple and one has a magical power that enables him to read the minds of those he touches. Adachi is a dull office worker who turned 30 as a virgin and has obtained the "magic". Kurosawa is Adachi's lover at work and is popular and successful. They are secretly lovers. One day, Adachi is offered a job transfer. Adachi is happy to have the chance to do the work he wants, but his new job place is in Nagasaki, 1,200 km away. Through difficulties and challenges, their long-distance relationship leads them to rethink about their relationship and their future. Where will the magic lead them?
- StarsRio KomiyaSora InoueTaisuke NiiharaTwo high school boys form a special bond despite their opposite personalities, growing a mutual attraction. However, one ordinary morning transforms into a devastating tragedy, forever changing their lives.
- DirectorSatoshi KanedaStarsShôta TakasakiYûsuke AraiAkihiro HayashiYuki Morimura is by all accounts a disappointment. The only thing the substitute teacher has going for him is that he is the concertmaster of an amateur orchestra. To the shock of the Orchestra, music prodigy Kei Tonoin has been recruited to be their first true conductor. Kei graduated from a prestigious music university abroad and his arrogant totalitarian attitude drives Yuki crazy. Worse, he threatens the potential relationship Yuki seeks with a girl from the Orchestra. In abrupt anger, Yuki abandons the group in the middle of rehearsal. Kei does not take this lightly as he has long been secretly lusting over Yuki. That night, Kei's rage and passion combine to change Yuki's life forever. In a battle for dominance, neither man is willing to admit their faults or face the truth, building to one shocking ending.
- StarsJin SuzukiSanariKai InowakiThe life of a rock band, and the romances its members have with each other.
- StarsShunsuke MichiedaRen MeguroRiko FukumotoAoki thinks the girl he's in love with likes another boy, who thinks Aoki has feelings for him. Why does first love always have to be so complicated?
- StarsYuki KuraRintaro MizusawaIn the final summer of high school, childhood best friends Sakura and Yuma must start thinking about college and their futures. That is, until Sakura confesses to Yuma with a kiss.
- CreatorMaru KubotaStarsWataru HyugaTakato ÔkuraSae SakimotoOn the first day of his new life in Enoshima, Amane meets Ryuuji, who happens to be his ideal type. However, love-jaded Amane begins questioning his feelings after his initial attraction develops into something unexpected.
- CreatorKeiko KinoshitaStarsMakoto HasegawaRobin FuruyaAroha TakamatsuMagazine editor Miyata has long forgotten his high school crush Iwanaga, focusing instead on his busy job. However, when his latest publication requires an interview with Iwanaga himself, can he really leave the past behind?
- StarsJin ShirasuRaikuFujiko KojimaTwo boys meet by chance when both attempt to walk along the white line on the sidewalk. As they become drawn together and choose to walk side by side, how will their unchanging feelings co-exist within a world of changing realities?
- CreatorSawa KanzumeYuzu TsubakiStarsTakuya KusakawaShô NishigakiTomoya OkuAkira quits his job after he inherits his grandfather's laundromat, feeling enthused to run it. One day, high-school student Shintaro enters the shop and they quickly become friends. Will things change when Shintaro finds out Akira is gay?
- StarsYuzu AokiRyôko FujinoDaisuke NakagawaGo on a beautiful and real feeling coming of age journey with these friends as they move into adulthood and then hit the rocky shores of life. Set in modern Japan.
- CreatorSagan SaganStarsKôhei TakedaTatsunari KimuraAtom Mizuishi39-year old Nozue is facing a mid-life existential crisis. Can Togawa, his reliable, younger subordinate, come up with a plan to help him out? With the aid of lunch, dessert and a little love, there may yet be hope.
- StarsShunya KanekoKôta NomuraJingi IrieHiro, severely overworked, can barely function outside his toxic workplace. When he encounters Kai, a childhood friend he had once promised to marry, he finds he is steadily regaining a sense of purpose - yet Kai's motives remain unclear.
- StarsTakumi KizuRintarô HachimuraShunta SonoToki Kanade is a delinquent who gets into a lot of fights. But despite his appearance, he is a pure-hearted boy. He wins the favor of handsome physical education teacher Sahara Ichiro, with whom he subsequently falls in love. As a result, he starts going to school every day just to see Sahara. Thus begins a one-sided and sincere love affair between a refreshingly handsome teacher and a delinquent student.
- CreatorShinta HarekawaStarsShuichiro NaitoToshiki SetoTaisuke NiiharaYanase has worked as a CGI designer worldwide. Now back in Japan, Yanase is training a newbie named of Kaneda Yuki. There's only one issue: Kaneda is very unfriendly towards Yanase..
- StarsYûki SakuraiAroha TakamatsuNao OkabeKazuma returns to Japan, reuniting with former best friend Ren and working in the same company. Becoming close yet again, memories of their abrupt farewell 10 years ago surface, with Kazuma seeking answers from Ren, who remains distant.
- DirectorDaisuke KamijôStarsReiko TakashimaHiroe IgetaRima MatsudaKohei is a lonely college student who has distanced himself from others because of his hearing disability. Yet things begin to change when he meets outgoing Taichi, who offers to provide notes in exchange for meals.
- StarsKohei HiguchiAtsuki MashikoSayuri MatsumuraSegasaki, a handsome and popular weatherman, is actually a dictator at home. Yoh, a struggling ero-manga artist, knows this all too well. This is because the two live together. In exchange for food, he must obey whatever Segasaki says.
- StarsSato ArataNao OriyamaRio KomiyaTakara Shun, a high school student who belongs to a popular group in the class, and Taichi Amagi, a pure boy who is not a conspicuous type but is liked by people, realize their love for each other.
- StarsYoshida MunehiroAtsuhiro InukaiYûtaroOne day, the protagonist realizes that he lives inside a "world of BL." As he likes girls, he fights back against any hot guys that might draw near, but this is a "world of BL".