2008 Japanese television dramas
This is a list of Japanese television dramas often called doramas by fans.
The list is not complete, and aims to include all those Japanese television dramas that are somehow of interest for Wikipedia contents.
2008 Winter season
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| Japanese Title | Romaji Title | TV Station | Time Frame | Starring Actors | Theme Song(s) | Episodes | Average Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 交渉人〜THE NEGOTIATOR〜 | Kōshōnin ~THE NEGOTIATOR~ | TV Asahi | Thursday 21:00~21:54 10 January 2008 to 28 February 2008 |
Ryoko Yonekura, Takanori Jinnai, Katsumi Takahashi, Takashi Sasano, Kosuke Suzuki, Toshio Kakei, Megumi Yasu, Sōsuke Takaoka, Yū Shirota, Ren Osugi, Masato Ibu, Megumi Nakayama, Maki Komoto, Noboru Takachi, Tantan Hayashi | Shonannokaze "黄金魂" (Ougon Soul) |
8 | 13.4% |
| 4姉妹探偵団 | 4 Shimai Tanteidan | TV Asahi | Friday 21:00~21:54 18 January 2008 to 14 March 2008 |
Kaho, Noriko Nakagoshi, Natsuki Kato, Yui Ichikawa | YUI "Namidairo" |
9 | 7.0% |
| 未来講師めぐる | Mirai Kōshi Meguru | TV Asahi | Friday 23:15~24:10 11 January 2008 to 14 March 2008 |
Kyoko Fukada, Ryo Katsuji, Shinji Takeda, Tomoka Kurokawa, Bokuzo Mazana | Yanawaraba "サクラ" (Sakura) |
10 | 9.1% |
| 薔薇のない花屋 | Bara no nai Hanaya | Fuji TV | Monday 21:00~21:54 14 January 2008 to 24 March 2008 |
Shingo Katori, Yūko Takeuchi, Yumiko Shaku, Shota Matsuda, Yūki Yagi | Yamashita Tatsurou "ずっと一緒さ" (Zutto Issho sa) |
11 | 18.6% |
| ハチミツとクローバー | Honey and Clover | Fuji TV | Tuesday 21:00~21:54 8 January 2008 to 18 March 2008 |
Riko Narumi, Toma Ikuta, Natsuki Harada, Osamu Mukai, Hiroki Narimiya | Ken Hirai "キャンバス" (Canvas) |
11 | 8.9% |
| あしたの、喜多善男〜世界一不運な男の、奇跡の11日間〜 | Ashita no Kita Yoshio~Sekai-ichi Fuun na Otoko no, Kiseki no Jyuuichinichikan | Fuji TV | Tuesday 22:00~22:54 8 January 2008 to 18 March 2008 |
Fumiyo Kohinata, Ryuhei Matsuda, Manami Konishi, Jun Kaname | Yamazaki Masayoshi "真夜中のBoon Boon" (Mayonaka no Boon Boon) |
11 | 7.1% |
| 鹿男あをによし | Shikaotoko Aoniyoshi | Fuji TV | Thursday 22:00~22:54 17 January 2008 to 20 March 2008 |
Tamaki Hiroshi, Ayase Haruka | - | 10 | 9.9% |
| ロス：タイム：ライフ | loss:time:life | Fuji TV | Saturday 23:10~23:55 2 February 2008 to 5 April 2008 |
Eita, Keiichiro Koyama, Tomochika, Ueno Juri, Itou Atsushi, Tanaka Naoki, Tokiwa Takako, Yōko Maki, Ooizumi You, Nukumizu Youichi | Orange Range "君station" (Kimi Station) |
9 | 10.3% |
| 鞍馬天狗 | Kurama Tengu | NHK | Thursday 22:00~22:43 17 January 2008 to 6 March 2008 |
Mansai Nomura, Kotomi Kyono, Michiko Hada | - | 8 | 11.3% |
| フルスイング | Full Swing | NHK | Saturday 21:00~21:58 19 January 2008 to 23 February 2008 |
Katsumi Takahashi, Ran Ito, Kazue Fukishii | Rimi Natsukawa "Ano Hana no Yoni" |
6 | 11.7% |
| 刑事の現場 | Keiji no Genba | NHK | Saturday 21:00~21:58 1 March 2008 to 29 March 2008 |
Akira Terao, Mirai Moriyama, Saburo Ishikura, Chizuru Ikewaki, Shugo Oshinari | Ohashi Takuya "Arigato" |
4 | 10.5% |
| 篤姫 | Atsuhime | NHK | Sunday 20:00~20:58 6 January 2008 to Autumn 2008 (14 December 2008) |
Aoi Miyazaki, Kyōzō Nagatsuka, Kanako Higuchi, Yoshinori Okada, Sumie Sasaki, Eita, Rie Tomosaka, Maki Horikita, Ryo Katsuji, Kinya Kitaoji, Takaaki Enoki, Ikki Sawamura, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Taizo Harada, Kyoko Maya, Koji Matoba, Yo Kimiko, Hideki Takahashi, Keiko Matsuzaka, Hiroyuki Nagato, Mayo Suzukaze, Yuichiro Yamaguchi, Mikijiro Hira, Yuka Itaya, Matsuda Shota | - | 50 | 24.5% |
| 貧乏男子 ボンビーメン | Binbō Danshi | NTV | Tuesday 22:00~22:54 15 January 2008 to 11 March 2008 |
Oguri Shun, Norito Yashima, Yu Yamada, Miura Haruma, Ayumi Lee | BENNIE K "モノクローム" (Monochrome) Lenny Kravitz "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (Image Song) Suzuki Masayuki "上を向いて歩こう" (Ue wo Muite Arukou) (Insert Song) |
9 | 11.6% |
| 斉藤さん | Saitou-san | NTV | Wednesday 22:00~22:54 9 January 2008 to 19 March 2008 |
Mizuki Arisa, Mimura, Sasaki Kuranosuke | Mizuki Arisa "ENGAGED" |
11 | 15.5% |
| 1ポンドの福音 | 1 Pound no Fukuin | NTV | Saturday 21:00~21:54 12 January 2008 to 8 March 2008 |
Kazuya Kamenashi, Meisa Kuroki, Satomi Kobayashi, Ryosuke Yamada | KAT-TUN "LIPS" |
9 | 10.6% |
| 3年B組金八先生 8 | San nen B-gumi Kinpachi Sensei Series 8 | TBS | Thursday 21:00~21:54 11 October 2007 to 20 March 2008 |
Kamei Taku, Uekusa Yuuta, Sanada Yuuma | Kaientai "いつか見た青い空" (Itsuka Mita Aoi Sora) |
23 | 9.2% |
| だいすき!! | Daisuki!! | TBS | Thursday 22:00~22:54 17 January 2008 to 20 March 2008 |
Karina, Hiraoka Yuuta, Fukuda Saki, MEGUMI | melody. "遙花～はるか～" (Haruka) |
10 | 11.5% |
| エジソンの母 | Edison no Haha | TBS | Friday 22:00~22:54 11 January 2008 to 14 March 2008 |
Ito Misaki, Shimizu Yuuya | Superfly "愛をこめて花束を" (Ai o Komete Hanataba o) |
10 | 9.5% |
| 佐々木夫妻の仁義なき戦い | Sasaki Fusai no Jinginaki Tatakai | TBS | Sunday 21:00~21:54 20 January 2008 to 23 March 2008 |
Inagaki Goro, Koyuki | SMAP "そのまま" (Sono Mama) |
10 | 10.9% |
2008 Spring season
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Specials
- Attention Please: Sydney - starring Ueto Aya, Nishikido Ryo
- SP
- Proposal Daisakusen (aka Operation Love) SP - starring Yamashita Tomohisa, Nagasawa Masami
2008 Summer season
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| Japanese Title | Romaji Title | TV Station | Time Frame | Starring Actors | Theme Song(s) | Episodes | Average Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 篤姫 | Atsu-hime | NHK | Sunday 20:00~20:58 6 January 2008 to Autumn 2008 (14 December 2008) |
Aoi Miyazaki, Kyōzō Nagatsuka, Kanako Higuchi, Yoshinori Okada, Sumie Sasaki, Eita, Rie Tomosaka, Maki Horikita, Ryo Katsuji, Kinya Kitaoji, Takaaki Enoki, Ikki Sawamura, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Taizo Harada, Kyoko Maya, Koji Matoba, Yo Kimiko, Hideki Takahashi, Keiko Matsuzaka, Hiroyuki Nagato, Mayo Suzukaze, Yuichiro Yamaguchi, Mikijiro Hira, Yuka Itaya, Matsuda Shota | - | 50 | 24.5% |
| オトコマエ！ | Otokomae! | NHK | Saturday 19:30~20:00 12 April 2008 to 5 July 2008 |
Seiji Fukushi, Takumi Saito, Kyohei Shibata | - | 13 | 9.2% |
| 四つの嘘 | Yottsu no Uso | TV Asahi | Thursday 21:00~21:54 10 July 2008 to 4 September 2008 |
Hiromi Nagasaku, Shinobu Terajima, Reiko Takashima, Michiko Hada | Tanimura Nana "If I'm not the one" |
9 | 9.3% |
| ロト6で3億2千万円当てた男 | Lotto Six de San-oku Ni-senman En Ateta Otoko | TV Asahi | Friday 21:00~21:54 4 July 2008 to 5 September 2008 |
Takashi Sorimachi, Tomoko Nakajima | EXILE "MY FANTASY" |
10 | 6.4% |
| 打撃天使ルリ | Dageki Tenshi Ruri | TV Asahi | Friday 23:15~24:10 25 July 2008 to 26 September 2008 |
Rei Kikukawa | Glay "I LOVE YOUをさがしてる" (I LOVE YOU wo Sagashiteru) |
10 | 7.2% |
| 太陽と海の教室 | Taiyō to Umi no Kyōshitsu | Fuji TV | Monday 21:00~21:54 21 July 2008 to 22 September 2008 |
Yūji Oda, Keiko Kitagawa, Masaki Okada, Kii Kitano, Gaku Hamada, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Satoshi Tomiura, Mitsuki Tanimura, Atsuko Maeda, Aya Omasa, Yusuke Yamamoto, Manami Kurose, Yuichi Nakamura | UZ "君の瞳に恋してる" (Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru) |
10 | 14.5% |
| シバトラ | Shibatora | Fuji TV | Tuesday 21:00~21:54 8 July 2008 to 16 September 2008 |
Teppei Koike, Suzuka Ohgo, Miki Maya, Naohito Fujiki, Muga Tsukaji | Every Little Thing "あたらしい日々" (Atarashii Hibi) |
11 | 12.5% |
| モンスターペアレント | Monster Parent | Fuji TV | Tuesday 22:00~22:54 1 July 2008 to 9 September 2008 |
Yonekura Ryoko, Yūta Hiraoka | Tokunaga Hideaki "愛が哀しいから" (Ai ga Kanashii Kara) |
11 | 12.2% |
| コード・ブルー -ドクターヘリ緊急救命- | Code Blue -Doctor Heli Kinkyuu Kyuumei- | Fuji TV | Thursday 22:00~22:54 3 July 2008 to 12 September 2008 |
Tomohisa Yamashita, Yui Aragaki, Erika Toda, Yosuke Asari, Manami Higa | Mr.Children "HANABI" |
11 | 15.6% |
| 33分探偵 | 33pun Tantei | Fuji TV | Saturday 23:10~23:43 2 August 2008 to 27 September 2008 |
Tsuyoshi Domoto, Asami Mizukawa, Katsumi Takahashi, Jiro Sato, Maho Nonami, Shigeyuki Totsugi, Yoshio Kojima | KinKi Kids "Secret Code" |
9 | 9.1% |
| 乙女のパンチ | Otome no Punch | NHK | Thursday 20:00~20:58 19 June 2008 to 24 July 2008 |
Shizuyo Yamasaki, Tomoka Kurotani, Mayuko Iwasa | Namie Amuro "Sexy Girl" |
6 | 8.7% |
| 学校じゃ教えられない！ | Gakkō ja Oshierarenai! | NTV | Tuesday 22:00~22:54 15 July 2008 to 16 September 2008 |
Kyoko Fukada, Shosuke Tanihara, Ran Ito, Aki Asakura, Aoi Nakamura, Riisa Naka, Win Morisaki, Mizuki Kato, Gouki Maeda, Suzu Natsume, Kohei Norizuki, Miyu Yagyu, Daisuke Yanagisawa | - | 10 | 6.4% |
| 正義の味方 | Seigi no Mikata | NTV | Wednesday 22:00~22:54 9 July 2008 to 10 September 2008 |
Mirai Shida, Yu Yamada, Shiro Sano, Yoshiko Tanaka, Osamu Mukai, Kanata Hongo, Saori Takizawa, Mariya Nishiuchi | Okumura Hatsune "ホントはね" (Honto wa ne) |
10 | 10.3% |
| ヤスコとケンジ | Yasuko to Kenji | NTV | Saturday 21:00~21:54 12 July 2008 to 20 September 2008 |
Masahiro Matsuoka, Ryōko Hirosue, Mikako Tabe, Tadayoshi Okura, Sayaka Yamaguchi | TOKIO "雨傘" (Amagasa) |
10 | 13% |
| あんどーなつ | Ando Natsu | TBS | Thursday 20:00~20:54 7 July 2008 to 22 September 2009 |
Shihori Kanjiya, Jun Kunimura, Toshinori Omi, Jun Fubuki, Yoshihiko Hosoda | MONKEY MAJIK "Tada, Arigatou (ただ、ありがとう)" |
12 | 9.2% |
| 渡る世間は鬼ばかり 9 | Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari Series 9 | TBS | Thursday 21:00~21:54 3 April 2008 to 2009-03-xx |
Ken Utsui | TBA | TBA | N/A |
| 恋空 | Koizora | TBS | Thursday 19:56~20:54 2 August 2008 to 13 September 2008 |
Elena Mizusawa, Koji Seto | Mai Fukui "Ai no Uta (アイのうた)" |
6 | 6.4% |
| 魔王 | Maō | TBS | Friday 22:00~22:54 4 July 2008 to 12 September 2008 |
Satoshi Ohno, Toma Ikuta, Ryoko Kobayashi, Kei Tanaka, Shugo Oshinari, Tomohiro Waki, Michiko Kichise, Hitori Gekidan, Yuji Miyake, Koji Ishizaka | Arashi "Truth" |
11 | 11.4% |
| Tomorrow -陽はまたのぼる- | Tomorrow -Hi wa Mata Noboru- | TBS | Sunday 21:00~21:54 6 July 2008 to 7 September 2008 |
Yutaka Takenouchi, Miho Kanno, Ittoku Kishibe, Tamaki Ogawa, Tomoka Kurokawa, Harumi Edo, Takanori Jinnai | Hoshimura Mai "ひかり" (Hikari) |
10 | 12.6% |
2008 Autumn season
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| Japanese Title | Romaji Title | TV Station | Time Frame | Starring Actors | Theme Song(s) | Episodes | Average Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 相棒 7 | Aibō 7 | TV Asahi | Wednesday 21:00~21:54 22 October 2008 to Winter 2009 |
Yutaka Mizutani, Yasufumi Terawaki, Sawa Suzuki, Saya Takagi, Ittoku Kishibe | - | TBA | TBD |
| 篤姫 | Atsu-hime | NHK | Sunday 20:00~20:58 6 January 2008 to 14 December 2008 |
Aoi Miyazaki, Kyōzō Nagatsuka, Kanako Higuchi, Yoshinori Okada, Sumie Sasaki, Eita, Rie Tomosaka, Maki Horikita, Ryo Katsuji, Kinya Kitaoji, Takaaki Enoki, Ikki Sawamura, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Taizo Harada, Kyoko Maya, Koji Matoba, Yo Kimiko, Hideki Takahashi, Keiko Matsuzaka, Hiroyuki Nagato, Mayo Suzukaze, Yuichiro Yamaguchi, Mikijiro Hira, Yuka Itaya, Matsuda Shota | - | 50 | 24.5% |
| おみやさん | Omiya-san | TV Asahi | Thursday 20:00~20:54 16 October 2008 to Winter 2009 |
Tsunehiko Watase, Atsuko Sakurai, Natsumi Nanase, Kin Sugai | - | TBA | TBD |
| 水戸黄門 | Mito Komon Season 9 | TBS | Monday 22:00~22:54 13 October 2008 to Spring 2009 |
Satomi Kotaro | - | TBA | TBD |
| 小児救命 | Shōni Kyūmei | TV Asahi | Thursday 21:00~21:54 16 October 2008 to 18 December 2008 |
Manami Konishi, Takashi Tsukamoto, Ryo Katsuji, Sayaka Yamaguchi, Tomonori Jinnai, Ren Osugi | B'z "Itsuka Mata Koko de" |
9 | 7.0% |
| ギラギラ | Giragira | TV Asahi | Friday 21:00~21:54 17 October 2008 to 5 December 2008 |
Kuranosuke Sasaki, Sachie Hara, Miki Maya, Shohei Miura, Shunji Igarashi, Tsuyoshi Abe, Sei Ashina | Girl Next Door "Jonetsu no Daisho" |
8 | 10.2% |
| サラリーマン金太郎 | Salaryman Kintarō | TV Asahi | Friday 23:15~23:59 10 October 2008 to 12 December 2008 |
Masaru Nagai, Waka Inoue, Noriko Aoyama, Shingo Kazama, Ken Utsui, Shigeki Hosokawa | - | 10 | 11.8% |
| イノセント・ラヴ | Innocent Love | Fuji TV | Monday 21:00~21:54 20 October 2008 to 22 December 2008 |
Maki Horikita, Yujin Kitagawa, Yu Kashii, Seiji Fukushi, Hiroki Narimiya, Yuki Uchida, Kosuke Toyohara | Hikaru Utada "Eternally -Drama Mix-" |
10 | 13.5% |
| セレブと貧乏太郎 | Celeb to Binbō Tarō | Fuji TV | Tuesday 21:00~21:54 14 October 2008 to 23 December 2008 |
Aya Ueto, Yusuke Kamiji, Ryoko Kuninaka, Takashi Kashiwabara, Mayumi Wakamura, Shinji Yamashita, Morio Kazama, Takayuki Takuma, Megumi Nakayama | Ikimono-gakari "Kimagure Romantic" |
11 | 13.1% |
| チーム・バチスタの栄光 | Team Batista no Eikō | Fuji TV | Tuesday 22:00~22:54 14 October 2008 to 23 December 2008 |
Atsushi Itō, Toru Nakamura, Yuu Shirota, Yumiko Shaku, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Yuko Natori, Ryuzo Hayashi, Daisuke Miyagawa, Shingo Tsurumi | Thelma Aoyama "Mamoritai Mono (守りたいもの) |
11 | 13.2% |
| 風のガーデン | Kaze no Garden | Fuji TV | Thursday 22:00~22:54 9 October 2008 to 18 December 2008 |
Kiichi Nakai, Meisa Kuroki, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Ryoko Kuninaka, Eri Ishida, Hiroshi Fuse, Ayaka Hirahara, Guts Ishimatsu, Eiji Okuda | Ayaka Hirahara "Nocturne (ノクターン)" |
11 | 15.7% |
| ROOM OF KING | ROOM OF KING | Fuji TV | Saturday 23:15~23:59 4 October 2008 to 29 November 2008 |
Hiro Mizushima, Anne Suzuki, Haruka Igawa, Itsuji Itao, Atsuro Watabe | Kimaguren "Ai NEED (愛NEED)" |
9 | 7.3% |
| 赤い糸 | Akai Ito | Fuji TV | Saturday 23:10–23:54 6 December 2008 to Winter 2009 (28 February 2009) |
Nao Minamisawa, Junpei Mizobata, Ryo Kimura, Rei Okamoto, Anna Ishibashi, Nanami Sakuraba, Tomo Yanagishita, Sayuri Iwata, Mirai Moriyama | HY "366 Nichi" |
11 | 7.7% |
| オー！マイ・ガール！！ | Oh! My Girl!! | NTV | Tuesday 22:00–22:56 14 October 2008 to 9 December 2008 |
Mokomichi Hayami, Rosa Kato, Riko Yoshida | Kobukuro "Toki no Ashioto (時の足音)" |
9 | 7.5% |
| OLにっぽん | OL Nippon | NTV | Wednesday 22:00–22:56 8 October 2008 to 10 December 2008 |
Arisa Mizuki, Sadao Abe, Minami | Speed "Ashita no Sora (あしたの空)" |
10 | 8.0% |
| スクラップ･ティーチャー | Scrap Teacher | NTV | Saturday 21:00–21:56 11 October 2008 to 6 December 2008 |
Yuto Nakajima, Ryosuke Yamada, Yuuri Chinen, Daiki Arioka, Yusuke Kamiji, Ai Kato, Osamu Mukai, Norito Yashima | Hey! Say! JUMP "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy (真夜中のシャドーボーイ)" |
9 | 11.4% |
| 流星の絆 | Ryūsei no Kizuna | TBS | Friday 22:00~22:54 17 October 2008 to 19 December 2008 |
Kazunari Ninomiya, Ryo Nishikido, Erika Toda, Jun Kaname, Mika Nakashima, Toshinori Omi, Ryo, Susumu Terajima, Tomokazu Miura | Arashi "beautiful days" Mika Nakashima "ORION"(Insert Song) |
10 | 16.3% |
| ブラッディ・マンデイ | Bloody Monday | TBS | Saturday 19:56~20:52 11 October 2008 to 20 December 2008 |
Haruma Miura, Michiko Kichise, Takeru Sato, Yutaka Matsushige, Nana Katase, Hiroki Narimiya, Hisashi Yoshizawa, Sei Ashina | flumpool "Over the rain ~Hikari no Hashi~" |
11 | 11.4% |
| SCANDAL | SCANDAL | TBS | Sunday 21:00~21:54 19 October 2008 to 21 December 2008 |
Kyōka Suzuki, Kyōko Hasegawa, Kazue Fukiishi, Kaori Momoi, Naho Toda, Ikki Sawamura, Ken Mitsuishi, Kenichi Endō, Fumiyo Kohinata | Miho Fukuhara "LOVE ~winter song~" |
10 | 13.0% |
| メン☆ドル | Mendol | TV Tokyo | Friday 24:12~25:00 10 October 2008 to 26 December 2008 |
Haruna Kojima, Minami Takahashi, Minami Minegishi | No3b "Relax!" (Opening Song) AKB48 "Ogoe Diamond" |
12 | N/A |