“Loin d'ici”is a French restaurant oddly situated inside a cemetery, and run by a very eccentric owner who exhibits not a whit of desire to see it succeed except to fulfill her own hedonistic craving of “enjoying the pleasures of food and drink to her heart’s content”. She is surrounded by a colorful, like-minded staff of unique misfits, none of whom possess the refinement, flattery or tact needed. Yet through a string of mishaps and failures, they gradually find in the restaurant a sense of belonging and purpose, growing with the owner into an indispensable team and top-shelf restaurant. Savor this quintessential comical farce packed with laughs plus valuable hints for succeeding in life.

A forty-year-old man has married a pretty woman 20 years younger than he is. However, with their marriage as a turning point, his fate dramatically changes. The mother of his newly-wed bride is his old lover! What is worse, the mother voluntarily moves herself in with the newly weds. Their newly married life, which would have been honey-sweet, is becoming a roller-coaster ride. This is a comical drama portraying the triangle with reason of these three people.

A girl-next-door type, the ordinary senior high school girl, Izumi Hoshi suddenly turns into a yakuza (gangster) boss. The high school girl, who had been completely unrelated to the yakuza world, now defeats evils one after another. It is a truly exhilarating story.
The original novel written by Jiro Akagawa is a big hit that sold some 2 million copies! Furthermore, it is a serial drama based on “Sailor Fuku to Kikanju (sailor suit and machine gun),” which was made into a movie starring Hiroko Yakushimaru and was rage of the times.

This group of sexy, fresh and lively women pursues dance and action with fervor and irresistible force. On the outside they are a dance group at the Dollhouse club but secretly they are a special investigations unit. Under the direction of their leader, Reiko Kanzaki, they entertain the customers of the club, while punishing evil. Their first mission is to take on a band of armed criminals who are robbing a bank. The head of the criminals is Mika Ayanokoji. Thanks to the Dolls superb teamwork, the gang is arrested but due to a police mistake, Mika is able to escape. But Reiko confronts Mika and makes her an offer. Dollhouse is a simple, straight-shooting but action-packed drama that wins with passion. It’s show time!

Everyday 150,000 people pass through the Tokyo International Airport called “Big Wing.” Ever since she was a child, Kumiko Furukawa has wanted to work at Big Wing. Bright and positive, Kumiko’s only fault is her scatterbrained clumsiness which causes her to make mistakes. To many of her co-workers, Kumiko is a nuisance and an embarrassment, but she will have to use her relentless smile and boundless energy to change their minds and serve the Big Wing she loves!

Reiji Abe is a repeat offender of driving under the influence and his license has been suspended. Forced to go to driving school, Reiji chooses the quickest, least expensive, and easiest driving school he can find. Unfortunately for Reiji, the nation’s strictest instructor, Miyuki Takanashi, is asked to help the school improve its reputation. She will have her hands full with Reiji and a class full of other misfits, but with a little luck and a lot of hard work, she may just be able to help them see the error of their ways.

Mayako, a married woman, finds her life of comfort and casual affairs thrown into disarray when she unexpectedly falls in love with a younger man. Here is a modern fable of the moral dilemmas facing today’s women, in a time where the expectations of love, marriage, and divorce from earlier generations no longer seem true.

Wakaba is very concerned about her son’s entrance exams for elementary school. However, there are so many things that she does not know and is at a loss to help her son. Her frantic worrying makes mountains out of molehills and causes trouble for others, including her husband. This drama describes with a touch of comedy the trials and tribulations parents go through when it comes to their children’s education.