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Man of Destiny 運命の人   운명의 인간   命運之人

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Man of Destiny,運命の人,운명의 인간,命運之人

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Broadcast Date

2012.1.15 - 2012.3.18

Episode / Duration

10 episodes 114min x 1 ep / 90min x 1 ep / 60min x 8 eps

Scenario Writer

Hiroshi Hashimoto (橋本裕志)

Cast

Masahiro Motoki (本木雅弘)
Takako Matsu (松たか子)
Yoko Maki (真木よう子)
Nao Omori (大森南朋)
Kinya Kitaoji (北大路欣也)

A story based on the famous ”Okinawa Secret Pact Scandal” of 1972. In the world of journalism where ideals clash with ambition, an ace political reporter named Yuminari pursues his ideals and convictions to expose a huge scandal surrounding the “return of Okinawa” to Japan from the United States. But Yuminari finds himself up against the massive power of the government with the resources to discredit him for any slip-up or vulnerability. As he struggles to maintain his principles and fortitude, supported by his wife, Yuriko, an extramarital affair he has been having with a Foreign Ministry clerk, Akiko Miki, who leaked him the information. The focus of the scandal shifts to questions of treason and morality. A thrilling depiction of the woeful circumstances of three figures whose work, private lives and pride get manhandled by forces far beyond their control.
오키나와 반환밀약 사건으로 불리는 40년전에 실제로 일어난 사건을 토대로 한 드라마. 이성과 욕망이 뒤엉킨 신 문업계에서 정치부기자 유미나리가 이상과 신념을 안고 오키나와 반환의 배후에 숨겨진 국가권력의 기만을 폭로한 다. 하지만, 권력의 허물을 건드린 유미나리는 아주 작은 일을 계기로 약점을 잡히게 된다. 엄청난 복수세력과 맞 서며 이윽고 일대의 스캔들속으로 휘몰리는 유미나리. 정치기자로서의 신념이 흔들리고 상처받고 갈등하면서도 불 굴의 정신으로 싸우는 유미나리. 신문기자의 아내로 남편을 믿고 살아가지만 여자로서 남편을 의심하는 유리코. 어 느날 일어난 일을 계기로 유미나리에게 특별한 감정을 갖고 사건을 예상치 못한 방향으로 이끄는 외무성사무관 미 키 아키코. 세사람의 고뇌를 주축으로 일과 가족, 상처받은 이들이 운명에 흔들리는 모습을 스릴넘치게 그렸다.
故事是根據大約發生在40年前被稱作“沖繩返還密約事件”的真實案件。在理想和慾望互相爭鬥的報社,身 為政治部的一流記者「弓成」為了堅持理想和信念,決定揭發暗藏在“沖繩返還”背後的國家權利鬥爭。但是 不滿憤怒權力的弓成卻因為一個小小的破綻反而被設計陷害。面對激烈的攻擊,不久弓成成為了世紀醜聞的標 題人物。即使他被歪曲了自己身為政治記者的信念,被流言中傷但還是不屈的掙扎奮戰;身為“新聞記者的妻子” 的「由里子」試著要相信自己的丈夫,但是以一個“女人”的身份她一直是懷疑著他的;同時,擔任外務省事 務官的「三木 昭子」因為某天夜裡發生的事情,對弓成有了特殊的情感也因此將整件事情導向不可預料的發展。 以描寫這三個人物的痛苦為中心,真實的敘述如何因為工作,家庭和自尊被傷害,而被命運捉弄的人生。

Blackboard: Teachers Against the Tide of Time

ブラックボード〜時代と戦った教師たち〜   블랙 보드~시대와 싸운 교사들~   黑板~與時代奮戰的教師們~

139 min. x 1 ep. / 135 min. x 1 ep. / 144 min. x 1 ep. |3 episodes

Do you have a teacher you will never forget?
An ordinary looking school and a typical classroom. So many students have passed through it over the years; as have many battle-scarred teachers. A message on the blackboard embodies three dramatic periods in Japan’s postmodern history. There was the time just after World War II, the economic miracle that followed, and the recent devastating earthquake and tsunami. Viewed from three fascinating and iconoclastic teachers living through these three revolutionary milestones moments, here is a story that drives at the heart of education. What did these children learn? What were the adults able to impart to them? What does it mean to be Japanese? And what are the hopes and dreams of people of all ages?

Call me The Shadow : Adventures of a Housewife Detective

専業主婦探偵 〜私はシャドウ   전업주부 탐정~나는 그림자   家庭主婦偵探~我是影子

75 min x 1 ep / 60 min x 8 eps|9 episodes

Full-time homemaker, Serina, is madly in love with her elite securities manager husband, Takefumi. But ever since they got married two years ago as two incurably infatuated lovers, her husband has changed. He has begun to find her unmitigated affection towards him to be “over the top” and “irksome.” As a result, he has begun to avoid her. Then one evening returning from a dinner party, Serina finds herself caught up in a little incident where she encounters a private detective named Haruki. She ends up taking a job working at his office. Though somewhat clumsy and wielding no particular talent to speak of, Serina gradually realizes that she was made for detective work. And in the process of striving for the affection of the husband she loves, she too finds herself changing and growing into a beautifully strong and independent woman.

Dearest

最愛   최애   最愛

75min × 1ep / 60min × 9eps|10eps

Leading female industrialist, Rio, has been named a key person of interest in a serial murder case investigated by Detective Daiki. The two were once in love with each other in their youth. Rio’s legal advisor, Kenichiro, will do anything for her. Caught in a love triangle and a criminal investigation, Rio and Daiki’s “forbidden” romance seems doomed by a missing person incident 15 years ago and its possible links to a current serial murder case. Is Rio complicit? What would you do to protect those who are most beloved to you, be it a first crush, a sibling, a parent, a child, or a lifelong friend? This suspenseful romance evokes the uncompromising passion, struggle and redemption of true love.

Miss Double Faced Teacher

黒の女教師   검은 여교사   黑暗女教師

75 min x 1 ep / 60 min x 9 eps|10 episodes

Yuko is a biology teacher and education counselor at a local high school. Between the school bell chimes, she’s an ordinary teacher with superlative instructional technique. But when school lets out, she transforms into the one person you don’t want to mess with, a super problem-solving mercenary for whom no method is off limits when it comes to rooting out the myriad problems infesting teenage life in the schools. With an “eye for an eye” approach, she’s not above breaking a few laws and demands payment for her services. Enlisting as her sidekicks, Sumire and Aya, the personality-diverse trio run their elite “extra-curricular social work” club unified around Yuko’s charismatic leadership. High school students do not live in a sanitized bubble, and some extraordinary problems require extraordinary solutions that black-and-white rules of propriety or common sense alone cannot solve.

Quartet/Lovers & Liars

カルテット   콰르텟   美麗的謊音四重奏

75 min × 1 ep / 60 min × 9 eps|10 episodes

Four people’s paths cross one winter by chance: two women and two men in their 30s, all whose dreams have gone sadly unfulfilled. Instead of swelling toward the peak of their lives, their lives all seem headed gently downhill. Despite being total strangers, they decide to share a house together in the wooded resort area of a Karuizawa. But “chance” also hides some pretty big secrets in this brand new adult-sized drama that will have you laughing at odd chemistry, biting your nails at unexpected turns, and even alarmed by some stark truths of the human condition.

SAKABA: Bar Hopping Women

おんな酒場放浪記   여성 술집방랑기   女人們的酒場放浪記

15 min series|100+ eps

A female edition of the popular “SAKABA: Bar Hopping Report by Rui Yoshida” for women. Since first airing in 2003, the “SAKABA: Bar Hopping Report by Rui Yoshida” team has introduced viewers to some 500 drinking holes across the country and reported on over 1,500. But this time, drink loving women foray into the “middle aged male world” by hitting the program’s hand-picked establishments.

The Good Listener

SAKURA 〜事件を聞く女〜   사쿠라 ~사건을 듣는 여자~   SAKURA~傾聽事件的女人~

115 min × 1 ep / 60 min × 9 eps|10 episodes

Undercover cop Sakura Mizusawa assumes many faces as she teams up with a hot-blooded detective, Masato Takeuchi, to form a crime-solving tag team with an ear for the truth.
With an uncanny ability to connect all the disparate voices she hears undercover, Sakura goes in complete pursuit of criminals, giving her undivided attention to incidents that could happen to anyone and alleviating the suffering of the weak and disadvantaged.
Join her in this fun and raucous old school police story that promises a tearfully moving finish and plenty of lessons about right and wrong. Great for the whole family, young and old!

The Melancholy of an Disguised Interviewer

変身インタビュアーの憂鬱   변신인터뷰어의 우울   憂鬱的百變偵探

30 min. x 10 eps.|10 episodes

A mystery writer and master of-the-trick-ending turns active interviewer in search of answers to a series of mysteries taking place in the realm between the virtual world and reality in an isolated town. Suffering from writer’s block, the author teams with his editor to solve a gothic murder that leads them down a labyrinthine path in this edgy mystery with dark comedy streaks.

Tokyo Elevator Girl

東京エレベーターガール   도쿄 엘리베이터 걸   東京電梯女郎

60 min. x 11 eps.|11 episodes

A young woman is on her own, facing the fascination and challenges of the working world. This drama traces her journey to maturity as she casts off illusions and misconceptions to learn the genuine truths of life.

TOKYO MER: Mobile Emergency Room

TOKYO MER~走る緊急救命室~   TOKYO MER~ 달리는 긴급 구명실~   TOKYO MER: Mobile Emergency Room

85 min × 1 ep / 75 min × 2 eps / 60 min × 8 eps|Eps 11

Kota Kitami, a brilliant young ER doctor, has been handpicked by Mayor Azusa Akatsuka to head a new emergency response team dubbed TOKYO Mobile Emergency Room, or MER, outfitted with leading-edge medical technology and a large mobile operating theatre to respond to major accidents, natural disasters, and other emergencies. Their mission is simple: Save every life. Team member Nao Otowa, sent by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on a secret mission, ends up forming a close professional bond with Kota, and together the two men put their lives on the line every day to rescue others. But perhaps there’s more to Kota’s superhuman bravery and self-sacrifice than meets the eye...