TBS Program Catalog

SAVE OUR TOWN! ナポレオンの村   나폴레옹의 마을   拿破崙之村

Inquiry

Print

"The word 'impossible' is not French."
The hero who immortalized those words? Napoleon Bonaparte. Fast forward far into the future. The setting is Tokyo five years prior to it hosting the Summer Olympics games. A curious man arrives at a mountain village of Kagura on the western edge of the city. He is Eiji Asai, a seasoned civil servant possessing the vitality to do the impossible - to save a dying town. Affected by his unconventional methods and remarkable achievements, a town of once listless city workers and estranged residents undergoes a transformation in this uplifting tale of revival and rebirth.
「내 사전에 불가능이란 없다!」
일찍이 프랑스에 이런 명언을 남긴 한명의 위대한 영웅이 있었다. 남자의 이름은 나폴레옹 보나파르트. 세월은 흘러 5년후 개최될 올림픽에 들떠 있는 도쿄. 그런 도쿄의 서쪽끝 산자락의 가구라 마을에 조금은 색다른 남자가 나타났다. 그의 이름은 아사이 에이지. 소멸만을 기다리는 마을에 돌연이 나타난 백전연마의 공무원은 “불가능”을 “가능”으로 바꾸는 지칠줄 모르는 활동력의 소유자였다. 아사이의 틀을 벗어난 도전과 쾌거에 영향을 받아 형식뿐인 일만을 해오던 공무원들과 제각각이던 마을 사람들에게 조금씩 변화가 일어난다. 더이상 손을 쓸 수 없었던 마을이 다시 태어나는 모습을 그린 상쾌한 성공스토리!
在石川縣的邊緣村落裡出現了一個創造奇蹟的男人!他的名字是高野誠鮮。一直在東京工作的他,出生是石川縣裡延續四十代的名門寺廟的僧侶後代。他決定回老家擔任當地縣政府的公務員。回到懷念已久的故鄉後映在高野眼裏的竟然是連居民都已快放棄希望的邊緣部落。再這樣下去,這個村落真的會消失・・・。
這是一部描寫已經到了谷底的人們如何堅強地團結起來重拾希望去奮鬥,真實故事改編的物語。讓我們一同看村民們為了他們的故鄉跟著超出您想像的超級公務員如何創造感人肺腑的奇蹟,跟著他們一起吶喊“這世界上絕對沒有我們做不到的事!”

Big Wing

ビッグウイング   빅 윙   東京機場物語

60 min. x 10 eps.|10 episodes

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!

Dr. Mom’s Medical Journal 6

おふくろ先生の診療日記6   어머니 선생님의 진료일기6   看診日記

120 min. x 1 ep.|1 episode

Kayo Otahara, known affectionately as “Dr. Mom”, pours heart and soul into providing medical care to her local community. For roughly two months each summer, the rustic Gifu Prefecture village of Gujohachiman is transformed into a bustling center of activity, swelling to 30 times its normal population during its “Gujo Odori” festival, a folk dance where people clack wooden clogs on the ground in rhythmic cadence, also known as the “clog dance.” Against this bucolic backdrop, a story unfolds between Dr. Mom and a village clog maker’s family working to preserve the town’s tradition. She finds herself unraveling a family in-cident while serving as the only hope for rescuing their suddenly infirm daughter.

Heaven? My Restaurant, My Life

Heaven?~ご苦楽レストラン~   Heaven? 헤븐   Heaven? 天國餐館

70 min × 3 eps. / 60min × 7 eps.|10 episodes

“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.

Lifeflash Incorporated

走馬灯株式会社   주마등 주식회사   跑馬燈株式會社

30 min. x 10 eps.|10 episodes

"Somato" is a term referring to the phenomenon at the brink of death where a person sees their whole life pass before their eyes. Those who are lost and happen to stumble into the Somato Incorporated are guided by Kaminuma by the entreaty, "Take as much time as you'd like to look back over your life" and then are handed a set of DVDs equal in number to each of your age. They contain parts of your life you had forgotten and your life as viewed by others. What's more, you get to learn the shocking truths you were not capable of knowing before, forcing you to face up to facts so shocking they may never recover. After watching every volume, what are people left thinking? Are they left with a sense of despair? Or hope.

Light of My Lion

ライオンの隠れ家   사자의 은신처   獅子的藏身處

60min × 11eps

Hiroto, a kind and earnest older brother and his autistic younger brother, Michito, led an ordinary life together - until one day, a five-year-old boy appeared at their doorstep claiming to be their nephew. This boy, who refers to himself as “Lion”, says he is the son of Hiroto and Michito’s sister, who they believed was dead. However, she was actually alive only to vanish again, entrusting her young son to the brothers’ care. The trio develop a strong camaraderie as they seek to unravel a thicket of lies and a grand scheme of love, surrounding the mysterious sister.

My Little Chef

マイリトルシェフ   나의 작은 요리사   我的小廚師

60 min. x 10 eps.|10 episodes

Seri, an unknown yet talented female chef from the country, arrives in Tokyo to work at French restaurant, Etoire, but discovers that they have gone out of business due to the departure of their main chef. Together with the restaurant’s former manager, she opens a French restaurant of her own and begins to recreate the flavors her late father mastered as a famous gourmet chef. Unfortunately, Etoire returns with an unscrupulous manager, and to make matters worse, Seri learns that it happens to be owned by her birth mother living in Paris who she hasn’t seen since she was a child. Seri wonders if her passion and skill will be enough to succeed.

Our Love Song!

愛のうた!   사랑의 노래!   愛之歌

30 min. x 45 eps.|45 episodes

Aki loses her husband-to-be right before their wedding. What is left for her are the three children he had with his ex-wife. This story depicts the transition of Aki and the children instantly becoming a “family,” discovering love and bonds and building a true family. The new family of four heals their wounds of losing their loved one by gradually clearing up normal household issues and becomes true to themselves through their life in the nature of Nasu Heights.

Revue Starlight

少女歌劇 レヴュースタァライト   소녀극장 레뷔 스타라이트   少女☆歌劇 REVUE STARLIGHT

30 min.|12 episodes

Childhood friends Karen and Hikari made a promise that, together, they would one day become the next theatrical stars. Real life got in the way of their childhood dream when Hikari moved away, but Karen never forgot her promise. Years later, the two friends finally have their chance when they’re invited to a mysterious audition. However, the two are not the only ones who have trained for this moment, and they must now compete with others whom all share the same dream of performing on stage.

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.