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Hitoshi Ueki (植木等)
A Fresh Breeze新しい風 새로운 바람 新政風 75 min. x 1 ep. / 60 min. x 10 eps.|11 episodes Until now, Mako thought that politics had absolutely nothing to do with her. That is until her fiance, Takashi, suddenly became a candidate for lower house elections of the Diet. In support of Takashi’s aim to “bring a fresh breeze to politics,” she enters an unfamiliar world. There she meets the holders of the real power in politics, the adept private secretaries and the power behind the throne - the wives of the parliamentarians. Giddy from the eccentric and driven personalities she meets, the likes of which she has never before encountered, Mako stands with Takashi as they are buffeted by the waves of politics. Driving School Story教習所物語 자동차 운전면허 학원 이야기 駕駛訓練班 120 min. x 1 ep. / 60 min. x 9 eps.|10 episodes 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. Dragonflyとんぼ 잠자리 蜻蜓 90 min. x 1 ep. / 60 min. x 7 eps.|8 episodes This is the story of a rebellious young man who is trapped in a violent existence and nevertheless tries to do what he feels is right. The main character is a member of a yakuza gang who is quick to strike back at things he dislikes and just as quick to correct what he sees to be wrong. His struggle to define and uphold his own code of ethics makes for a deeply searching drama that is far removed from “feel-good” stories about family and parent-child relationships. |