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- DirectorTaisuke KawamuraStarsKento YamazakiRen KiriyamaMiho ShiraishiAoi lives in an apartment by herself. Shusei moves in next to Aoi's apartment. Shusei is a very popular student. Due to a mistake, Aoi makes the sprinkler go off in his room. Until his room is fixed, he stays with Aoi.
- CreatorHisaya NakajôStarsMaki HorikitaShun OguriTôma IkutaMizuki disguises herself as a boy and transfers to the same all-boys high school her idol, Izumi Sano, a high-jump athlete that gave up on the sport, attends. In between the antics of their classmates, she'll try to get him to jump again.
- DirectorEiichirô HasumiStarsHaruka AyaseMunetaka AokiTôru NakamuraA female teacher takes charge of a high school volleyball club and promises to show the students her breasts if they can win the next game.
- StarsTôma IkutaShun OguriJuri UenoIkuo and Tatsuya grow up in an orphanage, tragically witnessing their beloved teacher's murder. Years later, Ikuo is now a detective while Tatsuya leads a crime syndicate. Resolved to find the perpetrator, they can only trust each other.
- DirectorNobuhiro DoiStarsKasumi ArimuraNanami AbeMorio AgataFact-based tale of a slacker high-school girl, years behind in her studies, who decides to start working hard and pass the entrance exams to a prestigious university in Japan.
- DirectorTakahiro MikiStarsYui AragakiFumino KimuraKenta KiritaniYuri Kashiwagi was once known as a genius pianist. One day, she returns to her hometown in Goto Islands from Tokyo. There, she begins to work as a temporary teacher at a middle school and an adviser of the school chorus. The chorus aims to take part at a competition. Yuri gives the chorus members an assignment - to write a letter with the title of "To myself 15 years later" upon a song that they will sing at the competition.
- DirectorTakashi YamazakiStarsMaki HorikitaHidetaka YoshiokaShin'ichi TsutsumiLeaving her provincial home, teenage Mutsuko arrives in Tokyo by train to take a job in a major automotive company but finds that she is employed by a small auto repair shop owned by Norifumi Suzuki. Suzuki's hair-trigger temper is held somewhat in check by the motherly instincts of his wife, Tomoe, and his young son Ippei immediately bonds with Mutsuko as if she were his older sister. The Suzuki shop lies almost in the shadow of the Tokyo Tower as it rises steadily above the skyline during construction in 1958. Others in the neighborhood also are striving to better themselves as Japan continues to emerge from the shadow of war. Hiromi has just abandoned her shady life as a dancer to start a sake bar. Abandoned by his single mother, young Junnosuke is first handed off to Hiromi but she passes him off to Ryunosuke Chagawa, a struggling writer who runs a candy shop and only manages to sell adventure stories for boys as his serious novels continue to be rejected. Junnosuke is an avid reader of Chagawa's stories and begins to idolize him upon learning about his authorship. Junnosuke also writes stories, and makes friends with Ippei and others when they discover his tales that show Japan in the hi-tech future of the 21st century.
- DirectorTakashi KoizumiStarsAkira TeraoEri FukatsuTakanari SaitoThe story of a single mother housekeeper and a mathematics professor, who has a brain damage.
- DirectorTetsuya NakashimaStarsKoji YakushoAyaka WilsonSatoshi TsumabukiAn old grumpy man called Onuki visits an heir in search of a book. The girl reads the book everyday as if it is all new and,in fact, to her it is. As she has already forgotten it the day repeats again for her with the story as if anew. There is something about the man that she remembers however. Thanks to her the old man's compassion and kindness multiplies.
- DirectorTakashi YamazakiStarsShin'ichi HatoriMaki HorikitaFumiyo KohinataChagawa finds it increasing difficult to support his young ward Junnosuke in his store across the street from the Suzuki garage on Third Street. Unless he can provide a better life, Junnosuke's rich father, Kawabata will take him away. Chagawa focuses once again on winning the "Akutagawa-sho" literary award and the prize money coming with it. Mika, a 7-year old relative of the Suzukis is left to stay with them when her father has business reverses. She is accustomed to a richer life style and at first her behavior is very spoiled but is humbled when sees the menial chores that her same-aged cousin Ippei performs. Mutsuko continues to work in the family as a mechanic but has an aspiring boyfriend Takeo, who is studying cooking. Chagawa seeks to find Hiromi, who has become successful once more as the exotic dancer "Betty."
- DirectorTakashi YamazakiStarsHidetaka YoshiokaShin'ichi TsutsumiKoyukiThe Tokyo Olympics are about to open, and Rynosuke Chagawa is excited to receive a new TV set to watch the upcoming events. His wife Hiromi is pregnant and he has built a second level on his shop to provide his adopted son Junnosuke with a private space to study for entrance to Tokyo University to set up a career with a major company. He dreams of sparing Junnosuke the struggles that he has faced as a writer. The family continues to rely upon Hiromi's income from her bar. Meanwhile a rival story, The Virus, by a new writer has appeared in the periodical that has been publishing his stories "Boy's Adventure Book" and he fears the new competition. Norifumi Suzuki also receives a new TV, but more of a deluxe model. Mutsuko Hoshino (Roku) is still the principal mechanic in the Suzuki family's auto repair shop, but she dresses up some mornings to go to a nearby street with the hope of a "chance" meeting with Dr. Kikuchi, who earlier treated a burn on her arm. High school student Ippei Suzuki dreams of becoming a rock star. All the residents on Third Street in the shadow of Tolyo Tower feel a great sense of pride in Japan's hosting of the Olympics.
- StarsAya UetoMichiko KichiseTakumi SaitôThe story is about two women who each have a affair.
- DirectorJae-young KwakStarsHaruka AyaseKeisuke KoideRisa AiA lonely university student develops a romance with a beautiful interesting woman, who turns out to be a cyborg from the future.
- StarsRyôko ShinoharaHaruma MiuraNaohito Fujiki39-yo Sakura Toyama is a hairdresser and salon assistant manager, who is concerned by her stagnant life. She decides to at least do something about her love life. She accepts a party invitation from Chiyoko Ogami and confusion develops.
- StarsHaruka AyaseHaruma MiuraAsami MizukawaTeenager Kathy suddenly realizes that she must learn to come to terms with her love, friendships and morality as she finds out the haunting truth that awaits her.
- DirectorMasato HijikataStarsHaruka AyaseMao DaichiCharlotte Kate FoxWho among us does not spend a portion of the time daydreaming or fantasizing? The difference is that for most when it comes to romantic fantasies the subject of our thoughts is unaware of it - or at least is not a telepath. See what happens when the rich heir to a corporate throne happens to be telepathic and responds to the vivid fantasies and sentiments of an office lady working for the company.
- DirectorFumihiko SoriStarsHaruka AyaseShidô NakamuraYôsuke KubozukaIchi is a blind woman who roams about town with her shamisen (a three-stringed Japanese guitar), but she has exceptional sword skills with which she fights off yakuza and other villains.
- DirectorKenji UchidaStarsYasuhi NakamuraReika KirishimaSo YamanakaSix months passed and Takeshi Miyata is still depressed after his girlfriend dumped him in a sudden way especially after he bought a big apartment for both of them but in one night after he just finished work his childhood friend.
- DirectorYûichirô HirakawaStarsTamae AndôKasumi ArimuraYasushi FuchikamiStruggling manga author Satoru Fujinuma is beset by his fear to express himself. However, he has a supernatural ability of being forced to prevent deaths and catastrophes by being sent back in time before the incident occurred, repeating time until the accident is prevented. One day, he gets involved in an accident that has him framed as a murderer. Desperate to save the victim, he sends himself back in time only to find himself as a grade-schooler one month before fellow classmate Kayo Hinazuki went missing. Satoru now embarks on a new quest: to save Kayo and solve the mystery behind her disappearance.
- DirectorRyûichi HirokiStarsFumi NikaidôKento YamazakiMegumi AbeErika captured a photo of a handsome guy and told her friends that he is her boyfriend. Upon finding this out, the boy proposed to go with her pretense as long as she acts as his pet dog.
- DirectorShinobu YaguchiStarsSatoshi TsumabukiHiroshi TamakiAkifumi MiuraIn a Japanese high school, a class of adolescent geeks joins the new synchronized swimming teacher and takes up the challenge to take part in the competition, in spite of the mockeries of the "real sportsmen".
- DirectorShinobu YaguchiStarsJuri UenoYûta HiraokaShihori KanjiyaA tale of delinquent and lazy school girls. In their efforts to cut remedial summer math class, they end up vitiating and replacing the schools brass band.
- DirectorMamoru HoshiStarsKoji YakushoGorô InagakiMasaya TakahashiIn wartime Japan, a government censor tries to make the writer for a theater troupe alter his comedic script. As they work with and against each other, the script ends up developing in unexpected ways.
- DirectorKôki MitaniStarsKôichi SatôSatoshi TsumabukiEri FukatsuA hustler who gets in trouble with a gang boss in the port town of Sukago agrees to make good with the don by putting him in contact with a mysterious hitman -- an assassin the hustler has no idea how to contact. Instead, he hires an actor to play the role, though the thespian has no idea what he's getting into.
- DirectorKôki MitaniStarsKoji YakushoTakako MatsuKôichi SatôNew Year's Eve at a posh hotel and all should be shipshape. It is not. There is the traditional party, an official ceremony, entertainment and a special dinner planned and yet there is trouble everywhere. An Animal is on the loose, a politician to protect, a prostitute to handle, a bellhop to focus and a few things more.
- DirectorKôki MitaniStarsToshiaki KarasawaKyôka SuzukiMasahiko NishimuraJust before the live airing of a radio play, an actress decides to change the name of her character. This cascades into a battle of egos by all involved that causes continual script changes while the play is on-air live.
- DirectorKôki MitaniStarsEri FukatsuToshiyuki NishidaHiroshi AbeWhen a not-so-stellar lawyer is in need of something to help her case she has to rely on an unconventional witness for testimony. Will the court agree to hear testimony from and will the witness appear in the first place? After all, we are talking about a samurai ghost.
- DirectorAkira NagaiStarsSatoshi TsumabukiKeiko KitagawaEtsushi ToyokawaAfter taking the blame for another disastrous advertising campaign, Ota Kiichiro is asked by his arrogant boss Otaki Ichiro to take his place as a judge at the world's biggest advertising competition in Los Angeles.
- DirectorShinobu YaguchiStarsHideaki ItôMasami NagasawaShôta SometaniAfter failing to get into university, a soft city boy randomly picks a job in forestry.
- DirectorNorihiro KoizumiStarsYuiTakashi TsukamotoKuniko AsagiKaoru has a sickness that hindered her to go out when the sun is up. Despite this sickness, she fell in love with a boy named Koji. If she decides to pursue her love, it will mean risking her life.
- DirectorYôjirô TakitaStarsKazunari NinomiyaHidetoshi NishijimaAoi MiyazakiSasaki-san is a superlative cook who is on auto-control and can make wondrous meals with nary a thought anymore. In a literal case of last wish on earth, he receives a special request to cook a specific dish. The catch is he needs to discover the recipe of famed chef Yamagata who was in occupied Manchuria in China in the 1930s.
- DirectorMasaaki TaniguchiStarsRiisa NakaAkiyoshi NakaoMunetaka AokiA high-school girl acquires the ability to time travel.
- DirectorJun'ichi IshikawaStarsYui AragakiEita NagayamaRyôko HirosueTamiko used to be a very good ping pong player as a child, but she is now twenty-eight years old and left the sport behind. Her mother Hanako had taught her how to play imposing discipline and regimen, but following the former's death the daughter had felt free by quitting the sport and instead leading an ordinary life. One of her co-workers Akihiko asks her to go steady one day, but soon sleeps with a pretty co-worker called Airi. Having lost her chance with this man she quits her job and returns to her hometown. Here her mother once owned a ping pong club. At the same time, the man she lost has joined the company's ping pong club prompting her to want to beat him. She begins to practice again.
- DirectorHiroyuki NakanoStarsMasatoshi NagaseAkiko MonôTamaki OgawaKeisuke, an aspiring samurai-movie actor lands a major role in a new film, but must contend with a director who has nothing but scorn for him, but who continually fawns over the film's obnoxious ham of a star. Meanwhile, Keisuke has been dumped by his girlfriend, Eri, after she becomes heartbroken when he considers working full-time as a bar manager rather than pursuing his dream. Through her job as a translator, she meets an Italian professor who claims to talk to trees, and who immediately starts trying to woo her.
- DirectorMasayuki SuzukiStarsHaruka AyaseShin'ichi TsutsumiGaku HamadaA woman decides to stay in a quaint hotel in Kyoto's historic quarter, but soon finds herself in the middle of 16th Century Japan, playing a major role in one of the country's most important historical events.