List of Japanese television dramas

This is a list of Japanese television dramas, which are often referred to as dorama (ドラマ). The list includes notable dramas.

1979

 * 1) Ore wa Abare Hatchaku, First aired on TV Asahi.

1980

 * 1) Covert Journal of Yukihime's Journey (TBS)
 * 2) 3 nen B gumi Kinpachi Sensei (3年B組金八先生) (TBS)
 * 3) Hadaka no Taisho Horoki (裸の大将放浪記) (Fuji TV)

1981

 * 1) Father's kitchen (おやじの台所) (TV Asahi)
 * 2) Jikans Season 4 (事件) (NHK)
 * 3) Kita no Kuni Kara (北の国から) (Fuji TV)

1982

 * 1) Hiatari Ryōkō!, based on the manga series of the same name by Mitsuru Adachi

1983

 * 1) Oshin, created by Sugako Hashida, starring Ayako Kobayashi and Yūko Tanaka. It is based on the fictional biography of a Japanese woman.

1984

 * 1) Sanga Moyu, starring Matsumoto Hakuō II and Kenji Sawada. (NHK)

1985

 * 1) Sukeban Deka, based on the manga series of the same name by Shinji Wada
 * 2) Sukeban Deka II: Shōjo Tekkamen Densetsu
 * 3) Ponytail wa Furimukanai

1986

 * 1) Abunai Deka
 * 2) Sukeban Deka 3: Shōjo Ninpōjō Denki

1987

 * 1) Kamen Rider Black

1991

 * 1) Tokyo Love Story (東京ラブストーリー) starring Yūji Oda, Honami Suzuki

1992

 * 1) Sono toki Heartwa Nusumareta (その時ハ-トは盜まれた) - starring Sae Isshiki, Takuya Kimura and Yuki Uchida

1995

 * 1) Aishiteiru to Itte Kure (愛していると言ってくれ)

1996

 * 1) Long Vacation – starring Takuya Kimura, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Takako Matsu, Yutaka Takenouchi, Ryō, and Ryōko Hirosue
 * 2) Furuhata Ninzaburo - by Kōki Mitani starring Masakazu Tamura, and Masahiko Nishimura.
 * 3) Iguana Girl
 * 4) Itazura Na Kiss - starring Aiko Sato and Takashi Kashiwabara

1997

 * 1) Bayside Shakedown (踊る大捜査線) - starring Yūji Oda.
 * 2) Glass Mask (Series 1) (ガラスの仮面) - starring Yumi Adachi, Megumi Matsumoto, Seiichi Tanabe, and Hinako Saeki
 * 3) Love Generation (ラブ ジェネレーション)

1998

 * 1) Glass Mask (Series 2) (ガラスの仮面2) - starring Yumi Adachi, Megumi Matsumoto, Seiichi Tanabe, and Hinako Saeki
 * 2) Great Teacher Onizuka - starring Takashi Sorimachi, Nanako Matsushima, Oguri Shun, and Yōsuke Kubozuka
 * 3) Shomuni, an office lady comedy starring Makiko Esumi
 * 4) Nemureru Mori (A Sleeping Forest), It is written by Nozawa Hisashi, starring Miho Nakayama and Takuya Kimura, and features music by Mariya Takeuchi (Theme song - Camouflage) and U2 (With or Without You).

1999

 * 1) Forbidden Love (魔女の条件) - starring Nanako Matsushima and Hideaki Takizawa
 * 2) Ringu- Saishūshō-

2000

 * 1) Beautiful Life - starring Takuya Kimura, Takako Tokiwa, and Koyuki
 * 2) Food Fight - starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kyoko Fukada, Rie Miyazawa, and Takuya Kimura
 * 3) The 6th Sayoko (六番目の小夜子) - starring Suzuki Anne, Chiaki Kuriyama, Takayuki Yamada, Ryo Katsuji, and Marika Matsumoto
 * 4) Summer Snow - starring Tsuyoshi Domoto, Ryōko Hirosue, Tsubasa Imai, Ikewaki Chizuru, and Oguri Shun
 * 5) Aikotoba wa Yūki - starring Kōji Yakusho, Shingo Katori, Kyōka Suzuki, Akira Terao, Jun Kunimura, Kōichi Yamadera, and Zen Kajiwara
 * 6) Ikebukuro West Gate Park (池袋ウエストゲートパーク) - starring Tomoya Nagase, Ai Kato, Yamashita Tomohisa, Ken Watanabe, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yōsuke Kubozuka, Shun Oguri, and Koyuki
 * 7) Trick (トリック)- starring Yukie Nakama, Hiroshi Abe

2001

 * 1) Ashita ga Arusa - starring Masatoshi Hamada, Izumi Inamori, Takashi Fujii, Shozo Endo and Naoki Tanaka, and Hitoshi Matsumoto
 * 2) Hero - starring Takuya Kimura, Takako Matsu, and Hiroshi Abe
 * 3) Strawberry on the Shortcake (ストロベリー・オンザ・ショートケーキ) - starring Hideaki Takizawa, Kyoko Fukada, Yōsuke Kubozuka, and Rina Uchiyama
 * 4) The Files of Young Kindaichi (Series 3) (金田一少年の事件簿 thirdseason) - starring Matsumoto Jun, Suzuki Anne, Kazue Fukiishi, and Haruka Ayase
 * 5) San nen B-gumi Kinpachi Sensei (Series 6) - starring Tetsuya Takeda, Aya Ueto, Mari Hoshino, Takahisa Masuda, and Shigeaki Kato

2002

 * 1) Artificial Beauty
 * 2) Leave It to the Nurses 4 (ナースのお仕事 4) - starring Arisa Mizuki, Yuki Matsushita, Kazue Itō, Naohito Fujiki, and Yumi Adachi
 * 3) The Other Side of Midnight (真夜中は別の顔) - starring Asaka Seto, Kōji Kikkawa, Koyuki, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, and Tetsuji Tamayama and features music by Miki Imai (Theme song - Hohoemi no hito) and Maaya Sakamoto (Danieru)
 * 4) Morning Musume: Shinshun! Love Stories (モーニング娘. 新春! LOVEストーリーズ) - starring Natsumi Abe, Rika Ishikawa, Maki Goto, Ai Takahashi, Risa Niigaki, Makoto Ogawa and Asami Konno
 * 5) Season of the Sun (太陽の季節) - starring Hideaki Takizawa, Ikewaki Chizuru, Yoshinori Okada, Rio Matsumoto, Sousuke Takaoka, Marika Matsumoto, Shugo Oshinari, and Kota Yabu
 * 6) Kids War 4: Zaken na yo (キッズ・ウォー4 〜ざけんなよ〜) - starring Akiko Ikuina, Yosuke Asari, Mao Inoue, Shota Saito, and Keita Saito
 * 7) Sakura (さくら) - starring Shiho Takano, Hiromi Ōta, Asei Kobayashi, Miyoko Asada, and Masami Nagasawa
 * 8) The Long Love Letter - starring Takako Tokiwa, Yōsuke Kubozuka, Takayuki Yamada, Yamashita Tomohisa, and Ren Osugi
 * 9) Kisarazu Cat's Eye (木更津キャッツアイ) - starring Okada Junichi, Sakurai Sho, Okada Yoshinori, Sato Ryuta, and Tsukamoto Takashi
 * 10) Trick 2 (トリック2)- starring Yukie Nakama, Hiroshi Abe

2003

 * 1) Good Luck!! (グッドラック!!) - starring Kimura Takuya and Shibasaki Kou
 * 2) Kimi wa Petto (きみはペット) - starring Koyuki and Matsumoto Jun
 * 3) Boku dake no Madonna (僕だけのマドンナ) - starring Takizawa Hideaki and Hasegawa Kyoko
 * 4) Ōoku (大奥) - starring Miho Kanno, Yuko Asano, Ikewaki Chizuru, Yumi Adachi, Kazuki Kitamura, and Shingo Katsurayama
 * 5) Stand Up!! (スタンドアップ！！) - starring Ninomiya Kazunari, Yamashita Tomohisa, Oguri Shun, Narimiya Hiroki, and Suzuki Anne
 * 6) Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (美少女戦士セーラームーン) - starring  Miyuu Sawai, Rika Izumi, Keiko Kitagawa, Mew Azama, and Ayaka Komatsu
 * 7) Water Boys (ウォーターボーイズ) - starring Yamada Takayuki
 * 8) Shiroi Kyotō（白い巨塔）- starring Toshiaki Karasawa and Yōsuke Eguchi
 * 9) Hotman (ホットマン, Hottoman)- starring Takashi Sorimachi, Akiko Yada, Manami Konishi & Nana Yamauchi
 * 10) Trick 3 (トリック3) - starring Yukie Nakama, Hiroshi Abe

2004

 * 1) Ace wo Nerae! (エースをねらえ!) - starring Aya Ueto and Natsuki Kato
 * 2) Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World (Sekai no Chūshin de Ai wo Sakebu – 世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ) – starring Takayuki Yamada and Haruka Ayase
 * 3) Itoshi Kimi e (愛し君へ) – starring Miho Kanno, Naohito Fujiki, Misaki Ito, Hiroshi Tamaki, and Mirai Moriyama
 * 4) Minami-kun no Koibito (南くんの恋人) – starring Ninomiya Kazunari, Kyoko Fukada, Mao Miyaji, and Seiichi Tanabe
 * 5) Orange Days (オレンジデイズ) - starring Satoshi Tsumabuki, Kou Shibasaki, and Eita
 * 6) Pride (プライド) - starring Takuya Kimura and Yūko Takeuchi

2010

 * Q1 2010
 * 1) Magerarenai Onna - starring Miho Kanno, Hiromi Nagasaku, Shosuke Tanihara and Mayumi Asaka
 * 2) Perfect Girl Evolution - starring Kazuya Kamenashi, Aya Ōmasa, Seishiro Kato and Ranko Kanbe
 * 3) Code Blue 2 - starring Tomohisa Yamashita, Yui Aragaki, Yosuke Asari and Erika Toda
 * Q2 - Q3 2020
 * 1) Asu no Hikari o Tsukame
 * 2) Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge
 * 3) Mother

2014

 * 1) Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi
 * 2) Yowakutemo Katemasu
 * 3) Dear Sister
 * 4) Water Polo Yankees
 * 5) Massan

2016

 * 1) Specialist, starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Natsuna Watanabe
 * 2) Never Let Me Go, starring Haruka Ayase, Haruma Miura, Asami Mizukawa
 * 3) Love Song, starring Masaharu Fukuyama, Sakura Fujiwara, Masaki Suda
 * 4) Kazoku no Katachi, starring Shingo Katori, Kiko Mizuhara, and Juri Ueno
 * 5) Love That Makes You Cry, starring Kasumi Arimura, Mitsuki Takahata, Takahiro Nishijima and Kentaro Sakaguchi
 * Summer（July）
 * 1) House Selling Lady, starring Keiko Kitagawa, Tōru Nakamura and Yuko Araki
 * 2) Girl Who Takes Time, starring Yuina Kuroshima, Fuma Kikuchi and Ryoma Takeuchi
 * 3) Hope: Kitai Zero no Shinnyu Shain, starring Yuto Nakajima, Mizuki Yamamoto and Masaki Kaji
 * 4) And, There Were None
 * 5) Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto, starring Mirei Kiritani, Kento Yamazaki, Shohei Miura, and Shūhei Nomura

2017

 * January
 * 1) Tokyo Tarareba Musume


 * October
 * 1) Kounodori

2018

 * 1) City Hunter
 * January
 * 1) Kuragehime
 * April
 * 1) Hana Nochi Hare ~HanaDan Next Season~
 * 2) Black Pean (Season 1, 2018)
 * October
 * 1) Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

2019

 * January
 * 1) Return of House Selling Lady - starring Keiko Kitagawa, Tōru Nakamura
 * 2) Good Wife - starring Takako Tokiwa, Kotaro Koizumi, Toshiaki Karasawa
 * Summer（July）
 * 1) Voice 110 HQ - starring Toshiaki Karasawa, Yoko Maki
 * October
 * 1) Sherlock: Untold Stories - starring Dean Fujioka, Takanori Iwata, Kuranosuke Sasaki

2020

 * January
 * 1) Absolute Zero-Criminal Undercover Investigation (S4)
 * Summer（July）
 * 1) Detective Novice - starring Kento Nakajima, Sho Hirano, Michiko Kichise, Yusuke Iseya, and Taizo Harada
 * 2) Hanzawa Naoki 2020 - starring Masato Sakai, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Kento Kaku, Teruyuki Kagawa, Arata Furuta and Akira Emoto
 * 3) Suits Season 2 - starring Yuji Oda, Yuto Nakajima, Yuko Araki, Anne Nakamura, Shinya Kote, Honami Suzuki, and Kōtarō Yoshida

2021

 * April
 * 1) Nemesis (TV Series)
 * October
 * 1) The Men of the Wada Family

2022

 * January
 * 1) My Neighbor, Chikara
 * 2) The 13 Lords of the Shogun
 * April
 * 1) My family

2023

 * January
 * 1) Romance 101
 * 2) Captured Hospital
 * 3) What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
 * July
 * 1) Vivant
 * October
 * 1) Kyō Kara Hitman
 * 2) One Day: Wonderful Christmas Ado

2024

 * January
 * 1) Captured New Airport
 * July
 * 1) Laughing Matryoshka
 * 2) Black pean (Season 2, 2024)