The Family, the program commemorating the 55th anniversary of the launch of the TBS TV station, is a social drama depicting the inside story between bureaucrats, politicians, and big businesses over a bank merger revolving around the family discord between Daisuke Manpyō, the owner and president of Hanshin Bank, and his eldest son, Teppei.

Das gentechnische Meisterstück, pflanzliche Zellen mit jenen des Monsters Godzilla zu kreuzen, ruft ausländische Agenten auf den Plan. Die Tochter des erfolgreichen Wissenschaftlers Shiragami bezahlt deren Überfall mit dem Leben. Der verzweifelte Vater entwickelt aus den Zellen seiner Lieblingsrose und denen des Monsters den Megaklon Biolante. Diese Superpflanze muß auch sogleich gegen Godzilla antreten. Das Monster, geweckt durch Eruptionen im heimischen Vulkankrater und bereits auf dem Weg nach Tokio, muß gestoppt werden. Biolante unterliegt in dem Zweikampf, auch die neue Superwaffe X-2 ist dem Super-Echse nicht gewachsen Erst ein junger Wissenschaftler setzt dem Ungeheuer ein Ende.

Natsuki Obana is a charismatic Japanese chef running a 2-star restaurant in Paris. Despite an extreme pride and confidence, he can’t seem to earn the 3 stars he covets. Feeling the pressure of a career slipping away, Obana’s troubles are compounded when his restaurant is caught in a scandal that forces its closure and the departure of his staff. Amid his despair, a glimmer of hope arrives when he encounters a female chef with whom he is encouraged to start anew. Assembling a staff of talented chefs, he launches his restaurant but is constantly clashing with personnel. Can a middle-aged man once knocked down recover the verve of youth necessary to achieve a lifelong dream?

Perfect Son is comedy-drama television series co-starring Ryosuke Yamada and Kyōka Suzuki, which aired on NTV from 21:00-21:54 on Saturday nights from 14 January 2012 to 17 March 2012. The screenplay was written by Shinji Nojima.