Yamazaki Risako lebt mit ihrem Ehemann Yoichiro und ihrer dreijährigen Tochter Fumika zusammen. Eines Tages erhält sie vom Gericht die Mitteilung, dass sie als stellvertretendes Mitglied der Jury für einen schockierenden Kriminalfall ausgewählt wurde. Der Angeklagte in dem Fall ist Ando Mizuho, ​​eine Vollzeithausfrau, die im gleichen Alter wie Risako ist. Sie steht vor Gericht, weil sie den Tod ihrer acht Monate alten Tochter verursacht hat, indem sie sie in die Badewanne fallen ließ. Da sie selbst Mutter ist, ist Risako abgestoßen, dass Mizuho ihr eigenes Kind getötet hat. Doch nach Beginn des Prozesses erinnern Mizuhos Umstände Risako an ihre eigene Vergangenheit und sie gerät bald in Verwirrung mit den chaotischen Gefühlen, die in ihr schlummern.

A striking drama of the amazingly gifted surgeon Zaizen Goro, caught up by his desire for power and fame, and his contemporary physician Satomi Shuji, who selflessly continues a quest to save human lives. The Great White Tower is the title of a representative novel by Toyoko Yamazaki that depicts the hidden side of the medical world and the dignity of human life, thus shocking and moving many readers, marking a milestone in medical dramas. A dense human drama develops starting with the first half, which depicts the tragicomic circumstances arising from human ambition in the selection of professors, and proceeding to the second half, which inquires into the dignity of human life through a medical court case involving a malpractice suit.

Life is simple for Sasamoto Sawa, a young housewife, but when the adulteress Takigawa Rikako moves into her neighborhood, so too does a new world of sophistication and sex. After Takigawa is nearly caught in the act, Sasamoto covers for her during the ensuing aftermath, unwittingly involving herself with a handsome teacher named Kitano Yuichi — and discovering her own desires for extramarital passions.

A gripping medical drama centered around a hospital in Kabukicho. Featuring a diverse cast of characters, including those from male host bars and street kids many with complicated backgrounds.

Haraguchi Motoko works as a temp at a bank. To pay off debt that she inherited from her parents, she also works as a hostess at a club in Ginza.

A down-and-out salaryman, fired and divorced, lands a bizarre job requiring him to fake a marriage with a stranger to save the world.

japanische Fernsehserie (2016)