Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

A psychic housewife and her husband become burdened with a kidnapped girl who escaped her assailant... (imdb)

In the aftermath of a major earthquake under Suraga Bay, Misaki (a young girl) and Toshiro (a pilot of a deep sea submarine) are rescued from a ruined city street just as leaking gasoline ignites. Reiko Abe arrives just in time, lowered from a helicopter. Scientists predict that Japan will sink within 40 years, due to subduction of a tectonic plate to the west... (imdb)

In the town of Aso a boy returns to his mother after he was missing for 58 years. Inspector Kawada from the welfare ministry is sent to the town to investigate these strange occurence. Soon, more and more dead people are resurrected and return to their loved ones. (imdb)

Traveling blind masseurs Tokuichi and Fukuichi are on the go from season to season, offering their services at hot spring mountain resorts and spas. Though unable to see, Tokuichi is extremely sensitive, able to deduce intimate details about people from sounds, scents, and touch. Arriving at his latest inn, Tokuichi takes an interest in two mysterious clients - Tokyo beauty Michiho who slowly steals his heart, and Omura, also from Tokyo, who is accompanied by his bored, mischievous nephew.. (http://community.livejournal.com/smapxsmap/246363.html)

Chubby high school student and Madonna-devotee Oh Dong-ku believes himself to be a woman trapped in a man's body. Living with his abusive, alcoholic father, Dong-ku works part-time and saves his money for the sex change surgery he craves. Despite being told that he has the perfect physique for ssireum, Dong-ku has no interest in taking up sports, but when he finds out about an upcoming ssireum tournament with a large cash prize going to the winner, he changes his mind and signs up for the team. (Wikipedia)

In a strange alienated world there is a secret hotel in a shabby diner called the Venus Café, harboring some unusual people where compelling secrets lie in each resident's heart. Torturing secrets that have broken their emotional boundaries in the past. In this bittersweet, heart-wrenching story, there lives a man by the name of Chonan (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) who lives in the attic and works as a waiter or handyman at the hotel... (imdb)

A young lawyer is tasked with defending a client from a murder charge and has to rely on the testimony of a 500-year-old ghost.

Naomi Shimizu's life is turned around when, after losing her job, boyfriend and apartment, she is forced to take a job as a bike messenger.

A prison officer hands in his resignation after his wife's death, to drive to the port where she wants her ashes scattered at sea. (imdb)

Katsuya Maruyama (Hiraoka Takuma) is a middle school student boy full of obscene thoughts. He then meets Tatsuo Shimoi (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi), a single father who moves into the same apartment complex. Tatsuo Shimoi is a bit of an enigma, not getting along with the housewives in the apartment complex and doesn't appear to work.Through meeting the mysterious single father, Katsuya grows as a person. (Letterboxd)

Based on the hit South Korean movie, My Sassy Girl, the character backgrounds and plot details will be changed for the drama. While the protagonists in the original film were college students, this time the pair will be a marine biology professor, Masaki Saburo, and Takami Riko, an aspiring writer (mydramalist.com)

The Bastard and the Beautiful World is an omnibus film consisting of four episodes. (1) Fujiko is running as fast as she can, being chased after by a creepy masked man called Mad Dog. They meet ... (2) A mysterious relationship between a little girl, Utagui, who eats songs to live, and an artist who can't... (3) A married couple sets off on a journey to find the right arm of their dead son. They finally reached a beach in Okinawa... (imdb)

Satoshi is only in the fifth grade at elementary school. He is unhappy with his father, his perfidy and the company he keeps. Enter transfer student Kozue who is different and exciting. She is not just any different though. She truly is from far away and has a gift for Satsohi and the townspeople. The town grow close. (imdb)

This is the true story of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl living in Amsterdam during WW2. Anne's father realizes on time the danger the Jews face and hides his family (his wife Edith and his two daughters Margo (16) and Anne (13), along with four more people, in "the house behind". For two years the 8 people live in darkness and whispers, in fear of being discovered and sent to the German crematories. During that time young Anne writes a diary, describing her daily life in the cellar, her...

Nagisa is a transgender woman. Growing up as a man in Hiroshima, Nagisa faces prejudice and is ostracized by the society. She leaves Hiroshima and lives in Tokyo where she works as a dancer in a nightclub. (wikipedia.org)

Inventor & entrepreneur has company on brink of breakthrough but he's broke & in debt. Suicides. Son vows revenge, but he first has to pick himself up & that is not easy. Sooo go work for guy who gave the loan, aiming to get both the moneylender & company head who encouraged dad to take out loan, note son guaranteed loan so lost everything incl girl whose mum is that company head. Son now lives with very straight arrow who disapproves of son's aims. His daughter is the new romance (imdb)

Kakunoshin, a former samurai, left the clan after being falsely accused of a crime and now lives with his only daughter in poverty. He has not given up his pride and dignity as a samurai, even though he has fallen on hard times. His honest character is reflected especially in the game of Go, which he always tries to play fair and honesty without any pretense. But one day, when the truth behind his wife's death is revealed, he vows to avenge her death. (jfdb.jp)