Yukie Nakama

Shinobi centers on the drama resulting from the war between two ninja clans in the early part of the Tokugawa era... (imdb)

In this prequel to Ring, a young Sadako becomes an actress in hopes of escaping her troubled past. But strange visions and terrifying powers begin to manifest... (imdb)

Teenage drama; schoolgirls, enjo-kosai (compensated dating) (imdb)

Disaster befalls a village's inhabitants every 300 years. A popular self-styled magician named Naoko (Yukie Nakama) is summoned as a deity to rid the people of their anxiety. But there are many would-be deities there, each posing as a god. When a series of bizarre incidents occur, Naoko is cornered with a genius physicist (Hiroshi Abe) and Detective Yabe (Katsuhisa Namase). Do deities actually exist, or are they charlatans? (imdb)

Several generations of Samurai accountants live through the Meiji restoration.

A story of six women from three different generations, each living their own journeys in their respective periods, spanning decades of dramatic changes in Japan from the 1930s to the present.

Three years have passed since the end of the "Martian Successor Nadesico" series and the war with the Jovians has ended. Ruri has become captain of the Nadesico B and both Akito and Yurika have died along with many other independent boson jumpers. When odd events concerning boson jumping begin to occur Ruri and her crew are sent to investigate. (animenewsnetwork.com)

Burned by his boss at work, irate Sakuma pays a late night visit to the man's home. He chickens out at the gates, but spies the boss' daughter Katsuragi sneaking over the wall. He follows her and gives her a place to stay, and they soon decided to fake her kidnapping and split the money. (midnighteye.com)

Re-make of the Samurai Rebellion (1967). The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back. (imdb)

A young teacher is given the toughest classroom in the school. Based on the TV series. (imdb)

A touching love story about a girl Kano Masaki (Fukada) who contracted HIV after selling her body in order to earn money for the concert of a famous composer Ishikawa Keigo (Kaneshiro). After the concert, Keigo saw Masaki chasing after his van. She was drenched, and thus Keigo took her to his apartment, where they spent the night. (mydramalist.com)

The story of a young, idealistic teacher who enters Shirokin Gakuen with hopes of making a difference in the students' lives. However, Yamaguchi Kumiko is in for a rude awakening when she finds that she will be the homeroom teacher of 3-D, the hardest class to maintain in the school. The students have multi-colored hair, sloppy uniforms, and show absolutely no respect to her. (mydramalist.com)

Saito High is a high school with its spiritual beings and a principal whose hobby is collecting occult paraphernalia. The school has the prophecy-chosen members of the Holy Student Council to protect it. These students have problems of their own; Haruto Houjo, the president, has a way of summoning spirits, and would resign from his duty for a normal life if it weren't for the principal. Kazumi Ryodo, the next member, is good at being possessed and has something for the Hanako. (myanimelist.net)

Two police officers, both caught breaking the rules, are blackmailed into forming a partnership by a shadowy internal affairs unit to solve a case where only a maverick may go possibly undetected

Based on the famous biography written by Yoshikawa Eiji, this year's drama boasts a list of stars that reads like a Who's Who of screen and television. Among them: Fujita Makoto, Emori Toru, Nakamura Kankuro, Nakamura Tamao, Miyazawa Rie, Watase Tsunehiko, Takashima Masanobu, Tsutsumi Shin'ichi, and Katase Rino. The younger generation is well represented too, with stars like Matsuoka Masahiro, Yonekura Ryoko, Nakama Yukie, Uchiyama Rina, and Masuda Takahisa. (mydramalist.com)

Ueda employes Yamada to go a mysterious island in search of a girl (played by Maki Horikita) that disappeared 10 years ago. They discover the island is run by Kobako Sachiko, who can appear and disappear via boxes, among other strange powers. (The Movie Database)

Naoko Yamada (Yukie Nakama), a female magician, and Jiro Ueda (Hiroshi Abe), a genius physicist, are back again to solve the mystery of supernatural happenings. In a village where people are cured, a battle royale is held to find the successor for shamen Kamahaeri. Naoko attempts to gain big money by participating in the battle royale, while Jiro is invited to the village to stop this custom. Naoko and Ueda then challenges this amazing trick .. (The Movie Database)

Trade company employee Shinichi recommends to Naoko and Jiro to go to a beautiful place abroad. There, Naoko and Jiro meets tribal shaman and sees through her tricks. The shaman has refused to leave her place. (imdb)

Genba Shido is the director of Team A in CTU. He is excellent at his job. He is separated from his wife because of marital problems. They have a daughter. Meanwhile, Urara Asakura leader of the Minsei Party has strong support from the people. She's married and has a son and daughter. Urara Asakura is expected by many to become Japan's first female prime minister. On the day of the election for the Prime Minister's office, an assassination plot on Urara Asakura's life is revealed.

One relatively peaceful post-war day in Japan, a barber and good family man, is unexpectedly arrested by the Prefectural Police, declared a suspected war criminal, and subsequently sued for murder by the American occupation forces.

Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2012 Spring Special" presents five tales. 1. Sweet Memory - starring Nakama Yukie. 2. 7-sai ni Nattara (When You Turn 7 Years Old) - starring Suzuki Fuku. 3. Kazoku (Kari) {Family (Temporary)} - starring Takahashi Katsunori. 4. Shichaku Shitsu (Dressing Room) - starring Kutsuna Shiori. 5. Watake Otoko (Dandelion Fluff Man) - starring Hamada Gaku.

Set in 1713, during the reign of child Shogun, Tokugawa Ietsugu, Ooku addresses the scandals of the inner palace where the Shogun’s wife and concubines reign. While men battle on the battlefield and in the courts for power, the women themselves also battle within their own chambers for power as well as love. (Eversky.org)

At very end 1999, Atsushi Horigami, 22, has heart failure & dies. Instantly, he awakens in his own room - in 1995! He's 18 with all memories up until his "death" in 1999 intact. Trapped in a never-ending loop, Atsushi is forced to re-live the same four-year period over & over but things can & do vary, by his own actions and randomly. Meets two others in same fix, one of whom has decided to take advantage of his knowledge of the future without any scruple, worse he is a clever sod. (imdb)

Late for a meeting, Kotoko was running along the corridor in school and bumped into Naoki, their lips meeting. Naoki showed his disgust, but Kotoko started to idolize him, who was good at everything from studies to sports. When Kotoko's house burned down, her father's good friend Machiko invited them to move in with her family. It was then that Kotoko realized Naoki w...

Quirky professor Jiro Ueda and struggling magician Naoko Yamada investigate and unmask the fraudulent people who claim to have supernatural abilities. (imdb)