List of Japanese television dramas

This is a list of Japanese television dramas often called dorama (ドラマ) by fans.

The list is not complete, and aims to include all those Japanese television dramas that are somehow of interest for Wikipedia contents.

By decades

1980s

1982

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

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

1990s

1991

1. Tokyo Love Story (東京ラブストーリー) starring Yuji 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

1993

1. Kou Kou Kyoushi (高校教師) - starring Hiroyuki Sanada and Sachiko Sakurai

1995

1. Aishiteiru to Itte Kure (愛していると言ってくれ)
2. Koibito Yo (恋人よ)

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
5. Mahiru No Tsuki - starring Oda Yuji

1997

1. Bayside Shakedown (踊る大捜査線) - starring Yuji Oda.
2. Nonchan Noriben
3. Love Generation (ラブ ジェネレーション)
4. Beach Boys

1998

1. God, Please Give Me More Time (神様、もう少しだけ) - starring Takeshi Kaneshiro and Kyoko Fukada
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).
5. Nonchan Noriben

1999

1. Heaven Cannot Wait (天国に一番近い男) - starring Ai Kato
2. Kasoken no Onna (Investigator Mariko) - starring Yasuko Sawaguchi
3. Forbidden Love (魔女の条件 Majo no Jōken) - starring Nanako Matsushima and Hideaki Takizawa
4. Ringu- Saishūshō-
5. Out

2000s

2000

1. Beautiful Life - starring Takuya Kimura, Takako Tokiwa, and Koyuki
2. Food Fight
3. Manatsu no Merry Christmas (真夏のメリークリスマス) - starring Ai Kato
4. Summer Snow - starring Ryōko Hirosue, Oguri Shun, and Tsuyoshi Domoto
5. 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, and Koyuki
6. Nisennen no Koi - starring Nakayama Miho, Takeshi Kaneshiro

2001

1. Ashita ga Arusa
2. Hero - starring Takuya Kimura, Takako Matsu, and Hiroshi Abe
3. Mukodono! (ムコ殿/女婿大人) - starring Tomoya Nagase, Yūko Takeuchi and Koyuki
4. 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
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. Gokusen (ごくせん) - starring Yukie Nakama, Oguri Shun, and Jun Matsumoto
3. Lovely Complex - starring Takashi Sorimachi and Ryō
4. Lunch no Joou (ランチの女王) - starring Yūko Takeuchi and Yamashita Tomohisa.
5. The Long Love Letter - starring Takako Tokiwa, Yōsuke Kubozuka, Takayuki Yamada, Yamashita Tomohisa, and Ren Osugi
6. Bara no Jujika (薔薇の十字架) - starring Hiroshi Mikami and Yuki Amami
7. Wedding Planner (ウエディングプランナー) - starring Naoko Iijima and Yusuke Santamaria
8. 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

2003

1. Egao no Hosoku (笑顔の法則) - starring Takeuchi Yuko and Abe Hiroshi
2. Good Luck!! (グッドラック!!) - starring Kimura Takuya and Shibasaki Kou
3. Koukou Kyoushi 2003 (高校教師 2003) - starring Ueto Aya and Fujiki Naohito
4. Moto Kare (元カレ) - starring Ryōko Hirosue, Domoto Tsuyoshi, and Uchiyama Rina
5. Kimi wa Petto (きみはペット) - starring Koyuki and Matsumoto Jun
6. Boku dake no Madonna (僕だけのマドンナ) - starring Takizawa Hideaki and Hasegawa Kyoko
7. Stand Up!! (スタンドアップ！！) - starring Ninomiya Kazunari, Yamashita Tomohisa, Oguri Shun, Narimiya Hiroki, and Suzuki Anne
8. Water Boys (ウォーターボーイズ) - starring Yamada Takayuki
9. Young Father (やんパパ) – starring Goto Maki and Kato Ai
10. Shiroi Kyotō（白い巨塔）- starring Toshiaki Karasawa and Yosuke Eguchi
11. Hotman (ホットマン, Hottoman)- starring Takashi Sorimachi, Akiko Yada, Manami Konishi & Nana Yamauchi

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
4. Orange Days (オレンジデイズ) - starring Satoshi Tsumabuki, Kou Shibasaki, and Eita
5. Pride (プライド) - starring Takuya Kimura and Yūko Takeuchi

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010s

2010

• Asu no Hikari o Tsukame
• Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge

2011

2012

2013

2014

• Dear Sister^[1]

2015

References

1. "Che'Nelle to sing the theme song for drama 'Dear Sister'". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. October 7, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.