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      TITLE : SWAN NO NAMIDA              AIR DATE: 89/04/10 ~ 89/09/25

   STARRING:   RIE MIYAZAWA,KUMIKO TAKEDA,EMI WAKUI

   GENRE:DRAMA                TOTAL EPISODES: 25                 RATING: PG

   SUBTITLES: NONE                        ORIGINAL PRODUCT CODE: TLL2166

   MASTERING SOURCE: ORIGINAL LASERDISC BOXSET

 

   DESCRIPTION: Pop Idol Rie Miyazawa stars in this hit tv drama as the lead

   character Mika Hazuki, a brilliant teen ballerina who has her ballet career

   cut short due to a unfortunate accident which prevents her from dancing again.

   Her father sends her to Shoko Moritani,a top Olympic synchonized swimming

   coach to train Mika on her team so she may still exhibit her gracefulness in

   a different form and hopefully go to the Barcelona Olympics. However.....

   Unknown to everybody, Mika is deathly afraid of water and will not go near

   a pool !!!  How will she overcome this !?  Pop/Image Idol Kumiko Takeda co-stars

   as Mika's main rival on the swim team.

   I am offering a free promotional video for this series in my "Specials" section.

 

EPISODE VOLUMES:

VOLUME 1 - EP'S 1-4   CODE SN-01    VOLUME 2 -EP'S 5-8  CODE SN-02

VOLUME 3- EP'S 9-12  CODE SN-03   VOLUME 4 -EP'S 13-16 CODE SN-04

VOLUME 5- EP'S 17-20  CODE SN-05  VOLUME 6 -EP'S 21-25 CODE SN-06

 

  TITLE : ABUNAI DEKA ~ SEASON ONE    AIR DATE: 86/10/05 - 87/04/05

STARRING:HIROSHI TACHI,KYOHEI SHIBATA,ASANO ATSUKO,

                   TOORU NAKAMURA,KINOMI NANA

 

GENRE: DETECTIVE DRAMA        TOTAL EPISODES:26            RATING: PG

SUBTITLES: NONE  ORIGINAL PRODUCT CODE: DSTD02233

MASTERING SOURCE: ORIGINAL R2 DVD BOX SET.

 

DESCRIPTION:

Abunai Deka was one of the best and most popular detective series ever released

in Japan, with 2 TV Series,5 theathrical Movies (A 6th movie is being released in

October) and a TV Movie Special. Known for it's great writing,,comedy gags

and action Abunaideka is a series not to be missed. During it's original airings

each episode got an average Nielson rating between 16-18 percent !!!

 

Veteran Detective Drama actors Hiroshi Tachi & Kyohei Shibata take on the

roles of Taka Moriyama & Yuji Ooshita, both are lead detectives stationed in

the Yokohama Bay Police Station.   They're known among their peers and the

criminals they hunt as maverick cops who use less than "by the book" methods

to get the job done.  The Theatrical Movies & TV Special are listed in "Movies"

 

EPISODE VOLUMES:

VOLUME 1 -EP'S 1-2   CODE AD-01       VOLUME 2 - EP'S 3-4    CODE AD-02

VOLUME 3 -EP'S 5-6  CODE AD-03      VOLUME 4 - EP'S 7-8     CODE AD-04

VOLUME 5 -EP'S 9-10  CODE AD-05     VOLUME 6 - EP'S 11-12  CODE AD-06

VOLUME 7 -EP'S 13-14  CODE AD-07   VOLUME 8 - EP'S 15-16  CODE AD-08

VOLUME 9 -EP'S 17-18  CODE AD-09   VOLUME 10 -EP'S 19-20  CODE AD-10

VOLUME 11 -EP'S 21-22  CODE AD-11   VOLUME 12-EP'S 23-24  CODE AD-12

VOLUME 13 -EP'S 25-26  CODE AD-13

    

TITLE : ABUNAI DEKA ~ SEASON TWO    AIR DATE: 87/04/12 - 87/09/27

STARRING:HIROSHI TACHI,KYOHEI SHIBATA,ASANO ATSUKO,

                  TOORU NAKAMURA,KINOMI NANA

 

GENRE: DETECTIVE DRAMA        TOTAL EPISODES:25            RATING: PG

SUBTITLES: NONE  ORIGINAL PRODUCT CODE: DSTD02234

MASTERING SOURCE: ORIGINAL R2 DVD BOX SET.

 

EPISODE VOLUMES:

VOLUME 14- EP'S 27-28  CODE AD-14  VOLUME 15- EP'S 29-30 CODE AD-15

VOLUME 16- EP'S 31-32  CODE AD-16  VOLUME 17- EP'S 33-34  CODE AD-17

VOLUME 18- EP'S 35-36 CODE  AD-18  VOLUME 19- EP'S 37-38 CODE AD-19

VOLUME 20- EP'S 39-40 CODE AD-20  VOLUME 21- EP'S 41-42  CODE AD-21

VOLUME 22- EP'S 43-44 CODE AD-22  VOLUME 23-EP'S 45-46 CODE AD-23

VOLUME 24- EP'S 47-48 CODE AD-24  VOLUME 25-EP'S 49-50 CODE AD-25

VOLUME 26- EP 51 AD-26

  TITLE :MOTTO ABUNAI DEKA             AIR DATE: 88/10/07 - 89/03/31

STARRING:   HIROSHI TACHI,KYOHEI SHIBATA,ASANO ATSUKO,

                      TOORU NAKAMURA,KINOMI NANA

 

GENRE: DETECTIVE DRAMA        TOTAL EPISODES:25            RATING: PG

SUBTITLES: NONE  ORIGINAL PRODUCT CODE: DSTD02265

MASTERING SOURCE: ORIGINAL R2 DVD BOX SET.

 

DESCRIPTION:  2ND ABUNAIDEKA TV SERIES.

EPISODE VOLUMES:

VOLUME 1- EP 1-2  CODE MAD-01           VOLUME 2-  EP 3-4  CODE MAD-02

VOLUME 3- EP 5-6  CODE MAD-03         VOLUME 4-  EP 7-8  CODE MAD-04

VOLUME 5- EP 9-10 CODE MAD-05        VOLUME 6- EP 11-12  CODE MAD-06

VOLUME 7- EP 13-14  CODE MAD-07      VOLUME 8- EP 15-16 CODE MAD-08

VOLUME 9- EP 17-18 CODE MAD-09      VOLUME 10- EP 19-20 CODE MAD-10

VOLUME 11- EP 21-22 CODE MAD-11     VOLUME 12- EP 23-24 CODE MAD-12

VOLUME 13- EP 25 CODE MAD-13

     

  TITLE : TOKYO LOVE STORY             AIR DATE: 91/01/07 ~ 91/03/18

   STARRING:   HONAMI SUZUKI, YUJI ODA, EGUCHI YOSUKE

   GENRE:DRAMA                TOTAL EPISODES: 11                 RATING: PG

   SUBTITLES: REMOVABLE CHINESE SUBTITLES

   MASTERING SOURCE: IMPORT HONG KONG DVD BOX

 

   DESCRIPTION:

  When Kanchi first came to Tokyo to work, he is full of uncertainties. He is

 'lost' in his work and his love relationship is in a mess. During those times, Rika,

  his colleague, always encourages and helps him. Though they fall for each  other

 once, all this comes quick and ends fast. Rika is simply too 'energetic' and her

 love is simply too 'heavy' for Kanchi.

EPISODE VOLUMES:

VOLUME 1 - EP'S 1-2   CODE TLS-01    VOLUME 2 -EP'S 3-4  CODE TLS-02

VOLUME 3- EP'S 5-6   CODE TLS-03   VOLUME 4 -EP'S 7-8  CODE TLS-04

VOLUME 5-EP'S 9-10  CODE TLS-05  VOLUME 6 -EP'S 11 & SP CODE-TLS-06

     

TITLE : ODORU DAISOUSASSEN             AIR DATE: 97/01/07 ~ 97/03/18

   STARRING:   YUJI ODA, ERI FUKATSU, MIKI MIZUNO

   GENRE:DRAMA                TOTAL EPISODES: 11                 RATING: PG

   SUBTITLES: REMOVABLE CHINESE SUBTITLES

   MASTERING SOURCE: IMPORT HONG KONG DVD BOX

 

   DESCRIPTION:

  Aoshima is a recent Police academy graduate, quite brilliant yet a little too

  full of himself. As a bit of punishment for this hubris, he is first assigned

   to Wangan police station...one of the worse postings in Japan. Put at the

   bottom of ladder, Aoshima must use his skills to rise up the ranks and learn

   a little humilitily along the way.

 

EPISODE VOLUMES:

VOLUME 1 - EP'S 1-2   CODE ODS-01    VOLUME 2 -EP'S 3-4  CODE ODS-02

VOLUME 3- EP'S 5-6   CODE ODS-03   VOLUME 4 -EP'S 7-8  CODE ODS-04

VOLUME 5-EP'S 9-10  CODE ODS-05  VOLUME 6 -EP'S 11 & SP CODE-ODS-06

   

TITLE : DEKICHATTA KEKKON             AIR DATE: 01/07/02 ~ 01/09/10

   STARRING:   RYOKO HIROSUE, YUTAKA TAKENOUCHI, ABE HIROSHI

   GENRE:DRAMA                TOTAL EPISODES: 11                 RATING: PG

   SUBTITLES: REMOVABLE CHINESE SUBTITLES

   MASTERING SOURCE: IMPORT HONG KONG DVD BOX

 

   DESCRIPTION:

  Ryoko Hirosue stars as Chiyo, 20, a department store clerk, whose first encounter 

 with Ryunosuke (Yutaka Takenouchi), 30, a carefree bachelor friend of her sister's,

  leads to a pregnancy. Although of different worlds, they fell in love but Chiyo's

  father doesn't want these youngsters to get married. After eight months of

  struggles and growing up, they finally accepted each other as partners.


EPISODE VOLUMES:

VOLUME 1 - EP'S 1-2   CODE DCK-01    VOLUME 2 -EP'S 3-4  CODE DCK-02

VOLUME 3- EP'S 5-6   CODE DCK-03   VOLUME 4 -EP'S 7-8  CODE DCK-04

VOLUME 5-EP'S 9-10  CODE DCK-05  VOLUME 6 -EP'S 11      CODEE-DCK-06

      TITLE : LONG VACATION            AIR DATE: 96/04/15 ~ 96/06/24

   STARRING:  KIMURA TAKUYA, TOMOKO YAMAGUCHI

   GENRE:DRAMA                TOTAL EPISODES: 11                 RATING: PG

   SUBTITLES: REMOVABLE CHINESE SUBTITLES

   MASTERING SOURCE: IMPORT HONG KONG DVD BOX

 

   DESCRIPTION:

  Senna , 24 (Kimura) is a college graduate who dreams of becoming a world class pianist. He teaches piano at a local piano school. Minami, 31 (Yamaguchi ) is an out of work model. On her wedding day, she gets dumped by her fiance, and loses all of her savings, which she gave to her fiance. Her fiance turns out to be Senna's former roommate. She rushes to Senna's apartment and finds out that her fiance has skipped town. With no money, and no where to go she moves in with Senna.

Senna likes Ryoko (Matsu) who is a sophomore in college. He likes her a lot but just doesn't have the courage to ask her out. Koishikawa (Inamori) is Minami's best friend and is also a model. She provides much of the comedic relief in this show. Shinji ( Takenouchi) is Minami's younger brother who just happens to be better than Senna at piano. He opens a bar/nite club. Rumiko (Ryou) plays Shinji's girlfriend. Sasaki (Morimoto) is Senna's professor at college and is always encouraging Senna to perform at the next piano competition. long vacation is about sena hidetoshi (kimura takuya), a pianist who can't express his feelings, and minami (yamaguchi tomoko), a model who isn't really popular.

 


EPISODE VOLUMES:

VOLUME 1 - EP'S 1-2   CODE LV-01       VOLUME 2 -EP'S 3-4  CODE LV-02

VOLUME 3- EP'S 5-6   CODE LV-03      VOLUME 4 -EP'S 7-8  CODE LV-04

VOLUME 5-EP'S 9-10  CODE LV-05       VOLUME 6 -EP'S 11      CODE-LV-06

 

   TITLE : STRAWBERRY ON SHORTCAKE     AIR DATE: 01/01/12 ~ 01/03/16

   STARRING:   KYOKO FUKADA, TAKIZAWA HIDEAKI, UCHIYAMA RINA

   GENRE:DRAMA                TOTAL EPISODES: 11                 RATING: PG

   SUBTITLES: REMOVABLE CHINESE SUBTITLES

   MASTERING SOURCE: IMPORT HONG KONG DVD BOX

 

   DESCRIPTION:

   At some point, Manato Irie (Hideaki Takizawa) began to withdraw himself from

the world. Even when picked on, it' s not the real Irie, but an act. However one day

 he meets a strange girl - Yui Misawa (Kyoko Fukada). Yui, who finds the tedium of

 everyday life unbearable, teases Manato with her almost too upfront and honest

 manner. Alone and afraid Manato wavers but finds himself drawn to her. But his

 feelings for Yui are doomed to be unrequited.

 
EPISODE VOLUMES:

VOLUME 1 - EP'S 1-2   CODE SOS-01    VOLUME 2 -EP'S 3-4  CODE SOS-02

VOLUME 3- EP'S 5-6   CODE SOS-03   VOLUME 4 -EP'S 7-8  CODE SOS-04

VOLUME 5-EP'S 9-10  CODE SOS-05  VOLUME 6 -EP'S 11      CODEE-SOS-06

 

   TITLE : GTO ~ GREAT TEACHER ONIZUKA   AIR DATE: 98/07/07 ~ 98/09/22

   STARRING:   SORAMACHI TAKASHI, FUJIKI NAOHITO

   GENRE:DRAMA                TOTAL EPISODES: 12                 RATING: PG

   SUBTITLES: REMOVABLE CHINESE SUBTITLES

   MASTERING SOURCE: IMPORT HONG KONG DVD BOX

 

   DESCRIPTION:

  Eiji Onizuka, a graduate from a third-grade university cum a gangster head, has

 always wanted to be a great teacher. An opportunity has came when a school is short

of a teacher and he happens to get employed! Although his gangster status and attitude

 create lots of headaches for many, his warmth towards teaching gradually touches

 them and gains their acceptance.  

  

EPISODE VOLUMES:

VOLUME 1 - EP'S 1-2   CODE GTO-01    VOLUME 2 -EP'S 3-4     CODE GTO-02

VOLUME 3- EP'S 5-6   CODE GTO-03   VOLUME 4 -EP'S 7-8     CODE GTO-04

VOLUME 5-EP'S 9-10  CODE GTO-05    VOLUME 6 -EP'S 11-12   CODE-GTO-06 

    

TITLE : ASUNARO HAKUSHO              AIR DATE: 93/10/11 ~ 93/12/20

   STARRING:   HIKARI ISHIDA, KIMURA TAKUYA, SUZUKI ANJU

   GENRE:DRAMA                TOTAL EPISODES: 11                 RATING: PG

   SUBTITLES: REMOVABLE CHINESE SUBTITLES

   MASTERING SOURCE: IMPORT HONG KONG DVD BOX

 

   DESCRIPTION:

  Five youngsters enter the same university and become very good friends. As they're

  very close, they're afraid of 'hurting' one another, and this results in even more

  tragedies. Both Tamotsu and Osamu, who fall for Narumi, keep holding back their

 feelings and giving way to each other. This complex love affair unintentionally causes

 Junichiro's death. In the end, all left school due to one reason or another, leaving

 Narumi alone to complete the course. The happy days are gone, but they happen to

  meet one another again a few years later, and the story continues...

    

EPISODE VOLUMES:

VOLUME 1 - EP'S 1-2   CODE AH-01    VOLUME 2 -EP'S 3-4     CODE AH-02

VOLUME 3- EP'S 5-6   CODE AH-03   VOLUME 4 -EP'S 7-8     CODE AH-04

VOLUME 5-EP'S 9-10  CODE AH-05    VOLUME 6 -EP 11           CODE AH-06

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