2012 · Japanese Dramas
35 Japanese dramas aired in Q4 (Oct–Dec) 2012, including Wonderful Single Life, My Little Nightmare, TOKUNOSHIMA Airport. Fuji TV, TBS, Nippon TV carried the most titles. Wonderful Single Life led in ratings (11.8%). 7 titles hold award records.
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Wonderful Single Life
結婚しない
Oct 11 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Comedy
Cast Miho Kanno, Yuki Amami, Hiroshi Tamaki
Written by Takako Yamazaki
My Little Nightmare
悪夢ちゃん
Oct 13 · Nippon TV · 11 episodes
Drama · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery
Cast Keiko Kitagawa, Yûka, Fuuka Haruna
Written by Sumio Ōmori, Riku Onda
TOKUNOSHIMA Airport
TOKUNOSHIMAエアポート
Oct 14 · Fuji TV · 4 episodes
Comedy
Cast Masanobu Sakata, Eiko Koike, Takuma Otoo
Late Blooming Sunflower My Life Renewed
遅咲きのヒマワリ～ボクの人生、リニューアル～
Oct 23 · Fuji TV · 10 episodes
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Cast Toma Ikuta, Yoko Maki, Fumino Kimura
Written by Atsuko Hashibe
Ooku: The Beginning
大奥〜誕生［有功・家光篇］
Oct 12 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Masato Sakai, Mikako Tabe, Koki Tanaka
Written by Fumi Yoshinaga, Yumiko Kamiyama
Perfect Blue
パーフェクト・ブルー
Oct 8 · TBS · 11 episodes
Crime
Cast Miori Takimoto, Aya Hirayama, Kensei Mikami
Flat Out Tokyo Girl
東京全力少女
Oct 10 · Nippon TV · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Manami Higa, Emi Takei, Atsuro Watabe
Written by Kazuhiko Ban
Going My Home
ゴーイング マイ ホーム
Oct 9 · Fuji TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Hiroshi Abe, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Aoi Miyazaki
Written by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Solitary Gourmet Season 2
孤独のグルメ シーズン2
Oct 10 · TV Tokyo · 12 episodes
Drama
Cast Yutaka Matsushige, Tomoki Uekusa, Masayuki Kusumi
Written by Masayuki Kusumi
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
ドクターX ～外科医・大門未知子～
Oct 18 · tv asahi · 69 episodes
Drama · Mystery
Cast Ryoko Yonekura, Yuki Uchida, Kenichi Endo
Written by Miho Nakazono
Jun to Ai
純と愛
Oct 1 · NHK BS1 · 151 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Natsuna Watanabe, Anyoji Karen, Shunsuke Kazama
Written by Kazuhiko Yukawa
The Brave 'Yoshihiko': and the Key of the Evil Spirit
勇者ヨシヒコと魔王の城: and the Key of the Evil Spirit
Oct 12 · TV Tokyo · 11 episodes
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy
Cast Takayuki Yamada, Tsuyoshi Muro, Haruka Kinami
Written by Yuichi Fukuda
High School Entrance Exam
高校入試
Oct 6 · Fuji TV · 13 episodes
Drama · Mystery
Cast Masami Nagasawa, Nao Minamisawa, Akiyoshi Nakao
Written by Kanae Minato
TOKYO Airport -Air Traffic Service Department-
TOKYOエアポート～東京空港管制保安部～
Oct 14 · Fuji TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Kyoko Fukada, Saburo Tokito, Asaka Seto
Hitori Shizuka
ヒトリシズカ
Oct 21 · WOWOW Prime · 6 episodes
Drama
Cast Kaho, Asuka Kurosawa, Ittoku Kishibe
Written by Takeshi Aoshima, Tetsuya Honda
Switch Girl!! Season 2
スイッチガール!! シーズン2
Dec 7 · Fuji TV TWO · 8 episodes
Comedy
Cast Mariya Nishiuchi, Renn Kiriyama, Rikako Sakata
Written by Kota Oura
Brave Yoshihiko and the Demon's Key
勇者ヨシヒコと悪霊の鍵
Oct 12 · TV Tokyo · 11 episodes
Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast Takayuki Yamada, Shin Takuma, Haruka Kinami
Priceless
PRICELESS～あるわけねぇだろ、んなもん！～
Oct 22 · Fuji TV · 10 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Takuya Kimura, Kiichi Nakai, Karina
Written by Kazunao Furuya
Tokyo Control
TOKYO コントロール 東京航空交通管制部
Oct 14 · Fuji TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Ayako Kawahara, Saburo Tokito, Misa Shimizu
Detective Anonymous
匿名探偵
Oct 12 · tv asahi · 18 episodes
Drama
Cast Katsunori Takahashi, Nana Katase, Rieko Miura