2013 · Japanese Dramas
156 Japanese dramas aired in 2013, including Hanzawa Naoki, The Last Cinderella, Yae's Sakura. Fuji TV, TBS, Nippon TV carried the most titles. Hanzawa Naoki led in ratings (25.6%). 12 titles hold award records.
By network and streaming service
Fuji TV 26
TBS 22
Nippon TV 17
TV Tokyo 11
tv asahi 11
WOWOW Prime 10
NHK 8
NHK BS Premium 8
NHK G 6
BeeTV 2
Originals & remakes
- Mischievous Kiss: Love in TokyoSame source 🇰🇷 Playful Kiss (2010)Same source 🇯🇵 Mischievous Kiss the Movie: High School (2016)Same source 🇯🇵 Mischievous Kiss the Movie: Campus (2017)Same source 🇯🇵 Mischievous Kiss the Movie: The Proposal (2017)
- Matrimonial ChaosRemake 🇰🇷 Matrimonial Chaos (2018)
Award-winning highlights
All 12 award-winning titles from 2013.
156 titles
Hanzawa Naoki
半沢直樹
Jul 7 · TBS · 20 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Masato Sakai, Aya Ueto, Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Written by Jun Ikeido, Hiroyuki Yatsu
The Last Cinderella
ラスト シンデレラ
Apr 11 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Comedy
Cast Ryoko Shinohara, Haruma Miura, Naohito Fujiki
Written by Mayumi Nakatani
Yae's Sakura
八重の桜
Jan 6 · NHK BS1 · 50 episodes
Drama
Cast Haruka Ayase, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Jun Fubuki
Written by Junko Oyama, Mutsumi Yamamoto
No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35
35歳の高校生
Apr 13 · Nippon TV · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Ryoko Yonekura, Junpei Mizobata, Nana Katase
Written by Masahiro Yamaura, Yuya Takahashi
Public Affairs Office in the Sky
空飛ぶ広報室
Apr 14 · TBS · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Yui Aragaki, Go Ayano, Kyôhei Shibata
Written by Akiko Nogi, Hiro Arikawa
Matrimonial Chaos
最高の離婚
Jan 10 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Comedy · Drama · Family
Cast Eita Nagayama, Machiko Ono, Yoko Maki
Written by Yuji Sakamoto
Doubles - Futari no Keiji
ダブルス〜二人の刑事
Apr 18 · tv asahi · 9 episodes
Crime
Cast Kenji Sakaguchi, Hideaki Ito, Yuki Uchida
Midnight Ferris Wheel
夜行観覧車
Jan 18 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Cast Kyoka Suzuki, Yuriko Ishida, Tetsushi Tanaka
Written by Kanae Minato, Satoko Okudera
Ghostly Girl
幽かな彼女
Apr 9 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Comedy
Cast Shingo Katori, Anne Watanabe, Marie Iitoyo
Written by Kazunao Furuya
A Swinging Single
独身貴族
Oct 10 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Keiko Kitagawa, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Misako Renbutsu
Mother Strikes Back
おトメさん
Jan 17 · tv asahi · 9 episodes
Drama
Cast Hitomi Kuroki, Saki Aibu, Junichi Ishida
Written by Yumiko Inoue
Clinic on the Sea
海の上の診療所
Oct 14 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Shota Matsuda, Emi Takei, Norika Fujiwara
The Last Hope
ラストホープ
Jan 15 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Masaki Aiba, Fumiyo Kohinata, Mikako Tabe
Jikenya Kagyou
事件屋稼業
May 17 · BS Fuji · 3 episodes
Drama
Cast Akira Terao, Eriko Sato, Alice Hirose
Carry On! Hara-chan!
泣くな、はらちゃん
Jan 19 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Comedy
Cast Tomoya Nagase, Kumiko Aso, Ryuhei Maruyama
Written by Yoshikazu Okada
Keiji 110 kiro
刑事110キロ
Apr 25 · tv asahi · 14 episodes
Crime
Cast Hidehiko Ishizuka, Shunsuke Nakamura, Atsuko Takahata
Kakusho
確証～警視庁捜査3課
Apr 15 · TBS · 11 episodes
Mystery · Drama · Crime
Cast Nana Eikura, Katsumi Takahashi, Ryuji Yamamoto
Written by Bin Konno, Tadashi Morishita
Kamo, Kyoto e Iku.
鴨、京都へ行く。
Apr 9 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Keiko Horiuchi, Nao Matsushita, Kippei Shiina
Kurokouchi
クロコーチ
Oct 11 · TBS · 10 episodes
Crime · Mystery
Cast Tomoya Nagase, Ayame Goriki, Atsuro Watabe
Written by Yoshihiro Izumi
The Lovers of Share House
シェアハウスの恋人
Jan 16 · Nippon TV · 9 episodes
Drama
Cast Asami Mizukawa, Shosuke Tanihara, Yo Oizumi
Written by Fumie Mizuhashi