2014 · Japanese Dramas
158 Japanese dramas aired in 2014, including I'm Taking the Day Off, Strategist KANBE, S -The Last Policeman. Fuji TV, TBS, TV Tokyo carried the most titles. I'm Taking the Day Off led in ratings (16%). 16 titles hold award records.
By network and streaming service
Fuji TV 25
TBS 23
TV Tokyo 15
Nippon TV 14
NHK 13
tv asahi 10
WOWOW Prime 10
NHK G 7
NHK BS Premium 6
NHK BS1 3
Originals & remakes
All Korea–Japan remakesAward-winning highlights
All 16 award-winning titles from 2014.
158 titles
I'm Taking the Day Off
きょうは会社休みます。
Oct 15 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Haruka Ayase, Sota Fukushi, Hiroshi Tamaki
Written by Shigeki Kaneko
Strategist KANBE
軍師官兵衛
Jan 5 · NHK BS1 · 50 episodes
Drama · War & Politics
Cast Junichi Okada, Yosuke Eguchi, Miki Nakatani
Written by Ichirō Anabuki, Yoichi Maekawa
S -The Last Policeman
S -最後の警官-
Jan 12 · TBS · 10 episodes
Crime · Drama
Cast Osamu Mukai, Go Ayano, Kazue Fukiishi
Written by Kazunao Furuya
Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon
昼顔〜平日午後3時の恋人たち〜
Jul 17 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Drama · Soap
Cast Aya Ueto, Michiko Kichise, Takumi Saitoh
Written by Yumiko Inoue
Tomorrow, Mom Won't Be Here
明日、ママがいない
Jan 15 · Nippon TV · 9 episodes
Drama · Family
Cast Mana Ashida, Rio Suzuki, Hiyori Sakurada
Written by Saya Matsuda
Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
花咲舞が黙ってない
Apr 16 · Nippon TV · 31 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Anne Watanabe, Mio Imada, Takaya Kamikawa
Written by Michiru Egashira, Yuko Matsuda
Emergency Interrogation Room
緊急取調室
Jan 9 · tv asahi · 46 episodes
Crime
Cast Yuki Amami, Tetsushi Tanaka, Mokomichi Hayami
Written by Yumiko Inoue, Takafumi Kousaka
Heartbroken Chocolatier
失恋ショコラティエ
Jan 13 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Jun Matsumoto, Satomi Ishihara, Asami Mizukawa
Written by Miyako Koshikawa, Setona Mizushiro
Dear Sister
ディア・シスター
Oct 16 · Fuji TV · 10 episodes
Comedy · Drama · Family
Cast Satomi Ishihara, Nao Matsushita, Takanori Iwata
Written by Mayumi Nakatani
Nobunaga Concerto
信長協奏曲
Oct 13 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy
Cast Shun Oguri, Ko Shibasaki, Osamu Mukai
Written by Masafumi Nishida, Ayumi Ishii
ST MPD Scientific Investigation Squad
ST 赤と白の捜査ファイル
Jul 16 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Crime
Cast Tatsuya Fujiwara, Masaki Okada, Mirai Shida
Written by Yusuke Watanabe
Senryokugai Sosakan
戦力外捜査官
Jan 11 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Emi Takei, Satoshi Tokushige, Erena Mizusawa
The Thorns of Alice
アリスの棘
Apr 11 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama · Mystery
Cast Juri Ueno, Joe Odagiri, Chiaki Kuriyama
Written by Natsuko Ikeda, Maki Takahashi
The Files of Young Kindaichi Neo
金田一少年の事件簿N
Jul 19 · Nippon TV · 9 episodes
Crime
Cast Ryosuke Yamada, Haruna Kawaguchi, Daiki Arioka
Written by Yuya Takahashi, Fumiya Sato
GTO in Taiwan
GTO TAIWAN
Mar 22 · GTV · 4 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Ryohei Kurosawa, Yu Shirota, Yusuke Yamamoto
Written by Junpei Yamaoka
Sanbiki no Ossan
三匹のおっさん
Jan 17 · TV Tokyo · 24 episodes
Drama
Cast Kinya Kitaoji, Marin, Yanagishita Tomo
Shinigami-kun
死神くん
Apr 18 · tv asahi · 9 episodes
Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast Satoshi Ohno, Mirei Kiritani, Masaki Suda
Written by Hiroshi Hashimoto
Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu
福家警部補の挨拶
Jan 14 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Crime
Cast Goro Inagaki, Ai Yoshikawa, Rei Dan
Team - Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Special Crime Investigation Headquarter
TEAM -警視庁特別犯罪捜査本部
Apr 16 · 9 episodes
Crime · Mystery
Cast Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Seiichi Tanabe, Takashi Tsukamoto
MOZU
Apr 10 · TBS · 15 episodes
Crime
Cast Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yoko Maki, Teruyuki Kagawa
Written by Kosuke Nishi