2015 · Japanese Dramas
172 Japanese dramas aired in 2015, including Marumaru Tsuma, The Emperor's Cook, Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist. Fuji TV, TBS, Nippon TV carried the most titles. Marumaru Tsuma led in ratings (14.3%). 18 titles hold award records.
By network and streaming service
Fuji TV 23
TBS 21
Nippon TV 19
WOWOW Prime 16
NHK 13
tv asahi 12
TV Tokyo 9
NHK G 6
MBS 5
NHK BS Premium 4
Award-winning highlights
All 18 award-winning titles from 2015.
172 titles
Marumaru Tsuma
○○妻
Jan 14 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Family · Mystery
Cast Seishu Uragami, Yuya Kido, Yanagitani Yuka
The Emperor's Cook
天皇の料理番
Apr 26 · TBS · 12 episodes
Drama
Cast Takeru Satoh, Haru Kuroki, Ryohei Suzuki
Written by Hisahide Sugimori, Yoshiko Morishita
Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist
Dr.倫太郎
Apr 22 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Masato Sakai, Yu Aoi, Michiko Kichise
Written by Miho Nakazono
Welcome to Our Home
ようこそ、わが家へ
Apr 13 · 10 episodes
Family · Drama · Mystery
Cast Akira Terao, Kaho Minami, Kasumi Arimura
Fake Marriage
偽装の夫婦
Oct 7 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Yuki Amami, Ikki Sawamura, Yuki Uchida
Written by Kazuhiko Yukawa
Burning Flower
花燃ゆ
Jan 4 · NHK · 50 episodes
Drama
Cast Mao Inoue, Taizo Harada, Kanji Ishimaru
Dr.STOЯKS
コウノドリ
Oct 16 · TBS · 21 episodes
Drama
Cast Go Ayano, Mayu Matsuoka, Kentaro Sakaguchi
Written by Fumi Tsubota, Yasuhiro Yoshida
Seven Detectives
刑事7人
Jul 15 · tv asahi · 85 episodes
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Cast Noriyuki Higashiyama, Kana Kurashina, Kotaro Yoshida
Written by Tetsuya Oishi, Katsunari Mano
Koinaka
恋仲
Jul 20 · Fuji TV · 9 episodes
Drama
Cast Sota Fukushi, Tsubasa Honda, Shuhei Nomura
Written by Sayaka Kuwamura
Isan Souzoku
遺産争族
Oct 22 · tv asahi · 9 episodes
Drama
Cast Shirō Itō, Osamu Mukai, Nana Eikura
Written by Yumiko Inoue
Ouroboros
ウロボロス〜この愛こそ、正義。
Jan 16 · TBS · 10 episodes
Mystery · Drama · Crime
Cast Toma Ikuta, Shun Oguri, Juri Ueno
Written by Kazunao Furuya, Yuya Kanzaki
Second Chance Chauffeur
流星ワゴン
Jan 8 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast Hidetoshi Nishijima, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Haruka Igawa
Written by Kiyoshi Shigematsu
The Memorandum of Kyoko Okitegami
掟上今日子の備忘録
Oct 10 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama · Mystery · Crime
Cast Yui Aragaki, Masaki Okada, Rio Uchida
Written by Akiko Nogi, NISIOISIN
Ms. Sadistic Detective
ドS刑事
Apr 11 · Nippon TV · 11 episodes
Crime · Comedy
Cast Mikako Tabe, Tadayoshi Okura, Yoh Yoshida
Written by Yoshi Nanao, Izumi Kawasaki
A Restaurant with Many Problems
問題のあるレストラン
Jan 15 · Fuji TV · 10 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Yoko Maki, Masahiro Higashide, Fumi Nikaido
Written by Yuji Sakamoto
The Girl's Speech
学校のカイダン
Jan 9 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Suzu Hirose, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Anna Ishibashi
Written by Tomoko Yoshida
Angel Heart
エンジェル・ハート
Oct 11 · Nippon TV · 9 episodes
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama · Mystery
Cast Takaya Kamikawa, Mickey Curtis, Tsutomu Takahashi
Written by Yuya Takahashi, Tsukasa Hojo
Napoleon's Village
ナポレオンの村
Jul 19 · TBS · 7 episodes
Drama
Cast Toshiaki Karasawa, Kumiko Aso, Koji Yamamoto
Siren
サイレーン
Oct 20 · Fuji TV · 9 episodes
Drama · Mystery
Cast Tori Matsuzaka, Fumino Kimura, Nanao
Written by Sayaka Yamazaki
Mother Game
マザー・ゲーム〜彼女たちの階級〜
Apr 14 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Fumino Kimura, Kyoko Hasegawa, Shihori Kanjiya
Written by Shuuko Arai, Yuki Takeda