2016 · Japanese Dramas
40 Japanese dramas aired in Q4 (Oct–Dec) 2016, including Beppin-san, Tower of Sand, Rent-a-Rescue. Fuji TV, Nippon TV, tv asahi carried the most titles. Beppin-san led in ratings (20.4%). 1 titles hold award records.
By network and streaming service
Fuji TV 6
Nippon TV 5
tv asahi 3
WOWOW Prime 3
TV Tokyo 3
TBS 3
Prime Video 3
MBS 2
NHK BS Premium 2
40 titles
Beppin-san
べっぴんさん
Oct 4 · NHK G · 151 episodes
Family · Drama
Cast Kyoko Yoshine, Katsuhisa Namase, Miho Kanno
Written by Chiho Watanabe
Tower of Sand
砂の塔～知りすぎた隣人
Oct 14 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama · Family · Mystery
Cast Miho Kanno, Nanako Matsushima, Takanori Iwata
Written by Natsuko Ikeda
Rent-a-Rescue
レンタル救世主
Oct 9 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Ikki Sawamura, Mirai Shida, Haruka Fukuhara
Written by Yusuke Watanabe
Mr. Housekeeper, Mitazono
家政夫のミタゾノ
Oct 21 · tv asahi · 59 episodes
Drama · Mystery
Cast Masahiro Matsuoka, Marie Iitoyo, Rina Kawaei
Written by Hiroyuki Yatsu, Kento Goto
Offbeat Chief Police
キャリア〜掟破りの警察署長〜
Oct 9 · Fuji TV · 10 episodes
Action & Adventure
Cast Hiroshi Tamaki, Masahiro Takashima, Miori Takimoto
Chef: Three Star School Lunch
Chef〜三ツ星の給食〜
Oct 13 · Fuji TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Yuki Amami, Kotaro Koizumi, Haruna Kawaguchi
Written by Hideya Hamada
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon Season 4
ドクターX ～外科医・大門未知子～ シーズン4
Oct 13 · tv asahi · 11 episodes
Drama · Mystery
Cast Ryoko Yonekura, Yuki Uchida, Ittoku Kishibe
Written by Miho Nakazono
Majisuka Academy: Cabasuka Academy
マジすか学園: Cabasuka Academy
Oct 29 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Jurina Matsui, Yuria Kizaki, Yui Yokoyama
Written by Satsuo Endo, Yasushi Akimoto
Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~
コールドケース ～真実の扉～
Oct 22 · WOWOW Prime · 30 episodes
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Cast Yoh Yoshida, Kento Nagayama, Kenichi Takitoh
Written by Yasuhiro Yoshida, Masaaki Sakai
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
深夜食堂: Tokyo Stories
Oct 21 · Netflix · 20 episodes
Drama
Cast Kaoru Kobayashi, Ko A-sung, Reiko Kataoka
Written by Abe Yarou
The Brave 'Yoshihiko': and the Seven Chosen Ones
勇者ヨシヒコと魔王の城: and the Seven Chosen Ones
Oct 7 · TV Tokyo · 12 episodes
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy
Cast Takayuki Yamada, Tsuyoshi Muro, Haruka Kinami
Written by Yuichi Fukuda
The Full-Time Wife Escapist
逃げるは恥だが役に立つ
Oct 11 · TBS · 11 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Yui Aragaki, Gen Hoshino, Ryohei Otani
Written by Akiko Nogi, Tsunami Umino
Tokyo Girl
東京女子図鑑
Dec 16 · Prime Video · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Asami Mizukawa, Tsuyoshi Abe, Hana Hizuki
Written by Hisako Kurosawa
The Last Cop Season 2
THE LAST COP/ラストコップ シーズン2
Oct 8 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Comedy · Drama · Mystery · Crime
Cast Toshiaki Karasawa, Masataka Kubota, Nozomi Sasaki
Written by Tomoharu Sato
Fukuyadou Honpo: Kyoto Love Story
福家堂本舗-KYOTO LOVE STORY-
Oct 19 · Prime Video · 12 episodes
Comedy · Family
Cast Akari Hayami, Hayato Ichihara, Nozomi Sasaki
Cain and Abel
カインとアベル
Oct 17 · Fuji TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Ryosuke Yamada, Kenta Kiritani, Motoki Nishimura
Written by Tatsuya Kanazawa, Kumiko Asō
シリーズ・横溝正史短編集
Nov 24 · NHK BS · 12 episodes
Cast Sosuke Ikematsu, Maho Yamada, Masaki Sumitani
Written by Seishi Yokomizo, Yasutaka Konomi
Pretty Proofreader
地味にスゴイ! 校閲ガール・河野悦子
Oct 5 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Satomi Ishihara, Masaki Suda, Tsubasa Honda
Written by Ayako Miyagi
IQ246: The Cases of a Royal Genius
IQ246〜華麗なる事件簿〜
Oct 16 · TBS · 12 episodes
Drama · Mystery
Cast Yuji Oda, Tao Tsuchiya, Dean Fujioka
Brave Yoshihiko and the Seven Driven People
勇者ヨシヒコと導かれし七人
Oct 8 · 12 episodes
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy
Cast Takayuki Yamada, Shin Takuma, Haruka Kinami
Written by Yuichi Fukuda