2017 · Japanese Dramas
208 Japanese dramas aired in 2017, including Warotenka, Black Leather Notebook, Naotora: The Lady Warlord. Fuji TV, Nippon TV, TV Tokyo carried the most titles. Warotenka led in ratings (20.1%). 16 titles hold award records.
By network and streaming service
Fuji TV 25
Nippon TV 23
TV Tokyo 19
tv asahi 19
TBS 18
WOWOW Prime 14
NHK 8
NHK G 6
Prime Video 6
Netflix 4
Award-winning highlights
All 16 award-winning titles from 2017.
208 titles
Warotenka
わろてんか
Oct 2 · NHK · 151 episodes
Drama
Cast Yudai Chiba, Wakana Aoi, Tori Matsuzaka
Written by Tomoko Yoshida
Black Leather Notebook
黒革の手帖
Jul 20 · tv asahi · 8 episodes
Drama
Cast Emi Takei, Yosuke Eguchi, Riisa Naka
Written by Seicho Matsumoto, Daisuke Habara
Naotora: The Lady Warlord
おんな城主 直虎
Jan 8 · NHK BS1 · 50 episodes
Drama
Cast Tetta Sugimoto, Haruma Miura, Ko Shibasaki
Written by Yoshiko Morishita
Caution, Hazardous Wife
奥様は、取り扱い注意
Oct 4 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Haruka Ayase, Hirosue Ryoko, Tsubasa Honda
Written by Kazuki Kaneshiro
You're My Pet
きみはペット
Feb 6 · Fuji TV · 16 episodes
Comedy
Cast Noriko Iriyama, Jun Shison, Terunosuke Takezai
Written by Yayoi Ogawa
Overprotected Kahoko
過保護のカホコ
Jul 12 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Family · Drama · Comedy
Cast Mitsuki Takahata, Hitomi Kuroki, Saburo Tokito
Written by Kazuhiko Yukawa
Tokyo Tarareba Girls
東京タラレバ娘
Jan 18 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Yuriko Yoshitaka, Nana Eikura, Yuko Oshima
Written by Yuko Matsuda
I Love You Just a Little Bit
あなたのことはそれほど
Apr 18 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Haru, Masahiro Higashide, Riisa Naka
Written by Tomoko Yoshizawa
CRISIS: Special Security Squad
CRISIS 公安機動捜査隊特捜班
Apr 11 · Fuji TV · 10 episodes
Action & Adventure · Crime
Cast Shun Oguri, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yuko Araki
Written by Kazuki Kaneshiro
A Family Goes Job Hunting
就活家族〜きっと、うまくいく〜
Jan 12 · tv asahi · 9 episodes
Drama
Cast Tomokazu Miura, Hitomi Kuroki, Atsuko Maeda
I'm Sorry, I Love You
ごめん、愛してる
Jul 9 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama · Family
Cast Tomoya Nagase, Riho Yoshioka, Kentaro Sakaguchi
Written by Lee Kyoung-hee, Taeko Asano
I'm Your Destiny
ボク、運命の人です。
Apr 15 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Comedy
Cast Kazuya Kamenashi, Fumino Kimura, Tomohisa Yamashita
Written by Shigeki Kaneko
Super Salaryman Mr. Saenai
スーパーサラリーマン左江内氏
Jan 14 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Comedy
Cast Shinichi Tsutsumi, Haruka Shimazaki, Kyoko Koizumi
Written by Yuichi Fukuda, Fujiko F. Fujio
Virtual Detective Tabito Higurashi
視覚探偵 日暮旅人
Jan 22 · Nippon TV · 9 episodes
Drama
Cast Tori Matsuzaka, Mikako Tabe, Gaku Hamada
Written by Mitsunori Fukuhara
My High School Business
先に生まれただけの僕
Oct 14 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Sho Sakurai, Yu Aoi, Koji Seto
Written by Yasushi Fukuda
My Lover's Secret
愛してたって、秘密はある。
Jul 16 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama · Mystery
Cast Sota Fukushi, Haruna Kawaguchi, Honami Suzuki
Written by Sayaka Kuwamura
The Noble Detective
貴族探偵
Apr 17 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Drama · Crime
Cast Masaki Aiba, Emi Takei, Katsuhisa Namase
Written by Tsutomu Kuroiwa, 麻耶雄嵩
My Loser Husband
ウチの夫は仕事ができない
Jul 8 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Ryo Nishikido, Mayu Matsuoka, Ayako Imoto
Written by Chiho Watanabe
Hitoshi Ueki And Nobosemon
植木等とのぼせもん
Sep 2 · 8 episodes
Drama
Cast Jun Shison, Koji Yamamoto, Takaya Yamauchi
Written by Kosuke Mukai, Masao Komatsu
Grade A Reversal
下剋上受験
Jan 13 · TBS · 10 episodes
Family · Comedy
Cast Sadao Abe, Kyoko Fukada, Fuka Koshiba
Written by Shin'ichi Sakurai, Kazuyuki Morosawa