2019 · Japanese Dramas
235 Japanese dramas aired in 2019, including Natsuzora, Janus no Kagami, La Grande Maison Tokyo. Nippon TV, TV Tokyo, tv asahi carried the most titles. Natsuzora led in ratings (21%). 12 titles hold award records.
By network and streaming service
Nippon TV 25
TV Tokyo 23
tv asahi 22
WOWOW Prime 19
Fuji TV 17
TBS 16
NHK 15
NHK BS Premium 10
MBS 9
FOD 5
Originals & remakes
- The Good WifeSame source 🇰🇷 The Good Wife (2016)
- The Great White TowerSame source 🇰🇷 Behind the White Tower (2007)
- VoiceOriginal 🇰🇷 Voice (2017)
- SignOriginal 🇰🇷 Sign (2011)
Award-winning highlights
All 12 award-winning titles from 2019.
235 titles
Natsuzora
なつぞら
Apr 1 · NHK G · 156 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Suzu Hirose, Masaki Okada, Momoko Fukuchi
Janus no Kagami
ヤヌスの鏡
Aug 16 · FOD · 8 episodes
Mystery
Cast Hinako Sakurai, Jin Shirasu, Akihisa Shiono
Written by Akiko Miyawaki
La Grande Maison Tokyo
グランメゾン東京
Oct 20 · KKTV · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Takuya Kimura, Kyoka Suzuki, Yuta Tamamori
No Side Game
ノーサイド・ゲーム
Jul 7 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Yo Oizumi, Takako Matsu, Takaya Kamikawa
Written by Kentaro Ushio, Jun Ikeido
Kansatsui Asagao
監察医 朝顔
Jul 8 · Fuji TV · 30 episodes
Drama · Family · Crime
Cast Juri Ueno, Shunsuke Kazama, Mirai Shida
Detective Zero
刑事ゼロ
Jan 10 · tv asahi · 10 episodes
Mystery · Crime
Cast Ikki Sawamura, Miori Takimoto, Susumu Terajima
Written by Masashi Todayama
Our Dearest Sakura
同期のサクラ
Oct 9 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Mitsuki Takahata, Ai Hashimoto, Mackenyu
Written by Kazuhiko Yukawa
Temp Staff Psychic Ataru
ハケン占い師アタル
Jan 17 · tv asahi · 9 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Hana Sugisaki, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Mirai Shida
Written by Kazuhiko Yukawa
Everyone’s Demoted!!
集団左遷!!
Apr 21 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Masaharu Fukuyama, Teruyuki Kagawa, Ryunosuke Kamiki
Written by Tetsuo Ebato, Yoshihiro Izumi
Maison de Police
メゾン・ド・ポリス
Jan 11 · TBS · 10 episodes
Comedy · Mystery
Cast Mitsuki Takahata, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Masaomi Kondo
Written by Tsutomu Kuroiwa
Fake Affair
偽装不倫
Jul 10 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Anne Watanabe, Hio Miyazawa, Yukie Nakama
Nagi's Long Vacation
凪のお暇
Jul 19 · TBS · 10 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Haru Kuroki, Issey Takahashi, Tomoya Nakamura
Written by Satomi Oshima
I Will Not Work Overtime, Period!
わたし、定時で帰ります。
May 14 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Yuriko Yoshitaka, Osamu Mukai, Yusuke Santamaria
Written by Kaeruko Akeno, Satoko Okudera
Your Turn to Kill
あなたの番です
Apr 14 · Nippon TV · 20 episodes
Mystery · Drama
Cast Tomoyo Harada, Kei Tanaka, Nanase Nishino
Written by Yasushi Akimoto, Minato Takano
In Hand
インハンド
Apr 12 · TBS · 11 episodes
Mystery
Cast Tomohisa Yamashita, Gaku Hamada, Nanao
Written by Yasuhiro Yoshida
Innocence, Fight Against False Charges
イノセンス 冤罪弁護士
Jan 19 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama · Mystery
Cast Kentaro Sakaguchi, Haruna Kawaguchi, Shuri
Written by Kazunao Furuya
Where Have My Skirts Gone?
俺のスカート、どこ行った?
Apr 20 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Arata Furuta, Nao Matsushita, Mai Shiraishi
Nurse in Action!
白衣の戦士!
Apr 10 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Ayami Nakajo, Asami Mizukawa, Nozomu Kotaki
Written by Mika Umeda
A Story to Read When You First Fall in Love
初めて恋をした日に読む話
Jan 15 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Kyoko Fukada, Ryusei Yokohama, Kento Nagayama
Written by Tomoko Yoshizawa
My Story Is Long
俺の話は長い
Oct 12 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Toma Ikuta, Ken Yasuda, Eiko Koike
Written by Shigeki Kaneko