2019 · Japanese Dramas
64 Japanese dramas aired in Q1 (Jan–Mar) 2019, including Detective Zero, Temp Staff Psychic Ataru, Maison de Police. TBS, Nippon TV, WOWOW Prime carried the most titles. Detective Zero led in ratings (11.3%). 2 titles hold award records.
By network and streaming service
TBS 7
Nippon TV 7
WOWOW Prime 7
tv asahi 6
NHK 5
TV Tokyo 5
Fuji TV 3
NHK BS Premium 2
FOD 2
Originals & remakes
- The Good WifeSame source 🇰🇷 The Good Wife (2016)
64 titles
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
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
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
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
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
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
いだてん〜東京オリムピック噺〜
Jan 6 · NHK · 47 episodes
Drama · War & Politics
Cast Kantarô Nakamura, Sadao Abe, Haruka Ayase
Written by Kankuro Kudo
Kioku Sousa ~Shinjuku Higashi-sho Jiken Fairu~
記憶捜査〜新宿東署事件ファイル〜
Jan 18 · TV Tokyo · 22 episodes
Drama · Crime
Cast Shunsuke Kazama, Mone Kamishiraishi, Kinya Kitaoji
Written by Takeharu Sakurai
Queen
スキャンダル専門弁護士 QUEEN
Jan 10 · Fuji TV · 10 episodes
Crime
Cast Yuko Takeuchi, Asami Mizukawa, Taishi Nakagawa
Black Widow Business
後妻業
Jan 22 · Fuji TV · 9 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Yoshino Kimura, Katsunori Takahashi, Tae Kimura
Written by Erika Seki
Justice Monster
絶対正義
Feb 2 · Tokai Television Broadcasting · 8 episodes
Drama
Cast Sayaka Yamaguchi, Nana Katase, Rie Mimura
Written by Rikako Akiyoshi, Yosuke Masaike
Wednesday Downtown: 2019
水曜日のダウンタウン: 2019
Jan 9 · TBS · 38 episodes
Comedy
Cast Masatoshi Hamada, Hitoshi Matsumoto
AKBINGO!: 2019
Jan 8 · Nippon TV · 37 episodes
Comedy
Cast Daisuke Muramoto
Hiyokko Season 2
ひよっこ シーズン2
Mar 25 · NHK · 4 episodes
Drama
Cast Kasumi Arimura
Written by Yoshikazu Okada
Wakako Zake Season 4
ワカコ酒 シーズン4
Jan 7 · BS TV Tokyo · 12 episodes
Drama
Cast Rina Takeda, Yoshihiro Nozoe, Kenta Kamakari
Written by Hiroaki Yuasa, Shinji Kuma
Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom
3年A組 ―今から皆さんは、人質です―
Jan 6 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Cast Masaki Suda, Mei Nagano, Moka Kamishiraishi
Written by Shogo Muto
Tokusatsu GaGaGa
トクサツガガガ
Jan 18 · NHK · 7 episodes
Comedy · Drama · Action & Adventure
Cast Fuka Koshiba, Kana Kurashina, Haruka Kinami
Written by Shigenori Tanabe, Tanba Niwa
Nihon Boro Yado Kiko
日本ボロ宿紀行
Jan 26 · TV Tokyo · 12 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Kazuya Takahashi, Mayu Tsuruta, Mai Fukagawa
My Husband Won't Fit
夫のちんぽが入らない
Mar 19 · Netflix · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Natsumi Ishibashi, Aoi Nakamura, Machiko Ono
Written by Hisako Kurosawa
The Good Wife
グッドワイフ
Jan 13 · TBS · 10 episodes
Family · Drama
Cast Takako Tokiwa, Toshiaki Karasawa, Kotaro Koizumi
Written by Eriko Shinozaki
Your Home Is My Business: 2nd Attack
家売るオンナ: 2nd Attack
Jan 9 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Keiko Kitagawa, Shota Matsuda, Asuka Kudo
Written by Shizuka Oishi