2020 · Japanese Dramas
252 Japanese dramas aired in 2020, including Tokyo Love Story, Ochoyan, Chinmoku no Alibi. TV Tokyo, tv asahi, Nippon TV carried the most titles. Tokyo Love Story led in ratings (23.5%). 8 titles hold award records.
By network and streaming service
TV Tokyo 32
tv asahi 23
Nippon TV 21
WOWOW Prime 19
Fuji TV 16
TBS 14
NHK 12
MBS 10
NHK G 9
Kansai TV 6
Award-winning highlights
All 8 award-winning titles from 2020.
252 titles
Tokyo Love Story
東京ラブストーリー
Apr 29 · Prime Video · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Kentaro Ito, Shizuka Ishibashi, Sho Kiyohara
Written by Fumi Saimon, Ayako Kitagawa
Ochoyan
おちょやん
Nov 30 · NHK · 115 episodes
Drama · Family · Comedy
Cast Hana Sugisaki, Ryoko Shinohara, Emma Miyazawa
Written by Hiroyuki Yatsu
Chinmoku no Alibi
沈黙のアリバイ
Oct 26 · TV Tokyo · 1 episodes
Crime
Cast Goro Kishitani, Toru Nakamura
My Housekeeper Nagisa-san
私の家政夫ナギサさん
Jul 7 · TBS · 9 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Mikako Tabe, Koji Seto, Gordon Maeda
Written by Furiko Yotsuhara, Koji Tokuo
Seven Secretaries
七人の秘書
Oct 22 · tv asahi · 8 episodes
Drama · Crime
Cast Fumino Kimura, Alice Hirose, Shim Eun-kyung
Written by Makoto Hayashi
Awaiting Kirin
麒麟がくる
Jan 19 · NHK · 44 episodes
Drama · War & Politics
Cast Masahiro Motoki, Shota Sometani, Hiroki Hasegawa
MIU404
Jun 26 · TBS · 11 episodes
Crime · Mystery · Drama
Cast Go Ayano, Gen Hoshino, Koshi Mizukami
Written by Akiko Nogi
An Incurable Case of Love
恋はつづくよどこまでも
Jan 14 · TBS · 10 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Mone Kamishiraishi, Takeru Satoh, Karina
Written by Arisa Kaneko, Maki Enjoji
Dangerous Venus
危険なビーナス
Oct 11 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama · Mystery
Cast Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Anne Nakamura
Written by Keigo Higashino, Tsutomu Kuroiwa
Love Will Begin When Money Ends
おカネの切れ目が恋のはじまり
Sep 15 · TBS · 4 episodes
Drama
Cast Mayu Matsuoka, Haruma Miura, Shohei Miura
Written by Satomi Oshima
Unsung Cinderella, Midori, the Hospital Pharmacist
アンサング・シンデレラ 病院薬剤師の処方箋
Jul 16 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Satomi Ishihara, Nanase Nishino, Ryo Narita
Written by Mamare Arai, Tsutomu Kuroiwa
A Warmed Up Love
この恋あたためますか
Oct 20 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Nana Mori, Tomoya Nakamura, Taiga Nakano
Written by Miho Aotsuka, Marie Kamimori
Off the Record
知らなくていいコト
Jan 8 · Hulu · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Yuriko Yoshitaka, Tasuku Emoto, Takafumi Imai
Written by Shizuka Oishi
Detective Novice
未満警察 ミッドナイトランナー
Jun 27 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Action & Adventure · Comedy · Crime
Cast Kento Nakajima, Sho Hirano, Yuri Nakamura
Written by Yusuke Watanabe
The Way of the Househusband
極主夫道
Oct 11 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Comedy
Cast Hiroshi Tamaki, Haruna Kawaguchi, Jun Shison
Written by Kousuke Oono, Manabu Uda
A Girl of 35
35歳の少女
Oct 10 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Ko Shibasaki, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Honami Suzuki
Written by Daiki Tsuneta, Kazuhiko Yukawa
Cursed in Love
私たちはどうかしている
Aug 12 · Nippon TV · 8 episodes
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Cast Minami Hamabe, Ryusei Yokohama, Mahiro Takasugi
Written by Natsumi Ando, Rin Eto
Police and Prosecutor
ケイジとケンジ 所轄と地検の24時
Jan 16 · tv asahi · 9 episodes
Crime
Cast Kenta Kiritani, Masahiro Higashide, Manami Higa
Written by Yasushi Fukuda
K2: Dodgy Badge Brothers
キワドい2人-K2- 池袋署刑事課神崎・黒木
Sep 11 · TBS · 6 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Ryosuke Yamada, Kei Tanaka, Kazusa Okuyama
Written by Dai Yokozeki
Daddy Is My Classmate
親バカ青春白書
Aug 2 · Nippon TV · 7 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Tsuyoshi Muro, Mei Nagano, Taishi Nakagawa
Written by Kisa Miura, Yuichi Fukuda