2022 · Japanese Dramas
325 Japanese dramas aired in 2022, including Soar High!, Seven Days of a Daddy and a Daughter, My Family. TV Tokyo, tv asahi, Nippon TV carried the most titles. Soar High! led in ratings (15.8%). 16 titles hold award records.
By network and streaming service
TV Tokyo 32
tv asahi 27
Nippon TV 27
WOWOW Prime 24
TBS 19
Fuji TV 19
MBS 17
NHK 12
NHK G 11
BS TV Tokyo 8
Originals & remakes
All Korea–Japan remakesAward-winning highlights
All 16 award-winning titles from 2022.
325 titles
Soar High!
舞いあがれ!
Oct 3 · NHK G · 126 episodes
Drama
Cast Haruka Fukuhara, Katsunori Takahashi, Hiromi Nagasaku
Seven Days of a Daddy and a Daughter
パパとムスメの7日間
Jul 27 · TBS · 8 episodes
Comedy · Family
Cast Iinuma Ai, Kento Nagao, Hidekazu Mashima
My Family
マイファミリー
Apr 10 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Cast Kazunari Ninomiya, Mikako Tabe, Miyu Oshima
Written by Tsutomu Kuroiwa
The 13 Lords of the Shogun
鎌倉殿の13人
Jan 9 · NHK G · 48 episodes
Drama
Cast Shun Oguri, Eiko Koike, Kataoka Ainosuke VI
Written by Koki Mitani
The Travel Nurse
ザ・トラベルナース
Oct 20 · tv asahi · 17 episodes
Drama
Cast Masaki Okada, Yuri Tsunematsu, Kiichi Nakai
Written by Miho Nakazono, Takafumi Kousaka
Don't Call It Mystery
ミステリと言う勿れ
Jan 10 · Fuji TV · 12 episodes
Drama · Mystery
Cast Masaki Suda, Sairi Ito, Matsuya Onoe
Written by Yumi Tamura, Tomoko Aizawa
Ten Count to the Future
未来への10カウント
Apr 14 · tv asahi · 9 episodes
Drama
Cast Takuya Kimura, Hikari Mitsushima, Ken Yasuda
Written by Yasushi Fukuda
Atom's Last Shot
アトムの童
Oct 16 · TBS · 9 episodes
Drama
Cast Kento Yamazaki, Kouhei Matsushita, Yukino Kishii
Written by Marie Kamimori
Roppongi Class
六本木クラス
Jul 7 · tv asahi · 13 episodes
Drama
Cast Ryoma Takeuchi, Teruyuki Kagawa, Yuko Araki
Written by Cho Kwang-jin, Koji Tokuo
Neighbor Chikara
となりのチカラ
Jan 20 · tv asahi · 9 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Jun Matsumoto, Aya Ueto, Nanako Matsushima
Written by Kazuhiko Yukawa
Will of Ex-Boyfriend
元彼の遺言状
Apr 11 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Drama · Mystery
Cast Haruka Ayase, Yo Oizumi, Takashi Sasano
Written by Noriaki Sugihara
Doctor White
ドクター・ホワイト
Jan 17 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Minami Hamabe, Miori Takimoto, Tasuku Emoto
Written by Hiroyuki Komine, Shin Kibayashi
Guardian of the Market
競争の番人
Jul 11 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Drama · Crime
Cast Kentaro Sakaguchi, Anne Watanabe, Shinobu Terajima
PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
PICU 小児集中治療室
Oct 10 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Ryo Yoshizawa, Ken Yasuda, Fumino Kimura
Written by Yasuko Kuramitsu
Fight Song
ファイトソング
Jan 11 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Kaya Kiyohara, Shotaro Mamiya, Fuma Kikuchi
Written by Yoshikazu Okada
Tall Order
ムチャブリ! わたしが社長になるなんて
Jan 12 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Mitsuki Takahata, Jun Shison, Shota Matsuda
Written by Mako Watanabe
Duty and Revenge
逃亡医F
Jan 15 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Mystery · Action & Adventure
Cast Ryo Narita, Masahiro Matsuoka, Nana Mori
Written by Izuki Keigo, Mitsunori Fukuhara
If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student
妻、小学生になる。
Jan 21 · TBS · 10 episodes
Family · Comedy · Drama
Cast Nono Maida, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Aju Makita
Written by Satomi Oshima
Renovation Like Magic
魔法のリノベ
Jul 18 · Fuji TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Haru, Shotaro Mamiya, Kenichi Endo
Written by Makoto Ueda, Maki Hoshizaki
Involvement in Family Affairs
やんごとなき一族
Apr 21 · Fuji TV · 12 episodes
Family · Drama · Comedy
Cast Tao Tsuchiya, Kouhei Matsushita, Tae Kimura