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This is a list of Japanese television dramas shown within Japan during the year of 2012.
Title (Japanese title) | Cast | Broadcast period | Episodes | Network | Notes | Ref |
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13-sai no Hello Work (13歳のハローワーク) | Masahiro Matsuoka, Yu Yokoyama, Mirei Kiritani | 13/1/2012- 9/3/2012 | 9 | EX | ||
Aibou: Season 10 (相棒 10) | Yutaka Mizutani, Mitsuhiro Oikawa | 19/10/2011- 21/3/2012 | 19 | EX | [1] | |
Carnation (カーネーション) | Machiko Ono, Kaoru Kobayashi | 26/9/2011 - 31/3/2012 | 151 | NHK | [2] | |
Deka Kurokawa Suzuki (デカ 黒川鈴木) | Itsuji Itao, Seiichi Tanabe, Kei Tanaka | 5/1/2012- 29/3/2012 | 13 | NTV | ||
Dirty Mama! (ダーティ・ママ!) | Hiromi Nagasaku, Karina | 11/1/2012- 14/3/2012 | 10 | NTV | ||
Hayami-san to Yobareru Hi (早海さんと呼ばれる日) | Nao Matsushita | 15/1/2012- 18/3/2012 | 10 | CX | ||
Honjitsu wa Taian Nari (本日は大安なり) | Kenichi Matsuyama, Hiroshi Tamaki, Naohito Fujiki | 10/1/2012- 13/3/2012 | 10 | NHK | ||
Hungry! (ハングリー!) | Osamu Mukai, Ryoko Kuninaka, Goro Inagaki | 10/1/2012- 20/3/2012 | 11 | CX | ||
Kazoku Hakkei (家族八景) | Haruka Kinami | 19/1/2012- 22/3/2012 (MBS) | 10 | MBS, TBS | Based on a novel | |
Kodoku no Gourmet (孤独のグルメ) | Yutaka Matsushige | 4/1/2012- 21/3/2012 | 12 | TX | Based on a manga | |
Konna no Idol Janain!? (こんなのアイドルじゃナイン!?) | Aya Hirano | 11/1/2012- 28/3/2012 | 12 | NTV | ||
Lucky Seven (ラッキーセブン) | Jun Matsumoto, Eita | 16/1/2012- 19/3/2012 | 10 | CX | ||
Nogaremono Orin 2 (逃亡者 おりん2) | Noriko Aoyama, Dai Watanabe | 17/1/2012- 27/3/2012 | 11 | TX | ||
Perfect Son (理想の息子) | Yamada Ryosuke | 14/1/2012- 17/3/2012 | 10 | NTV | ||
Renai Neet: Wasureta Koi no Hajimekata (恋愛ニート〜忘れた恋のはじめ方) | Yukie Nakama | 20/1/2012- 23/3/2012 | 10 | TBS | ||
Saba Doru (さばドル) | Mayu Watanabe, Tamae Ando | 13/1/2012- 5/4/2012 | 12 | TX | ||
Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi (最後から二番目の恋) | Kyōko Koizumi, Kiichi Nakai, Naoko Iijima | 12/1/2012- 22/3/2012 | 10 | CX | ||
Saiko no Jinsei (最高の人生の終り方〜エンディングプランナー〜) | Tomohisa Yamashita | 12/1/2012- 15/3/2012 | 10 | TBS | ||
Seinaru Kaibutsutachi (聖なる怪物たち) | Tomohisa Yamashita | 19/1/2012- 8/3/2012 | 8 | EX | ||
Shokuzai (贖罪) | Kyōko Koizumi | 8/1/2012- 5/2/2012 | 5 | WOWOW | Based on a novel | [3] |
Stepfather Step (ステップファザー・ステップ) | Takaya Kamikawa, Manami Konishi | 9/1/2012- 19/3/2012 | 11 | TBS | Based on a novel | |
Strawberry Night (ストロベリーナイト) | Yūko Takeuchi, Keisuke Koide | 10/1/2012- 20/3/2012 | 11 | CX | Based on a novel | |
Sūgaku Joshi Gakuen (数学女子学園) | Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka, Dori Sakurada | 11/1/2012- 28/3/2012 | 12 | NTV | ||
Suzuko no Koi (鈴子の恋) | Kurara Emi, Yuko Asano | 5/1/2012- 30/3/2012 | 62 | CX | Based on a true story | |
Switch Girl!! (スイッチガール!!) | Mariya Nishiuchi, Renn Kiriyama | 24/12/2011- 18/2/2012 | CX | Based on a manga | ||
Taira no Kiyomori (平清盛) | Kenichi Matsuyama, Hiroshi Tamaki, Naohito Fujiki | 8/1/2012- | NHK | Revolving around Taira no Kiyomori, a Heian period military leader | ||
Teen Court: 10-dai Saiban (ティーンコート) | Ayame Goriki, Kōji Seto | 10/1/2012- 20/3/2012 | 11 | NTV | ||
Tightrope no Onna (タイトロープの女) | Chizuru Ikewaki | 24/1/2012 28/2/2012 | 6 | NHK | ||
Unmei no Hito (運命の人) | Masahiro Motoki, Takako Matsu, Yoko Maki | 15/1/2012- 18/3/2012 | 10 | TBS | ||
Title (Japanese title) | Cast | Broadcast period | Episodes | Network | Notes | Ref |
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ATARU (ATARU) | Masahiro Nakai | 15/4/2012- 24/6/2012 | 11 | TBS | [4] | |
Cleopatra na Onnatachi (クレオパトラな女たち) | Ryuta Sato | 18/4/2012- 6/6/2012 | 8 | NTV | [5] | |
Hancho 5 (ハンチョウ〜神南署安積班〜5) | Sasaki Kuranosuke | 9/4/2012- | TBS | |||
Hokago wa Mizuterii Totomo ni (放課後はミステリーとともに) | Haruna Kawaguchi | 23/4/2012- 25/6/2012 | 10 | TBS | Based on a novel | |
Kagi no Kakatta Heya (鍵のかかった部屋) | Satoshi Ohno, Erika Toda, Kōichi Satō | 16/4/2012- 25/6/2012 | 11 | CX | Based on a novel | |
Kaitakushatachi (開拓者たち) | Hikari Mitsushima, Takuya Ishida, Gō Ayano | 3/4/2012- 8/5/2012 | 6 | NHK | ||
Kazoku no Uta (家族のうた) | Joe Odagiri | 15/4/2012- 3/6/2012 | 8 | CX | Script changed due to plagiarism accusations | [6][7] |
Kodomo Keisatsu (コドモ警察) | Fuku Suzuki, Miyu Honda | 17/4/2012- 19/6/2012 | 10 | TBS | ||
Legal High (リーガル・ハイ) | Masato Sakai, Yui Aragaki, Katsuhisa Namase | 17/4/2012- 26/6/2012 | 11 | CX | Based on a novel | |
Papadol! (パパドル!) | Ryo Nishikido | 19/4/2012- 28/6/2012 | 10 | TBS | Based on the 1987 drama Mama wa Idol! | [8] |
Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou (私立バカレア高校) | Members of AKB48 and Johnny's Jr. | 9/4/2012- 30/6/2012 | 12 | NTV | First collaboration between AKB48 and Johnny's Jr. | [9] |
Soup Curry (スープカレー) | Yo Oizumi | 13/4/2012- 18/6/2012 | 10 | HBC, TBS | In commemoration of HBC's 60th anniversary | [10] |
Taburakashi (たぶらかし) | Mitsuki Tanimura | 5/4/2012- 28/6/2012 | 13 | NTV | Based on a novel | [11] |
Umechan Sensei (梅ちゃん先生) | Maki Horikita | 2/4/2012- 29/9/2012 | 156 | NHK | [12] | |
Title (Japanese title) | Cast | Broadcast period | Episodes | Network | Notes | Ref |
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Akko to Bokura ga Ikita Natsu (あっこと僕らが生きた夏) | Umika Kawashima | 14/4/2012- 21/4/2012 | 2 | NHK | Based on a novel | [13] |
Hayami-san to Yobareru Hi SP (早海さんと呼ばれる日 SP) | Nao Matsushita | 10/6/2012- 17/6/2012 | 2 | CX | Continuation of Hayami-san to Yobareru Hi drama series | [7] |
SP: Keishichou Keigoka (SP 警視庁警護課II) | Tsunehiko Watase, Rino Katase, Takako Uehara | 3/3/2012 | 1 | EX | ||
Title (Japanese title) | Cast | Broadcast period | Episodes | Network | Notes | Ref |
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Beautiful Rain (ビューティフルレイン) | Etsushi Toyokawa, Mana Ashida | 2/7/2012- | CX | [14] | ||
Beginners! (ビギナーズ!) | Taisuke Fujigaya | 12/7/2012- | TBS | |||
Boku no Natsu Yasumi (ぼくの夏休み) | Shuto Ayabe, Akari Ninomiya | 2/6/2012- | THK, CX | [15] | ||
Dragon Seinendan (ドラゴン青年団) | Shouta Yasuda | 17/7/2012- (TBS) | MBS, TBS | [16] | ||
Ghost Mama Sousasen (ゴーストママ捜査線) | Yukie Nakama | 7/7/2012- | NTV | Based on a manga | [17] | |
Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO) | Akira, Miori Takimoto | 3/7/2012- | CX | Based on a manga | [18] | |
Iki mo Dekinai Natsu (息もできない夏) | Emi Takei, Yōsuke Eguchi | 20/7/2012- | CX | |||
Iryu Sosa 2 (遺留捜査) | Nanao Arai, Yuichi Nakamaru, Mayu Kusakari | 12/7/2012- | EX | |||
Keigo Higashino Mysteries (東野圭吾ミステリーズ) | Kiichi Nakai | 5/7/2012- | 11 | CX | Based on 11 different short stories by Keigo Higashino | [19] |
Kuro no Onna Kyoshi (黒の女教師) | Nana Eikura | 20/7/2012- | TBS | [20] | ||
Magma (マグマ) | Machiko Ono, Shosuke Tanihara, Kyōzō Nagatsuka | 10/6/2012- 8/7/2012 | 5 | WOWOW | Based on a novel | [21] |
Majisuka Gakuen 3 (マジすか学園3) | Haruka Shimazaki, Members of AKB48 | 13/7/2012- | TX | [22] | ||
Naniwa Shonen Tanteidan (浪花少年探偵団) | Mikako Tabe, Teppei Koike | 2/7/2012- | TBS | Based on a novel | ||
Nemureru Mori no Jyukujyo (眠れる森の熟女) | Tamiyo Kusakari | 2012 4/9/2012- 30/10/2012 | 9 | NHK | [23] | |
Omoni Naitemasu (主に泣いてます) | Nanao, Yuichi Nakamaru | 7/7/2012- | CX | Based on a manga | [24] | |
Platinum Town (プラチナタウン) | Yo Oizumi, Rei Dan, Hiroyuki Hirayama | 19/8/2012- | WOWOW | Based on a novel | [25] | |
Rich Man, Poor Woman (リッチマン、プアウーマン) | Shun Oguri, Satomi Ishihara | 9/7/2012- | CX | [26] | ||
Somato Kabushiki Gaisha (走馬灯株式会社) | Yu Kashii | 16/7/2012 | TBS | Based on a manga | [27] | |
Sprout (スプラウト) | Yuri Chinen, Aoi Morikawa, Fujiko Kojima | 7/7/2012- | NTV | Based on a manga | ||
Summer Rescue (サマーレスキュー 〜天空の診療所〜) | Osamu Mukai | 8/7/2012- | TBS | [28] | ||
Totkan Tokubetsu Kokuzei Choshukan (トッカン 特別国税徴収官) | Mao Inoue | 4/7/2012- | NTV | Based on a novel | [29] | |
Urero: Mikan Seishojo (ウレロ☆未完成少女) | Hitori Gekidan | 13/7/2012- | TX | |||
Vision: Koroshi Ga Mieru Onna (VISION 殺しが見える女) | Nobuaki Kaneko, Yu Yamada | NTV | [30] | |||
Title (Japanese title) | Cast | Broadcast period | Episodes | Network | Avg. Ratings | Notes | Ref |
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Aibou 11 (相棒11) | Yutaka Mizutani, Hiroki Narimiya | 10/10/2012- March 2013 | EX | [31] | |||
Akumu-chan (悪夢ちゃん) | Manatsu Kimura, Keiko Kitagawa | 13/10/2012- 22/12/2012 | 11 | NTV | 11.5% | Based on a novel | [32] |
Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko (ドクターX ~外科医・大門未知子~) | Ryoko Yonekura | 18/10/2012- 13/12/2012 | 8 | EX | 19.1% | [33] | |
Double Face (ダブルフェイス) | Hidetoshi Nishijima, Teruyuki Kagawa | TBS, WOWOW | - | Two different perspectives of the story will be shown on each television network | [34] | ||
Going My Home (ゴーイング マイ ホーム) | Hiroshi Abe, Tomoko Yamaguchi | 9/10/2012- 18/12/2012 | 10 | CX | 7.9% | Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda | |
Hana no Zubora Meshi (花のズボラ飯) | Kana Kurashina, Shigeaki Kato | 23/10/2012- 25/12/2012 (TBS) | 10 | MBS, TBS | - | Based on a manga | [35] |
Kekkon Shinai (結婚しない) | Miho Kanno, Yūki Amami, Hiroshi Tamaki | 11/10/2012- 20/12/2012 | 11 | CX | 11.8% | [36] | |
Koisuru Hae Onna (恋するハエ女) | Mimura, Toshio Kakei | 6/11/2012- 18/12/2012 | 6 | NHK | - | [37] | |
Koko Nyushi (高校入試) | Masami Nagasawa | 6/10/2012- 29/12/2012 | 13 | CX | 6.9% | Screenplay by novelist Kanae Minato | [38] |
Monsters (MONSTERS) | Shingo Katori, Tomohisa Yamashita | 21/10/2012- 9/12/2012 | 8 | TBS | 11.9% | [39] | |
Nemureru Mori no Jukujo (眠れる森の熟女) | Tamiyo Kusakari, Koji Seto | 4/9/2012- 30/10/2012 | 9 | NHK | - | [23] | |
Osozaki no Himawari (遅咲きのヒマワリ~ボクの人生、リニューアル~) | Toma Ikuta, Yoko Maki | 23/10/2012- 25/12/2012 | 10 | TBS | 9.2% | [40] | |
Perfect Blue (パーフェクトブルー) | Miyuki Miyabe | 8/10/2012- 17/12/2012 | 11 | TBS | 8.1% | Based on a novel | [41] |
Priceless (Priceless) | Takuya Kimura, Kiichi Nakai, Karina | 22/10/2012- 24/12/2012 | 10 | CX | 17.7% | [42] | |
Resident - 5-nin no Kenshui (レジデント〜5人の研修医) | Riisa Naka, Kento Hayashi, Takahisa Masuda | 18/10/2012- 20/12/2012 | 10 | TBS | 6.7% | ||
Single Mothers (シングルマザーズ) | Yasuko Sawaguchi, Tetsushi Tanaka, Shiori Kutsuna | 23/10/2012- 11/12/2012 | 8 | NHK | - | Based on a stage play | [43] |
Sousa Chizu no Onna (捜査地図の女) | Miki Maya | 18/10/2012- 6/12/2012 | 7 | EX | 10.1% | [44] | |
Sugarless (シュガーレス) | Aran Shirahama, Reo Sano | 3/10/2012- 26/12/2012 | 12 | NTV | - | Based on a manga | [45] |
Tokumei Tantei (匿名探偵) | Katsunori Takahashi | 12/10/2012- 7/12/2012 | 9 | EX | 10.5% | ||
Tokyo Airport: Tokyo Kukou Kansei Hoanbu (TOKYOエアポート~東京空港管制保安部~) | Kyoko Fukada | 14/10/2012- 23/12/12 | 10 | CX | 10.2% | [46] | |
Tokyo Zenryoku Shoujo (東京全力少女) | Emi Takei, Atsuro Watabe | 10/10/2012- 19/12/2012 | 11 | NTV | 7.6% | [47] | |
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