Jdrama Watch History

This is an ongoing log of every Japanese Drama I have ever watched.

Okaasan Ore wa Daijoubu [母さん、俺は大丈夫]



Sasaki Ryohei, a high school student in Shimane, becomes the vice-captain of the youth soccer club with dreams of winning the prefectural championship. His life revolves around soccer as his mother cares for his bedridden younger brother, Shohei, battling a long-term illness. Tragedy strikes when Ryohei is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Determined to fight the illness, he and his family face this daunting challenge. Ryohei's surgery at Ishikawa General Medical Centre changes their lives, and his soccer club rallies behind him. They progress through the preliminaries, aiming for the championship, uniting in the face of adversity.


Mioka [美丘-君がいた日々-]



One day, Taichi, an ordinary university student meets Mioka, a girl who is like a storm. Taichi finds himself drawn to Mioka, who lives freely as she wishes without holding back, and they eventually fall in love. However, Mioka tells Taichi of her shocking truth. She has an incurable brain disease, with no medicine or treatment that can help her. The progressing disease. The loss of control over her own body. The precious memories slowly fading away. The fear of losing herself. The limited time she has left. Even with such a cruel fate, Mioka lives her life to the fullest extent till the end. Taichi, wholeheartedly loving her, decides to become the witness of her very existence in this world.


Myu no Anyo Papa ni Ageru [みゅうの足パパにあげる]



The drama is based on a true story of Yamaguchi Hayato, a 25 years old young man who learns he has a rare illness known as CIDP, which affects the nervous system. He begins to lose the functioning of his limbs, but he is determined to fight the illness with the support of his wife and his 2-year-old daughter, Myu.


Keitai Kareshi [携帯彼氏]



High school student Ayumi kills herself and leaves behind a cryptic message that says “will be killed by boyfriend.” Ayumi’s classmates Satomi (Umika Kawashima) and Yuka (Aki Asakura) investigates her suicide and quickly links her death to a cellphone dating simulation game called “Keitai Kareshi.” The game distributed by popular mobile gaming site “I-Scream” allows players to pick avatars and exchange messages with the “moile Bf’s” . A love gauge determines how well the player is faring. Satomi then downloads cellphone boyfriend Riku, which she got from Ayumi’s phone. Her co-worker Eri downloads Riku onto her cellphone. Soon after, Eri dies from electrocution – not long after the love gauge on her cellphone hit 100. Yuka also downloaded cellphone boyfriend Masaya, which soon after, knowing that he was going to kill her soon, sends to her manager Ishikawa. The next day, Ishikawa dies from a mysterious accident. The mystery deepens as Satomi discovers the image of Naoto (Hideo Ishiguro), a senior student whom Satomi secretly admired, on her friend Hisami’s cellphone…


Freeter, Ie wo Kau [フリーター、家を買う]



Seiji Take (Kazunari Ninomiya) is a young man who quits his job after working for only 3 months. He has no dreams, no will and zero money. He also fights with his father over his ways and then becomes a "hikkimori" - a recluse who never leaves his room. When his mother falls ill due to depression, Seiji is then forced to take a part time job at a construction company. He believes his job is just temporary and acts distant with his co-workers. Seiji then meets on site-supervisor Manamai Chiba (Karina) whose personality is the polar opposite of Seiji's. They have disagreements at first but become more understanding of each other. Through his work Seiji's outlook on life starts to change and he starts to rebuild his life.


Niini no Koto o Wasurenaide [にぃにのことを忘れないで]



Kawai Keisuke is a young man who aspired to become a physicist since he was young. His hopeful parents send him to an expensive college prep school, but at the age of 15, during his third year of junior high, he is diagnosed with a brain tumor. Told that he only has one year to live, he falls into despair, giving up on treatment and even lashing out against his own mother. Ultimately, with the support of his family, he struggles with the tumor for eight years before dying at the age of 23.


1 Litre of Tears [1リットルの涙]

The story of a 15-year-old high school student, Ikeuchi Aya, who soon discovers she has an incurable disease that affects the cerebellum of the brain. Aya lived her life to the fullest until her death at 25.


The Hours of my Life [僕のいた時間]



Takuto Sawada (Haruma Miura) is an ordinary university student. One day, he learns that he has ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) and doesn't have much time left to live. Instead of wallowing in despair , Takuto tries to live his life actively.