Best Japanese Romance Dramas
by deanna-stcroix | created - 11 Oct 2019 | updated - 05 Oct 2020 | PublicJdramas i like
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1. Hotaru no Hikari: It's Only A Little Light in My Life (2007–2011)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
When she's not at her fancy job, Hotaru just wants to relax at home - until her landlord's son shows up, and it's none other than her fastidious boss.
Stars: Haruka Ayase, Naohito Fujiki, Yuka Itaya, Ken Yasuda
Votes: 1,016
2. Absolute Boyfriend (2008–2009)
54 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Unlucky in love office lady Riiko Izawa is ready to give up on relationships when a mysterious man who offers her the perfect boyfriend.
Stars: Miki Maya, Hiro Mizushima, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Eisuke Sasai
Votes: 695
3. The Last Cinderella (2013)
54 min | Comedy, Romance
39-yo Sakura Toyama is a hairdresser and salon assistant manager, who is concerned by her stagnant life. She decides to at least do something about her love life. She accepts a party invitation from Chiyoko Ogami and confusion develops.
Stars: Ryôko Shinohara, Haruma Miura, Naohito Fujiki, Nanao
Votes: 500
4. Kimi wa petto (2003– )
45 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Smart, successful and good-looking Iwaya Sumire works for a big newspaper. However, her boss asks her to leave for being too "perfect" a woman. Feeling angry and dejected Iwaya returns home... See full summary »
Stars: Koyuki, Jun Matsumoto, Satomi Ishihara, Eita Nagayama
Votes: 890
5. Mei chan no shitsuji (2009)
45 min | Comedy, Drama
After her parents die, Mei discovers that she is the heir to a rich and powerful family; she must leave her humble surroundings to attend a new school and work with her new butler, who wants to do everything for her.
Stars: Nana Eikura, Hiro Mizushima, Takeru Satoh, Shioli Kutsuna
Votes: 391
6. Boys Over Flowers (2005)
45 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Makino Tsukushi is an ordinary student at Eitoku Gakuen, a school for the ridiculously rich and privileged which is ruled by the Flower 4, or otherwise known as the F4, a group of four boys who come from extremely powerful families.
Stars: Mao Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Shun Oguri, Shôta Matsuda
Votes: 3,613
7. Koizora (2008)
45 min | Drama, Romance
An ordinary senior high school girl named Mika meets Hiro, a showy boy with dyed hair and pierced ears. It is a "pure love" story of the two going through many unimaginably sad incidents while nurturing their love single-mindedly.
Stars: Erena Mizusawa, Kôji Seto, Akiko Kikuchi, Nao Matsushita
Votes: 308
8. Boku dake no Madonna (2003– )
Comedy, Romance
Stars: Hideaki Takizawa, Kyoko Hasegawa, Kôtarô Koizumi, Hitomi Shimatani
Votes: 47
9. Moto kare (2003– )
Drama
Toji, a manager of a food section in a medium-sized department store, has to put up with a tough boss that makes every day a real struggle. But things start to look up for him though when ... See full summary »
Stars: Ryôko Hirosue, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Rina Uchiyama, Shôta Saitô
Votes: 45
10. Anego (2005– )
45 min | Drama
Naoko Noda, who works in a trading company, is called "anego" by her younger co-workers. What is "anego"? It means "older sister," but in this case it is given as a nickname to Naoko ... See full summary »
Stars: Ryôko Shinohara, Rie Tomosaka, Jin Akanishi, Masaya Katô
Votes: 141
11. Byakuyakô (2006)
45 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
One boy kills his father to save his first love. One girl takes the life of her mother to protect the boy. The two commit a crime to hide another, and move on with life, turning their backs against the sun.
Stars: Haruka Ayase, Kimiko Yo, Takayuki Yamada, Atsuro Watabe
Votes: 660
12. Taiyo no kisetsu (2002– )
45 min | Drama, Romance
Tatsuya, a tormented college student who was once an all-around nice guy but now seems to be balancing a gigantic grudge on his shoulder. For some reason, he has taken to hanging around ... See full summary »
Stars: Hideaki Takizawa, Chizuru Ikewaki, Ken'ichi Endô, Marika Matsumoto
Votes: 29
13. Strawberry on the Shortcake (2001– )
Drama
Irie is an unhappy bullied kid. His life starts getting better as his father gets remarried and her daughter moves in.
Stars: Hideaki Takizawa, Kyôko Fukada, Yôsuke Kubozuka, Rina Uchiyama
Votes: 126
14. Long Vacation (1996)
45 min | Drama, Music
A group of friends do their best to handle life's daily struggles. Two of them, an ambitious musician and a struggling model, are drawn to each other.
Stars: Takuya Kimura, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Yutaka Takenouchi, Izumi Inamori
Votes: 1,367
15. Yamato nadeshiko (2000– )
54 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After being teased and bullied by the other children in school because of her family's poverty, young Sakurako makes a pledge to her mother that, no matter what, she will never be poor when... See full summary »
Stars: Nanako Matsushima, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Masahiko Nishimura, Akiko Yada
Votes: 149
16. Ouran High School Host Club (2011)
23 min | Comedy, Romance
Haruhi Fujioka stumbles by accident into the school's "host club" which consists of six handsome male students. The six male members of the host club make Haruhi join them - not realizing that Haruhi is actually a girl.
Stars: Haruna Kawaguchi, Yûsuke Yamamoto, Shunsuke Daitô, Ryô Ryûsei
Votes: 828
17. Rasuto furenzu (2008– )
56 min | Drama, Romance
Last Friends tackles issues that afflict the current generation. Michiru's mother has brought a man back to their home and she is bullied at her workplace where she works as a beauty ... See full summary »
Stars: Shigenori Yamazaki, Masami Nagasawa, Eita Nagayama, Juri Ueno
Votes: 941
18. Kamisama mousukoshi dake (1998– )
45 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A love story of Masaki, a 17-years-old girl, who contracted HIV after selling her body in order to earn money for the concert ticket and Ishikawa Keigo, a famous composer who she is a big fan of and whose concert it was.
Stars: Yukie Nakama, Haruhiko Katô, Yoshiko Tanaka, Hiroko Isayama
Votes: 245
19. Atashinchi no danshi (2009– )
60 min | Comedy
Chisato is homeless and on the run from debt collectors, when a wealthy man offers to pay off her debt if she marries him for one month. However, Chisato discovers that there are clauses to... See full summary »
Stars: Maki Horikita, Jun Kaname, Yoshinori Okada, Osamu Mukai
Votes: 441
20. Taiyo no uta (2006– )
54 min | Drama, Romance
While working at a seaside inn with his high school buddies, Fujishiro Koji meets Kaoru Amane, a street musician. Kaoru is suffering from an incurable disease called XP (xeroderma ... See full summary »
Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Erika Sawajiri, Nao Matsushita, Naoto Takenaka
Votes: 217
21. Tôkyô Dogs (2009)
Action, Comedy, Crime
Takakura So witnessed his father's murder at a young age. Pledging to catch the killer, he grows up to become an elite cop in New York City, where the criminal lives. His character is ... See full summary »
Stars: Shun Oguri, Hiro Mizushima, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Ryô Katsuji
Votes: 261
22. Love Generation (1997)
45 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Love Generation revolves around the relationship of the two leading protagonists, Katagiri Teppei and Uesugi Riko, who begin their relationship as squabbling colleagues before falling in love.
Stars: Takuya Kimura, Takako Matsu, Yôko Moriguchi, Ryuta Kawabata
Votes: 599
23. GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (1998)
60 min | Drama, Comedy, Action
Onizuka, a former delinquent finds himself in the role of a high school teacher, facing students who behave just as he used to. Using unusual methods, he manages to reach through to his students and help them with their problems.
Stars: Takashi Sorimachi, Nanako Matsushima, Yôsuke Kubozuka, Shun Oguri
Votes: 3,897
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