This is a list of Japanese television dramas often called doramas by fans.
Series
Japanese Title | Romaji Title | TV Station | Time Frame | Starring Actors | Theme Song(s) | Episodes | Average Ratings |
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恋におちたら~僕の成功の秘密~ | Koi ni Ochitara~Boku no Seikou no Himitsu~ | Fuji TV | Thursdays 22:00~22:54 14 April 2005 to 13 June 2005 | Tsuyoshi Kusanagi | Crystal Kay "恋におちたら" (Koi ni Ochitara) | 11 | 16.3% |
離婚弁護士II~ハンサムウーマン~ | Rikon Bengoshi II ~Handsome Woman~ | Fuji TV | Tuesdays 21:00~21:54 19 April 2005 to 21 June 2005 | Yūki Amami, Tetsuji Tamayama | Mai Hoshimura "EVERY" | 11 | 13.2% |
エンジン | ENGINE | Fuji TV | Mondays 21:00~21:54 18 April 2005 to 27 June 2005 | Takuya Kimura, Koyuki, Juri Ueno | Jimmy Cliff "I Can See Clearly Now" | 11 | 22.4% |
曲がり角の彼女 | Magarikado no Kanojo | Fuji TV | Tuesdays 22:00~22:54 19 April 2005 to 21 June 2005 | Izumi Inamori, Yumiko Shaku, Jun Kaname | shela "Dear my friends" | 11 | 14.5% |
夢で逢いましょう | Yume de Aimashou | TBS | Thursdays 21:00~21:54 2005-04-xx to 2005-06-xx | Akiko Yada, Manabu Oshio, Yu Yamada, Masaru Nagai | Yumi Matsutoya "ついてゆくわ" (Tsuiteyuku wa) | 11 | 11.6% |
汚れた舌 | Kegareta Shita | TBS | Thursdays 22:00~22:54 2005-04-xx to 2005-06-xx | Naoko Iijima | dorlis "肌のすきま" (Hada no Sukima) | 11 | 10.0% |
あいくるしい | Ai Kurushii | TBS | Sundays 21:00~21:54 10 April 2005 to 26 June 2005 | Hayato Ichihara, Haruka Ayase | Michael Jackson "Ben" | 11 | 11.6% |
タイガー&ドラゴン | Tiger & Dragon | TBS | Fridays 22:00~22:54 15 April 2005 to 24 June 2005 | Tomoya Nagase, Junichi Okada | V6 "UTAO-UTAO" | 11 | 12.8% |
雨と夢のあとに | Ame to Yume no Ato ni | TV Asahi | Fridays 23:15~24:10 15 April 2005 to 17 June 2005 | Tomoka Kurokawa | Miwako Okuda "雨と夢のあとに" (Ame to Yume no Ato ni) | 10 | 9.8% |
アタックNo.1 | Attack No.1 | TV Asahi | Wednesdays 22:00~22:54 14 April 2005 to 23 June 2005 | Takanori Jinnai, Shigeru Muroi | Aya Ueto "夢のチカラ" (Yume no Chikara) | 11 | 13.1% |
瑠璃の島 | Ruri no Shima | NTV | Saturdays 21:00~21:54 16 April 2005 to 18 June 2005 | Riko Narumi, Yutaka Takenouchi | Kobukuro "ここにしか咲かない花" (Koko ni Shika Sakanai Hana) | 10 | 12.6% |
Series
Japanese Title | Romaji Title | TV Station | Time Frame | Starring Actors | Theme Song(s) | Episodes | Average Ratings |
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電車男 | Densha Otoko | Fuji TV | Thursdays 22:00~22:54 7 July 2005 to 22 September 2005 | Misaki Ito, Atsushi Itō, Miho Shiraishi, Mokomichi Hayami | Sambomaster "世界はそれを愛と呼ぶんだぜ" (Sekai wa Sore wo Ai to Yobundaze) | 11 | 21.0% |
海猿 UMIZARU EVOLUTION | Umizaru Evolution | Fuji TV | Tuesdays 21:00~21:54 5 July 2005 to 13 September 2005 | Hideaki Itō, Ai Kato | B'z "OCEAN" | 11 | 13.2% |
スローダンス | Slow Dance | Fuji TV | Mondays 21:00~21:54 4 July 2005 to 12 September 2005 | Satoshi Tsumabuki, Naohito Fujiki, Eri Fukatsu, Ryōko Hirosue | Masaharu Fukuyama "東京" (Tokyo) | 11 | 16.8% |
がんばっていきまっしょい | Ganbatte Ikimasshoi | Fuji TV | Tuesdays 22:00~22:54 5 July 2005 to 13 September 2005 | Anne Suzuki, Ryo Nishikido | aiko "キラキラ" (Kirakira) | 10 | 12.4% |
幸せになりたい! | Shiawase ni Naritai! | TBS | Thursdays 21:00~21:54 14 July 2005 to 15 September 2005 | Kyoko Fukada, Yuki Matsushita | Sugar "ひまわり" (Himawari) | 10 | 11.8% |
女系家族 | Nyokei Kazoku | TBS | Thursdays 22:00~22:54 20 October 2005 to 22 December 2005 | Ryoko Yonekura | Miki Imai "愛の詩" (Ai no Uta) | 11 | 13.85% |
いま、会いにゆきます | Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu | TBS | Sundays 21:00~21:54 3 July 2005 to 18 September 2005 | Mimura, Hiroki Narimiya, Akashi Takei | Orange Range "キズナ" (Kizuna) | 10 | 11% |
ドラゴン桜 | Dragon Zakura | TBS | Fridays 22:00~22:54 8 July 2005 to 16 September 2005 | Hiroshi Abe, Kyōko Hasegawa, Tomohisa Yamashita, Masami Nagasawa, Yui Aragaki, Teppei Koike, Saeko, and Akiyoshi Nakao | melody. "realize" Tomohisa Yamashita "カラフル" (Colorful) (Insert Song) | 11 | 16.4% |
はるか17 | Haruka Seventeen | TV Asahi | Fridays 23:15~24:10 1 July 2005 to 16 September 2005 | Aya Hirayama | N/A | 10 | 8.9% |
菊次郎とさき 2 | Kikujirou to Saki 2 | NTV | Wednesdays 22:00~22:54 21 July 2005 to 15 September 2005 | Takanori Jinnai, Shigeru Muroi | Toshinobu Kubota "Club Happiness" | 9 | 14.9% |
女王の教室 | Joou no Kyoushitsu | NTV | Saturdays 21:00~21:54 25 June 2005 to 17 September 2005 | Yūki Amami, Mirai Shida | EXILE "EXIT" | 11 | 15.7% |
Series
Japanese Title | Romaji Title | TV Station | Time Frame | Starring Actors | Theme Song(s) | Episodes | Average Ratings |
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大奥~華の乱~ | Oooku ~Hana no Ran~ | Fuji TV | Thursdays 22:00~22:54 13 October 2005 to 22 December 2005 | Rina Uchiyama | Tokyo Jihen "修羅場" (Shuraba) | 10 | 15.7% |
1リットルの涙 | Ichi Rittoru no Namida | Fuji TV | Tuesdays 21:00~21:54 11 October 2005 to 20 December 2005 | Erika Sawajiri, Ryo Nishikido, Takanori Jinnai, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Riko Narumi, Naohito Fujiki | K "Only Human" Insert Songs: Remioromen "粉雪" (Konayuki) "3月9日" (Sangatsu Kokonoka) | 11 | 15.3% |
危険なアネキ | Kiken na Aneki | Fuji TV | Mondays 21:00~21:54 17 October 2005 to 19 December 2005 | Misaki Ito, Mirai Moriyama, Yumiko Shaku | Ken Hirai "Pop Star" | 10 | 18.78% |
鬼嫁日記 | Oniyome Nikki | Fuji TV | Tuesdays 22:00~22:54 11 October 2005 to 20 December 2005 | Alisa Mizuki, Gori | Nakanomori BAND "Oh My Darlin'" | 11 | 15.35% |
ブラザー☆ビート | BROTHER☆BEAT | TBS | Thursdays 21:00~21:54 13 October 2005 to 22 December 2005 | Misako Tanaka, Tetsuji Tamayama, Mokomichi Hayami, Akiyoshi Nakao, and Ryoko Kuninaka | Def Tech "Broken Hearts" "My Way" | 11 | 13.5% |
今夜ひとりのベッドで | Konya Hitori no Beddo de | TBS | Thursdays 22:00~22:54 20 October 2005 to 22 December 2005 | Masahiro Motoki, Asaka Seto | Porno Graffitti "ジョバイロ" (Jobairo) | 10 | 6.6% |
恋の時間 | Koi no Jikan | TBS | Sundays 21:00~21:54 23 October 2005 to 25 December 2005 | Hitomi Kuroki, Hiroyuki Miyasako | mihimaru GT "恋する気持ち" (Koisuru Kimochi) | 10 | 10.3% |
着信アリ | Chakushin Ari | TV Asahi | Fridays 23:15~24:10 14 October 2005 to 16 December 2005 | Rei Kikukawa, Ken Ishiguro | D.D.D. "Heart" | 10 | 8.49% |
熟年離婚 | Jukunen Rikon | TV Asahi | Thursdays 21:00~21:54 13 October 2005 to 8 December 2005 | Tetsuya Watari, Reiko Takashima | COLOR "音色" (Neiro) | 9 | 19.18% |
あいのうた | Ai no Uta | NTV | Wednesdays 22:00~22:54 12 October 2005 to 14 December 2005 | Miho Kanno, Koji Tamaki, Hiroki Narimiya | Koji Tamaki "プレゼント" (Present) | 10 | 9.7% |
野ブタ。をプロデュース | Nobuta wo Produce | NTV | Saturdays 21:00~21:54 15 October 2005 to 17 December 2005 | Kazuya Kamenashi, Tomohisa Yamashita, and Maki Horikita | Shuuji to Akira "青春アミーゴ" (Seishun Amigo) | 10 | 16.89% |
花より男子 | Hana Yori Dango | TBS | Fridays 22:00 21 October 2005 to 16 December 2005 | Mao Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, and Shun Oguri | Arashi "WISH" | 9 | 19.6% |
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