2012 Japanese television dramas

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This is a list of Japanese television dramas shown within Japan during the year of 2012.

Winter

Title (Japanese title) Cast Broadcast period Episodes Network Notes Ref
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) Kyoko 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) Kyoko 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) Yuko 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 Gouriki, Koji 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

Spring

Title (Japanese title) Cast Broadcast period Episodes Network Notes Ref
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, Go 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]

Specials

Title (Japanese title) Cast Broadcast period Episodes Network Notes Ref
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

Summer

Title (Japanese title) Cast Broadcast period Episodes Network Notes Ref
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, Yosuke 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, Kyozo 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]

Autumn

Title (Japanese title) Cast Broadcast period Episodes Network Avg.
Ratings		 Notes Ref
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, Yuki 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]

References

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