Who doesn t enjoy fantasy-themed dramas? Something is appealing about dramas where characters from opposite cultures fall in love, such as the president falling for his employer,a wealthy woman falling for a poor man, a woman falling for a nine-tailed fox, etc .However, although many dramas follow these formulas, there are several slice-of-life dramas that break from this pattern and give us amore accurate depiction of the good andbad sides of life and aging.
And when it comes to slice-of-life dramas, Japanese dramas are simply the finestbe caus they manage them with the perfect amount of chasm and significance. Below are the top 10 slice of life Japanese drama.
1. Tonbi (2013)
The best-selling Shigematsu Kiyoshi novel of the same name served as the inspiration for the drama. It relates the tale of Yasuo's upbringing as an orphan. After being married, they had a kid named Akira. Yasuo and his wife were raising their son, and things seemed perfect. A tragic disaster caused Yasuo's wife to pass away. When Akira became three years old, Yasuo was left to raise him by himself.
2. Orange Days (2004)
Senior at a university, Yuuki Kai is pursuing a career in social welfare psychology. He becomes interested when he sees Hagio Sae playing the violin one day. He later learns that she converses exclusively through Japanese Sign Language since she has lost her hearing. Sae and Kai have a long way to go before they can say how they feel about one another. While pursuing their objectives, they both get stronger along the road.
3. Kazoku (2006)
It is a story about a 35-year-old guy named Kamikawa Ryohei who works for a multinational corporation and enjoys comfortable family life with his wife and children .His wife leaves the house the day he chooses to change occupations and file his resignation, leaving him in charge of the house and raising their son. When Saeki Shinichiro, 61, loses his wife to sickness not long after turning the statutory retirement age, he resolves to live alone.
4. Home Drama (2004)
It is a heartfelt, humorous, and tear-jerking drama about a group of severely injured people learning to hope for the future and adopt a more optimistic outlook on life .A family of eight resides in a home on the outskirts of Tokyo. A family with so many members is unusual these days, yet none of them are blood relatives. The same holiday disaster caused them all to lose a loved one. Shogo is a passionate yet sensitive lead. Tomohiko is the opposite in both personality and philosophy. This story follows the eight as they grow closer together and butt heads at every turn.
5. The Full-Time Escapist (2016)
In this romantic comedy, Mikuri Moriyama, a recent graduate without a job, becomes frantic when she learns that her parents are relocating to the country. During Moriyama shouse keeping job, Hiramasa Tszaki, her employer and qualified bachelor, offers her a contract marriage on the condition of a stable income and permanent housing. With its hit ending theme, which features the brain-washing Koi Dance, and its refreshing narrative about the younger generation's perception of romance, this movie has been a massive success.
6. Aishiteru (2009)
The plot of the drama begins when Noguchi Satsuki finds that her son Tomoya, a fifth-year elementary school student, has not attended his cram-school class that afternoon and insists that he explain why. He tells her that he murdered someone eventually .Seiko, a different mother, is fretting at home in the meantime. Kiyotaka, her second-grade son, was supposed to be home from school hours ago but was discovered dead instead.
7. Unnatural (2018)
The fictitious Unnatural Death Investigation (UDI) Lab, a department newly formed by the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, is the setting for the drama, which center son a team of forensic physicians working there. The team investigates suspicious death cases frequently ignored by the authorities, uncovering the truth behind the deaths, including kidnappings and murder cases presented as tragic suicides. Unnatural, one of the most well-known Japanese dramas of 2018, received attention for highlighting fields like forensic pathology. In addition, it doesn' t hesitate to demonstrate human nature's ruthlessness when confronted with the death of a loved one. Despite this, the film teaches viewers to embrace their passion for living.
8. Kimi No Te Ga Sasayaite Iru (1997)
A deaf woman's troubles with family, love, and day-to-day life are the subject of this drama, which is based on the manga by Junko Karube. Five special episodes, one of which airs each year, make up this.
9. With The Light (Hikari To Tomo Ni... ~ Jiheishou-Ji Wo Kakaete ~) (2004)
The birth of their long-awaited first child made Sachiko and Masato Azuma, who had been married for four years, incredibly happy. Hikaru was the name given to their son(signifying light in Japanese). No one had any doubts about the Azumas family shappiness with the birth of their beloved son Hikaru. One day, Sachiko observed that something about Hikaru was different. A family is the focus of this endearing drama. Raising her autistic son, Hikaru mother has a lot of challenges; at times, she feels devastated and unsure of what to do .Afterward, she learns to manage her son autism and has a good outlook on her family life at Hikaru s school with the assistance of one unique teacher, Rio-sensei. Everymother with young children, every mother who has brought up young children, and a woman who will become a mother in the future will find her story inspiring.
10. Massan (2014)
Based on Taketsuru Masataka true love story with Rita Cowen, a modern-day Scottish woman. By opening his distillery in Hokkaido in 1934, Masataka became the first Japanese individual to create whiskey in Japan. The name of the drama is Masataka, as referred to by Rita. The story tells about the formula for Massan new whiskey brand is something he develops in secret while working in a factory. The plant owners suddenly pay a surprise visit one day, exposing him.
