SMAP×SMAP was an ongoing weekly Japanese variety show on Kansai TV and Fuji TV starring the members of SMAP. The show began on April 15, 1996 and it aired from 22:00 to 22:54 every Monday. The show's usual ratings were higher than 20%, which is considered high since most variety shows range from 10-20%. Each episode begins a variety of skits, comedic performances, and/or games. These are followed by Bistro SMAP, in which the SMAP members compete against each other to impress celebrity judges with their gourmet cooking. Last is a musical performance by SMAP which may include celebrity guests, as well.
Psychological crime series following the investigations of interrogation experts Julie Beauchemin and Maxime Moreli.
Ling-wu Chung, a senior student of the Wah Mount Sect, was not at all brilliant when he joined the Sect, but was soon taught to master the sword by a legendary swordsman Yeung. Chung’s master, Kwan, resented this and drove Chung away. In order to get hold of “Kwai Fa Bo Din”, the book on the most powerful martial art, Kwan diverts attention by secretly creating troubles everywhere. Chung, on the other hand, becomes the leader of the Hang Mount Sect by chance and falls in love with Kwan's daughter. When she betrays him, he turns to the daughter of the Devil Sect leader, and thus causes a love triangle between them.
Mr Kimijima's star at the conglomerate is on the rise until he objects to his manager's pet project. Consequently, he is transferred to a manufacturing factory out in the provinces. Moreover, he is given the reins of the company's rugby team. The team is in a slump and not doing well. He would like the team to begin winning again, but what does he know about a game of running and diving and groping?
A dramatic comedy revolving around the lives of four young adults, and the challenges they face in the pursuit of their different dreams.
"Kekkon Shinai" follows the lives of single people in their 30's and 40's.
When Zouey's best friend Nant goes missing his twin brother Nont comes to investigate. Zouey joins force with First to help Nont solve the case. Delving into Nant's past, the trio find themselves entering a dark communities of the sex industry, illegal pornography, online hook-ups with drug dealing, covert sex work and sex-love revenge exposing human's darkest nature. In the meantime, Zouey—who's afraid of sex—is seduced by his nude model Teena while First delves so deep into the ecstasy of sex when met with Soong, an ex-sex worker, that he might become sex-addicted. Will they find the missing person? Or will they discover some hidden truth about themselves through this daunting journey?
This drama is based on the film 'Seventy-two Tenants' and describes the struggle between landlords and tenants in the seventy-two houses in the street in the late 1940s, as well as a large number of descriptions of neighborhood life under the rule of the Kuomintang.
Actors Connor Trinneer, Dominic Keating, and Erica LaRose explore all things Star Trek, life on Earth, and more. Join Star Trek Enterprise's Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker III (Trinneer) and Lieutenant Malcom Reed (Keating) as they sit down with remarkable guests and have in depth conversations about Life, Star Trek, experiences behind the scenes and more.
On board his spaceship B612, The Little Prince takes two children from our world, Charlotte and Elijah, to meet the universe and its inhabitants and live thrilling adventures together.
Quick as a Flash was a 30-minute radio quiz program which featured drama segments with guest actors from radio detective shows. Created by director Richard Lewis and emcee Ken Roberts, the program debuted over the Mutual Network on Sunday, July 16, 1944. Sponsored by the Helbros Watch Company, the show was produced by Lewis and Bernard J. Prockter with scripts by Gene Wang. Music was by Ray Bloch and the Helbros Orchestra. Six contestants from the studio audience competed for cash and other prizes. Clues were presented in the form of dramatic sketches covering such subjects as current events, movies, books and historical situations. With a buzzer, a contestant could interrupt at any time to submit an answer. During the Helbros Derby, a guest detective from a radio mystery program put in an appearance. Frank Gallop and Win Elliott were announcers. The series ended on June 29, 1951. Approximately one year later, the series made an attempt to go on television.
The series begins its episodes with the most sacred relationship, which is love, bringing the story of Romeo and Juliet back to our time with a contemporary story based on the flashback method, and recalls events from the beginning of the millennium up to our present time.
A late-night phone call changes everything for Ebba, My and Gloria. The news that their sons have been involved in a serious car crash puts their friendship and priorities to the ultimate test
A two-part adaptation of Martin Amis's cult '80s novel with Nick Frost as John Self, a dysfunctional director who goes to America to make his debut movie but ends up speeding towards self-destruction.
40-year-old Asakura Hazuki works for a big publishing company and is the editor of the female magazine ‘Us’. However, the magazine is discontinued. Hazuki's contract with the publishing company is not renewed and she ends up losing her job. To make matters worse, she breaks up with Kosuke, her boyfriend of seven years, and is pressed for the loan on designer goods which she bought on a spree. At 40, Hazuki is on the verge of losing everything. At that moment, she happens to get scouted to be a bus guide on Ahiru Bus, a city sightseeing tour which she has boarded. She is plunged into the completely foreign world of female bus guides. Hazuki aims to turn her life around as she journeys around a rapidly changing Tokyo. -
Hilltop Hospital is a claymation children's television programme made in 1999. It consists of 52 ten-minute shorts. The series is directed by Pascal Le Nôtre and produced in English, French, German and Dutch. The series is adapted from a series of books by Nicholas Allan of the same name. ZDF started broadcasting the shorts in 2003. It was released by Buena Vista Home Video in 2000 and Maverick Entertainment in 2006 in the UK.
Middle-aged Xu Men Gan thought she had everything under control, but her life suddenly went out of control. The company laid off a large number of employees, promotion was blocked, her husband Li Lin lost his job, her daughter was suspected of premature love, and she unexpectedly had a second child. All these problems came at once, leaving her exhausted. How to find the motivation to start again under the pressure of reality and strive to balance between self-growth and family responsibilities are the problems she needs to solve urgently. On the other hand, her best friend, Chen Wan Zhen, was ignored by her husband, Yu Hai, in her life as a full-time housewife. She was so distressed that she decided to return to the workplace. Xu Men Gan's sister, Xu Meng Xin , suffered from hormone imbalance during pregnancy. In the struggle and pain, they overcame the difficulties with softness and finally opened up a new situation in life and achieved a second growth.