Toranosuke Kobayashi

Since I Took You Away

This is the story of Chuuetsu Hirokai, a mother who lost her three-year-old child in a food safety incident ten years ago. The accident was caused by a delicatessen owned by Asahi Yuuki, who became the target of her revenge. By a twist of fate, Hirokai ends up kidnapping Yuuki’s three-year-old younger daughter, hoping to carry out her long-held vengeance...

Murderous Encounter

Two journalists fall in love while investigating a serial murder case, but as secrets unfold, she must decide if she can trust him or if he's the killer she’s searching for.

The Science Club

East Shinjuku Night High School has students with various challenges. Delinquent Taketo is trapped in a negative spiral. Filipina-Japanese Angela struggles with schoolwork, while Kasumi spends all her class hours in the infirmary. Shozo had to leave school to work in his youth. With guidance from their new science teacher, Fujitake, they work on an experiment for an academic conference.

I Hear the Sunspot

Kohei, a deaf university student, meets Taichi, an optimistic classmate who volunteers to take notes for Kohei's lectures in exchange for food. As they grow closer, their friendship blossoms into love.

Double Cheat: Itsuwari no Keikan

A crime entertainment drama produced by TV Tokyo and WOWOW, which deals with various scams that have increased in recent years with the spread of the Internet.

Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out

Every day, bank branches encounter various problems like missing money, information leaks, loan problems & breach of duties. Hanasaki Mai's job is to go there and fix the problems. She is able to do so even though she is just a bank clerk without higher-level powers. Because of her character, Hanasaki Mai will not keep still when she sees a wrong. She's willing to stand up for the side of the weak, regardless of the relation between the top and bottom factions of the bank.

Yakusoku 16Nenme no Shinjitsu

Worst to First: A Teen Baseball Miracle

Nagumo Shuuji, a social studies teacher at Mie Prefecture’s Etsuzan Senior High School, was a former baseball player up until university when he quit after sustaining an injury. Thereafter, he worked as a sports trainer but returned to university at 32 years old in order to pursue his dream of becoming a teacher. However, his peaceful daily life goes through a change after he’s appointed to be the advisor of his school’s baseball club that is on the verge of abolition.

18 Years Old, Spinning Together

As a member of her high school's newspaper club, Airi looks forward to the annual creation of the town's tourism promotion posters, but it gets canceled; to suggest an alternative project, she rallies her class for support.

Private Tutor Torako

Torako is a mysterious, but excellent private tutor. She has big ambitions and works to achieve her goal. She takes private tutoring jobs from kids of rich families and makes connections, while saving money. She currently has 3 students. Her 3 students and their mothers hope to have the students enter prestigious schools, while they must deal with their own unique problems.