Japanese Drama - BOSS

This detective drama premiered April 16 in Japan on Fuji TV, Thursday 10:00pm time slot and i'm interested in watching it because of my favourite actor Yutaka Takenouchi. It has also proven to be one of the most popular drama series this season. The final episode, which aired on 25 June 2009, gave the show an additional boost with 20.7% average ratings, breaking the 20% mark for the first time. Previous episode ratings ranged from 15% to 18%. The finale also had guest star Takashi Sorimachi playing a terrorist.




This series revolves around a group of peculiar detectives in a new division created to fight against an increase in atrocious crimes. This will be the first time actress Yuki Amami is playing a police detective in a TV series. She stars as Osawa Eriko, who is a beautiful career woman who has just returned from training in the U.S. and is appointed as the "boss" of this division. The nickname "boss" is strongly associated with Yujiro Ishihara's character in the drama series "Taiyou ni Hoero!" from the '70s and '80s, where he played a similar role as the leader of a detective team.

But despite Eriko's intelligence and capabilities, she can never understand a man's heart, so she remains unable to find a husband. In fact, her assignment in the U.S. was really a demotion after she ruined her career track over a man. So why was she chosen as the boss of the new division? Even though the detectives are talented, they all have some kind of issue or flaw, and they are considered to be the "problem children" of the police force. In the end, the division's true purpose is just to isolate these problematic detectives. Amami's supporting cast in "Boss" includes Yutaka Takenouchi, Erika Toda, Junpei Mizobata, Michiko Kichise, and Yoichi Nukumizu.

Those interested in the drama can watch it online at (http://www.mysoju.com/boss/).



Updated 13 July 2009:

Opening Theme: Alright!!! By Superfly


Ending Theme: Best Of My Life By Superfly (I love this nice song :>)

(Source: http://www.tokyograph.com/articles/Spring_2009_Drama_Preview)
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(Source: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/BOSS)
(Source: http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/BOSS/caststaff/index.html)
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(Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKAs8wmlrPQ&feature=related)
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