Directing

Mahoko Takanari

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Known For

A Perfect Day for Love LettersA Perfect Day for Love Letters · 2004
A Perfect Day for Love Letters
7.52004
MovieRomance
A live-action adaptation of George Asakura’s manga, consisting of interwoven romantic vignettes centered around heartfelt letters exchanged between lovers.
You're My PetYou're My Pet · 2003
You're My Pet
7.52003
SeriesDramaComedy
A dejected woman finds an unconscious man resembling her former dog and takes him in as a "pet", forming an unexpected bond as they overcome obstacles together, raising the question of whether such love can exist.
The Thorns of AliceThe Thorns of Alice · 2014
The Thorns of Alice
8.12014
SeriesDramaMystery
Mizuno Asumi is a doctor at the University Hospital. Her only objective in life is to avenge the death of her father, a death caused by immoral and negligent doctors.
Resident: Story of 5 InternsResident: Story of 5 Interns · 2012
Resident: Story of 5 Interns
7.72012
SeriesDrama
Patients are brought in one after the other. Being put in an environment where there is a race against time to save lives, all they can do is stand there doing nothing. Though they still have a lot to grow as a doctor and as individuals, will they be able to overcome adversity and one day be able to proudly identify themselves as being a doctor?
Seven Days of a Daddy and a DaughterSeven Days of a Daddy and a Daughter · 2007
Seven Days of a Daddy and a Daughter
6.82007
SeriesFamilyDrama
This home comedy tells the story of Kyoichiro and his teenage daughter Koume. One day, the two ride a train together after visiting Kyoichiro's mother-in-law. He sees it as a chance to get to know his daughter better, but he ends up getting more than that - by some mysterious force, both Kyoichiro and Koume end up with their mind in the other's body! Unfortunately, they have no choice but to swap lives, pretending to be each other at school and work.
SmileSmile · 2009
Smile
7.82009
SeriesDrama
Smile is a Japanese television drama series, shown on TBS started last April 17, 2009. Jun Matsumoto plays the lead role of Vito, a half-Filipino, half-Japanese man who always smiles despite all of the problems and difficulties he faces. The series focus on foreigners and mixed-race children who suffered from racism
The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder SistersThe Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sisters · 2003
The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sisters
5.02003
SeriesDramaComedy
Haruko Takanashi is 30. She works at a radio station. She is approaching middle management where good looks alone aren't enough. She isn't very romantic so she devotes herself to work and play and suddenly finds herself alone. Just when she has given up on romance she meets a man. She meets him at a party to which she was taken by a subordinate at work. He is 25-year-old Ichiro Kashiwakura and is nothing out of the ordinary. They start a relationship. One day, out of the blue, Ichiro ardently proposes to Haruko. Realizing that he really loves her, Haruko says yes and they get married. But she still hasn't told him her real age.
Bad Boy and Good GirlBad Boy and Good Girl · 2010
Bad Boy and Good Girl
7.42010
SeriesDrama
Shinagawa Daichi used to be a good student who has now become a delinquent, while class president Adachi Hana was a delinquent who is now trying to move on. Her secret is discovered by Shinagawa, but she involves herself trying to correct his ways.

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Omotesando Koukou GasshoubuOmotesando Koukou Gasshoubu · 2015
Omotesando Koukou Gasshoubu
2015
SeriesDramaComedy
Kagawa Makoto has transferred to Tokyo’s Omotesando High School from Kagawa Prefecture. Devoted to the choir when she was in Kagawa, Makoto is active in Omotesando High School’s choir too. The school choir’s prestige and the fact that Suzuki Yuake, the teacher who had once taught her the joy of singing in a choir is its adviser, fills her with anticipation. However, the choir’s glory is a thing of the past. Now it is on the verge of being disbanded. Makoto remembers Suzuki as someone full of motivation with a love of the choir and a princely appearance. But the person she meets again is dissipated and only has interest in hostess bars. Despite her shock to see the change in Suzuki, Makoto makes up her mind to make over the choir.

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