Taku Matsumoto

"Evening Drink Style" (Banshaku no Ryugi) is a popular Japanese drama about Miyuki Izawa's ritual of crafting the perfect meal to pair with her end-of-day drink, often beer, emphasizing simple pleasures, moderation, home cooking, and work-life balance, a concept resonating with viewers seeking relaxing, relatable content with culinary inspiration. It's known for its calming vibe, focus on delicious food pairings (like lamb with soy-ginger sauce), and promoting a healthy approach to enjoying alcohol.

Lawyer Shiro pours his heart into home-cooked meals for his partner, hairstylist Kenji, as they navigate life as a middle-aged gay couple in Tokyo.

With her gloomy demeanor, Sawako has a hard time fitting in. But when an outgoing classmate approaches her, life takes a turn for the better.

Morita, a man who never succeeds in anything, takes his anger out in gambling. He meets an underworld fixer named Ginji Hirai, who introduces him to the underworld trade, where billions of yen changes hands every moment, and speculators and other influential people bet their lives for greed.

Young at heart Akiyama is a manager at his company and has lots on his mind working at a manufacturer of washroom facilities. Naturally he relieves his day-to-day pressures and satisfies his fantasies by checking out the women he meets on his way. On occasion his fantasies combine the women (plural) that he comes across. Can he act on them?

Superintendent Kobayakawa Fuyuhiko is a naive career police officer who cannot read situations. He is transferred from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s National Research Institute of Police Science to the newly established “anything” consultation office of Suginami Chuo Police Precinct’s Community Safety Division as a result of some incident.

Masataka works as a freelance writer. He has been married to Yukie for the past 7 years. Yukie works as a school teacher. Masataka and Yuki are not in love with each other. They just haven't gotten divorced. Meanwhile, Masataka is having an affair with a young woman who delivers newspapers. This leads to a shocking situation.

Three couples from different generations travel to Guam for a week, where distance from their daily lives forces them to confront what it truly means to be alone and what it means to share a life with someone else.