2015 Japanese television dramas
# 2015 Japanese television dramas

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This is a list of Japanese television dramas shown within Japan during the year of 2015.

## Winter

Series

| Title (Japanese title) | Network | Broadcast period | Cast | Genre | Theme song | Episodes | Average ratings (%) | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Massan (マッサン) | NHK | September 29, 2014 to March 28, 2015 | Tetsuji Tamayama, Charlotte Kate Fox, Saki Aibu, Gin Maeda, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Kiyoshi Nishikawa | Drama | Miyuki Nakajima "Mugi no Uta" | 150 | 21.1 | Based on the lives of Masataka Taketsuru and his wife Jessie Roberta Cowan. |
| Aibō season 13 (相棒 season13) | EX | October 15, 2014 to March 18, 2015 | Yutaka Mizutani, Hiroki Narimiya | Detective | | 19 | 17.4 | |
| Hana Moyu (花燃ゆ) | NHK | January 4, 2015 to December 13, 2015 | Mao Inoue, Takao Osawa, Yūsuke Iseya, Kengo Kora, Masahiro Higashide, Koji Seto, Kin'ya Kitaōji | Jidaigeki | NHK Symphony Orchestra | 50 | 12.0 | |
| Zeni no Sensou (銭の戦争) | CX KTV | January 6, 2015 to March 17, 2015 | Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Yuko Oshima, Fumino Kimura, Atsuro Watabe | Drama Suspense | SMAP "Karei Naru Gyakushū" | 11 | 13.3 | Based on the Korean drama series War of Money. |
| Zenryoku Rikon Sodan (全力離婚相談) | NHK | January 6, 2015 to February 17, 2015 | Maya Miki, Yusuke Kamiji, Hiroshi Tachi | Human | Yuko Ando "Ningyo Hime" | 7 | 5.0 | |
| Toho Nanahun (徒歩7分) | NHK BS Premium | January 6, 2015 to February 17, 2015 | Rena Tanaka, Kei Tanaka, Seiji Fukushi, Mako Ishino | | Kyōko Endō "Mōichido Aitai" | 8 | | |
| Doctors: Saikyou no Meii (DOCTORS〜最強の名医〜) | EX | January 8, 2015 to March 5, 2015 | Ikki Sawamura, Masanobu Takashima, Manami Higa, Tomoka Kurokawa | Medical Drama | Kobukuro "Kiseki" | 9 | 14.4 | |
| Utsukushiki Wana (美しき罠〜残花繚乱〜) | TBS | January 8, 2015 to March 10, 2015 | Rena Tanaka, Mayumi Wakamura, Sho Aoyagi, Rieko Miura | Drama Suspense | Rei Yasuda "Koiuta" | 10 | 6.6 | Based on the Japanese novel Zanka Ryōran. |
| Kaiki Renai Sakusen (怪奇恋愛作戦) | TX | January 10, 2015 to March 28, 2015 | Kumiko Asō, Maki Sakai, Ogawa Tamaki, Tōru Nakamura | Comedy | Joōbachi "Venus" Denki Groove "Fallin' Down" | 12 | | |
| Gakkō no Kaidan (学校のカイダン) | NTV | January 10, 2015 to March 14, 2015 | Suzu Hirose, Ryūnosuke Kamiki, Shigeru Izumiya, Atsuko Asano, Katsuhisa Namase, Maho Nonami | School | B'z "Uchōten" | 10 | 9.2 | |
| Keibuho Sugiyama Shintaro (警部補・杉山真太郎) | TBS | January 12, 2015 to March 23, 2015 | Shōsuke Tanihara, Jun Kaname, Takaaki Enoki, Nana Katase | Police | Generations from Exile Tribe "Sing It Loud" | 11 | 7.1 | |
| Taikomochi no Tatsujin (太鼓持ちの達人) | TX | January 12, 2015 to March 30, 2015 | Toru Tezuka, Tokio Emoto, Haruka Kinami, Fuku Suzuki | Comedy | Glim Spanky "Homeroyo" | 12 | | |
| Ghost Writer (ゴーストライター) | CX | January 13, 2015 to March 17, 2015 | Miki Nakatani, Asami Mizukawa, Shohei Miura, Nanao | Drama | Daichi Miura "Unlock" Androp "Ghost" | 10 | 8.6 | |
| Masshiro (まっしろ) | TBS | January 13, 2015 to March 17, 2015 | Maki Horikita, Yūya Yagira, Mirai Shida, Rin Takanashi | Drama Medical | miwa "Fighting Girls" | 10 | 5.8 | |
| Marumaru Tsuma (○○妻) | NTV | January 14, 2015 to March 18, 2015 | Ko Shibasaki, Noriyuki Higashiyama, Hitomi Kuroki | Drama | Ringo Sheena "Shijō no Jinsei" | 10 | 14.3 | |
| Zannen na Otto (残念な夫。) | CX | January 14, 2015 to March 25, 2015 | Hiroshi Tamaki, Kana Kurashina | Comedy Drama | Unicorn "Hai YES!" | 10 | 7.6 | |
| Mondai no Aru Restaurant (問題のあるレストラン) | CX | January 15, 2015 to March 19, 2015 | Yōko Maki (actress), Masahiro Higashide, Fumi Nikaidō, Mitsuki Takahata, Mayu Matsuoka, You | Comedy | Kyary Pamyu Pamyu "Mondai Girl" | 10 | 9.3 | |
| Dekin no Onna (出入禁止の女) | EX | January 15, 2015 to February 26, 2015 | Alisa Mizuki, Naomi Zaizen, Nenji Kobayashi | Drama | lecca "live again" | 6 | 6.5 | |
| Date (デート) | CX | January 19, 2015 to March 23, 2015 | Anne Watanabe, Hiroki Hasegawa, Ryoko Kuninaka, Yuto Nakajima, Emi Wakui | Romance Comedy | The Peanuts "Furimukanaide" chay "Anata ni Koi o Shite Mimashita" | 10 | 12.5 | |
| Majisuka Gakuen 4 (マジすか学園4) | NTV | January 20, 2015 to March 31, 2015 | Sakura Miyawaki, Haruka Shimazaki | Teen | AKB48 "Majisuka Fight" "Yankee Rock" | 10 | | |
| Take me to Love & Meal (女くどき飯) | MBS TBS | January 26, 2015 to March 16, 2015 January 28, 2015 to March 18, 2015 | Shihori Kanjiya | | Alexandros "Dracula La" | 8 | | Based on the Japanese manga series Onna Kudokimeshi. |
| Second Love (セカンド・ラブ) | EX | February 6, 2015 to February 20, 2015 | Kazuya Kamenashi, Kyoko Fukada | Romance | KAT-TUN "Kiss Kiss Kiss" | 7 | 7.1 | |
