Since the 1980s, Japanese dramas have been on Chinese TV stations one after another. In the 1990s, VCD became popular, and we were able to see excellent Japanese dramas more synchronously. In this issue, the editor will review several Japanese dramas that were extremely influential and loved by the audience in the 1980s and 1990s. This issue only reviews live-action TV series, not Japanese cartoons and Japanese movies.
Drama title: " Volleyball Girl "
Production time: 1979
Introduction time: 1983
Xiaolu Junko, who has been dependent on her father since childhood, is lively and cheerful. Her biggest wish is to become an outstanding volleyball player and realize her mother's ideal.
So she left her hometown and came to Tokyo to join the Shirofuji School volleyball team. Here, Junko's skills increased sharply every day, she perfected the trick of smashing the ball, and made many friends. Under the strict training of the coach, Junko's athletic talent gradually emerged. Unexpectedly, during a game, Junko unfortunately sprained the Achilles tendon of her foot and was seriously injured. After being nursed back to health by Koyama Yuriko, he mastered the powerful smash and clear-sky thunderbolt.
Xiaolu Junko and her friend Yu Jia joined the national women's volleyball team, realizing their dream wish. Unexpectedly, the national team's top players Izumo, the competition was extremely fierce, and "Thunderbolt from the Clear Sky" took over. Coach Kimura also ordered to prohibit Junko from practicing "Thunderbolt from the Clear Sky". Junko was very distressed, so she asked Yuka to practice with her, but Yuka refused, and the friendship between the two began to break down. Later, they were reconciled through mediation. Later, Junko mastered an unrivaled trump card, the "Phantom Cyclone". Just when both of them passed the exam and were about to realize their dreams, Yujia died of illness. Junko turned her grief into strength and marched towards the Olympics in order to fulfill Yuka's wish.
This drama created the classic role of Xiaolu Junko, played by Ayumu Nakahara . In addition, there are countless exaggerated volleyball nirvana.
Drama title: " Blood Suspense "
Production time: 1975
Introduction time: 1983
The drama mainly tells the story of the innocent and kind-hearted Sachiko Oshima, , who was unfortunately exposed to biochemical radiation in her father's laboratory and suffered from blood cancer. She needed constant blood transfusions. However, her father Her mother and her blood are different, her boyfriend Mitsuo Sagara's blood type matches hers, and Sachiko's 's special AB-RH blood type leads to the mystery of her life experience, and thus deduce scenes of touching and moving stories.
From today's perspective, "Blood Doubt" is a "standard bloody drama", which combines the pain of terminal illness, life difficulties, unethical love and other elements. But at that time, these plots were still full of dramatic classic plots to domestic audiences.
This film also made Yamaguchi Momoe and Miura Yuhe the first generation of Japanese idols in the minds of the Chinese people.
Drama title: " Ashin "
comes out Date of production: 1983
Time of introduction: 1985
The story of "Axin" is very simple. A girl, Ashin, was born in the early 1900s. Even though she grew up in a poor Japanese countryside and experienced countless tragedies, including the death of her family, war and betrayal, she was still able to maintain her original intention and eventually became the owner of a supermarket chain.
"Oshin" was not only an early Japanese drama that had a profound impact on domestic audiences, but also for European and American audiences, "Oshin" was the first Japanese drama that they fell in love with. In 2021, "Oshin" screenwriter Sugako Hashida passed away, and "BBC" also made a series of reports.
Drama title: "Secret Force"
Date of production: 1972
Time of introduction: late 1980s
The story of "Secret Force" is about a Japanese insurance company secretly organizing a pair of people to detect various insurance fraud cases. One or two episodes are a story.The various insurance frauds and the thrilling plots in the play really opened the eyes of the audience. At that time, I felt that buying insurance was a "suicide" act.
There are two ideas for insurance defrauding that I still remember. One is that there is a car parked on the edge of a downhill cliff, with a dead old man in it. There are ice blocks under the wheels. When the ice blocks melt, the car rushes down the cliff on its own. The other was a hot spring that was so hot that people would melt if they fell in. It looked horrible at the time.
Miura Tomokazu and Utsui Takeru in this drama are also the starring roles in "Blood Doubt". They were also the first batch of Japanese actors who were relatively popular in China at that time.
Drama title: " Police Dog Carl"
Production time: 1977
Introduction time: 1988
"Karl, come on!" For people born in the 70s and 80s today It is said that the smart and brave German Shepherd Carl is simply the incarnation of the God of Justice. He is always the first to appear in times of crisis, delivering information, rescuing hostages, subduing gangsters, removing obstacles, and identifying the real culprits... In front of the vicious gangsters, Carl is not afraid and subdues the bad guys with amazing speed and strength. The thrilling plot and perfect production of "Carl the Police Dog" set off a craze 20 years ago. It is not only a highly enjoyable entertainment film, but also has a great influence on professionals. Many of the police officers fighting on the police dog front today were determined to work as police dogs after watching "Carl" when they were young.
Drama title: "Dinosaur Express"
Production time: 1978
Introduction time: 198 9 years
This is a drama that the post-80s generation loved when they were young. If you still remember "Gewu", "Altasha", "Tez", "Ulala", "Mary" and others, then you must be a post-80s generation, and you must have seen the cartoon "Dinosaur Express", which is regarded as a classic by this generation.
The plot of "Dinosaur Express" is as follows. In the 21st century, the earth was attacked by unknown creatures, and mankind was in danger. Japan's "Space-Time Management Bureau", which is responsible for national security and scientific exploration, used the calculations of the supercomputer "Mother of Time" and found that the attack actually came from the Mesozoic Era and the Cretaceous Era, which is 70 million years old. In order to save the earth, the time warriors returned to the Cretaceous through time travel, and also encountered Princess Altasha of the planet Teresa and her robot Ji. It turns out that Altasha has a "secret patch" in her hand to eliminate the great devil Gedemis , so she is pursued by the other party. Moreover, Gedmis also attempted to invade the earth and kill all the dinosaurs living on the earth. In this way, the warriors of the era joined forces with Altasha, relying on their advanced technology and fearless spirit to launch a long-term battle with the evil forces.
This drama covers thrilling elements such as magical time travel, the age of dinosaurs 70 million years ago, ferocious-looking evil invaders, heroic warriors of the era, etc. At that time, it was called a science fiction film. When I grew up, I learned that there was an exclusive term "special photography film". The phrase "Human cannon, first-level preparation" and the phrase "Kesai, come to visit" have become the mantras of many children during their childhood role-playing games.
Drama title: " Tokyo Love Story "
Production time: 1991
Introduction time: 1995
Nagao End, who came from the countryside of Ehime to work in an advertising agency in the big city of Tokyo Haru (played by Yuji Oda ) walked out of the airport anxiously, and was greeted by the smile of her female colleague in the company, the returnee female Akana Rika (played by Honami Suzuki) and the nickname "Maruko". (In Japanese, "Wanzhi" and "Wanzi" are homophonic.) Honest and diligent in his work, he quickly received the confession of Lixiang . But there is another woman in his heart. At the
class reunion, Wanji met his old classmates Satomi Sekiguchi (played by Arimori Yami ) and Mikami Kenichi ( played by Yosuke Eguchi ). Wanzhi discovers that Satomi, whom he has a crush on, is dating his friend Mikami. He is depressed and doesn't know that Mikami is only dating Satomi out of a playful attitude. In fact, Mikami likes Nagasaki Naoko (played by Sendo Akiho), a female medical student.
The emotional entanglement of five people, the souls longing for love in the city of Tokyo. Will Wanzhi choose the passionate Lixiang or the traditional female Satomi?
"Tokyo Love Story" does not have superb script skills, but it presents the emotional texture between people in a delicate way, telling the cruel truth of love and the complex human soul.
Love is a maze. When people become more and more impatient about "exploring the inner world" and are keen on dazzling and bizarre suspense, science fiction, and dystopian dramas, the more we need pure love stories to lead to universal and subtle human nature.
Watching "Tokyo Love Story" thirty years later, people will still be moved by the smile of the heroine Akana Rika. For East Asians who are not good at expressing their feelings directly, Lixiang's brave and passionate love is always fascinating.
Drama title: "Under the Same Roof 》
Production time: 1993
Introduction time: 1995
In the story of "Under the Same Roof", many years after his parents had a car accident, the eldest brother wanted to gather his separated younger brothers and sisters. Unexpectedly, they encountered stumbling and hardship after living together. He could only touch everyone with persistence and love, which condensed the life difficulties of all kinds of little people. The 12 episodes are short and exquisite, making people feel warm and touching every time!
The drama gathers Yosuke Eguchi, Noriko Sakai, Masaharu Fukuyama, Issei Ishida, Emi Ohji, Koshi Yamamoto. In addition, Yuki Uchida, Miki Nakatani, Yumi Adachi, Takako Matsu, Norika Fujiwara, etc., so they are all very good-looking and capable actors.
In the drama, Koyuki is pure, beautiful, well-behaved and cute, exuding the light of a "saint" like a little white rabbit. Noriko Sakai was so beautiful that it took people's breath away.
Drama title: " Long Vacation "
Production time: 1996
Introduction time: The broadcast time of the TV station is unknown. The VCD version has entered China in the late 1990s.
The outdated female model Hayama Minami ( Tomoko Yamaguchi ) was brutally murdered by her unscrupulous fiancé on her wedding day. When she rushed to her fiancé's house in anger, she only intercepted her innocent roommate Hidetoshi Sena ( Kimura Takuya ), a 24-year-old pianist who was frustrated. Penniless and homeless, Xiaonan coerced Sena and became his new cohabitant. The two people's lives under the same roof were bumpy and bumpy, and their career and love were not smooth, and they gradually developed a feeling of sympathy for each other. Xiaonan's younger brother Shinji Hayama ( Takenouchi Yutaka ) suddenly visits with his girlfriend, and has a secret relationship with Sena's school girl Ryoko Ozawa (played by Matsu Takako), which makes the relationship between everyone more subtle. Sena is wandering between Konan and Ryoko, which allows photographer Sugisaki, who is pursuing Konan, to intervene forcefully, and the relationship between the two is faced with a precarious situation. During this long holiday given by God, can they all listen to their true inner choices and find the most suitable destination?
"Long Vacation" tells us that life does not need to always sprint as hard as possible. Even in the trough, treat it as an unplanned vacation given by God. You can also lie down temporarily. While resting, you are also accumulating strength. Say to yourself Don’t Worry, Be Happy.
The male protagonist Kimura Takuya in the drama is a super idol in both Japan and China.
Drama title: "News Girl"
Production time: 1998
Introduction time: The broadcast time of the TV station is unknown. The VCD version has entered China in the late 1990s.
Suzuki Honami is another influential work. The play describes the unknown power struggle of the TV station. Although the role of Tamaki Aso is not as famous as Reika Akagi, the show was still very popular at the time.
After watching the whole drama, you can see the care of the production. The emotional changes of the three of them can be found in many details, such as the changes in the atmosphere during meals. Each person's character portrayal is very vivid, as if they are the people living around us, with advantages and disadvantages, and they all shine in their own lives. This is my biggest feeling after watching the entire drama.
Drama title: "Spicy Teacher GTO"
Production time: 1998
Introduction time: Unknown TV broadcast time, VCD in the late 1990s version has entered China
The drama is adapted from the comic of the same name created by Toru Fujisawa . The drama mainly tells the story of Onizuka Eikichi, who was once the boss of the motorcycle gang and became a high school teacher. He uses his own unique teaching methods to solve various problems between students and teachers. It is a youthful campus story with laughter and tears.
"Hot Teacher GTO" is adapted from a popular manga, so it can be expected that there will be many cartoon-style exaggerated scenes, including Onizuka breaking down the walls of students' homes, not dealing with student bullying, etc. Although the Japanese drama version has deleted many of the more bizarre plots in the comic version, these contents have amazed the audience.
The male protagonist is played by Sorimachi Takashi . He was one of the most popular male stars in Japan from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. He also collaborated with Andy Lau in the movie " Hitman ". The female protagonist Matsushima Nanako will be familiar to friends who like to watch Japanese horror movies. She is the heroine of " Midnight Bell ".
