Top 10 favourite drama actresses of the 90s as selected by 10,000 people (CM Site)

CM Site conducted a survey on 10,978 respondents in their 30s to 60s where they chose their favourite drama actress of the 90s. Here are the top 10 actresses in the ranking:

1) Yamaguchi Tomoko

2) Matsushima Nanako

3) Tokiwa Takako

4) Fukatsu Eri

5) Uchida Yuki

6) Wakui Emi

7) Ishida Yuriko

8) Nakayama Miho

9) Koizumi Kyoko

10) Sakurai Sachiko

Source: Livedoor News

Preview of "Saka no tochuu no ie" - Spring 2019

Title: Saka no tochuu no ie 坂の途中の家 (The house at the middle of the slope)
Official website: here
O.A. Start Date: 27 Apr 2019
Timeslot: Saturdays 10pm
Broadcast by: WOWOW
Total number of episodes: 6
Original novel by: Kakuta Mitsuyo
Cast: Shibasaki Kou, Tanabe Seiichi, Ito Ayumi, Mashima Hidekazu, Sakurai Yuki, Matsuzawa Takumi, Matsumoto Emika, Nishida Naomi, Baisho Mitsuko, Takahata Atsuko, Sato Megumi, Takizawa Saori, Riju Go, Sakai Miki, Mitsuishi Ken, Fubuki Jun & Mizuno Miki

Preview of Tokyo Nijuusanku Onna - Spring 2019

Title: Tokyo Nijuusanku Onna 東京二十三区女 (The women of Tokyo's 23 Wards)
Official website: here
O.A. Start Date: 12 April 2019
Timeslot: Fridays 12 midnight
Broadcast by: WOWOW
Total number of episodes: 6
Original novel by: Nagae Toshikazu
Cast: Kurashina Kana, Adachi Yumi, Sakuraba Nanami, Dan Mitsu, Nakayama Miho, Shimazaki Haruka, Sano Shiro, Hasegawa Tomoharu, Suzuki Sawa, Kohinata Fumiyo, Takenaka Naoto, Ogi Shigemitsu, Shirasu Jin & Okayama Amane etc.

Preview of "Ukiyo no Gaka" (Drama SP)

Title: Ukiyo no Gakka 浮世の画家 (An Artist of the Floating World)
Official website: here
O.A. Date: 30 Mar 2019 at 9pm
Broadcast by: NHK
Original novel by: Kazuo Ishiguro
Cast: Watanabe Ken, Hirosue Ryoko, Maeda Aki, Terada Kokoro, Wada Masato, Hagiwara Masato, Watanabe Daichi, Takeda Kouhei, Sato Ryuta, Akiyama Natsuko, Nakamura Aoi, Daito Shunsuke, Okuda Eiji, Kohinata Fumiyo, Maeda Tomoya, Sano Shiro, Yo Kimiko, Ishiguro Hideo, Kohinata Seiichi, Saito Tomoko & Hasegawa Hatsunori

Top 10 movies box office ranking for the weekend of 16th & 17th Mar 2019

Numbers in brackets indicate the number of cinemas showing the movie:

1) Eiga Doraemon Nobita no Getsumen Tansaki (370)

2) Captain Marvel (361)

3) Eiga Puri Kyua Miracle Universe (229)

4) Tonde Saitama (318)

5) Kimi wa tsukiyo ni hikarikagayaku (298)

6) Green Book (180)

7) Eiga no Osomatsu-san (126)

8) The Mule (238)

9) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (211)

10) Boku no kanojo wa mahoutsukai (205)

Source: Eiga.com

Top 10 movies box office ranking for the weekend of 9th & 10th Mar 2019

Numbers in brackets indicate the number of cinemas showing the movie:

1) Eiga Doraemon Nobita no Getsumen Tansaki (370)

2) Tonde Saitama (318)

3) Green Book (180)

4) The Mule (238)

5) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (211)

6) Boku no kanojo wa mahoutsukai (205)

7) Bohemian Rhapsody (368)

8) Fortuna no Hitomi (295)

9) Gekijouban Ultraman R/B Select! Kizuna no Crystal (105)

10) PSYCHO-PASS Sinners of the System Case 3 Onshuu no Kanata ni (86)

Source: Eiga.com

Preview of "Natsuzora" (NHK morning drama)

Title: Natsuzora なつぞら (Summer Sky)
Official website: here
Official Instagram: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Period: From 1 Apr 2019 to 28 Sep 2019
Timeslot: Mondays to Saturdays at 8am
Broadcast by: NHK
Total number of episodes: 156
Theme Song: "Yasashii ano ko" by Spitz
Cast: Hirose Suzu, Okada Masaki, Kusakari Masao, Matsushima Nanako, Fujiki Naohito, Kiyohara Sho, Fukuchi Momoko, Hirao Nanaka, Kobayashi Takashi, Otoo Takuma, Yasuda Ken, Takahata Atsuko, Sendo Nobuko, Yamada Yuuki, Totsugi Shigeyuki, Kobayashi Ayako, Yoshizawa Ryo, Inukai Atsuhiro, Kudo Asuka, Nakahara Takeo, Kitano Kii, Tomita Miu, Emoto Tasuku etc.

Top 10 favourite comedic actors ranking (Oricon)

Oricon conducted a survey on 1,000 people from their teens to 50s where they were asked to choose their favourite comedic actors. Although Muro Tsuyoshi won the hearts of the teenagers, it was Ooizumi Yo who was the favourite for the rest of the age groups:

1) Ooizumi Yo

2) Muro Tsuyoshi

3) Abe Sadao

4) Sato Jiro

5) Takenaka Naoto

6) Yamada Takayuki

7) Namase Katsuhisa

8) Nishida Toshiyuki

9) Ohno Satoshi

10) Kaku Kento

Source: Oricon

Preview of "Ooku Saishusho 2019" (Drama SP)

Title: Ooku Saishusho 2019 大奥最終章 2019 (Ooku Last Chapter 2019)
Official website: here
O.A. Date: 25 Mar 2019 at 8pm
Broadcast by: FujiTV
Cast: Kimura Fumino, Oosawa Takao, Koike Eiko, Hamabe Minami, Minamino Yoko, Kishii Yukino, Matsuzaka Keiko & Suzuki Honami

Preview of "Dying Eye" - Winter 2019

Title: Dying Eye ダイイング・アイ
Official website: here
O.A. Start Date: 16 Mar 2019
Timeslot: Saturdays 10pm
Broadcast by: WOWOW
Total number of episodes: 6
Original novel by: Higashino Keigo
Cast: Miura Haruma, Takahashi Maryjun, Matsumoto Marika, Kakizawa Hayato, Onozuka Hayato, Fuchikami Yasushi, Kimura Yuichi, Horiuchi Keiko & Namase Katsuhisa

Preview of "Kyou, kaerimasu" (Drama SP)

Title: Kyou, kaerimasu 今日、帰ります。(I'm going home today)
Official website: here
O.A. Start Date: 10 Mar 2019 at 10pm
Broadcast by: WOWOW
Cast: Ito Atsushi, Kinami Haruka, Nishioka Tokuma, Natsuki Mari, Kobayashi Miki, Koono Usagi, Kasamatsu Sho & Toda Masahiro

Preview of "Zekkyou" - Winter 2019

Title: Zekkyou 絶叫 (Scream)
Official website: here
O.A. Start Date: 24 Mar 2019
Timeslot: Sundays 10pm
Total number of episodes: 4
Broadcast by: WOWOW
Original novel by: Hamanaka Aki
Cast: Ono Machiko, Yasuda Ken, Konishi Manami, Katagiri Jin, Maekawa Yasuyuki, Koyanagi Yu, Sakai Wakana, Kaname Jun, Asou Yumi, Kaku Tomohiro, Rokkaku Shinji, Ikushima Sho, Sakiyama Tsubasa, Hamatsu Takayuki, Kobayashi Ryoko & Okunuki Kaoru

Top 10 movies box office ranking for the weekend of 2nd & 3rd Mar 2019

Numbers in brackets indicate the number of cinemas showing the movie:

1) Eiga Doraemon Nobita no Getsumen Tansaki (370)

2) Tonde Saitama (318)

3) Green Book (180)

4) Boku no kanojo wa mahoutsukai (205)

5) Alita: Battle Angel (358)

6) Fortuna no Hitomi (295)

7) Bohemian Rhapsody (368)

8) Masquerade Hotel (332)

9) Gekijouban City Hunter Shinjuku Private Eyes (251)

10) Aquaman (335)

Source: Eiga.com

Winners of the Osaka Cinema Festival 2019

Top 10 Japanese movies
1) Korou no Chi
2) Manbiki Kazoku
3) Netemo Sametemo
4) Nichinichi kore koujitsu
5) Yakiniku Dragon
6) Kiku to Guillotine
7) Camera wo tomeruna!
8) Mori no iru basho
9) Itoshi no Irene / Kimi no tori wa utaeru

Best Leading Actor: Yakusho Koji (Korou no Chi)

Best Leading Actress: Shuri (Ikiterudakede, Ai)

Best Supporting Actor: Matsuzaka Toori (Korou no Chi)

Best Supporting Actress: Abe Junko (Korou no Chi)

Best Male Newcomer: Ootani Ryohei (Yakiniku Dragon)

Best Female Newcomer: Kiryu Mai (Kiku to Guillotine / Suzukike no Uso) & Hirao Nanaka (Gokko)

Best Director: Shiraishi Kazuya (Korou no Chi)

Best Script: Zeze Takahisa (Kiku to Guillotine / Yuuzai)

Best Cinematography: Tsukinaga Yuta (Mori no iru basho)

Best Music: tofubeats (Netemo sametemo)

Best New Director: Nojiri Katsumi (Suzukike no Uso)

Wild Bunch Award: Camera wo tomeruna!

Source: Osaka Cinema Festival

Winners of the Confidence Award Drama Prize - Annual Awards 2018

Best Drama: Ossans Love

Best Leading Actor: Yamada Takayuki & Suda Masaki (dele)

Best Leading Actress: Ishihara Satomi (Unnatural)

Best Supporting Actor: Sato Takeru (Hanbun, Aoi / Gibo to Musume no Blues)

Best Supporting Actress: Tanaka Yuko (anone)

Best Newcomer: Kiyohara Kaya (Toumei na Yurikago)

Best Script: Nogi Akiko (Unnatural)

Source: Oricon

Winners of the 42nd Japan Academy Prize

Best Movie: Manbiki Kazoku

Best Animation Movie: Mirai no Mirai

Best Director: Koreeda Hirokazu (Manbiki Kazoku)

Best Script: Koreeda Hirokazu (Manbiki Kazoku)

Best Leading Actor: Yakusho Koji (Korou no Chi)

Best Leading Actress: Ando Sakura (Manbiki Kazoku)

Best Supporting Actor: Matsuzaka Toori (Korou no Chi)

Best Supporting Actress: Kiki Kirin (Manbiki Kazoku)

Best Foreign Movie: Bohemian Rhapsody

Newcomer Awards
Kamishiraishi Moka (Hitsuji to Hagane no Mori)
Shuri (Ikiterudakede, Ai)
Hirate Yurina (Hibiki)
Yoshine Kyoko (Kasane / Chiri Tsubaki)
Ito Kentaro (Koohi ga samenai uchi ni)
Nakagawa Taishi (Sakamichi no Aporon / Kakugo wa ii ka soko no joshi)
Narita Ryo (Sumaho wo otoshitadake nanoni / Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou)
Yoshizawa Ryo (River's Edge)

Most Talked-About Movie: Camera wo tomeruna!

Most Talked-About Actor: Ito Kentaro (Koohi ga samenai uchi ni)

Source: Natalie