Endo Kenichi

Endo Kenichi is a Japanese actor, narrator, and playwright.

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Name Endo Kenichi

Nationality Japanese

Gender Male

Born June 28, 1961

Age 61

Type Japanese

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Popularity #83

Movie

Reiko Himekawa investigates a homicide involving the murder of a gang member. The police suspect the murder came about from gang disputes, but evidence is lacking and the case is deadlocked. A phone call arrives and the caller claims Kento Yanai is the murderer. A superior officer informs Reiko not...

Yasuo grew up as an orphan. He married a woman he loved and they had a son Akira. Yasuo's life seemed great at the time, but his life totally changed after his wife died in an accident. Since that time, Yasuo, who never experienced his parents' love himself, has to raise his son Akira alone. (Source...

Sha Sha, a straight girl (long hair), drawn into the sensual world between girls by another girl called Yu Zi (short hair) on occasion. All these experiences upset her self-perception. And she's starting to doubt herself. This resulted in a series of unanswered questions.(Source: Mubi)

Drama

Ichikawa Yasuo, who goes by the nickname Yasu, is a ‘dumb’ man unequalled anywhere in the world. He has not had schooling, is boorish and would immediately let his fists fly if he loses his cool. But Yasu is different from the ordinary fool in that he is a “doting parent”. He grew up without parents...

Ango Ishikawa is a detective with smarts and a keen sense of observation. He's in a great physical shape and also highly ambitious. Ango also only focuses on his work and his personal life is pretty much non-existent. One day, Ango is shot in the head by the killer who is lurking at the crime scene....

This story follows a young man named Makoto, who lives in Ikebukuro West Gate Park, an area known for youth delinquency and gangs. In fact, one of Makoto's best friends from high school, Takeshi, is the "king" or leader, of one such gang, called the G-Boys. Makoto is known for being tough and smart,...

Follows mystery-solving college student Kuno Totono. At the beginning of the story, the police bring him in for questioning on suspicion of murdering his classmate. (Source: mangaupdates) ~~ Adapted from the manga " Mystery to Iunakare" (ミステリと言う勿れ) by Tamura Yumi (田村由美).

Reiji Matsushima is a genius physicist. He realizes that he and his fiancée, Asahi Ando, will be killed because of the theory he advanced. One day, in the year 2013, Reiji dies in an airplane explosion. He was a handsome and world-famous professor who studied wormhole theories. It is a mystery whet...

Nakai will play the protagonist, Ataru, an autistic man who is also a scientist, with special abilities in specific fields. This mysterious drama will tell the story of Ataru, who solves business using his extraordinary memory and ability to deduce.

Hiratsuka Heihachi is noisy and rude, but he always smiles. He's a strange detective. Unlike Hiratsuka, Saionji Kosuke is the heir of a rich family. He's full of justice, naive and honest, almost too much. Saionji Kosuke was then appointed to be part of investigative team 1, which he had always admi...

The story centers around the employees of a legal document firm. Tamura Katsuhiro is a young man with a strong sense of justice. Although he believes that the law isn't always right, he becomes an administrative scrivener with the goal of manipulating the law in order to protect the weak. On the oth...

The story continues with Michiko still working as a freelance doctor at the Teito University Hospital. Enjoying herself at a horse-race in Hokkaido from an invite by Dr Kanbara Akira, Michiko happens to chance upon a scene at the owners' box. The elegant woman draped in a fur coat, sipping champagne...

One day, the current prime minister of Japan, Muto Taizan, and his useless son, Sho, suddenly discover that they have switched bodies. With no known cause or solution at hand, Sho reluctantly ends up appearing in the Diet on his father’s behalf. But he completely cannot follow the deliberations as...

Legal apprentice Okumori Rei is on the verge of getting married when he is cornered by someone due to a past secret. Eight years ago, during the summer when Rei was a third-year junior high school student, he killed his father Kosuke and made it look like he went missing in order to protect his moth...

Igarashi Iori is a talented radiographer who believes the “truth” is definitely captured in CT and MRI images. He and radiologist Amakasu An work at a hospital’s radiology department where they determine the causes of patients’ illnesses and injuries. (Source: jdramas.wordpress.com) ~~ Adapted fro...

Assistant Inspector Himekawa Reiko rose from the non-career track to become the only female section chief in the Tenth Homicide Section of the Metropolitan Police’s First Investigative Division. Director Hashizume has been keeping tabs on her because of her daring investigation methods. Team Himekaw...

Tokage is a man with a "crazy memory power" and is as meticulous as Sherlock Holmes. Before becoming a private detective, Tokage was once an elite detective of the Metropolitan Police. However, when a fatal mistake cost his partner his life, he immediately resigned and then joined the private invest...

Surgeon Daimon Michiko is sent to Totei University Hospital this time. Although it reigns as the top university hospital in the country, the hospital’s reputation has suffered greatly from various cover-ups, medical malpractice and fighting factions. Furthermore, the person who has snatched the seat...

Ichinose Ayumu dreamt of becoming a professional shogi player, but his father passed away when he was a high school student. After graduating from high school, he does not go on to university. He works part-time in order to support the household while pursuing his dream. However, he keeps failing th...

Matsui runs a benriya (odd jobs for hire) in a small nameless Hokkaido village. Umemoto has divorced 3 times. Screenwriter Takeyama wants to go to Furano, but the bus to Furano becomes stranded due to a snowstorm. Takeyama stops at a bar to eat something, but at the bar, he loses his wallet and cell...

Urashima Eiji is a university student and his father is a serial murderer. One day, he realises that he is suffering from a dual personality disorder and worries that his other personality may have committed murder. This leads him to begin investigations to find out the truth. (Source: Natalie.mu)...

Several years after the conclusion of Iryu 2, Team Medical Dragon is once again reassembled to revive a faltering Meishin University Hospital.

Investigations into a mysterious woman, Toko, began when Sonoe, a teacher and colleague from Toko, was found dead as a result of what appeared to be an unfortunate accident. Eiki, an insurance investigator, and Takeshi, an ambitious police inspector, find links between this case and the death of Tok...

Hoshino Mitsuko is the talented three-star chef of famous French restaurant, La Cuisine de La reine, in Ginza, Tokyo. She has drawn attention not just from Japan but also the world for the new recipes she continuously conceives with her delicate palate and unrivalled creativity. Gourmands around the...

Shingyoji Kome has recently begun work at Marufuku Komuten, which is a home renovation company. She is 30-years-old and single. The company where she works is owned and run by the Fukuyama family. Shingyoji Kome worked as a sales ace for a large construction company, but she made a mistake that led...

It has been a year since the downfall of Hiruma Shigekatsu who had engaged in dirty hospital politics. Teito Medical University Hospital enters a new era with its first female hospital director. She touts “Patients first” and presses forward with big reforms to clean up the medical department. Howev...

Totei University Hospital has built a massive deficit. Investor Nicholas Tange, whose nickname is Vulture, comes up with a turnaround plan for the hospital. His plan implements restructuring and cost cutting. By Nicholas Tange’s request, Michiko Daimon begins to work at the Totei University Hospital...

Iruma Michio is a devil-may-care, unorthodox criminal judge at the Tokyo District Court’s first criminal court. He used to be a lawyer and was deeply involved in a past case that was behind his transformation into a judge. Iruma personally inspects crime scenes to prevent a miscarriage of justice an...

Haruo was finally released from prison after serving his sentence. With nine years of prison bonuses in hand, he stops at a restaurant to enjoy a good meal, but all his money ends up being stolen. Having nothing left, he spends the night in a cybercafé, and he manages to find his old friend from the...

~~ Adapted from the manga series "Radiation House" (ラジエーションハウス) written by Yokomaku Tomohiro (横幕智裕) and illustrated by Mori Taishi (モリタイシ).

Hizaki Yuko is a child psychologist working at the Childcare Center. At work, her heart goes out to the children at the center. At home, she has to endure the grumblings of her mother, Tamiko, who is the sole caregiver of Seitaro, Yuko's father suffering from Alzheimer's. With the suffering of the c...

Tsutomu Madarame is a rookie detective at the Third Investigation Team of the Tokyo Police Department. His section deals mainly with petty crimes which leads Tsutomu to lose all his enthusiasm for the job. One day, he meets a master thief, Garasu Kemuri, who helps him solve cases. (Source: MyDramaL...

Mami Shirasawa became a lawyer at the young age of 20, as she chose to take the preliminary judicial examinations. Now with a large law firm, she has yet to be assigned a case, despite her competence. When a colleague drops a case, Mami is eager to take it on. Her first client is Yoriko Watanuki...

Imamiya is a detective who deals with fraud and fraud cases. She's arresting Kaji, who's involved in a vocal phishing case. Imamiya and her colleagues don't know who heads the vocal phishing group. Detective Tezuka suggests that they leave Kaji at liberty and see if he will lead them to the top of t...

Rintaro Hino is a 41-year-old psychiatrist, working at a university hospital. He is an excellent doctor with keen insight and intuition. He even sees the Chief Cabinet Secretary as a patient. Dr. Rintaro has written books and appears as a guest on TV. Some patients have to wait more than 2 months to...

An icy-cool pop idol, Sakuraba Yuuichiro, is actually a happy-go-lucky smiling idiot. After falling in love with Sakura, trouble ensues after agreeing to marry into Sakura's family, which consists of her 3 sisters. Of course, more trouble follows trying to hide his marriage from his adoring and rabi...

Kai makes a valuable trip of 3 nights and 4 days with his best friend to fill out his list of things to do if he had a vacation. (Source: Abema.tv)

Asagi Serina is a housewife who loves her husband, Takefumi, to the extent that she would not mind being his shadow. However, his response to her excessive devotion is to attempt to avoid her "burdensome", "gross" expression of love. With a wife's naivety, she refuses to suspect her husband of infi...

A worldwide pandemic causes the medical system to collapse across the world, including Japan. Under this very difficult situation, the best university hospital in Japan, Totei University Hospital, makes the decision to focus on infectious disease and internal treatments, while postponing any noncrit...

Four hundred years ago, the ninja and the Youkai had a great war. The legendary Sarutobi Sasuke and other four ninja sealed the Youkai Commander Nurarihyon and all his Youkai's energies away in a cave protected by the "Seal Door". In the present, the only surviving Youkai, Kappa, tricks Sarutobi Sas...

On the day of her middle school entrance ceremony, Momoka meets a flying cat fairy who guides her to a jewel shop owned by a mysterious woman named Tiara. Tiara gives Momoka a magical item called a Majoka Porte which allows her to transform into a Magi Majo Pure. Together with the other Magi Majo...

In early 1965, a child violinist who was expected to be a prodigy, came up to Tokyo from Nagasaki and lived in lodgings. In the 1970s, the violinist faced a setback during the uproar over the US-Japan security treaty. Even so, he did not cut off music. By the time he realised it, he had started sing...

Shishimaru is an Unlucky everyday dude eking out a living in Neo-Kabuki-Cho as a 'host' in an exclusive club, who gets unwittingly wrapped up in the predominant gang violence in the city. An old man tells him that this was no accident, and hands him the legendary sword Kinsachi, explaining his true...

As criminals become more sophisticated and crimes become more complex, the police must look to faster and more scientific means to eliminate clues and reduce the number of suspects. That's where forensic laboratories come into play. Sakaki Mariko is a very talented forensic scientist who must avoid...

A deeply suspenseful drama in which a young lawyer who survived the murder of his family 30 years ago confronts a criminal on death row. Thirty years ago, a family of three was slaughtered. Facing the death row convict accused of the crime is young lawyer Asari Yusuke. Yusuke has been retained by a...

A tire comes off a moving truck and becomes a deadly weapon, hitting a mother and child. The problem was caused by the vehicle manufacturer's failure to recall the vehicle, but the blame falls on the head of the delivery company who, despairing, searches for evidence that the recall was suppressed....

Not long after twin brothers Ryuichi and Ryuji were born, they were abandoned by their parents. They were then adopted by the Yoshie couple, who ran a small shipping company. Sometime later, the Yoshies gave birth to their daughter Misa. Ryuichi and Ryuji enjoyed pleasant days with their adopted par...

In this world, there exists a police force that goes unnoticed, hidden deep within the city and never revealing themselves. Established after the September 11 attacks, this elite division, known as "Ura", is tasked with combating threats of international terrorism and espionage. Sumimoto Kenji leads...

Rieko is cleared of a false charge and released from a prison at the age of 40. She was accused of murdering a child at the orphanage where she worked and served eight years in prison. Her good friend Azumi, who was her only alibi, betrayed her. Rieko sets out to find Azumi and Sakuma, the detective...

Gen is a retired assassin who now quietly works at the hot spring inn Tsubakiya in a remote area of Japan. Hoping to restart his life, he applied for the job after seeing an ad, claiming to be a middle-aged salaryman who just got laid off. He hides his past from the inn's beautiful proprietress and...

Kenichi Endo plays the role of Detective Moroi in a suspense drama series. Problems arise on the set of the show which forces the leads to film their scenes again, however, the other actors and actresses have already left the set. Actors and actresses who happen to be nearby are offered parts in the...

Takashiro Kengo is a former police detective of the Metropolitan Police's 1st Investigation Division. Since his daughter disappeared, Kengo's attitude has changed and he normally disregards caution. Now, Kengo works in the Metropolitan Police Missing Person Investigation Section with partner Myojin...

With the progress made in forensic science, the number of cases of arrested criminals proven innocent because of new DNA tests has been increasing. The police always expect to swiftly solve cases. As crime scene detectives try to measure up to those expectations, they occasionally jump to wrong conc...

Miyuki Amagai became the first female pilot of the Shinkai 6500 in Japan. The Japanese Marine and Terrestrial Science and Technology Agency (JAMSTEC) was involved in organizing its first submersible. Miyuki's father had also been active as a brilliant pilot and researcher at the JAMSTEC, but he died...

Kentaro Arita is a popular lawyer, who often appears on television. He is involved in an incident of adultery and becomes the subject of criticism and curiosity. He was later found dead. The police are investigating Kentaro Arita's family, her colleagues in the law firm and her lover, actress Natsuk...

Detective Tomo Yashiro is ordered to be transferred to the sixth special investigation unit. She is responsible for deciphering the documents of unsolved cases; she begins working at her new post alongside a senior detective Risa Narumi who is called the witch of document deciphering for her unusual...

Set in Tokyo, Japan during the 1950's. Tamotsu is suspected of murdering his actress wife Shizuka Harada. He flees to Taiwan and commits suicide. Tamotsu’s friend Banji Masuzawa works as a private detective. Banji has doubts about Tamotsu’s death, but the case is covered up by powerful media mogul H...

The 40th drama of the NHK Taiga is Hojo Tokimune. He recounts the dramatic and turbulent life of the young Shikken Hojo Tokimune, and his successful defense of Japan against the invasion of Mongolia in the 1200s. It is a tragic story of betrayal and clan wars and Hojo Tokimune is at the center of al...

Nagamitsu Bakushu is a mysterious police officer who mans a hotline within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police’s Organised Crime Department for breakaway yakuza members. After receiving a phone call, the detective in charge has to make contact with the yakuza, protect him, fix things up with the organised...

Iki Tadashi is a military leader who was captured by the Soviets during World War II. Treated as a war criminal, he was sentenced to many years of work in a hard prison camp in Siberia. After 11 years in prison, he was released. He returned to Japan and began to adapt to civilian life, refusing his...

Segodon follows the life of the historical figure Takamori Saigo. He was born the first son of a lower-class samurai. He was exiled two times and went through three marriages. Takamori Saigo was one of the central figures of the Meiji Restoration but later rebelled against the government over dissat...

The story follows the 12th-century general and politician, Taira no Kiyomori. Taira no Kiyomori (1118–1181) was born as the first son of Taira no Tadamori (Head of the Taira clan). During his youth, Kiyomori helped clear the sea of pirates in the area of Seto and then helped break down the noble sys...

NHK's 55th taiga drama series. Sanada Yukimura was born to a lord who owned a small piece of land in Shinsu (present-day Nagano Prefecture). He survived using wisdom, courage and much effort during the Sengoku period and eventually, he grew into a much-respected samurai warrior. During The Siege of...

Asawa Naoki visits Ishikawa Michiko, and while they are having breakfast, he receives a phone call from Kano Rintaro, the head of the First Investigative Division’s Ninth Sub-division, about a murder case that has occurred. The president of Godai Bank was found dead and it seems that he had been str...

Kuwayama or Kaigeemon of a certain clan's elder took over the political opponent Sadayori Sugiyama and grabbed the authority of the clan government, and a fulfillment letter arrived from Nose City Jojo. Nose and Sugiyama were friends who studied at Katakai Dojo once. Moreover, Yanmei reminded of the...

Set during the late Meiji era to post-World War II period at Osaka, featuring the lead character Fujioka Ten who is modeled after Yoshimoto Sei, the founder of Yoshimoto Kogyo and a female comedy show promoter. Ten is born into a family managing a drug wholesale business in Kyoto and meets Kitamura...

Many are familiar with "The Book of Five Rings" which was written by Miyamoto Musashi in the 17th century. Musashi's treatise on strategy and the way to lead instantly became the business executive's bible when the translated version hit the bookstores more than three hundred years later. This is hi...

~Drama has 62 episodes, contrary to some sources indicating the drama has 65 episodes. ~~It's also loosely based on "East of Eden", John Steinbeck's book.

Surgeon Kaji Hideki, who was transferred to Teito Medical University’s Shizuoka 11th Branch Hospital, has a completely unexpected proposal made to him by hospital director Ito Shuichi. Ito wants to nominate Kaji to be a professor at the next election. While Kaji is exceedingly interested in money, h...

Chizuru, who became a female doctor following the wishes of her late father who was a professor at the medical center, treats people at a treatment center along the Aizen River and also treats the female prisons in the near facility. Soon, she starts solving various cases related to the patients an...

Akari's biological mother is native to Osaka. She moved to Osaka to live with her grandmother to find out more about her mother. She learns that her grandmother closed the restaurant in okonomiyaki (a Japanese salt pancake) after Akari's teenage mother fled. Akari then reopens the restaurant in Okon...

Hikari Ichinose failed at work and in love. She is desperate but finally lands a new job. Her employer is a production company which currently creates a variety show. Hikari Ichinose works with Director Chiba at the variety show. He has a foul mouth but is passionate about his work. Hikari Ichinose...

Hitomi Ashizawa (Karina) works at a real estate corporation as a team leader. She is engaged to physician. On the 100th day before the wedding, Hitomi Ashizawa is diagnosed with a brain tumor. Her mother appears even though they have not seen each other for the past 28 years. Her mothers with her br...

A dad who is popular with the ladies and a mom that continues to love the dad without any doubt like a young girl. The four sisters that the unbelievably ironclad husband and wife raised includes, an unmarried and divorced, a marriage hunter, a boyfriend-less, and one that has no luck with men. Out...

Kenichi Endo, Ren Osugi, Tomorowo Taguchi, Susumu Terajima, Yutaka Matsushige and Ken Mitsuishi all receive offers to take part in a big budget drama series with a famous lead actor and world famous director. To study their roles and relationships, the director asks the six supporting actors to live...

Emiru Yoshitsune is a 22-years-old who has just started working as a case worker to poor people needing public assistance. She has no knowledge about the social welfare system and struggles to carry out her work. One day, a man who she is assigned to help commits suicide. [MyDramaList]

Need help managing your finances? Up to your ears in debt? Rising Sun is the consulting firm that you need on your side. Too late for stopgap measures? Is running away or suicide the only way out? Turn once again to Rising Sun. By day, Genji Masahiko runs a reputable consultant firm, but by night, t...

Set in "Byplaywood" a large film studio surrounded by forest, far from the city. The story depicts 100 days of turmoil caused by the gathering of serial dramas and movies from various TV stations at once in this remote studio. It is a drama full of battles for ratings between studios, clashes betwee...

The TV channel TV Tokyo is about to launch a morning drama, "Shimakko-san". Endo Kenichi, Oosugi Ren, Taguchi Tomorowo, Matsushige Yutaka and Mitsuishi Ken are sent to the filming location, but for some reason they arrive at desert island. To survive, they will have to collaborate. At the same time,...

A 10-part omnibus drama by 10 different scriptwriters on the theme of fathers and their sons and daughters.

51-year-old Daidoji Tamotsu, a department manager of a mid-sized specialised trading company, meets a woman 28 years his junior and decides to get married. On the other hand, Hanazawa Kiichiro is an elite salaryman who works for a top general trading company. He is shocked when his daughter brings h...

A kidnapping of a major Japanese general contractor and his wife occurred at a golf course in the suburbs of Taipei . The criminal group turns out to be an international robbery group headed by Reiji Akihabara, but in Taiwan, where there is no diplomatic relations with Japan, it was impossible for i...

Masashi is a 5th grade student in elementary school. His family consists of his father Masato , his mother Kiyoko, younger brother Shigeri, younger sister Reiko and grandmother En. His father Masato works as a timber broker. Their family lives in a large house in Nagasaki. For the first time, Masat...

Narumi is a remote and peaceful island (modeled after the real-life island of Hateruma) that has much more need for a doctor than for police. But one day, Shirase Ryo, a policeman gets assigned there, to the disappointment of the residents. However, as he gradually becomes friends with the people li...

It all started with a wedding as lives of four married women converge. They are from different backgrounds and diverse generations, appearing to be leading blissful lives. But underneath the facade, their days are strewn with betrayal, misery and deceit. The story will follow these ordinary women an...

Drama draws a portrait of a woman who lives single-mindedly while being at the mercy of unfortunate events such as her husband's death from overwork. (Source: MyDramaList)

Drama Special

Himekawa Reiko is a female detective at the Metropolitan Police Department. Reiko doesn't come from an elite background, but she has risen fast through the ranks with hard work. Reiko than becomes involved in a murder case named "Strawberry Night" due to the mysterious use of those words surrounding...

In the year Showa 37 (1962), in Bingo City of Hiroshima prefecture, Yasu delights in the birth of his long-awaited eldest son, Akira. However, that joy is shattered by the death of his wife, Misako, in a sudden tragic accident. Yasu raises his son despite his inexperience and worries. He also has to...

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