Top 16 Japanese Drama Series of All Time
Tearjerkers and legal showdowns, slow-burn romances and revenge sagas — decades of unforgettable J-drama go head to head. Cast your vote!
1Hanzawa Naoki
The record-breaking banking revenge drama about a banker fighting corruption with his motto 'double payback'.
1000pts
2Woman
The 2013 family drama about a widowed mother struggling to raise her children.
964pts
3Galileo
The mystery drama featuring a genius physicist who solves baffling crimes with science.
964pts
4Great Teacher Onizuka
The 1998 series following a reformed biker gang leader who becomes an unconventional high-school teacher.
856pts
5Hana Yori Dango
The hugely popular 2005 romance about a working-class girl clashing with four wealthy boys at an elite school.
807pts
6Beautiful Life
The blockbuster 2000 romance between a hairdresser and a librarian who uses a wheelchair.
749pts
7Hero
The hit legal drama starring Takuya Kimura as an unconventional prosecutor challenging office norms.
749pts
8Liar Game
The psychological thriller about an honest student dragged into a high-stakes deception tournament.
681pts
9Pride
The 2004 romance starring Takuya Kimura as the captain of an ice hockey team.
681pts
10Nodame Cantabile
The beloved music-school romantic comedy about an eccentric pianist and an ambitious conductor.
681pts
111 Litre of Tears
The tear-jerking 2005 drama based on the real diary of a girl living with a degenerative disease.
681pts
12Code Blue
The medical drama about young doctors on a helicopter emergency response team.
599pts
13Mother
The acclaimed 2010 drama about a teacher who abducts an abused child to save her.
599pts
14Quartet
The critically praised 2017 ensemble drama about four strangers forming a string quartet.
599pts
15Long Vacation
The iconic 1996 trendy drama pairing a struggling pianist with a jilted model as roommates.
499pts
16Kazoku Game
The 2013 dark drama about a mysterious tutor who upends a dysfunctional family.
499pts
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