｜Length : 20min. x20 ｜Year : 1996 ｜

Tomoko Moritani's dream of getting married and living happily ever after turns into a nightmare when her fiance loses his own money in the stock market and skips town with her life savings, plus funds drawn on her credit card. Deep in debt as a result and having already given up her job and apartment, she discovers firsthand how difficult it is for a young woman to live in the big city without money. She soon finds herself eking out a living selling noodles from a street cart. Will hard work and common sense be enough to restore the "security" of her former life?
The trials and tribulations of Tomoko and her new working-class friends will provoke both smiles and thought.

｜Length : 45min. x4 ｜Year : 1995 ｜

All newly-weds tend to be a little nervous. The very intimacy of marriage can make them wonder how much they really know their partner! Yet, sometimes this predictable and rather natural form of conjugal paranoia, turns out to be quite justified. In the case of Teiko Uhara, for example, the honeymoon is over all too soon! First her new husband Kenichi suddenly and unaccountably disappears. Then, to make things worse, someone murders Kenichi's brother Sotaro along with a mysterious woman named Hisako. It is one thing after another as the cloud of mystery thickens and the suspense amounts. Hisako's equally mysterious lover jumps off a cliff to his death; the police enter the picture; a manhunt begins. Is Teiko in danger ? And how much does she really want to know the truth ?
This is a riveting drama that you won't want to miss.

Episode 1: The Heavenly North
Episode 2: A Distant Farewell
Episode 3: The Forces of Time
Episode 4: The Watery Grave

｜Length : 74min. x3 ｜Year : 1996 ｜

Big Dreams, Big Business

Masahiko Date, thrust into the presidency of the family electronics firm with the sudden passing of his father, is forced to learn the rules of business...fast. He turns to a friend, Akira Sekita, to help him run the company and realize his dream of being listed on the stock exchange. Things begin well, as they recruit a brilliant engineer and start work on a promising car navigation system. But the two men go their separate ways in a dispute over outside financing, and Sekita establishes his own firm. The methods the two employ, however, are strikingly different; Sekita is not above stepping around the law, while Date keeps his business dealings above board. Which will succeed? In an age when more and more young entrepreneurs are challenging the status quo, Date's "on the job" education in the world of big business is sure to inspire.

Episode 1: The Beginning of Dream
Episode 2: Those Who Are Leaving
Episode 3: Love's Destiny

｜Length : 20min. x4 ｜Year : 1996 ｜

Happily Ever After? Or Never After?

Love vs. duty. Career advancement vs. quality of life. These are among the conflicts facing protagonist Masao Shiozaki in this addictive drama series. When we first meet Masao he has just proposed to love interest Takako that they visit his hometown and announce their engagement to his family. But true love never runs smooth. Their future together is thrown into doubt first by the revelation of a secret Takako had been harboring - the existence of a daughter. The lovers then face a further test with Masao's growing desire to give up big city life and return to the family's struggling pearl farm, a dream Takako does not share. Will they find a solution that makes everyone happy?

｜Length : 18min. x4 ｜Year : 1997 ｜

One heart's journey to peace and recovery

This drama revolves around a young woman's attempt to reassert herself following the death of her boyfriend and finding herself trapped in a seemingly no-future job. Akiko's journey takes her to Shinichi's hometown, where she intrudes on the lives of his father and younger brother, who are puzzled that a stranger should take such interest in their personal decisions. It is not until the father finds Akiko's lost chinquapin leaf, given to her by Shinichi, that the hidden story of their relationship and the sadness his death has brought to all unfold.