2015 Japanese television dramas
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This is a list of Japanese television dramas shown within Japan during the year of 2015.
Winter
Series| Title | Network | Broadcast period | Cast | Genre | Theme song | Episodes | Average ratings | Notes | Ref |
| Massan | NHK | to | Tetsuji Tamayama, Charlotte Kate Fox, Saki Aibu, Gin Maeda, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Kiyoshi Nishikawa | Drama | Miyuki Nakajima "Mugi no Uta" | 150 | 21.1 | Based on the lives of Masataka Taketsuru and his wife Jessie Roberta Cowan. | |
| Aibō season 13 | EX | to | Yutaka Mizutani, Hiroki Narimiya | Detective | 19 | 17.4 | |||
| Hana Moyu | NHK | to | Mao Inoue, Takao Osawa, Yūsuke Iseya, Kengo Kora, Masahiro Higashide, Koji Seto, Kin'ya Kitaōji | Jidaigeki | NHK Symphony Orchestra | 50 | 12.0 | ||
| Zeni no Sensou | CX KTV | to | Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Yuko Oshima, Fumino Kimura, Atsuro Watabe | Drama Suspense | SMAP "Karei Naru Gyakushū" | 11 | 13.3 | Based on the Korean drama series War of Money. | |
| Zenryoku Rikon Sodan | NHK | to | Maya Miki, Yusuke Kamiji, Hiroshi Tachi | Human | Yuko Ando "Ningyo Hime" | 7 | 5.0 | ||
| Toho Nanahun | NHK BS Premium | to | Rena Tanaka, Kei Tanaka, Seiji Fukushi, Mako Ishino | Kyōko Endō "Mōichido Aitai" | 8 | ||||
| Doctors: Saikyou no Meii | EX | to | Ikki Sawamura, Masanobu Takashima, Manami Higa, Tomoka Kurokawa | Medical Drama | Kobukuro "Kiseki" | 9 | 14.4 | ||
| Utsukushiki Wana | TBS | to | Rena Tanaka, Mayumi Wakamura, Sho Aoyagi, Rieko Miura | Drama Suspense | Rei Yasuda "Koiuta" | 10 | 6.6 | Based on the Japanese novel Zanka Ryōran. | |
| Kaiki Renai Sakusen | TX | to | Kumiko Asō, Maki Sakai, Ogawa Tamaki, Tōru Nakamura | Comedy | Joōbachi "Venus" Denki Groove "Fallin' Down" | 12 | |||
| Gakkō no Kaidan | NTV | to | Suzu Hirose, Ryūnosuke Kamiki, Shigeru Izumiya, Atsuko Asano, Katsuhisa Namase, Maho Nonami | School | B'z "Uchōten" | 10 | 9.2 | ||
| Keibuho Sugiyama Shintaro | TBS | to | Shōsuke Tanihara, Jun Kaname, Takaaki Enoki, Nana Katase | Police | Generations from Exile Tribe "Sing It Loud" | 11 | 7.1 | ||
| Taikomochi no Tatsujin | TX | to | Toru Tezuka, Tokio Emoto, Haruka Kinami, Fuku Suzuki | Comedy | Glim Spanky "Homeroyo" | 12 | |||
| Ghost Writer | CX | to | Miki Nakatani, Asami Mizukawa, Shohei Miura, Nanao | Drama | Daichi Miura "Unlock" Androp "Ghost" | 10 | 8.6 | ||
| Masshiro | TBS | to | Maki Horikita, Yūya Yagira, Mirai Shida, Rin Takanashi | Drama Medical | miwa "Fighting Girls" | 10 | 5.8 | ||
| Marumaru Tsuma | NTV | to | Ko Shibasaki, Noriyuki Higashiyama, Hitomi Kuroki | Drama | Ringo Sheena "Shijō no Jinsei" | 10 | 14.3 | ||
| Zannen na Otto | CX | to | Hiroshi Tamaki, Kana Kurashina | Comedy Drama | Unicorn "Hai YES!" | 10 | 7.6 | ||
| Mondai no Aru Restaurant | CX | to | Yōko Maki, Masahiro Higashide, Fumi Nikaidō, Mitsuki Takahata, Mayu Matsuoka, You | Comedy | Kyary Pamyu Pamyu "Mondai Girl" | 10 | 9.3 | ||
| Dekin no Onna | EX | to | Alisa Mizuki, Naomi Zaizen, Nenji Kobayashi | Drama | lecca "live again" | 6 | 6.5 | ||
| Date | CX | to | Anne Watanabe, Hiroki Hasegawa, Ryoko Kuninaka, Yuto Nakajima, Emi Wakui | Romance Comedy | The Peanuts "Furimukanaide" chay "Anata ni Koi o Shite Mimashita" | 10 | 12.5 | ||
| Majisuka Gakuen 4 | NTV | to | Sakura Miyawaki, Haruka Shimazaki | Teen | AKB48 "Majisuka Fight" "Yankee Rock" | 10 | |||
| Take me to Love & Meal | MBS TBS | to to | Shihori Kanjiya | Alexandros "Dracula La" | 8 | Based on the Japanese manga series Onna Kudokimeshi. | |||
| Second Love | EX | to | Kazuya Kamenashi, Kyoko Fukada | Romance | KAT-TUN "Kiss Kiss Kiss" | 7 | 7.1 |