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Taburoido [タブロイド]

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Title:	Taburoido タブロイド Tabloid
Telecast:	1998-10-14 to 1998-12-16

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TV Station:	Fuji TV
Duration:	10 Episodes

Synopsis

Tokiwa plays a reporter for a major daily newspaper. She's a sharp dresser with a sharp tongue and she commits the ultimate press club transgression. She asks an embarrassing but pertinent question in a Finance Ministry press conference. Back at the home office, she is reminded of the "rules": don't ask or write about anything sensitive, just farm the press releases handed out. Actual reporting, especially investigative reporting, is not part of the game. As punishment for breaking the rules, she is demoted to a post on Yukan Top, her paper's affiliated sex and sleaze tabloid. It is 120 yen and sold only at newsstands. So, her new editor explains, it must come up with headlines juicy and jolting enough to tempt commuters to opt for a Yukan Top rather than a can of coffee on the way home. The top story the day she arrives on the job revolves around whether a certain young starlet's new nude photo collection will or will not feature hair. Tokiwa is decidedly disgusted, but as the day wears on she also realizes one of the strange truths of the local media world. Despite all their sex and sleaze and silly fabrications, the popular press is one of the few places where one just might read about what is really happening and where an industrious reporter can actually track down a story. Tokiwa soon finds she has the freedom to write about an accused murderer who she just may be able to prove innocent.

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Be With You [GLAY]

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Actor/Actress Cast (16)

Tokiwa Takako 常盤貴子	Sato Koichi 佐藤浩市	Tomosaka Rie ともさかりえ
Kyono Kotomi 京野ことみ	Kashiwabara Takashi 柏原崇	Sanada Hiroyuki 真田広之 Manabe Toshihito
Yamaya Shokai	Washio Machiko 鷲尾真知子	Koyuki 小雪
Oshima Satoko 大島さと子	Douguchi Yoriko 洞口依子	Nakayama Jin 中山仁
Kajihara Zen 梶原善	Miura Rieko 三浦理恵子	Yamamura Michiko 山村美智子
Morishita Tetsuo 森下哲夫

Related Links (2)

1.	Official Taburoido Homepage @ Fuji TV (Japanese)
2.	Taburoido Infopage (Big5)

Drama Reviews (7)

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1.	It was alright [Rating: 7/10] The cast as a whole give a good performance of what it is to be on this little newspaper, but there is no real connection between any of the cast
Reviewed by warren.mcclendon* on 10 April 2002*
2.	Can give it a miss [Rating: 4/10] All quite famous cast - Tokiwa, Tomosaka and Kashiwabara. But the storyline is a let down. Could have been more interesting if there were more romantic involvement.
Reviewed by piglet44* on 15 April 2002*
3.	Boring [Rating: 4/10] The storyline was very dissapointed. It ok is you miss this drama. Nothing to regret.
Reviewed by Ra2* on 25 April 2002*
4.	Not so good drama [Rating: 6/10] I don't like enough the story. Bad fact ablout journalish whom found a news with they're ways really shown in this drama. Many problems that must they threw for make the best news for their paper is what I like. Not easily gived up to find true fact, that is very important. But THE LOVE STORY IS VERY BAD.
Reviewed by rinarina* on 18 April 2003*
5.	Can give it a MISS [Rating: 2/10] bought it because of the actors BUT absolutely disappointing...this kind of plot can actually drag for 8 discs makes it even more amazing
Reviewed by himitsu* on 28 May 2003*
6.	great casting [Rating: 5/10] the casting is great..tokiwa..kassy..all the top celebrities in jpn.. but man the storyline is a dissapointment.. i didnt bother to finish the whole drama.. extremely boring
Reviewed by juliana_phang* on 21 June 2003*
7.	Fun! [Rating: 8/10] A good pace, top actors with the emtertaining world of tabloid newspapers for a background makes for a thoroughly enjoyable drama. Tokiwa and Saito deliver as always!
Reviewed by Eve* on 11 February 2006*

Comments From Users (12)

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1.	*Comments by Eyrien [Rating: 7/10]** Tokiwa Takako and Tomosaka Rie star in this drama about a tabloid newspaper. Katayama (Tokiwa) makes a faux pas and is degraded to having to work for Yukan Top, a low grade tabloid paper. Katayama realizes though that through this newspaper she can expose the truth and also have the chance to prove a murderer innocent.
2.	Comments by marzyu [Rating: 5/10] This drama is sooooooooo boring! I've only watched up to episode 6 and I hate it! I'm watchign it cuz it'z on TV or else I'm not gonana go rent it or buy it! I' still watchign it only becuz of Rie and Kassy! Basically, the only epsiode I liked is when Rie Tomosaka knew Kassy liked her! dat wuz sooooo cute ^^ well . . . i dun realli recommend this one . . . and kassy did not look goodi n this one ><
3.	Comments by ct_subang [Rating: 5/10] takako again this time with sanada�not that great combination�storywise--so-so
4.	Comments by emiko [Rating: 2/10] bad bad bad dorama
5.	Comments by Hee Hee Hee [Rating: 6/10] i tink is quite a nice show
6.	Comments by Lauralye76 [Rating: ?/10] Watched halfway..to be continued
7.	Comments by maguro666 [Rating: 7/10] it's ok.. not as bad as the comments stated....
8.	Comments by freak_of_psycho [Rating: 5/10] Can't really say it sucks... more like indifferent. While watching, I was interested in it and other times, I didn't enjoy watching it at all...
9.	Comments by gakuchi [Rating: 5/10] Actually, I wouldnt say its THAT bad, but the drama was actually, err...not good? Check it out urself and u be the judge.
10.	Comments by moonchyld [Rating: 5/10] got to watch only a few episodes... but i didn't like the few episodes i saw either. :S kashiwabara was cute and handsome as usual! :)
11.	Comments by SYILA78 [Rating: 7/10] LOVE TO WATCH KASSY IN THIS DRAMA. HIS HAIRDO IS SO DIFFERENT IN OTHERS DRAMA BUT STILL LOOK OK TO HIM. BEST PHOTOGRAPHER.
12.	Comments by Eve [Rating: 8/10] A terrific cast backs up this fast paced entertaining drama. Tokiwa and Saito deliver the goods in their usual professional styles.