Joe Yabuki is a troubled youth, whose only solution to problems is throwing punches at them. What he lacks in manners and discipline, he makes up for with his self-taught fighting skills.
One day, while wandering the slums of Doya, Joe gets into a fight with the local gang. Although greatly outnumbered, he effortlessly defeats them, drawing the attention of Danpei Tange—a former boxing coach turned alcoholic. Seeing his potential, he offers to train Joe into Japan's greatest boxer. At first, Joe dismisses Danpei as a hopeless drunk; but after the trainer saves his life, he agrees to live with him and learn the art of boxing. Unfortunately, Joe's personality makes him an unruly student, and he often falls back to his old ways.
To survive the harsh world of his new career, Joe needs to trust his mentor and master the techniques taught to him. However, the road to becoming a professional boxer is rife with struggles that will test his mettle to the end.
The 19th NHK Asadora. A dramatization of the life of the singer Chiyako Sato. Michiko Godai replaced Haruna Takase in the lead two months into the series when Takase became ill.
Adapted from the novel "Aa Tokyo Koshinkyoku" by Yuki Ryoichi.
The story of Romulus and his twin brother Remus, in eighth century B.C. as seen through the eyes of three people marked by death, loneliness and violence.
Power is up for grabs as the Harrigans and Stevensons, two warring London crime families, clash in a kill-or-be-killed battle that threatens to topple empires and ruin lives. Caught in the crossfire is Harry Da Souza, the street-smart 'fixer' as dangerous as he is handsome, who knows too well where loyalties lie when opposing forces collide. As kingdom goes up against kingdom, lines will be crossed - and the only saving grace is a bet-your-life guarantee: family above everything.
When a 25-year-old murder in St Andrews becomes the subject of a provocative true-crime podcast, DS Karen Pirie is tasked with heading up a review. Digging up the past, Karen uncovers fresh evidence and a potential perpetrator. But when suspects start coming under attack, the cold case turns into an active investigation. Can Karen find the killer before it’s too late?
Mundo Man Ay Magunaw is a Philippine television drama on ABS-CBN. It stars Empress Schuck, Ejay Falcon and Nikki Gil. The series is loosely based on the 1990 film starring Susan Roces, Nida Blanca, Alicia Vergel, Dante Rivero, Michael Locsin, Jennifer Sevilla, Sheryl Cruz and Romnick Sarmenta of Seiko Films in the same title. The full trailer was to be shown on January 10. The television series was supposed to be aired in the Kapamilya Gold afternoon block. However It will be aired on late morning/early noon time slot at 11:30 a.m. before Happy Yipee Yehey!. On February 6, ABS-CBN moved the show to its new time slot at 2:30 pm on Kapamilya Gold, airing after It's Showtime.
The series uses some of the story sequences from the serialized version on the radio drama in the late 1980s on DZRH as anchored by Salvador Royales himself.
Bitva Extrasenov (Битва Экстрасенсов), Battle of the Psychics, is a Russian-language TNT (ТНТ) TV show based on Britain’s Psychic Challenge. Each season starts with 8-13 participants selected for their superior psychic abilities, but tries to expose them as frauds. Tasks in the beginning of the series are relatively simple, such as revealing the contents of a sealed box or what lies behind an impenetrable screen, and progressively become more difficult. One participant judged to be worst is eliminated each week, but all participants advance to the next round if the panel is unable to come to a decision.
Tegenlicht in Dutch or Backlight in English is a series of television documentaries by the VPRO, a Dutch public broadcasting organisation. Backlight "aims to grasp the quintessence of prominent trends and developments" in the practice of critical journalism, and tries to improve understanding of the intricate inner workings of our modern society.
The five-day-a-week syndicated successor to the popular CBS game show, where two contestants compete to match fill-in-the-blank phrases with those of the celebrities.
Donatela and Flora, two friends who became rivals. One of them committed a homicide and pretends to be innocent. There are two versions for the same story. Who, after all, is telling the truth? Donatela or Flora?
When Li Ling-hui becomes the new principal of Hualien Tzu Chi High School, her bold and unconventional approach disrupts the status quo, inspiring both teachers and students. Years later, Hsu Cheng-lin reflects on how her guidance once changed his life, shaping his journey in ways he never expected.
Inspired by a true story, the series revolves around Raad, who was born on the Galite Islands. He lost his parents at the hands of the Italian mafia, which necessitated his transfer to an orphanage where he spent his childhood.
At the age of 20, he met Andrea, who became pregnant with his child and suggested he travel to Tunisia to celebrate their wedding.
Events escalate, and Raad is arrested by the Tunisian police and conscripted into the army. He relives the painful events of Gafsa in 1980.