Japanese dramas can be categorized into three parts television drama, radio drama and audio drama.
Drama in Japanese televisions are a big hit with the audiences and are also known as “Dorama” or “jdrama”.
Japanese drama in influenced a lot by its Chinese counterparts. The history of Japanese drama is very rich and the golden periods of theatre in Japan are the 14 th and the 18 th century. During this period the two forms theatre aristocratic and popular were in practice in Japan. Apart from dramas by live actors puppet shows are also a very prominent part of
Japanese drama . In the medieval times Noh drama, Kabuki Theater and Kyogen were the forms of
dramas in Japan . Kyogen dramas mostly dealt with comic and religious topics.
Drama in Japanese televisions is mostly soaps which are held every day and the story ranges from detectives to horror, from romance to comedies. The recent theme of television drama which involves the opinion of the audiences had made its appearance in Japan very first. ‘Trendy dramas' which are based on the daily life of the people of J apan are very popular on Japanese television. The background music is used to enhance the romance and the thrill of the dramas.
Some of the famous dramas of the 21 st century Japan are Long Vacation, Perfect Love, PU-PU-PU, Sleeping Forest, Wakamono no Subete, Oni no Sumika and Under the Same Roof. The dramas which are broadcasted in the television in the evening generally have higher ratings. Japanese dramas form a great source of entertainment for the people of Japan.
