# Takuya Kimura's best TV dramas

From Long Vacation to Grand Maison Tokyo: Kimutaku's classic dramas, based on the Netorabo poll, grape and ranking.net.

- 24 votes · 15 items
- Jan 26, 2026 · tokyodrama
- https://even.best/en/l/3951/takuya-kimura-s-best-tv-dramas

## Top 15

1. **Long Vacation (1996)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Number one in Netorabo's poll; with Tomoko Yamaguchi.
2. **Nankyoku Tairiku (2011)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Japan's first Antarctic expedition and its Sakhalin huskies.
3. **Hero (2001)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Unconventional prosecutor Kohei Kuryu; 34.3% average rating.
4. **Pride (2004)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — An ice-hockey player in love.
5. **The Family (2007)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — From Toyoko Yamasaki: a powerful business family.
6. **Love Generation (1997)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — A romance with Takako Matsu.
7. **Beautiful Life (2000)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — With Takako Tokiwa; a peak rating of 41.3%.
8. **Good Luck!! (2003)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A co-pilot aiming to become a captain.
9. **Grand Maison Tokyo (2019)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A French chef aiming for three stars; top in a survey of high-school students.
10. **Gift (1997)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A mysterious courier who has lost his memory.
11. **A Life (2017)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A surgeon back from America.
12. **Mr. Brain (2009)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — A neuroscientist solves crimes.
13. **Change (2008)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A schoolteacher becomes prime minister.
14. **Asunaro Hakusho (1993)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — An ensemble of university students.
15. **Ando Lloyd (2013)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — An android from the future.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.