NHK has announced two new dramas for its short-series "dodra" time slot (Saturday 9:00pm).

The first is titled "Shanghai Typhoon." Tae Kimura stars as a woman who has lost her job and her lover, leading her to attempt a new life in Shanghai. There, she has a fateful encounter with a Chinese man, played by Peter Ho (also known as He Rundong). The series, which follows her struggle to adapt and eventually create a living for herself, will last for six episodes from September 8 to October 13.

Two weeks later, a series tentatively titled "Judge ~Ritou no Hanjiho Funsenki" will begin. Hidetoshi Nishijima plays a passionate judge who gets transferred to a remote island where there are no other judges. The series will run for 5 episodes between October 27 and November 24.