this is a drama with a story that i doubt i will ever find it again, i love it as much as i hate it, and i have this kind of mixed up feeling while watching it, what they did is really bad and wrong but i really want them to be together and happy bcuz they suffered enough for their whole life and their relationship is really beautiful (exclude the crime).
i will recommend it to everyone who wants something different and unpredictable, it's dark and heavy though but it's a great drama, the music is good too, overall i love it, but i won't rewatch it, i don't want to endure the same torture i had while watching it. you will understand what i'm talking about if you watch it.. enjoy.. :D
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This is BRILLIANT, I must say.
If you really ask yourself this: "Why do they have to commit crime over and over again? To cover their sins?" -- Actually, children can't blame for their actions when they respond to anything. I mean, THEM. Why? They are only children. And their experiences leads to a traumatic situations that if they've been found out, they will do the same thing to cover it again. It's like "Defense Mechanism". Hhhhmm.. Am I right? :|
If you're not agree then I must say.. "That wouldn't make much of a story, would it?" :)
Oh well, Journey under the Midnight Sun is indeed a bit too harsh when you come to think of it in a metaphorical way that.. LIFE is all about surviving.
Anyway, if you're familiar with the novel "Gone with the Wind".. You will somehow knew about these two very flawed people I'm referring to. :)
Well, if you're into a melodrama with heavy tone. Then give it a try! ^_^
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The story, well i thought that it was about a first love but not at all, it's cute and sad *remembering* and it begins with a guy that is dying in the street and we back again how they met until nowadays.
The acting, well if you put Yamada Takayuki with Hayase Haruka is like JACKPOT! The acting it was great by the two leads and the rest was okay...
The music, well only the song at the end of the drama is pretty sad and i love it so it went to my ipad.
Rewatch value, i gave it 6 because i liked a lot but it's hard to me to watch it again and because Yamada Takayuki cries very good and i'll die because i cried only with him lol
Overall, if you're in the mood to watch some drama, you have to wath this, you're going to enjoy it and i'm angry that most of people don't know this drama LOL
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"On the backside of the moon, there was not even a single ray of light."
"I have someone that I want to make happy, but if that person really finds happiness then I won’t be needed by anyone in this world."Human darkness was always something that fascinated people and Byakuyako portrays two of the most interesting and complicated characters I have ever watched, that have fallen into the abyss. It focuses on two pathetic human beings, Yukiho and Ryoji that are trapped in their past and guilt. Their relationship can’t be defined with a simple word. It is not love, nor friendship. It is a complicated connection between two scarred humans that found someone to rely on. Like the sun and the moon, Yukiho and Ryoji are meant to exist in the same universe and offer comfort and rest to one another, but without being able to truly exist at the same time.
"After that, I told lies upon lies. This way, I lost every bit of the truth."
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I find it a little more predictable of a story than that drama, but the same kind of love amongst darkness is there. It is a beautiful story that might be a bit off putting at the first episode, but will capture your heart in a strange kind of way as it becomes more and more layered with each episode.
This drama made me really like Ayase Haruka, I think because the depth of her character was so much more complex than in Jin.
All I will say is, I just finished watching and already thinking about getting a friend into it so I have an excuse to watch it again. I can't say that I wasn't disappointed with the ending, but that's to be expected. The best part about dramas is imagining your own ending anyway, isn't it?
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But overall, it's a very good story, just be ready for a lot of tragedy and get some tissues ready when u watch. Plus yamada and ayase are very good actors so it's a real tragic treat.
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I hate them for committing so much crime. But after all that they've been through in life, I really wanted them to be together at the end and walk hand by hand under the sun 'coz that was the only thing that they really wanted to. They have a beautiful relation, except for the crimes that they did.
This is the saddest, darkest, most heart breaking and depressing drama that I've watched so far. this is worth watching. True enough. I loved this drama but I don't think I could re-watch. I don't want to endure the same feelings of sadness that I had while watching this. And I know that if I watch this for the second time, it will still haunts for days and makes me cry so hard. If anyone is planning to watch this, you must have a next drama on your list that is very light and total opposite of this one, 'coz it's really hard to move on from this drama.
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Although I understand it was intentional, as the makers wanted to "test" their audience or rather wanted to see if the audience will support the people who would do bad deeds when told why they do so and I'm a person that totally feels for literally most of the Villians in dramas but I definitely don't justify what they did.
It's the same here, no matter how bad they wanted me to pity them well I did pity and empathize with them in the beginning but then they reached a point where I just couldn't justify what they were doing.
They literally became merciless criminals and I think the transactioning is very brilliantly done and the story is brilliantly produced but it just wasn't that great to me since no matter how hard I tried I just couldn't love the characters .
Honestly I don't know why , it just couldn't touch my heart but I have to say it's an incredibly great drama that showcases every one is grey and criminals have their own "reasons" for becoming who they are. In a way the drama glorified their doings which just wasn't it for me.
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Not for the faint of heart, but a true masterpiece
It's one of the dramas where the drama is actually better than the novel.If you're looking for a dark psychological drama where the thrill never ends, this is it.
I remember watching this drama years ago, but it still remained my favorite Japanese drama of all times. The acting of the casts (even when they were kids) were absolutely wonderful and I remember sitting in the edge fearing for the leads at all times. A lot of things could actually have been avoided had they not pile up secrets after secrets, which end up swallowing them in a quagmire of despair and could also cause you to pull your own hair in frustration.
But, what the characters did are understandable when you look at it from their perspective. There are times where I felt really bad for the ML but the FL and ML are truly horrible and broken but relatable people, which makes this an enchanting psychological thriller and emotional rollercoaster. Haruka Ayase shone really well in this series, and she portrayed Yukiho really well as a flawed, selfish, independent, perfectionist woman who seemed to be envious and heartless but at the end still relatable. I half despise and related with her at the same time. I also really like the detective character (despite how he is sometimes annoying) as he is after all, a part of their journey, and a necessary plot-mover.
It's a series where you can't help but understand the troubles of each character and where you'd eventually think that it's all just a result of bad decisions and ugly circumstances. Story can sometimes be too coincidental and unrealistic, but still good and well-paced.
This drama made me cry a lot because it has lots of moving scenes and wonderful acting. I like the references to Gone with the wind and the poetic beauty of the series but it becomes a little too much sometimes and because the FL is nothing like Scarlet except for her realism and selfishness (let alone the male lead, who the series try to portray as Rhett, but instead is an Ashley at best).
This is not a drama you should watch when you're depressed because its dark. But, it's a drama with a good lesson in it, and that is to be honest and pay for your sins instead of running away from it.
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可恨之人，必有可怜之处。
‘正しいことなんて、言われなくてもわかってるんです。’每次写后记总是不知道该怎么开始。
白夜行，剧如其名，讲述在黑夜里循着阳光行走的故事。但是夜里，本就没有太阳。
もう、救われないんだって、言われた。
这个世界上没能获救的人有很多。可恨之人，必有可怜之处。我想这就是个传递他们的故事的作品。
是什么让人明知故犯，一错再错？为了什么，可以以身犯险，牺牲自己？没有经历过这种感情的自己，大概是幸运的。
亮司和雪穗的故事始于一次勇敢的搭话，终于一个无法回头的夜晚。长达14年的羁绊，依附，挣扎，最后只剩下一个我们到底是为了什么。明明知道会后悔，明明知道是无可饶恕，为什么？前半段我看得稍微理智一些，也不怎么待见亮司和雪穗。但随着情感的堆叠，看到第九集的时候，我只希望他们可以解脱。这样的日子，太痛了。你看，最后白夜行还是说服了我，我感受到他们的为什么，无可奈何，不愿回头。他们是错的，却也是可怜的。无可救药的人，往往是因为最开始犯错的时候并没有获得任何人的帮助从而一错再错。通篇我大多时间都看不惯的笹垣最后和亮司的对峙，却让我久违的哭出声来，不能自己。
‘すまなかった。あの日、お前を捕まえられなくて、ホントにすまなかったな。’
如果他们是独自一人，也许会更快放弃，会期待别人阻止自己，会早点获得真正的光明吧。可是正因为不是一个人，尽管亮司知道他终于获得了某个人的理解，可以解脱了，他还是决绝的选择把永远的黑暗留给自己。
‘一人じゃないから、行くわけにはいかないの、戻るわけにもいかない。’
因为我有一个守护我的人，他是我想要守护的人。他是我的太阳，是我心里的寄托，是让我前进的原动力。即使这条路，黑暗，崎岖，孤独，陪伴我的只有偽りの陽光。
雪穗是个很有本事，可是很扭曲的角色。当然了，她小时候有这样的经历，难以怀抱像其他小女生一样的心境是很自然的。她的个性不容易描写，处处存在着矛盾。虽然换了身分，外表光鲜靓丽，可是内心空虚，认为自己从来的是一无所有。童年时经历的不堪，长大后却被她拿来当武器攻陷对自己有利益的人。嫉妒朋友的坦诚直快，因为自己从来没有也不想和任何人坦诚相待（除了亮司）。想要和他手牵手走在太阳底下，所作所为却一次次把自己和他推进不见底的深渊。是个被谎言缠绕，贪婪的角色。如果只是想和亮司相守，她大可以用其他的方法逃避警方的追击，可是她更想要的是堂堂正正，是两个人一起走向光明大道的精彩人生，和那个了解她的不堪，不会抛弃她的亮司。
相比雪穗，亮司也许简单得多，他所做的一切都是为了雪穗。不管雪穗身边有没有他，都没关系。只要她的人生依旧充满光明。这里面参杂的爱，依赖，愧疚，赎罪感，纠结不清。相比雪穗，他也聪明，清醒得多。清醒的看着自己沉沦，心甘情愿。
不管这里面有多少其他的杂质，这两个人终究是为了彼此。
‘あなたの幸せは、私の免罪符だよ。’
值得探讨的是，走了很多弯弯绕绕，亮司最后的选择仍然是消灭一切，在黑暗里守护雪穗虚假的人生。相反的，雪穗最后选择的是，只要他出现，我们就一起走向真正的太阳，直到生命的尽头。也许在第四集末就已经预示了结局。亮司心里的那份罪恶感，让他无法接受和雪穗，一个被自己的父亲侮辱的女生，一起光明正大的走在一起。守护雪穗是他能赎罪的唯一方式。而雪穗却不一样，她想和他一起，不论是在黑暗或是光明之中。最后的结局，还是亮司赢了。
想要燃尽自己照亮雪穗前路的亮司，和亲眼见证太阳陨落却只能咬紧牙关在黑暗中前行的雪穗。他们的所为无法取得任何人的原谅，可是至少，至少，希望他们可以互相取暖。失去了彼此，什么也不剩。
——浅谈一些技术性上的铺排。
最近才入的日剧的坑，连续看了几部悬疑剧，一直在惊叹日剧导演和编剧在传达人性挣扎的细腻手法。比如最爱和为了N，都是‘以猜猜谁是凶手为主旨’，最后吸引我看下去的却不是凶手的身份，而是寻找真相的同时被带出的人类的光辉与不堪。
白夜行，更甚。虽然是悬疑类，可是第一集就已经破梗，看完的时候我确实在想，那接下来还要怎么演？一集一集看下去就明白了。剧中探讨的不只是主角们的明知不可为，还有母子的羁绊，在深刻的罪恶感下逃避的后果，原以为是万恶的犯罪者身后的悲剧，活在童年阴影下得不到解救的厌世厌己，很多很多。看完觉得很沉重，很唏嘘，确实深深感受到这个作品的深度。
白夜行胜在恰恰好的弥补了小说里的其他视角，没有多余的矫情煽情，没有太多的说教，用了各个角色的言语和行动来间接传达亮司和雪穗的可悲。也没有多么刻意的营造悬疑氛围，编导善用无声胜有声的安排，在一些场景里消音（比如第五集的最后，亮司把花盆砸在墙上那里），感觉让整个感情的堆叠更顺畅丰满。用倒叙的方式叙事，第一集的场景再一次出现在最后一集的时候，观众的感受却是那么的不同。演员群也都演得不错，尤其是山田孝之，前期的懦弱，后期的空洞，悔悟，特别能牵动我的情绪。
确实是日剧入门必看！除了展现了灰色地带的人性，也是一个真正的纯爱剧。在某个论坛上曾经看到这样的评语：‘白夜行的好，只有看的人才知道。’尽管距离首播已经过了17年，仍然是一部经典不朽的好剧。
（一开始还以为是什么女主黑化pua男主耍废的故事，看到后面终于明白这为什么是所谓的黑暗系纯爱。确实是纯爱啊！
（不过不得不说男主长得太像浪川大輔让我很错乱。不伦夫不要乱入啊啊啊
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