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natsu desu
2 people found this review helpful
Dec 16, 2021
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
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。。オカン。。

..at first I thought, it was a gay act as a mother but no, you must see that character as a woman, as a mother..
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..I do enjoy the each episodes, so funny scripts and acts..
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..but like on my post on my comment section, I see this Takeshi-guy, a lack of acting - I just found his facial expression doesn't match the feeling I am expecting through the script and act itself, but as the episodes go, I found a some changes or improvement..
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..though funny, it also teaches us so to show love and respect on our mother, well not only for them but for our father too - everyone involve in our home, since being a teen ager changes a lot, not only the appearance but more on our characters on how we treat people around us..
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..yet, I hope they will make another story of this - I really love this. . .the staffs behind are genius on making funny scenes for the audience..

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equanimity
1 people found this review helpful
Dec 16, 2021
10 of 10 episodes seen
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Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 8.0

an extremely light-hearted and enjoyable drama

As my title says, this drama is really light-hearted and enjoyable.

Similar to most Japanese dramas, each episode is a story on its own, so there is no need to refer or recall what happened in the last episode or the past episodes.

Also there are only 10 episodes and each episode is a mere 23 minutes on average, extremely easy to complete. It's good if u want to watch a short drama with short running time per episode and just enjoy a good laugh.

The main thing why this drama is enjoyable to me is the mother, yes, the one in the white apron in the profile pic. Her body language, reactions, the things she does, are all of the exaggerated sort, but not to the extent of being irritating. Rather, they are exaggerated but comical. So watching her is really entertaining. and a good de-stressor. Just try one episode and decide whether you like the mother or not to continue watching because the entire drama is mainly about her. By the way, she's actually a male! I think it's common for male comedians to cross-dress as females and act like middle-aged aunties in Japanese dramas.

I guess the drama title 'samurai kaasan', means a mother who serves her family. or quite rather, her son, especially. This is because 'samurai' is basically translated as 'one who serves and attends' and 'kaasan' means mother.

I hope this drama has a second series. I will look forward to watching it if it has.



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lovetune
0 people found this review helpful
Dec 18, 2021
10 of 10 episodes seen
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Overall 8.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
I honestly think this drama is underrated. It starts off as a sitcom, but by the end, becomes something special.

As the narrative slowly introduces deeper topics about motherhood and growing up, it never forgets to balance it with physical comedy and quick gags (and it all lands—for me, at least). However, the real heart comes from its earnest portrayal of a love between parent and child. Takeshi is annoyed, embarassed, even disgusted by his mother at times, but he never hates her. He even comes to understand her, as her actions reflect upon things outside of his home life. It's subtle but great character growth.

Joshima embodies the role so well that you entirely forget the drag element. He's not playing a drag version of a mother, he's just straight up playing an off-kilter mother, and plays it well. Onishi may not have the seasoned acting chops, but when he's being carried by Joshima, it evens out. The rest of the cast play their part well.

I have a soft spot for mother-child stories, so this was gonna be a winner for me eitherway, but I'm glad it was as good as it was. A total, but welcome, surprise.

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Ongoing 5/10
Kenseiden
1 people found this review helpful
Nov 14, 2021
5 of 10 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 8.5

L'art de dire Noh à sa mère

Voilà un ovni télévisuel qui ne manquera pas de diviser, mais qui est clairement fait pour se laver le cerveau après une dure journée remplie d'heures supplémentaires ou de cours du soir. Autant être prévenue et il va falloir mettre de côté tous ses préjugés sur les hommes qui se travestissent et surtout qui (croient ?) être drôle en imitant les imperfections de nos mamans. Mais en ont-elles vraiment ? Réponse à la fin de la chronique.

Courts sketchs de 5 à 10 min regroupés en épisode de 20 min, cette adaptation de "gag manga" respecte le format et n'essaye pas de créer une histoire au long cours "réaliste", façon sitcoms américaines, d'une famille composée du three magic number. Maman surprotectrice, Papa jovial et à l'ouest et fiston de 17 ans rebelle voulant son indépendance. En tout cas, c'est ce que croit la maman. Alors disons le tout de suite, Joshima Shigeru est excellent en mama gonflée de testostérone et le duo qu'il forme avec le débutant, mais prometteur Jonny's Onishi Fuga est plutôt fabuleux.

Vous aurez forcément un peu de mal au début, trouvant notre Okaasan grotesque, puisqu'on reconnait dès le premier coup d'œil et premières intonations que l'on a affaire à un mec, un vrai, ayant de la bouteille de surcroit. À déjà 50 ans, le leader de Tokio, animateur et humoriste récurrent à la TV, en plus d'être un acteur confirmé qui fait partie de la vie du japonais moyen, n'a plus rien à prouver et surtout à perdre. Et son interprétation fait mouche. Le trouvant ridicule dans les premières minutes, il devient très vite touchant, ne sachant pas s'il interprète un hommage à sa propre maman (la pauvre) ou s'il met en avant des générations de mères dévouées à leurs enfants et leurs familles, et cela, effectivement, un peu de manière désuète et maladroite. Dans la tradition des rôles féminins interprétés par des hommes, elle reste lourde pour des occidentaux, mais aussi lourde de sens, le sens de la famille et d'une période de la vie d'une femme qui reste importante dans notre société individualiste. Joshima Shigeru fait réfléchir sur la place des femmes au foyer dans la société et leur rend justice.

Mais ne nous trompons pas, c'est bien un duo comique qui est à l'œuvre ici, quasiment du Manzai, comme le doux rêve dans la série du partenaire de répliques qu'est Onishi Fuga. Ses répliques justement qui font mouche et qui sont la grande force comique de ses scènettes. Avec son accent assumé du Kansai (son groupe de Jonny's s'appelle quand même Lil Kansai) et sa manière de dire 100 fois crève à sa mère en le regrettant juste après nous rappelle à quel point on a été dure avec nos mamans durant l'adolescence et on l'est encore une fois devenue adulte, mais aussi à quelle point elle a été envahissante durant l'adolescence.... et elle l'est encore une fois devenue adulte. Maman, je t'aime.

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