Part of the opening track is sung by fascinating traditional singer Sato Anna (ιγ’γ³γ), who also plays the role of Satochiyo Kane in this drama. Too bad that she has no profile here yet, but I'm considering to create one ...
The Netflix subtitles for this show are trash, at least the German ones. For instance, they constantly translate the year Showa 61 as 1968 instead of 1986. And many translations for on-screen texts are missing. Fansubbers Wabi-Sabi Subs and earthcolors are doing a much, much better job than Netflix.
Yes, I agree, this series is a little gem. Itβs getting better and better with each episode. And I sincerely…
You know, I'm an old bloke and I have to be careful every now and then with all my little prejudices that have developed over time, for example towards young actors like Michieda Shunsuke. It's so easy to underestimate them, which is totally unfair, I know. In these moments, it's good for me to remember a line from Taylor Swift's song 'Cardigan': "When you are young, they assume you know nothing ." And I don't want to be "they."
And I don't want to be "they."