A riveting and provocative drama centering around an ordinary and kind man whose life is thrown into chaos, confusion and darkness after an unethical brain transplant procedure is performed on him, with a fantastic performance by Kamiki Ryunosuke. An A1 drama even with its flaws. Highly recommended for those who enjoy darker psychological and medical dramas.
Do you mind spoil me the story? why he lied about his identity and how it ends? don't wanna watch it, because…
He had a brain aneurysm so we never quite get to know his perspective.
He was probably traumatized by past events, where he blamed himself for the deaths of his wife & daughter who he neglected. He did not realize / notice that his wife was mentally ill and that resulted in her killing their child. Also he was a doctor so maybe that was an even bigger blow to him that he didn't notice.
So he moved to Tokyo to start anew but then he met the FL and thought they were never going to meet again so he gave her a false name.. but they met again and fell in love and he couldn't quite ever tell her the truth even after years of living together. Maybe he also did not want her to find out about his past life?
RE: the cheating - the movie never confirms that she cheated. But it is almost inferred when she stays out drunk one particular night. We also don't know if he knows / assumes that she cheated. The cheating is barely a huge plot point.. it just comes up in passing though it could be.. but again we never know.
This is my interpretation from what I remember and understood.
DOYAJAAAABased on true events, this was a heartwarming and inspiring story of a man's journey from a lazy bum…
The last episode with the Japanese being portrayed as victims made me laugh But oh well, this is probably Tokuzo's perspective and it is bound to be biased. I do love the way Toshiko's bells kept him grounded.
Also I wish Takeru kept his real voice in this rather than fake his voice to be deeper.. it threw me out. I'm probably in the minority but I don't think this was a great performance. He was sincere in the emotional scenes, otherwise he did overact quite a bit. Kuroki Haru, Suzuki Ryohei and Emoto Tasuko, on the other hand, were absolutely natural.
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So happy to add this to my watchlist :)
43 days seems so far away!
RIP to the dog.
An A1 drama even with its flaws.
Highly recommended for those who enjoy darker psychological and medical dramas.
I just finished the drama and I highly recommend it!
https://mydramalist.com/10471-henshin-drama-2014
Usually I google the drama name with eng subs and most of the times, it directs me to d-addicts :)
I've been checking each day just so I can add it to my watchlist too HAHA
https://www.d-addicts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=87741
you should be able to find the raws and subs there
He was probably traumatized by past events, where he blamed himself for the deaths of his wife & daughter who he neglected. He did not realize / notice that his wife was mentally ill and that resulted in her killing their child. Also he was a doctor so maybe that was an even bigger blow to him that he didn't notice.
So he moved to Tokyo to start anew but then he met the FL and thought they were never going to meet again so he gave her a false name.. but they met again and fell in love and he couldn't quite ever tell her the truth even after years of living together. Maybe he also did not want her to find out about his past life?
RE: the cheating - the movie never confirms that she cheated. But it is almost inferred when she stays out drunk one particular night. We also don't know if he knows / assumes that she cheated. The cheating is barely a huge plot point.. it just comes up in passing though it could be.. but again we never know.
This is my interpretation from what I remember and understood.
https://dramanice.la/henshin/watch-henshin-episode-1-online
But oh well, this is probably Tokuzo's perspective and it is bound to be biased. I do love the way Toshiko's bells kept him grounded.
Also I wish Takeru kept his real voice in this rather than fake his voice to be deeper.. it threw me out. I'm probably in the minority but I don't think this was a great performance. He was sincere in the emotional scenes, otherwise he did overact quite a bit. Kuroki Haru, Suzuki Ryohei and Emoto Tasuko, on the other hand, were absolutely natural.
Uncontrollably Fond
Oh My Ghost
Tamra the Island
To each his own..
https://mydramalist.com/list/3DgEp70L
If you're looking for romantic J dramas that are well made, then you should watch the cable drama, specifically the classics-
https://mydramalist.com/list/389JWaM4
https://mydramalist.com/list/LQJEl7R3