A wholesome drama about doing the best you can for the people you love sprinkled with heartwarming friendships, tons of nostalgia and the quintessential Japanese banter. An A1 drama all around with a cast that had natural, crackling chemistry together. Thank you Bakarhythm for this gem with my favourite actors. Highly highly recommended for all :)
Someone, please suggest to me some really good Japanese Romcoms. I have watched plenty in Korean and Chinese,…
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Honestly I’m struggling to find some good ones too but my most favourite Japanese drama is Pride (2004) so there’s…
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This film represented what it must have felt like growing up in Tokyo in the 90s, where easy access to sex, coupled with the lack of money, loneliness and uncertainty made life harsh. Not to mention, the Japanese economy was booming and life was no longer as simple thanks to the internet and mobile phones. The VHS format brought me back to my older days, but the way it was filmed with those close-up shots and constant moving camera made me uncomfortable. Either the director was a pervert or he intended to film that way to make the viewer anxious and feel a part of the characters' world. There was little plot or character development but it was all about the experience of teenage angst and growing up. I didn't particularly enjoy it though I don't think it's a bad movie. I guess if you relate to it, you might enjoy it much more. This one's not for the conservative viewer even though there is no explicit nudity or sex scene.
P.S What were the parents of these teenagers doing?! Goes to show that irresponsible parenting exposes kids to an ugly, messed up world which might take them a lifetime to recover from.
I don't even know what to say.. what was the boy's fault?! He was born to the wrong mother. She screwed and scarred…
That's a question all of us must have asked ourselves at some point regardless of the kind of family we were born into. Yes, it is unfair, and heartbreaking. Nobody deserves to be born into a world like that.. and to think that Shuhei probably never got to know better because that's the kind of world he was exposed to since birth. Sigh..
All I'd say is count your blessings, and help others if you can, because everyone isn't as lucky.
I am surprised by the low ratings. A smartly written, gripping and unpredictable plot with 2 hot complex leads. This one had me hooked till the end. Way ahead of its time for 2003. What more do you need? Highly recommended if you're looking for something thrilling.
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Thank you Bakarhythm for this gem with my favourite actors.
Highly highly recommended for all :)
FYI.
No subs yet, though.
Subbers, please. I really wanna watch this!
Sigh..
Zenkai Girl
Okaeri Mone
Rich Man Poor Woman
Remolove
Aishiteiru to Ittekure
Date
Densha Otoko
Neko
Promise Cinderella
Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi
Long Vacation
Koi Desu: Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu
Horimiya
Rich Man Poor Woman
Fight Song
Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi
Neechan no Koibito
Rich Man Poor Woman
Kimi no Te ga Sasayaite Iru
Zenkai Girl
Renai Mangaka
In This Corner of the World
Date
Long Vacation
Koi Desu: Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu
Horimiya
Rich Man Poor Woman
Fight Song
Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi
Remolove
Neechan no Koibito
Kimi no Te ga Sasayaite Iru
Zenkai Girl
Renai Mangaka
In This Corner of the World
Date
There was little plot or character development but it was all about the experience of teenage angst and growing up. I didn't particularly enjoy it though I don't think it's a bad movie. I guess if you relate to it, you might enjoy it much more.
This one's not for the conservative viewer even though there is no explicit nudity or sex scene.
P.S What were the parents of these teenagers doing?! Goes to show that irresponsible parenting exposes kids to an ugly, messed up world which might take them a lifetime to recover from.
Yes, it is unfair, and heartbreaking. Nobody deserves to be born into a world like that.. and to think that Shuhei probably never got to know better because that's the kind of world he was exposed to since birth. Sigh..
All I'd say is count your blessings, and help others if you can, because everyone isn't as lucky.
Highly recommended if you're looking for something thrilling.
Disgusting = I love you
Creepy = you are cute