The rest of the supporting cast have been announced. Kinda a letdown for me, it's not that they are bad actors (in fact it's the opposite, many of whom are already proven actors), it's that the casting director chose a lot of actors who are way older than the characters they suppose to play. Some even are no longer in a need for such a big push, i.e. Serena, Maika, and of course Hio. Granted, they will make it work anyhow but I think it's a missed opportunity for WOWOW to showcase the wealth of Japanese acting young talents to the masses. C'mon you Japan, you are supposed to do better than this aren't you?!
Ep.3, that whole critical thinking narratives, damn from now on it's starting to become a proper Dragon Zakura.
I think Fujii will definitely make it to Todai even though he might never join the Todai prep class. His ego itself will prevent him from joining the other kids, but at the same time his competitive spirit (especially being afraid losing out to them) would eventually prompt him to change his mind to choose Todai.
Thank you for this article and for all of your articles that share a different approach to Asian cinema! Really…
Other noteworthy shows featuring cults: Eerie (2018) Hoshi no Ko (2020): features 'cult' in more neutral perspective and even at times blurs line between what makes a spiritual belief group a 'cult' or a 'religion' Conto ga Hajimaru (ep.4)
Interestingly, common stereotype of cults in Japan involves 'holy water' as spiritual medium, which I think a relatively common feature among the 'new religions' in Japan. I personally haven't come across into one though, since any spiritual beliefs in Japan tend to be frowned upon in public and thus many of the believers might be secretive about it.
Unpopular opinion (to some): Okayama Amane is a miscast in that role. It's not that he's a bad actor per se (in right roles he managed to put up decent performances i.e. as recluse in Terrolun no Lunlun), he's just way too visually unappealing for the role. So much that the character looks even more hopeless and unsympathetic than that in the original material. If I were the casting director, I would've put someone who's just as competent but more visually-suitable i.e. Hagiwara Riku (and he's also of the same age as all the FLs).
To think that Kasumin's cheeks got slapped at least 3x and cuddled once throughout the show, I thought in Chuugakusei Nikki's universe, being openly cheek fetish is super common and even normalized lol.
Same lol, I barely recognize any of the actors playing students either but I'd imagine that's how it was in 2005…
Of course they weren't as famous as they are now. But still by far among the most well-known ones among the youngsters back then. To put it into perspective, their popularity was akin to the likes of Mori Nana/Kaya in present day among the U-21 actors. Possibly the only one among the student cast of the current version that belong to that group is Hirate who was the ace of a popular idol group before she seriously ventures into acting.
A bit of trivia, fictional beer brand shown all the time in the show is Green Garden Pop. Wonder if the screenwriter is a fan of YUI or just simply tries to relate the narratives with the YUI's album, or both.
I saw some minor complaints on Twitter about the trio's jokes not being funny.. but isn't that the point? They're…
I think you need to include a credible source to back it up. Perhaps the 'intro' page of the official website will do and you can say the new synopsis is a loose translation of the info in the page.
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The rest of the supporting cast have been announced. Kinda a letdown for me, it's not that they are bad actors (in fact it's the opposite, many of whom are already proven actors), it's that the casting director chose a lot of actors who are way older than the characters they suppose to play. Some even are no longer in a need for such a big push, i.e. Serena, Maika, and of course Hio. Granted, they will make it work anyhow but I think it's a missed opportunity for WOWOW to showcase the wealth of Japanese acting young talents to the masses. C'mon you Japan, you are supposed to do better than this aren't you?!
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I think Fujii will definitely make it to Todai even though he might never join the Todai prep class. His ego itself will prevent him from joining the other kids, but at the same time his competitive spirit (especially being afraid losing out to them) would eventually prompt him to change his mind to choose Todai.
Eerie (2018)
Hoshi no Ko (2020): features 'cult' in more neutral perspective and even at times blurs line between what makes a spiritual belief group a 'cult' or a 'religion'
Conto ga Hajimaru (ep.4)
Interestingly, common stereotype of cults in Japan involves 'holy water' as spiritual medium, which I think a relatively common feature among the 'new religions' in Japan. I personally haven't come across into one though, since any spiritual beliefs in Japan tend to be frowned upon in public and thus many of the believers might be secretive about it.
See: https://mydramalist.com/profile/lontongstroong/feeds/kRxr4iJ
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EDIT: it's now fully shown in the dorama's official IG page
https://www.instagram.com/p/COpjLDDpPbW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link