From naked director to this, another reason why he is dubbed as a chameleon actor. Could this be his return to tearjerker roles. I remember back then he's so good at crying, it's freaking believable if it's him like in dramas such as sekai no chusin, byakuyakou, tegami, ikigami, taiyou no uta, the list goes on. The little girl is the one from nagi no oitoma, she's a great child actress too. The movie looks good, looks like another tearjerker movie.
I'm thinking of elaiza ikeda as tomoe or even better ai hashimoto, she can be fierce and sweet when required, but if the director wants star power then arimura kasumi got this in the bag.
Japan needs to make more of this grounded romance stories and hopefully in the near future not a remake but an original story. Recently all we are getting are rom com dramas with over the top acting.
While watching this drama I was thinking this plot would have benefited with longer running time per episode, so that the story will be a bit more grounded especially this creepy male lead character. It could have been another unconventional romance gem like Date or Kekkon dekinai otoko but it is more of a fukuda yuichi drama than those two. Either way this drama is extremely entertaining and that is what jdrama is very good at..a weird wtf japan seriously type of show.
It's like an 8 episode drama, an SP and a finale movie. That's how this drama feels to me. The structure is really weird especially the last one, it's the first time I encountered that watching a Jdrama. Also it's a little bit preachy, it's the same writer from GTO and queens classroom.
The first five episode is like watching persona characters without them going to dungeons and killing monsters(video game reference). They're like anime characters with very different personalities. The best are episodes 6, 7 and 8 when it became more grounded and as a result the interaction became more natural and I love it. I also love how they value friendship more than romance.
I've been craving for friendship themed drama lately like Orange days, last friends and ozosaki no himawari, so I really enjoyed this one, though I would like it more if the characters are a little more grounded.
Kirin kiki may have inspired mayu matsuoka a lot while filming shoplifters. She's not playing anymore with her recent roles. Meanwhile takahata mitsuki another great actress is stucked playing robotic characters.
It's also sad that people would expect this to be shoujo-like movie. How hard it is to understand not all movies in Japan are shoujo movies. No kabedon, no headpats, no piggyback ride.
Miike with his crazy characters again and taser-kun sometani is the standout for me. Becky is also a revelation in this movie. Although not his best movie, not even his top 5 but it's very takashi miike and it seems it is his love letter to classic yakuza films.
Kubota and the newcomer Sakurako got some real chemistry better than some shoujo live action pairings, they look so good together. It just added to the thrill that you keep rooting for this pair so I'm glad it's a happy ending. Who would have thought lol after that insane premise.
Joker should have won but with all the social justice blind hate and backlash in general based on lies there was…
Cannes over oscars any day. Critics got to judge and not casual movie goers so not many people knew about this movie doesn't even matter. Well at least you're honest and not just bandwagon like others because honestly I can see the argument why people preferring joker over parasite. Remember the quote from scorsese about difference between movie and cinema?
Art is subjective and people have different taste but sadly yours don't match those of people who got to judge the event. Oscars is not a popularity contest. Not just critics from oscars and cannes but also from review sites such as rotten tomatoes love this movie and believe me there are movie enthusiast who are just passionate towards films, most of them doesn't care about politics and sjw crap.
Headpats the sister of Kabedon, the granddaughter of Piggyback ride.
Btw this writer is really good building romantic tension. It doesn't feel like a fan service at all. No wonder she's the same writer in chugakusei nikki.
Not fan of airhead female lead trope but what makes this drama different is there is a character development and mone is very natural in her role..no cringe moment at all. I'll give you an example of air head female lead with no character development....last year's hottest jdrama coffee and vanilla.
She lived in Japan so she will disappear slowly. In japan if you're cancelledt they mean it. If only she was a youtuber just give it one week and people will love her again...like that dude who mocked a dead or that video game streamer who cheated on his wife. I also hope people who despised her would have the same attitude towards Hollywood celebs.
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The first five episode is like watching persona characters without them going to dungeons and killing monsters(video game reference). They're like anime characters with very different personalities. The best are episodes 6, 7 and 8 when it became more grounded and as a result the interaction became more natural and I love it. I also love how they value friendship more than romance.
I've been craving for friendship themed drama lately like Orange days, last friends and ozosaki no himawari, so I really enjoyed this one, though I would like it more if the characters are a little more grounded.
8.5/10
It's also sad that people would expect this to be shoujo-like movie. How hard it is to understand not all movies in Japan are shoujo movies. No kabedon, no headpats, no piggyback ride.
Kubota and the newcomer Sakurako got some real chemistry better than some shoujo live action pairings, they look so good together. It just added to the thrill that you keep rooting for this pair so I'm glad it's a happy ending. Who would have thought lol after that insane premise.
9/10
Art is subjective and people have different taste but sadly yours don't match those of people who got to judge the event. Oscars is not a popularity contest. Not just critics from oscars and cannes but also from review sites such as rotten tomatoes love this movie and believe me there are movie enthusiast who are just passionate towards films, most of them doesn't care about politics and sjw crap.
Btw this writer is really good building romantic tension. It doesn't feel like a fan service at all. No wonder she's the same writer in chugakusei nikki.
First impression
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