realdeal

The boy when he was young meet her when she's 28 yrs old then he met her again when she's 18. The face didn't changed the much so why he doesn't recognize her, same with the girl.

my take

Plot is not the main point, it could be he's not her real father and she's in love with him or whatever. They didn't even have character names right. BUT anyway just focus on the theme which is "womanhood", observe the difference when they moan hitting the rocket, the blood during the match, the sincere look on IU's face when he said thank you after the match. Look at the two actors we have, Doona bae & IU, both actress but have difference in experience, and just like the title of this movie "Persona", this movie might be personal for both of them. The way doona bae touches IU's thumb is like saying "good game kid, but I'm sure your wisdom will expand after this". We just witnessed them portrayed their own personas in this movie. Arthouse movies are more on themes than plot.

Everytime someone ask me what kind of asian movies I watch I always say any takashi miike movies and they were like "your taste is god like". Little did they know takashi miike is a hit or miss and didnt always make great movies. Takashi miike is known to international fans as Tarantino on drugs so he kinda well known and famous abroad, and bandwagons would always think he's perfect. They also didnt know I watch some fluffy romance movies/dramas from time to time.

Is this an asadora? why male lead?

"what is essential is invisible to the eye"

Great first episode. Love the leads and also the supporting cast. I love kubota's portrayal of his character here even the way he walks is very different. His chemistry with honda's tsundere type of character is quite evident even in just one episode.

Cover of haru no uta by sakura fujiwara. They should have used the original version by spitz though as it suits the vibe of the film better.

Really? XD

btw this are my recommendations
https://mydramalist.com/list/z1dYndLD

I felt it is the director's punch to the face reaction to the quote "it would still be a good movie even if the ending is bad but as long it's memorable and it won't be the same case in love". There you go you got a good ending do you still feel it's a better movie now that you get the ending most people want?

Give us sequel for lesson of evil and as gods will dammit.

So this girl had a heart transplant and went to okinawa to recover. There she met this trumpet boy whom happens to be a spirit. He's the one who donates the heart. Not a plot twist btw as you could have guessed it because they had thrown too much hints at the beginning. Now my question is, did she fell in love with the one who gave her her heart, or is that relationship just a way to convey them moving on.

The acting is not that good to be honest and main leads have zero chemistry. The writing could have been better too. The scenery is the best thing about this movie though like okinawa is wonderful island and I love okinawan music too.

7.5/10

The rest of the episodes lacked that magic from the first five especially when we still don't know where the story is going. I felt the drama became draggy towards the end but it's still a good drama thought hence I gave it an 8.

I mostly watched japanese drama/movie and I consider Ryuhei Matsuda as one of the best.

The next doona bae

The haruki murakami of jdrama. He should be the next one to work with netflix, like murakami the appeal of his writing is universal.

Suzuki sensei realized his students are old enough to form their own ideas. He's very honest and that's what I like about the character. He just said having sex with condom is different than without it, he said it's ok but you should know it's consequence. There is no right or wrong in the drama but the best thing about it is that students can have a debate among themselves.

The episode is like the actors audition for their next role, you can clearly see those who are good actors, great actors, and those who can't act. I heard it's a 2 part special.

Thanks for this. I kinda curious as to what happen to her after still the water, but now its clear. Good move on her part to study english as her looks is not just very japanese but can play south east asian roles as well. She also has important role in Blood of Wolves and she did good. I am excited to see her 2 new international movies, so I guess she has a chance to join the ranks of matsuoka & nikaido in the future.

I still think they are underrated because they are not well known compared to others, but I see your point.

lol

She went from super cute to crazy obsessed to dumbest girl in the entire planet. There is also a hard to watch scene that might make you press the X button and go to MDL and give it a score of 1, but please don't do that and at least finish this movie before giving it a score. I am not saying it's a great movie though cause it's not, it has many flaws. The major flaw is the baku character, no explanation as to why he behaves like that, and what's the point of those pictures.

8/10

This drama didn't aged well.