although the main role was that of izumi's and in the beginning she was clueless about infiltrations and secret investigations, with the help of someone she matured. there were many different premises to the show which involved back stories and secret plots going on behind the scenes. it's not just one case on each episode it's many cases which all link to one person.
the acting, was like always outstanding. small expressions, bigger expressions, style, the small habits each person had and the way they spoke. izumi was able to mature as a role from the beginning until the end and in every episode there was progress. it's really rare to find logical character development in dramas and most of the time the actors can't pull it off. here ti was pulled off greatly. with outstanding guests stars too i could not give the acting less than a 10 it would be unfair.
the music was adding to the climax of every episode and to the scenes it was not distracting you from the show and what was going on so i gave it a ten for that reason. i would certainly think that rewatching this after a year would most likely make you able to notice things you weren't able to notice the first time. overall i give this a ten. it's a great watch for those who like mysteries and detective dramas. it's definitely something a mature viewer would appreciate.
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the story is not typical, there are no triangles, the characters are all equally developed and you get a fair idea of their personalities. the small details and habits those people have and their likes. everything is there like an open book for you to read. they are presented openly, slowly. the picture was a bit gloomy but at times it was vivid. although there is some kind of slow change of scenes and such i find it refreshing because we are all so used to fast paced poop that we need to sit back and enjoy the proper pace. things dun always move fast and it's better this way. i won't say much about the plot since i don't want to spoil anything but the script is written as such that you end up sympathizing with the main characters. you'll definitely cry, i know i did.
acting wise i give it a 10 because aya was brilliant like always and yutaka as well. everyone really did an excellent job. did you not hate that brother? i did too, inagaki goro is just so good at making you like or hate a character it's amazing. the small details the way they spoke and the voice manipulation the way they were holding th chopsticks even how they walked . you no longer saw the actors but the roles. and the feelings that were portrayed by both aya and yutaka were just so there, the actions the voice the eyes the face how they behaved around each other, it was there and it was slowly killing me how two people can have such strong feelings without saying anything.
the music was lovely , it assisted the show and it gave the sad note to it too.
i have rewatched this three times so far and i generally don't rewatch stuff.
overall this drama is a must watch for mature viewers.
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the plot of the drama is basically about 5 people becoming pilots and one of them becoming something else. generally speaking it is a rather inspiring drama for those who want to be pilots and it gives quite good info on how things work for pilots which is a nice addition to whatever knowledge you have accumulated so far from other airport j-dramas. the plot wasn't that new though [i exclude that it's about pilots i dun think i have watched a jdrama about pilots before] and the stuff happening quite typical and usual and normal. the good thing is that the script they had to work with was normal and took into consideration the general human behavior. which not all dramas do.
acting wise , with the exceptions of saito takumi and his teacher , the rest of the acting was mediocre. not really believeable and even though i love maki as a person, as an actress she really doesn't have what it takes. she lacks expressions and i could go in detail but this is a review on the drama not maki's acting. aibu saki was better though as for the rest of the actors i would say they did okay, better than maki for sure. i wasn't thrilled by the acting in this.
the music of the drama was not really that annoying and it added to it. i liked it a lot actually though i don't miss it now that i won't listen to it anymore like i miss the music by other dramas.
i dun think it's worth rewatching this drama again because most likely the ending with unsatisfy most of you , though i didn't care much about the romance in this drama, most people probably did and i doubt they would want to rewatch.
overall the drama was okay nothing special though. it is a nice break from a series of serious dramas though. if you are like me and watch a lot of serious dramas in a row,with mysteries and deaths, then adding this in the middle would be a nce break.
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the acting was superb, like always ueto aya was able to show the maturing of her role gradually. it wasn't something that happened immediately. each episode showed a little growth in her. of course the rest of the veteran actors were lovely too. masayuki was rather funny, the funny relationship of his with sakuragi was at times hilarious.
the music of the drama was spot on. it accomodated the feels of the story and everything perfectly. music should enhance a story, not take over it.
i think that rewatching zettai reido immediately is a no no but if you want to watch again after a while i think that you won't always remember every detail of each episode so this means you can enjoy it once again.
overall i liked this drama more than the usual crime dramas that i have watched, mainly because of the focal points that it has. it doesn't only revolve around solving the crime but also talking to the families of those who died and saving them from the uncertainty of "why" their precious family member died and who did it. the second focal point is character growth which i like it when i see it in dramas and i appreciate it more than characters who show no growth and behave the same and think the same from the beginnning of the drama to the end of it.
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the acting was superb. honestly this drama is an acting powerhouse. sakai masato, kitaonji kinya, kagawa teruyuki, oikawa mitsuhiro was even splendid in this and of course takito's acting. you could even see the growth in some of the characters it was obvious in the acting.
the music is just how it should be. it escalates the feelings however it doesn't make you pay attention to it which is a good thing. drama music should not make you pay attention to it more than you would pay attention to the drama itself.
lastly, i don't think that i would rewatch this drama anytime soon. mainly the high thing about this drama was the suspence. you can't enjoy a suspence drama when you rewatch it definitely not as much as the first time but this drama would definitely have it's good points to rewatching.
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acting wise it was solid. the two main girls and the supporting cast did a very good job portraying the feelings of their roles. the hidden feelings, the obvious feelings were there in their eyes, the inner conflicts and the conflicts with the outside world. the true smiles and the fake ones.a realistic portrayal not seen easily. the heartfelt words and speeches brought tears to my eyes.
the music didn't bother and didn't stand out, it helped the scenes and strengthened the emotion , that's what i call 'great accompanying music'.
overall i give this drama a 10 for it's brilliant acting, the almost unique plot and the well developed main characters.
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Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo: Hong Kong Kowloon Zaiho Satsujin Jiken
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Where is the expressions? where is the proper voice manipulations? Kawaguchi Haruna who was supposed to be the strongest acting wise, was the weakest. Then yamada...i really don't think he gave a new dimension to this role and did not even completely catch "kindaichi". Wu chun... well ...obviously -.- i am not a fan of his acting since i think he needs to work on it more and in this one , indeed it was bad. I think the only one who did a good job was kiritani kenta. sungri had a small role but he was bad at it. almost as bad as kawaguchi.
the music was nice , , nothing great .
Lastly, I would like to talk about the predictability of this. I dunno if others found it easy to spot the murderer but it was somewhat obvious that it was not one of the three brothers.
as far as rewatching goes, i do not think that it will be the same as the first time and things will become boring.
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Honestly there was nothing like that,. the whole drama was pointless. the acting was the worse acting ever. sugimoto sucked so much. The only one who was actually aking any efforts in this was , Saito Takumi, but with the poor script that this was, it was obvious that even he would not be able to do much.
music wise, i did not even notice, nor did i care about it, and honestly rewatching this drama would be a waste of time. there was nothing super funny about it. no good acting. around the time i watched it, i was not picky about it anyway. generally , had i watched this later in my encounters with dramas, i would have most likely dropped it . Oh well.. it is poor dramas like this that make you appreciate the good ones.
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the acting was poor. i will not even explain how poor it was, the switch did not even convince me. more importantly the whole "switching bodies" plot device is honestly dumb most of the times that it is used (exceptions: don quixote, since it was not for some silly romantic purpose).
music, i do not even remember it, honestly i doubt i was even paying attention to it. Overall, just dun watch this. it is a waste of time.
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Blackboard - Jidai to Tatakatta Kyoshi tachi
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The acting in this drama is strong and superb with only Oshima Yuko's and Aoi's falling behind my expectations. The whole cast did great with sho proving that he is not as mediocre as most people say. If you have not watched him act in this, you have not seen his real potential.
Music wise, what can i say, it was amazing, melodic and tearful every time the music played, my feelings were ebign enhanced.
I do not know if i would rewatch this again. this is not a comedy, but i think tha strong feelings that you have when you watch it for the first time, will remain the same even for the second time.
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The acting of shun was as always outstanding, followed by haruma's. Riisa and yamada were not that great. The evil guy did a very good job though at being evil. Generally th acting in this was good, with shun's being the best.
i watched this some time ago, i have no memory of the music so i suppose, i'll leave it at 6.
It was a good drama with an inspiring message about money... I will say no more. I think that watchign this, is not a waste of time.
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The unpredicted part of this drama was the fact that there would be good acting by some and bad by others. The main two guys did pretty well in their roles and they were able to communicate their feelings. The style was rather weak, with fujigaya's being the strongest out of the two. The other boys did pretty well, even the guy with the glasses, he also had his own style. The females were good too. However ayame gouriki once again lacked that "something". It is like i see her playing the same character again and again. The acting style is also the same the facial expression of the gaping mouth was prominent, way of speech for her resembled so much her other roles. I tried though to ignore her acting and not judge it so that i could enjoy the rest of the drama with it's funny and serious moments.
Music wise , the drama had a motivational and inspirational air to it. It was certainly there and you could tell but it did not bother, it was rather assisting.
Rewatching it would be okay i suppose. things would still be funny though you would know the various small details about it, it will still be funny i believe.
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Many say that aiba did not do great in this role but I believe that he portrayed the bartended very well. Sure he was not perfect, there were still things that needed to be worked on but they did not affect the feelings that you were supposed to feel. Plus, he had a different style of acting for this role than for the previous one. Kanjiya was simply herself like always. Same acting style for every character she plays. She is good but that's about it. Nobuaki , had a role that was pretty much not that difficult. If anything though he was pretty good at making the cocktails and drinks. I think that he also did very good, just not outstanding and great.
The music of this drama was rather addicting. after all it is arashi, i definitely loved listening to it and the soundtracks were rather fitting.
I would not rewatch this esepcially since most of the magic of the drama is there only in the first time , but definitely watching the funny moments or watching again to learn more about drinks, would not hurt.
What was particularly interesting in this drama was the way the cameras & light were handled. It was very gracious and elegant with a warmth to it.
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Acting was very good I could definitely sympathise with fukishi's great acting. not everyone in this did as well as fukishi but I think that everyone did a very good job with the exception of ashina sei and her inability to let us actually know more about her role and sympathize. If you are someone who appreciates good acting, this won't disappoint you.
the music of it was working as an enhancer of feelings.
As far as rewatchign goes. I'd not see why someone would not rewatch at least once. It was an interesting drama.
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The plot is something that we see usually. Nothing too new, a guy who is immature and thinks he is a great cook ends up having to admit to himself that he is a fail and then mature. I always like these plots mostly cause I like seeing the process of maturing plus it is something close to reality. A lot of people think greatly of themselves until one day they see that what they believed was not true. It is a drama about food, dreams. working hard, achieving goals and the little spice called romance also gives to this another taste.
The acting is definitely great. I will not say outstanding, there was someone that rather displeased me especially since i am tired of seeing them have poor expressions. Matsujun though, he was great, this was a role different from his other ones and i was rather happy to see how well he worked with "Bambino". Kazue was also pretty good.
The music was great. I will not lie, I think it went well with the personality of this drama. definitely motivating music.
Rewatching this would be fun I think. It has no suspence so this means you can enjoy watching the food and the funny parts of it.
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