Tokyo Love Story (1991)

Con sabor agridulce.

Este es el drama más antiguo que he visto hasta ahora y sí que genial volver a ver todo lo retro de los 90s que va desde la tecnologia, la forma de vestir, etc. Pero nos enfocaremos en esta historia de 4 amigos y su forma de ver el amor. Una disculpa, hablaré con spoilers en los párrafos siguientes.

Empiezo la historia y vaya, me doy cuenta que Rika tiene actitudes muy chocantes, parece una niña pequeña aferrada y/o enamorada a un nuevo empleado llamado Nagao Kanji que ella rápido no dudó en darle un apodo lindo como 'Kanchi'.
Pero con el paso de los episodios me doy cuenta que los otros 3 personajes principales también son algo inmaduros, especialmente Kanchi que realmente no sabe lo que quiere y solo parece jugar con la 'inmadura de Rinka', entonces realmente no solo es Rika el problema sino los 4.

Cuando llegué al final de episodio 9... ahí fue cuando terminé de detestar a Kanchi y a Sekiguchi, por Dios, que descaro de ambos por hacer sufrir a Rika de esa manera y al final aunque tenía un poco de esperanzas que fuera a favor de Rika, solo me confirmó una cosa: la basura se queda con la basura al ver que esos 2 se casaron.

Y al final comprendí, que el personaje que en un principio me parecía el más infantil, fue el que más maduró. Suena de cierta forma triste, pero Rika salió ganando, porque Kanchi nunca estuvo a la altura del gran amor que le daba Rika.

Es un drama muy entretenido, eso no lo niego pero sí te deja con ese sabor agridulce.

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A Golden Classic DRAMA from the 90s


Story :
Basically it's a love story between so many people. She love him, he love her, she love another, that another loves another.
It seems cliche but trust me, you would somehow be wrapped into the whole drama and you would find yourself getting into their conflict like as if you're experiencing it yourself. I dont know how the drama made it that way, maybe it's the way how 90s dramas present themselves. But it just works so magically well and you just want to watch it more, to satisfy your curiosities.
Though, one thing i love in this drama, is that it doesnt go out of the way and just stay realistic as it can be.

Acting:
Can i just say how much i love everyone in the cast?

I dont know any of them at first but I just want to fangirl suzuki Honami . She has done a good job in portraying the cheerful friendly girl in the whole story . From the start, she has already got me to like her. And probably 100% of the time, I continued watching because of Akana Rika (her character), She is so relatable in so many ways. Plus, that million-dollar smile she does when she is actually hurt.

And this is my bias opinion, but I believed many japanese actress have the same character with the same persona, but Suzuki Honami has this uniqueness in a way that I dont think others can beat. I can't seem to find the right words.

I would go on more about praising her, but really, the whole cast of this drama definitely had their own charms and has contributed to the drama which make the whole thing a success.

Music:
The soundtrack is the best. Even though it is old school, it touches the deep of my heart like no other songs in this generation can make. Such an up beat melody but the emotion it brings , really makes you like as if you yourself are experiencing the issues in the drama. The song definitely deserves the 9th most best single that has sold in Japan. I could just repeat that song forever.

Over all:

I love it so much ! I never thought i'd be this obsessed with a drama,especially a drama that is older than I am. Such a classic gem that everyone should try and watch . Tokyo love story made me wish I was experiencing the life style during the 90s , and the way how people love during that time. Totally worth watching, even in the midst of our busy real lives. And for a classic-oldschool drama lover like me , this has definitely over-meet my expectations and how I wished there's more dramas like this nowadays.

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