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The original didn’t focus much on the relationship between Miho, her father and Motome and the way they lived their lives after they came to Edo but the remake did.

Eita’s Motome and his suicide scene were more touching than in the original.

The scene where Motome sold his sword was absent from the original but Kobayashi filmed it without including it.

The action scenes in the original Harakiri were more gory and intense; and the absence of the duals that Hanshiro had with the house of Iyi’s Samurai’s from the remake is somewhat unforgivable.

The red color of the Samurai figure’s armor in the house of Iyi is remarkably attractive considering the way it was used to express the Samurai honor of that clan and the irony of their lack of nobility (samurai sense of honor) compared to Hanshiro.

In comments below, I will enumerate the differences between the original and the remake; it’s complementary to the comparison I made in the review but in here, there are spoilers. You’ve been warned.

Pien already answered you genger.
@Juniko I will submit my review about Miike's remake soon. I also liked that one.

Yes, but as you said a movie or a special are cool.

Do you plan to watch anything else at the moment?

Yes, I think you haven't even finished Capital Scandal.

My interest Matsuda is due to the latest drama I saw him in with Eita; he was so fine that he suprassed Eita in tha drama. I rather not watch films that are about Budhism and Shinto but I may give it a try at some point if I am in the right mood.

I did watch it back in August I think and I really liked it.
What are you watching? And is your laptop problem solved?

I see, I hope it will get subbed then.

I watch How I Met Your Mother (although I am not up to date), NCIS, CSI, Bones, The Vampire Diaries, Dracula and Game of Thrones (although it's actually British).

You're welcome (:

Is Taira no Kiyomori currently airing?

I watch some Hollywood series but I am not committed to them like Japanese dramas. I usually need to take a little break of Asian dramas to catch up to them.

I also don't like the fuss that's going around Secret Love but I enjoyed some small parts of it. Ji Sung was amazingly attractive in this drama! You should check the fuss that's going around Heirs, my head hurts LOL!
I wouldn't mind a special or a movie but a second season would make things feel repetitive; that's what I am worried about.

Nope, not really.

I already saw Going By The Book a long time ago DA! I haven't told you?

It's from the Japanese drama Mahoro Ekimae Bangaichi (:

Yes, I met Rou in real life but me and Yuki are online friends :D Then have you met Rourou lately? She doesn't plan to come back here?

I heard about Donnie's and I do plan to watch it very soon.
Actually, I've been rewatching some old martial arts movies that I am completely drifting away from the new ones and I also haven't seen any thriller since The Bullet Vanishes.

As for me I like gory action movies but I dislike Gory horror movies; it's as simple as that but I also like gore when it's mixed with comedy.

As long as it's Wuxia and historical then I don't really mind romance just like I don't mind romance with action. I know that dramas can be quite distracting; I am glad that I can have few time to spare in my internship to watch dramas, my mentor can be quite generous :D

Did you finish Yuusha?

I always download dramas and movies but I usually buy HKC movies because I like to keep them on DVD. Before DC shut down, I used to watch currently airing dramas on streaming but now everything is download even the currently airing one. It's great due to the quality. Let me know once you watch it (:

I finished Galileo and I liked it, plus there wasn't actually romance and it's quite convinient for that type of drama. Have you seen the second season yet?

Yes sure, I will let you know as I progress with it. I recently finished Galileo so I didn't watch any episode of Reply today.

How did you like Sympathy for Lady Vengeance?

Let's hope it will be a good movie, I especially like the thrillers made in Korea.

You don't want to start The Bridal Mask because it's long? It's actually 28 episodes long and very interesting to follow; it's the reason that made me love that era in Korea.

Kaidan is an horror movie so I won't even ask about it. What did you think of Izo? It's Miike and Matsuda Ryuhei!

I remember disliking the female lead mainly because of the triangle but I am glad I watched it before Cruel City; that's for sure.

Just You was frustrating, it does seem cute and fluffy at first but it dragged for more than 10 episodes; it made me celebrate after finishing it and making the decision of giving up on Taiwanese dramas (except the serious ones) and on romantic comedies in general.

I am watching Legal High 2 and Kurokouchi, the first is a comedy law drama with one of my favorite actors Sakai Masato and the second is a thriller mystery detective drama that's keeping me very interested. I also started Reply 1994, I don't know if you saw the first Reply but this one has potential as well.

I get what you mean Pretty and I am full aware of the majority's taste and I repeat that I never meant to insult anyone even if it seems like that. It's true that I am not romance lover but I do respect others' tastes and what they like, I know that everyone has its own likings. That's why the other time when I said that I won't watch Heirs because it seems cheesy; I clearly stated that I don't mean disrespect for those who like it. When I say a drama is lame, I mean it's lame according to me not that anyone who liked that drama is lame. Expressing one's true emotions and thoughts isn't wrong even if it goes against the majority.

Anyway Pretty, just know that I am not judging you or anyone else; I don't even write reviews about any romantic thing I watched (only the Jmovie and it was actually full of praise for the genre). I also never felt superior for liking dark and serious dramas, some people even call me twisted and a psycho. I am even used to be called a vampire in class but I don't even care what people think o my taste as long as I am cool with it. So Pretty, just know that I never meant any insult and I never considered myself above you or anyone else.