The last episode was very strange. Usami's decision to become a career politician, Mei's marriage with Yukichi, and Reiko's plot. From my understanding of plot, Reiko, in attempt to divorce her husband and saved her pregnancy, suggested to Usami to take part in politic arena. Usami, in order to help Reiko and also, to become a "shine" person, broke up and cancelled his marriage with Mei. Then he asked Yukichi to marry Mei in attempt to prevent humiliation toward Mei and her family, and then, after sometimes, planned to get together with Mei again. But the plot contained several major holes, that contradicted previous episodes.
(1) Why Reiko asked Usami to be politician and how it will help with her situation? It's seems that Reiko only used Usami as a pawn for her bigger plan, and why all of his friends seem to be fine with it?
(2) Why Usami passionately accepted the idea, after such love and dedication to marry Mei in first place?
(3) Why Mei readily accepted the suggestion with such understanding?
(4) Why Usami asked Yukichi to marry Mei, even after knew that Yukichi had some affection toward Mei, and with deep trust for Yukichi, to not touch Mei even after married, knowing that love bound to developed after sometime spend together.
(5) How Yukichi was able to buy the company, and became major shareholder without agreement with board of the company. How much money Yukichi spent to achieve such complicated plot? Take over of such big company probably required tens of US millions, and Yukichi did not seem to be person with such money?
(6) Why Mei who had sweet memories and deep love for Usami, suddenly changed heart, and loved Yukichi, whom she met for few weeks only?
(7) How the fuck all of these occurred within 1 week only?
(8) After all of things, why Usami fallen in love with Airu? How could he easily forget about Mei.
The story portrayed that a sex can cures years suicidal thought, a kiss can turns a friend to a lover, and a hug can changes heart. It seems that the writer had sudden changes in idea on how to end the story.
Otherwise, the story was good.
Revenge on new level. Saki, somehow blamed the men for her mother's death, rather her parents for abandoned her on street. Her unhappy past and anger were turn to the men. At end of story, it was quite irresponsible to the team for not informed the doctor's family about Saki's plot. If they told the wife and the son about the plot, they're probably able to be a family again. The wife, rather talks and trusts her husband, trusted Saki's words, and divorced and left the husband alone. It was quite unrealistic for Saki to able convinced the angry, knife-wielding wife, who few days earlier, a loving wife and mother, into submissive, and hated her husband. Basically, the wife made her worst enemy a friend, and made her love one an enemy. What a stupid wife, to leave behind everything she built for past 20 plus years, marriage, family, house, status, and money, just because of her emotion. It seems that all the men, the wife and the son, reacted with impulsive, and shallow emotion, rather with thinking head. It was not quite characteristic of a senior doctor and an experienced lawyer.
The IT man was quite an asshole, but delayed the ambulance for few seconds. The repairman was irresponsible, but only for few minutes. The lawyer was a good man for his whole life, only delayed the ambulance for less than a minute. The doctor was also a good man, a good husband, and a good father. Realistically, a hospital will never rejects an emergency case. The hospital will treats the mother until she become stable, and then transfers her to another hospital if there is not enough bed.
The ending was a kind tricky one, if we do not look for details. Miyazaki loved Momose but married to Tetsuko cause of his ambition to rebuild his father tailor shop. Tetsuko was aware of relationship between Miyazaki and Momose as she gave Miyazaki the specific kind of flower indicates unfaithfulness, even at early of story. But she still married him cause she loved him. Noboru loved Momose, even till end of story, as indicates he was not married or dating anyone. When adult Noboru passed Momose, he laughed, but not even say anything, it may indicates he finally understood what Momose said about love, that she hoped he finally understand one day. Adult Momose was not even recognized him, indicates she not even fall for him at all. Her hair was long, may indicates she still cannot get over her feeling, or, less likely, she still in relationship with Miyazaki, as Tetsuko said he always come home late at night.
Noboru laughed because he now understood what Momose said, that there is ever lasting love, as his love to Momose even to this day, as Momose toward Miyazaki even after Miyazaki married and rejected her in first place, and, Tetsuko to Miyazaki, even after she knew of Miyazaki's love for Momose, and probably, Miyazaki's love for his father as he wants to fulfill his father dream, even by rejecting someone he loved, and married someone he did not loved. Later in story, when Noboru asked Tetsuko, she said she was happy, but, it seems she was wearing 'mask' the whole time during conversation in cafe as she seems to fake her smile and being happy.
What is not explained in the story, why both women love Miyazaki so much, while it was all seems to be started at school.
The biggest mistake made by trio of Nozomi, Ando and Nishizaki was approaching Noguchi family. Information got from the first Operation N was useless and changed nothing. Instead, it sparked jealousy of Naoko toward Nozomi, convincing her of her husband affair. Shoji game also contributed to insecurity of Noguchi, mixed with his failed job dealings, leads to abuse of his wife. Yet, we came to know, both Naoko and Noguchi were loving each other.
It was revealed that each of characters did as such, to protect someone they're loved, but as consequence of their distorted confessions to police, the dignity and image of both Naoko and Noguchi were sacrificed. People will think Noguchi as abusing husband that hated by his own wife, and Naoko as cheating wife behind her husband's back. Not to mention the unborn baby, that died, because of Noguchi beating of Naoko, as rumor emerged about her affair.
If all of them did not cross path with Noguchi and Naoko, most probably, Ando will married Nozomi, and Noguchi and Naoko will live happily, with their baby.
What baffled me was why Naoko called Nishizaki, to help her and take away Nozomi from her husband. Why she thought Nishizaki was capable to solve her problem, instead of other people in her connection?. Why she needs to seduce Nishizaki to help her?. Why not using professional person?.
The story also made questioning nature of true love, as someone, we protects or as someone, we share things. It was obvious by end of the story, Nozomi protected Ando, and at same time, shared things with Naruse. In my opinion, she loved both of them, but she loved Ando slightly more than she loved Naruse.
The story was quite depressing. The story shown how everyone's actions in surrounding affecting other people too. Shiho and her gang gave Ayaka stress, and Ayaka then turn her stress to her mother. Her tantrum induced Shinji's wildness, and result in his parents fight that leads to death. While Kojima's family unhappiness, caused her to exert insults and pressure to both Mayumi and Junko, to live up to 'neighborhood standard'. The pressure was a factor for Junko's impulsive hit that killed her husband.
Poor husband. Despite everything.
In my opinion, the true culprits of Takahashi death were Shiho and Kojima. Both left almost unscathed by end of story.
A depressing story of bullying, ungratefulness to parents, a jealous and insecure wife/mother, limitless love for children, a weak and coward husband, intrusive community, sympathy for murderer, pretentious family, and arrogance of people who put themselves above others.
Some said love between Sawa and Kitano was pure, but remember, it was started with a crime, and lust (as how she looked at Kitano when they were first met). It was lust and passion that turn to love.
Some said Sawa husband, Shunsuke was at fault for not loving her more, but then, why she married him in first place? Because of she had no energy to resist his approach (as Shunsuke said he was the one who approachs her first? Or because the husband can provide her financial support for rest of life? Why blame the husband, as we all know, after some years of marriage or passionate relationship, it is common those love change to platonic one. Same one may occurs to Kitano and Sawa if they're marry later.
Why blames the husband, who provided her with almost everything, from house, foods, cloth, that after all, gave her free time and opportunity for new love. What was Kitano ever provides for her for past three months, other than sweet words, and sex? Remember, one time, Shunsuke tried to make love with her, but she was the one who refused it. She was the one who did not try to love her husband more, or did something for their relationship.
Some praised friendship between Sawa and Rikako, but their relationship started for benefit of Rikako. She kept her as friend and accomplice , as a way to cover her affair track, if something bad happens, and lashed out her stress, that proved to a good investment.
Rikako can be considered as an evil woman in real life, as she was not only having affair freely with strangers, but also induced Sawa to get an affair too. Rikako claimed the same thing, that her husband considered her as a trophy, but then why married him in first place? Obviously for money, she even bought a fancy underwear to sleep with stranger with her husband's money. So, she should expects her husband to look down on her. She was the one who risk everything for some free sex, and seduced a pathetic artist who had sex her for lust (at least for the first time). At the end, her return to the husband, was the best thing could happened to her, after all shit things had she done. Anyone can imagine how many years a 40 year old woman would be working as hostess bar to support her crippled lover with no future? 5 years? 10 years? She's not getting younger by days.
Some accused Noriko as obsessive and possessive wife, but think again, despite her true love for her husband, he turned away, and slept with other man's wife. Who was the victim here, Noriko or her husband? Who was the one cheats and lies?
If any of cheaters feels not being loved anymore, and fall in love with someone else, why not divorces in first place? Why plays at partners back. The answer is easy, because they're need some fools to provide them with money.
I felt no sympathy for Sawa, Kitano and Rikako characters, but felt pathetic for the husbands. Takigawa should not took back Rikako, let her support her lover with her body for rest of her passionate life. Shunsuke should divorces Sawa, yet he took her back, and guess what, she tried to burn the house, and yet again, Kitano kept covering for her. Have Kitano done the same thing, to protect her? Shunsuke words at the end was true, Sawa was greedy and desired for more.
Overall, the drama was very good. Good acting, good story from perspective of an adulterous wife. And more realistic than other movie. This drama gave a feeling as same with movie Pale Moon. Recommended (8/10).
In conclusion, for me, woman's love is analogy of a cake and candles. One man can gives a woman a whole cake, yet she desires for another man who give her candles.
The question at end, who the woman loves is, Jin Woo the husband.
First, after the woman knew the truth, after met with the teacher, it was obvious that Jin Ho played her heart. It was her husband that saved her at mountain, but Jin Ho claimed it was him. She claimed "big mistake". Why would she still loves Jin Ho.
Second, when, she found that both twins fallen in valley, she cried for Jin Woo first, then Jin Ho.
Third, she cried when she played the wedding video.
Fourth, most importantly, when letter arrived, the man ask, who, of them, she loves. She answer "you". If it was Jin Ho who alive and asked the question, why he needs to ask the question in first place. It should be the husband who is curious about that.
The reason why the husband goes abroad instead of return to her, probably because he thought, the woman did not loves him anymore, hence asking the question in letter. So, probably, Jin Woo took Jin Ho identity, and goes somewhere else, tried to forget about her, and guilt of his brother death. After all, he loved his brother.
I have few question for those really understand the movie (or read the manga):
1) why Naho loves Kakeru?
2) why all of his friends love him?
3) why future Suwa sacrifice his wife and his child for Kakeru?
4) what is so special of Kakeru?
5) what is evident of Kakeru's love toward his friends?
I cannot comprehend the justification of such deep friendship and love, from everybody toward Kakeru. The movie make it appeared that Kakeru received all love, without sacrificing anything.
(1) Why Reiko asked Usami to be politician and how it will help with her situation? It's seems that Reiko only used Usami as a pawn for her bigger plan, and why all of his friends seem to be fine with it?
(2) Why Usami passionately accepted the idea, after such love and dedication to marry Mei in first place?
(3) Why Mei readily accepted the suggestion with such understanding?
(4) Why Usami asked Yukichi to marry Mei, even after knew that Yukichi had some affection toward Mei, and with deep trust for Yukichi, to not touch Mei even after married, knowing that love bound to developed after sometime spend together.
(5) How Yukichi was able to buy the company, and became major shareholder without agreement with board of the company. How much money Yukichi spent to achieve such complicated plot? Take over of such big company probably required tens of US millions, and Yukichi did not seem to be person with such money?
(6) Why Mei who had sweet memories and deep love for Usami, suddenly changed heart, and loved Yukichi, whom she met for few weeks only?
(7) How the fuck all of these occurred within 1 week only?
(8) After all of things, why Usami fallen in love with Airu? How could he easily forget about Mei.
The story portrayed that a sex can cures years suicidal thought, a kiss can turns a friend to a lover, and a hug can changes heart. It seems that the writer had sudden changes in idea on how to end the story.
Otherwise, the story was good.
The IT man was quite an asshole, but delayed the ambulance for few seconds. The repairman was irresponsible, but only for few minutes. The lawyer was a good man for his whole life, only delayed the ambulance for less than a minute. The doctor was also a good man, a good husband, and a good father. Realistically, a hospital will never rejects an emergency case. The hospital will treats the mother until she become stable, and then transfers her to another hospital if there is not enough bed.
Noboru laughed because he now understood what Momose said, that there is ever lasting love, as his love to Momose even to this day, as Momose toward Miyazaki even after Miyazaki married and rejected her in first place, and, Tetsuko to Miyazaki, even after she knew of Miyazaki's love for Momose, and probably, Miyazaki's love for his father as he wants to fulfill his father dream, even by rejecting someone he loved, and married someone he did not loved. Later in story, when Noboru asked Tetsuko, she said she was happy, but, it seems she was wearing 'mask' the whole time during conversation in cafe as she seems to fake her smile and being happy.
What is not explained in the story, why both women love Miyazaki so much, while it was all seems to be started at school.
It was revealed that each of characters did as such, to protect someone they're loved, but as consequence of their distorted confessions to police, the dignity and image of both Naoko and Noguchi were sacrificed. People will think Noguchi as abusing husband that hated by his own wife, and Naoko as cheating wife behind her husband's back. Not to mention the unborn baby, that died, because of Noguchi beating of Naoko, as rumor emerged about her affair.
If all of them did not cross path with Noguchi and Naoko, most probably, Ando will married Nozomi, and Noguchi and Naoko will live happily, with their baby.
What baffled me was why Naoko called Nishizaki, to help her and take away Nozomi from her husband. Why she thought Nishizaki was capable to solve her problem, instead of other people in her connection?. Why she needs to seduce Nishizaki to help her?. Why not using professional person?.
The story also made questioning nature of true love, as someone, we protects or as someone, we share things. It was obvious by end of the story, Nozomi protected Ando, and at same time, shared things with Naruse. In my opinion, she loved both of them, but she loved Ando slightly more than she loved Naruse.
Good drama. Recommended (8/10).
Poor husband. Despite everything.
In my opinion, the true culprits of Takahashi death were Shiho and Kojima. Both left almost unscathed by end of story.
A depressing story of bullying, ungratefulness to parents, a jealous and insecure wife/mother, limitless love for children, a weak and coward husband, intrusive community, sympathy for murderer, pretentious family, and arrogance of people who put themselves above others.
Overall, it was a good story. Recommended (8/10).
Some said Sawa husband, Shunsuke was at fault for not loving her more, but then, why she married him in first place? Because of she had no energy to resist his approach (as Shunsuke said he was the one who approachs her first? Or because the husband can provide her financial support for rest of life? Why blame the husband, as we all know, after some years of marriage or passionate relationship, it is common those love change to platonic one. Same one may occurs to Kitano and Sawa if they're marry later.
Why blames the husband, who provided her with almost everything, from house, foods, cloth, that after all, gave her free time and opportunity for new love. What was Kitano ever provides for her for past three months, other than sweet words, and sex? Remember, one time, Shunsuke tried to make love with her, but she was the one who refused it. She was the one who did not try to love her husband more, or did something for their relationship.
Some praised friendship between Sawa and Rikako, but their relationship started for benefit of Rikako. She kept her as friend and accomplice , as a way to cover her affair track, if something bad happens, and lashed out her stress, that proved to a good investment.
Rikako can be considered as an evil woman in real life, as she was not only having affair freely with strangers, but also induced Sawa to get an affair too. Rikako claimed the same thing, that her husband considered her as a trophy, but then why married him in first place? Obviously for money, she even bought a fancy underwear to sleep with stranger with her husband's money. So, she should expects her husband to look down on her. She was the one who risk everything for some free sex, and seduced a pathetic artist who had sex her for lust (at least for the first time). At the end, her return to the husband, was the best thing could happened to her, after all shit things had she done. Anyone can imagine how many years a 40 year old woman would be working as hostess bar to support her crippled lover with no future? 5 years? 10 years? She's not getting younger by days.
Some accused Noriko as obsessive and possessive wife, but think again, despite her true love for her husband, he turned away, and slept with other man's wife. Who was the victim here, Noriko or her husband? Who was the one cheats and lies?
If any of cheaters feels not being loved anymore, and fall in love with someone else, why not divorces in first place? Why plays at partners back. The answer is easy, because they're need some fools to provide them with money.
I felt no sympathy for Sawa, Kitano and Rikako characters, but felt pathetic for the husbands. Takigawa should not took back Rikako, let her support her lover with her body for rest of her passionate life. Shunsuke should divorces Sawa, yet he took her back, and guess what, she tried to burn the house, and yet again, Kitano kept covering for her. Have Kitano done the same thing, to protect her? Shunsuke words at the end was true, Sawa was greedy and desired for more.
Overall, the drama was very good. Good acting, good story from perspective of an adulterous wife. And more realistic than other movie. This drama gave a feeling as same with movie Pale Moon. Recommended (8/10).
First, after the woman knew the truth, after met with the teacher, it was obvious that Jin Ho played her heart. It was her husband that saved her at mountain, but Jin Ho claimed it was him. She claimed "big mistake". Why would she still loves Jin Ho.
Second, when, she found that both twins fallen in valley, she cried for Jin Woo first, then Jin Ho.
Third, she cried when she played the wedding video.
Fourth, most importantly, when letter arrived, the man ask, who, of them, she loves. She answer "you". If it was Jin Ho who alive and asked the question, why he needs to ask the question in first place. It should be the husband who is curious about that.
The reason why the husband goes abroad instead of return to her, probably because he thought, the woman did not loves him anymore, hence asking the question in letter. So, probably, Jin Woo took Jin Ho identity, and goes somewhere else, tried to forget about her, and guilt of his brother death. After all, he loved his brother.
1) why Naho loves Kakeru?
2) why all of his friends love him?
3) why future Suwa sacrifice his wife and his child for Kakeru?
4) what is so special of Kakeru?
5) what is evident of Kakeru's love toward his friends?
I cannot comprehend the justification of such deep friendship and love, from everybody toward Kakeru. The movie make it appeared that Kakeru received all love, without sacrificing anything.