Is this supposed to be something like that Japanese show Midnight Diner🤔
a slight spoiler, but not really. lol.
I thought the same, but it's something different. In interviews, Kazuki Kitamura mentioned that it was somewhat of an experiment—essentially a mobile TV show. They had the drama planned out but not the complete scripts. As a result, they chose to make the chef silent, allowing him to listen comically and attentively.
The majority of the dialogue comes from the various women who come in to order food. The running gag is that the chef always forgets to go grocery shopping, leaving his refrigerator nearly empty. However, after the woman makes a comment, he suddenly has a perfect meal idea with the few ingredients he has left. The women then enjoy the meal, believing that the chef is wise and has created the dish as a metaphor for their lives. It's funny.
Twitter is lit up 🔥 with news that this drama is released in full on DVD. (July 6, 2023) I wish I could see it. It looks very good. But it will be hard for me to follow unless it gets subtitled in English.
who dies from support cast? (if you still rmemeber?)
I’m sorry I don’t remember names.. but Almost all the students but, the Detective, Kindaichi’s girlfriend and best friend with glasses… and another girl with short hair.
So I'm liking the overall setting and the characters of the drama, but I'm not so sure how I feel about ep 3.…
You're absolutely right! I'm not against "tough love" in the appropriate doses. But What's even more irritating to me, is that no one in authority took the boy aside and told him they were going to get him the proper Mental therapy he needs to continue. I've heard (From Japanese people, in videos and such) that the mental-health awareness, while of course available, is still weak in Japan and people who need it still get stigmatized.
This is one of my favorite J-dramas, it's a lot like the American "The Fugitive" tv show from the 60s. I have a soft spot for it because it introduced me to Kitamura Kazuki, who's become one of my favorite actors in the world.
I watched this without English subtitles, but the emotions conveyed throughout and the beautifully timed classical music is universally understood. Kazuki Kitamura is my favorite, and he always delivers top-notch performances. Tokiwa Takako was likable as the 'heroine,' However, I wish it were longer for stronger character development with both characters.
I was a little annoyed when she just walked out on her husband and children, though I understood her feelings of being undervalued and unappreciated. Her husband was a good man, though his increasing workload kept him away from home for long hours. She put in a lot of effort to prepare nice meals and he never showed up. It's not clear how long she was gone from her family. IDK. They needed to learn a lesson I guess. The problem also lay with her. It seemed she grew increasingly bitter that she gave up her lifelong acting dream for this, which also led to her walking out the way she did. Or it cut into it deeply. Because she was still acting a bit when she found out she was ill. I wish I knew what her note said to her family. Having subtitles would've cleared things up for me.
Despite the short runtime, I think it needed more in the 'romance' department, I mean, we are supposed to believe they're true lovers that overcome the odds, and not even one kiss? Sigh.
Selfish adults doing foolish things. Both the ones having the affairs and the jilted spouses. Having dealt with dear family members who fell victim to infidelity, dramas with this subject matter make me cringe. Kazuki Kitamura, my favorite actor, was my only reason for watching. Dayum… Dayum… Dayum!!!! (Look up that songify on Youtube. Hysterical!) That table kiss was just superb. I am likely in the minority when I felt there wasn't much chemistry between him and Kichise Michiko. (Truth be told, Kazuki Kitamura has rarely been paired properly with any female lead. To this day it seems the powers that be are afraid to give him a true romantic role that is not dysfunctional or doesn't end in tragedy.)
Somehow I felt the script was immature. Most characters felt like cut-outs, not layered human beings. I'm not sure what the Japanese word for these types of dramas is, in English, they're soap operas, and Kdramas "Makjang." This was more understated than those. I'm glad this drama showed the consequences of their actions. Aside from Sasamoto and her breakdowns, in the end, I felt Osamu (Kitamura) was the one who suffered the most. He was surrounded and getting sucked into the world of these amoral people.
I need to rant - the song in the opening credits, was that a joke? It did NOT match the hot and heavy actions onscreen one bit and destroyed the whole vibe!
I thought the same, but it's something different. In interviews, Kazuki Kitamura mentioned that it was somewhat of an experiment—essentially a mobile TV show. They had the drama planned out but not the complete scripts. As a result, they chose to make the chef silent, allowing him to listen comically and attentively.
The majority of the dialogue comes from the various women who come in to order food.
The running gag is that the chef always forgets to go grocery shopping, leaving his refrigerator nearly empty. However, after the woman makes a comment, he suddenly has a perfect meal idea with the few ingredients he has left. The women then enjoy the meal, believing that the chef is wise and has created the dish as a metaphor for their lives. It's funny.
I was a little annoyed when she just walked out on her husband and children, though I understood her feelings of being undervalued and unappreciated. Her husband was a good man, though his increasing workload kept him away from home for long hours. She put in a lot of effort to prepare nice meals and he never showed up. It's not clear how long she was gone from her family. IDK. They needed to learn a lesson I guess. The problem also lay with her. It seemed she grew increasingly bitter that she gave up her lifelong acting dream for this, which also led to her walking out the way she did. Or it cut into it deeply. Because she was still acting a bit when she found out she was ill. I wish I knew what her note said to her family. Having subtitles would've cleared things up for me.
Despite the short runtime, I think it needed more in the 'romance' department, I mean, we are supposed to believe they're true lovers that overcome the odds, and not even one kiss? Sigh.
Somehow I felt the script was immature. Most characters felt like cut-outs, not layered human beings. I'm not sure what the Japanese word for these types of dramas is, in English, they're soap operas, and Kdramas "Makjang." This was more understated than those. I'm glad this drama showed the consequences of their actions. Aside from Sasamoto and her breakdowns, in the end, I felt Osamu (Kitamura) was the one who suffered the most. He was surrounded and getting sucked into the world of these amoral people.
I need to rant - the song in the opening credits, was that a joke? It did NOT match the hot and heavy actions onscreen one bit and destroyed the whole vibe!