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So excellent in 'Switched' and 'Toumei na Yurikago' and showing great promise in 'If Talking Paid'- utterly exceeds many senior actors and actresses. She has the potential to sit with Japan's best in the future. It is also very likely that she'll get her own lead in an asadora someday.

On second thoughts I'm rescinding my previous comment if the second episode continues along the path of the first. Needlessly facetious, lousily set-out, incredibly unrealistic and highly overacted. Such a disappointment. Is this some kind of bizarre satire that is 'so bad it's good'? How this got greenlit to air on national television is an unfathomable enigma. The quality of the subtitles were also questionable, especially if they were actually official subtitles for an English-speaking audience.

Anyone here seen Isao Takahata's 'My Neighbours the Yamadas'? From the first episode, this seems to have a similar vibe.

Looks fun

Hope this gets subbed though. Interesting synopsis, part of 3A universe and 'd love to see Kaku Kento do a serious role+ Kaho is always acting gold

I'm sorry you had to sit through this. It honestly disturbs me that so many people, even on this sight, are calling the female lead talented because of her hideously contrived 'emoting'.

This film right here is true kino. The acting was brilliantly and realistically executed, the characters were hauntingly relatable and despite the comedic genre, it gave profound, searching insights into the human condition. 11/10

This is set before Hiiragi's death so he may well have a cameo.

Excellent in blade of the immortal. She executed both serious and comedic scenes incredibly well, switching between them with natural ease.

Did you watch it online? I can't seem to find it.

She has very good potential. It would be excellent to see her do a darker or more thought-provoking film in the future.

This was confirmed as being canonically linked to 3 Nen A Gumi.

Also Himizu (2011) is really worth a watch.

HBD

I was thinking about this series and it struck me that Kaku Kento's mannerisms kinda reminded me of Harpo Marx's in Duck Soup (1933). The blonde perm certainly helped.

Talk about an ensemble cast. Also, its great that they got a bunch of foreign actors on board.

Can I watch Evil's Wave by itself or should I watch Stone's Cocoon first?

The dancing during the credits is pretty sick

Just wanted to put this out there- Kaho is really great. Her acting and range of filmography is truly impressive and she has a very distinctive screen presence. She's quite underrated, frankly.

If you're talking about how we don't see Sumida's redemption arc being resolved, I think there's meant to be a sense of uncertainty in the ending- not just only for the characters but also for Japan's future (the film obviously has heavy social implications.) Thats also why the final image is of the 3/11 ruins- to suggest that Japan may be struck down by disaster again but, like Sumida and Keiko, the only way for it to survive is to move forward, to 'have a dream.'