I've seen seen Man From Nowhere and Kenshin, Hard Boil coming right up ;) The Good, The Bad, The Weird has always been on my mind but never got around watching it. I think I want to watch the original first, do you know if it is available with subtitles?
My girl song brought so many memories!! I feel like rewatching now! lol I've only rewatched 2-3 dramas until now and My girl was 1 of them :P I used to listen to Prisoner of Love all the time for a long while ;) On and Hana Kimi OST also brought a smile to my face (another dorama that I've rewatched XD) I really liked Jiro Wang's Pretend We Never Loved so that's a discovery I just made now thx to you :D (Going to download it now :P)
This film proves that yakusho koji is the greatest japanese actor alive today. In the film he always wrecks his…
Well me too I was excited to watch them, only because I wasn't familiar with Yakusho Koji, I just thought "director of confession and my fave actors in the same movie in supporting roles, that has just got to be some thing worth it"
As for the awards, as I always say it's politics. I have loved Okada for a long time and have watched most of his works, and I saw how he grew in acting, but still doesn't compare to what we saw in that movie. I just think the "power that be" (whoever that it) is liking him these days, what with giving him lead in both a Taiga and a nationalistic movie.
Let me start by saying that I really love that dorama, but I have a couple of complaint :P
I just really hate the villains! I hate the way Japanese dramas seem to whitewash them. I'd try to understand the criminal once they're behind bars paying for their crimes and living through it. When they are out and free, well I'd care more about the well being of the victims.
I swear if I was the son, I would've destroyed Kaori's shrine and would've wanted to see her spirit bleed! And Muuto is no better! Silent and carrying on the criminal's wish makes you just the same. Argh horrible!
The other villains got their poetic justice, while their actual crime, though still big, is small than the main criminal's crime.
Are All-Round Appraiser Q: Mona Lisa's Eyes and Nazotoki wa dinner no ato de: Movie subbed?
OMG you're amazing! I have the program to join them no problem ;) I'll wait longer for better subs for All-Around Appraiser but I can't wait to watch Nazotoki :D
P.S. I think that Yoriko's real mother was a lot sweeter (not as much as the father, though, I guess!) and more…
Yup totally agree. I didn't want to say the nature of her mother's presence here but in reality her mother was sweet, and wanted to teach her daughter about emotions. The mother Yoriko sees is really just a self reflection, and she tells her what Yoriko thinks of herself and not what her mother really thought. I just think we tend to be harsher on ourselves than we actually deserves. I actually forgot to mention, I also love how much Yoriko cares about her dad. You're right he was probably her only friend, and that made them really close. A lot of times we can't follow her way of thinking, but accepts her it either way.
Wow your already done. One of my top motivator of watching this drama is the focus on the maids and those of the lower class of the era. Your review makes it seem this drama is perfect for me ;)
Yay so this one has been subtitled! I downloaded the first episode but was afraid it would take forever to be subbed as I'm used to with short series but I guess it's getting better ;) such a high rating must be good been looking forward to watching Sorimachi Takashi in something good.
Love those types of articles! And yup your ideas work depending on the situation. # 4 works for me most when I pour my heart into a review.
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That was one detailed review! Though I don't think this drama is for me it was definitely helpful.
It sucks that ppl (kdrama fans particularly I find) will downrate a review just because they don't agree with the rating and a lot of times they don't even read it. It happened when I wrote a review on KMHM and less than 1 minute later I already had someone who disagree, although I doubt they had the time to actually read the review or the reasoning behind the ratings.
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I'm happy you didn't add the ones from Hana Yori Dango and its remakes, I will never like the lead in that story!! :P
Masked Prosecutor definitely watching :D Ex-Girlfriend Club seems fun so it'll depend on my mood ;) I'm still debating Producer.
As for the awards, as I always say it's politics. I have loved Okada for a long time and have watched most of his works, and I saw how he grew in acting, but still doesn't compare to what we saw in that movie. I just think the "power that be" (whoever that it) is liking him these days, what with giving him lead in both a Taiga and a nationalistic movie.
I just really hate the villains! I hate the way Japanese dramas seem to whitewash them. I'd try to understand the criminal once they're behind bars paying for their crimes and living through it. When they are out and free, well I'd care more about the well being of the victims.
I swear if I was the son, I would've destroyed Kaori's shrine and would've wanted to see her spirit bleed! And Muuto is no better! Silent and carrying on the criminal's wish makes you just the same. Argh horrible!
The other villains got their poetic justice, while their actual crime, though still big, is small than the main criminal's crime.
It sucks that ppl (kdrama fans particularly I find) will downrate a review just because they don't agree with the rating and a lot of times they don't even read it. It happened when I wrote a review on KMHM and less than 1 minute later I already had someone who disagree, although I doubt they had the time to actually read the review or the reasoning behind the ratings.