I thought it was only the Japanese who were obsessed with making dramas about cats. Welcome, Korea! Please include a scene in this drama where the cat sprawls across the female lead's face to sleep, then accidentally wakes up as a man. I would find that very funny :)
Have you read the Yangzshe Choo novel, Ghost Bride, on which this drama is based? It's a great read. It was a bestseller back in 2014, and the series is staying pretty close to the book so far. I'm assuming they'll finish up the novel in a Season 2, since the story is nowhere near over.
But it's kind of interesting that we have a Taiwanese production of a novel written by a Harvard grad of Chinese/Malaysian descent, who grew up all over the world but who lives in the US, publishes in the US, and writes in English.
Is that the difference between a Taiwanese production and a mainland China production? Although Ghost Bride is steeped in Chinese culture and legend, I can't imagine Mainland China making an expensive adaptation of what amounts to an American novel. They're committed to promoting Chinese authors. Which is great! No issue there. I just like to think that the novel was so awesome, the Taiwanese couldn't say no :)
His hair was a character by itself- simply magnificent
His hair is mesmerizing in Gold Bowl as well :) Me, I've always thought Vic Chou's epic shag-cut in MARS should be given its own acting credit. It's a layered masterwork of early twenty-first century hair-styling. Whoever negotiated that mane for sixty episodes should have been paid in Krugerrands.
This has to be the best romantic j-drama I have EVER seen. I'm not even joking when I say that but I really think…
Shota-san, you are my go-to drama adviser. You have never steered me wrong. Not once. I highly recommend this wonderful love story, and I recommend everyone listen to ShotaSidePart! lol
Such a disappointment, for once in a while we get a woman on a revenge mission, instead of a man, and both plot…
Hey Poia I had the exact same reaction as you. I was frustrated with this movie because the script implies that Korea has no criminal or civil laws that protect anybody, ever. This is not the first time I've noted this strange premise in Asian dramas, and I have always thought this was some kind of unrealistic screenwriting pass that Asian audiences just extend their entertainers by tradition. Now I'm reading that these scenarios are considered realistic, and that it is true that whole towns will stand by and watch crimes and say nothing. Seriously? That's...scary. IF that's true.
thanks Jenna! i don't speak chinese but if you need someone to edit your subs for english language typos and such, give me a shout. Happy to pitch in if you need :)
Four minutes into this movie, and i'm treated to a scene where a full grown Japanese woman cannot figure out how to get into the back of a pickup truck. please. I'm so not in the mood for yet another bizarrely dysfunctional female lead. This could be an award winning movie but I'm out. I know I'll hate the screenwriter by the end for portraying women so poorly.
I loved this movie even more the second time through, now that I know what a host club is. lol. I watched the Gintama movies before I'd seen even a single dorama, if you can believe that, just because the comedy was so off the hook. It's still off the hook, but now I get more of the Japanese in jokes and pop culture references. Like the Rurouni Kenshin jokes. Just be prepared to laugh until your ribs are sore.
The OST : one n only My love I found this song if anyone is interested
I'm interested! I checked out the title on YouTube but I'm not sure I have the right song. Maybe a link? And thanks for the OST tips. Soundtracks make a huge difference to my enjoyment of any drama, so keep posting!
I fall into a confused coma about five minutes into any of those elegant Taiga dramas, but toss in high school kids, babies, or cats, and suddenly the pacing and clarity of an samurai drama improves tremendously for me.
That's why I like this movie so much. I can't resist a good Bakumatsu romp, where Hawaii-Five-Oh kimonos are paired with western military caps and your chances for being gutted by a sword or gunned down by a rifle are about equal in any battle.
Katsu Kaishuu riding hellbent thru the streets of Edo was as stirring as any depicition of Paul Revere, which leads me my last point: What really makes this movie work is its wonderful, lush symphonic soundtrack, which builds to epic qualities in all the right places.
Go! Now! Watch this movie! It's really entertaining.
I watched this for Fukushi Sota's awesome Hawaii-Five-O kimono and I was soooo not disappointed. Looks like he stepped right out of the manga. The rest of the adaptation made me happy as well. Fave moments: Tenka rocking a tuxedo and the Yamainu saving the day. Watch this! You will like!
But it's kind of interesting that we have a Taiwanese production of a novel written by a Harvard grad of Chinese/Malaysian descent, who grew up all over the world but who lives in the US, publishes in the US, and writes in English.
Is that the difference between a Taiwanese production and a mainland China production? Although Ghost Bride is steeped in Chinese culture and legend, I can't imagine Mainland China making an expensive adaptation of what amounts to an American novel. They're committed to promoting Chinese authors. Which is great! No issue there. I just like to think that the novel was so awesome, the Taiwanese couldn't say no :)
That's why I like this movie so much. I can't resist a good Bakumatsu romp, where Hawaii-Five-Oh kimonos are paired with western military caps and your chances for being gutted by a sword or gunned down by a rifle are about equal in any battle.
Katsu Kaishuu riding hellbent thru the streets of Edo was as stirring as any depicition of Paul Revere, which leads me my last point: What really makes this movie work is its wonderful, lush symphonic soundtrack, which builds to epic qualities in all the right places.
Go! Now! Watch this movie! It's really entertaining.