Yan Ze and that little girl being a side love interest....big red flags no no no #pedophilevibes
It could seem that way from her appearance but they actually make reference to her age a few times. I think that she's 19-20. They say she's legal to drink but doesn't due to her health; legal drinking age in Taiwan is 18. They also say she's 1 year younger than her brother who obtained a teaching cert after high school so that puts him at likely 20-21 depending on the cert he went after. There's also a scene where she's asked if she's over 18 and Ya En replies yes.
Iine! Hikaru Genji-kun tells the story of a fictional character, Hikaru Genji from The Tale of Genji, that's been brought into the real world, and into the modern era at that.
The Heian period is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It's also interesting to note that the Heian period is noted for its cultural achievements, at least at the imperial court. These include the creation of a Japanese writing (kana) using Chinese characters, mostly phonetically, which permitted the production of the world's first novel, the Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu. It was a Golden Age that led to a new and ultimately unique Japanese culture.
OK so history lessons aside, this series was fun and endearing, with some well placed bittersweet moments. Hakaru is a man out of his own world and time and Saori helps him in his time of need. Chiba Yudai (Hakaru) and Kiriyama Renn (Chujo) do a wonderful job with their body language, posture, expressions and tone, things that may look extremely odd today were normal for them. Such as how they held their hands at their hips and dipped when coming into a room. Even the way they talked with women and each other was telling of the era they are from. (Here's a humorous little video on courting customs back in the Heian period: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-xzWH_VhqQ)
All in all it was a very entertaining watch and when I saw there was a Season 2 I had to re-watch Season 1 before I started it. :P
Thank you for the preface of spoilers! I skimmed the article due to that, but I can tell you put a lot into this piece. I especially liked the "Is This Drama For You?" section so I could tell it had key things I enjoy! <3
hahah yes!~ I love noticing things like this. I think the house in Cinderella and Four Knights is the same one in Blade Man but they only use the outside in BM.
You've listed so many movies I've watched very recently, some great titles too! Thanks for putting together this list, I really hope it encourages other to check out more movies from Japan!
This goofy little series is like a prehistoric Japanese Zena Warrior princess! As a Sam Raimi fan I liked it. Each Ep dealt with a different yokai and as expected of a JP show there are melancholic life lessons in most of them.
The Heian period is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It's also interesting to note that the Heian period is noted for its cultural achievements, at least at the imperial court. These include the creation of a Japanese writing (kana) using Chinese characters, mostly phonetically, which permitted the production of the world's first novel, the Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu. It was a Golden Age that led to a new and ultimately unique Japanese culture.
OK so history lessons aside, this series was fun and endearing, with some well placed bittersweet moments. Hakaru is a man out of his own world and time and Saori helps him in his time of need. Chiba Yudai (Hakaru) and Kiriyama Renn (Chujo) do a wonderful job with their body language, posture, expressions and tone, things that may look extremely odd today were normal for them. Such as how they held their hands at their hips and dipped when coming into a room. Even the way they talked with women and each other was telling of the era they are from. (Here's a humorous little video on courting customs back in the Heian period: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-xzWH_VhqQ)
All in all it was a very entertaining watch and when I saw there was a Season 2 I had to re-watch Season 1 before I started it. :P