Not serious but a fun drama. Perfect for casual watch and you could participate in solving the puzzle too. Interestingly they had Oda's descendant to play Oda Nobunaga.
Entertaining but it is set to have multiple seasons. Imagine this one ended in cliffhanger just right after things got interesting. Before that it was mainly just the backstories. As a season finale it was too opened and unsatisfactory IMO (I wish we got to at least see Sakura's power developed). Luckily it only has 6 episodes.
One thing I find good about this drama is its consistency in writing the mentality of the 3 main characters which is around middle school age (13 - 15). They were just rightly naive-ed and weren't super matured or unnaturally idealist.
Other part of writing was good too especially the "stage play" kind of dialogues by the Lightning Bolt...LoL
If you like the variety program, Seishun Gakko you may like this one too. I don't watch that so this drama just felt okay-ish to me. The mystery doesn't make sense. It was just there so that these Seishun Gakko talents could appear on screen. This was their first time acting in drama according to the BTS episode they posted on TV Tokyo YT channel.
This drama was okay but it didn't have interesting characters you can root for. 13 episodes seemed too long for this and yet they still failed to create good chemistry between Asuka and Jumbo Sensei.
Where I can watch the last ep please tell.. dying waiting . It's not on dramacool yet
Hey, just to inform you that Drama Otaku is currently opened for registration. They will close in few days so hopefully you can join them ASAP. Otherwise you'll have to wait for the next month intake.
i thought in 1600, the japanese are very conservative and anti foreigners, but surprise so many converted to christian....
Many converted to Christian during Nobunaga time which was around 1570's. The leaders after that i.e. Hideyoshi and Tokugawa were not so friendly with Christians. Finally the isolation of Japan done during Tokugawa Shogunate.
If you're interested in the history and don't mind low budget production you can watch a Taiga Drama, Nobunaga King of Zipangu. It was told from the perspective of Lois Frois, the Portuguese mercenaries. Very very truthful to the historical event without the gimmick.
Don't know why you see that English perspective so bad. It's a book and a movie, created from the imagination…
Please read my comment again...2 or 3 times then perhaps you will understand. It seemed like you confused this person with another person though....lol
You may want to watch it for the sake of entertainment but I guess this is too loose to the history. I haven't…
Well...most of the historical Japanese dramas produced by Japanese quite truthful to the history I would say...of course with some fictional elements.
But don't get me wrong. This one is based on Novel so it doesn't have to be historically correct/accurate in the first place...but promoting it as based on true historical event is really not so right either. I'm talking about their marketing team....as well as the marketing for the James Clavell's novel.
Excellent, loved the first two episodes. Just my cup of tea.I haven't read the original novel, but have seen the…
You may want to watch it for the sake of entertainment but I guess this is too loose to the history. I haven't started watching this yet, but their special Youtube video about backstory was too far from the actual history especially the so called "peace" during Hideyoshi time. Not to mention Ishida Mitsunari isn't really on the same league as Tokugawa Ieyasu to make these 2 person a rival.
Don't know why you see that English perspective so bad. It's a book and a movie, created from the imagination…
Hi, I think this person @Nauriya has a valid point. According to the criteria to put a drama/movie in MDL database it must be produced/co-produced by the countries listed in MDL, which is seemed like not met by this series at first glance. However that's actually not the case as Sanada's name was listed as one of the producers.
It's nothing to do with western perspective or asian prespective. We have many westernized Asian dramas/movies already....not to mention Asian works adapted from western books or literature.
They should’ve just killed her off giving Haru more man pain which would’ve been on brand for his character.…
I guess they wanted this reporter to be the love interest that could sway Haru's decision sooner or later. During the last scene it shows that Haru's still keep an eye on her so most probably they want to keep her until S2...and even make a plot twist like the reporter is also descendant of Ninja for example...lol
Yes I agree they should have made some brief history background during the beginning. I guess that part has been overlooked....or maybe the director, Dave Boyle wanted to be more "Japanese" by putting everything as subtle as possible...haha
In case you're wondering: The Hojo clan is the samurai clan during Sengoku period that resided the Odawara Castle (the one we got to see a lot in the series). Fuma clan is the ninja that have worked for this samurai family until its abolishment at the end of 16th century. It is a common knowledge to Japanese and Japan-history fans so that's why it wasn't explained. During the school trip of the youngest kid the rivalry between Fuma and Hattori was explained briefly.
About the reporter: Remember all her research have been burned by Haru and when she went to the other press company her bag containing proves was swapped? She also being chased by Fuma because she knows a lot. I don't know what did you expect from this reporter as it was clear from the beginning she was the side character.
This is quite an entertaining series although it's not super amazing. I think the problem is the expectation people have with the term NINJA, that they would want something "action packed". Please know that the other meaning of "Shinobi no Ie" is Shinobi Family. The "Ie" can also mean family and hence the family drama instead of NINJA-ACTION drama.
The music was fitting IMO although it was all English songs. It gave the cozy family vibe which I believe what Dave Boyle wanted to convey in the series. I find the pacing of episodes directed by him to be okay despite not in the quicker sense we often see in Jdrama or Asian drama in general. Loved the 2 ninjas parallel run with long camera shot earlier in the series. It was clearly an homage to old ninja dramas/movies.
Strangely though, the 2 episodes directed by the Japanese director felt 10 times slower and too western-wanabe (hint: traffic lights)...LoL
Finally, this is a ninja story. You don't have to think logic and just enjoy the show! Yeah and the plot was straight forward too that it didn't leave anything that can't be explained or interpreted unless you're overthinking it (insert MEME of woman face with math formulae).
Quite a good movie but it's the usual Japanese uneventful slice of life so it might not for everyone. Acting performance was top notch. Interpreting the on screen clues/hints is what makes this movie worth to watch.
This is surprisingly addictive. The episodic stories are just okay-ish but the partnering between Kuramae and Amano is the highlight of the drama. This is the right way how you do "generation gap" IMO. Yeah and the theme song fits the drama-tone nicely too....LoL
On the negative side, the drama featured lots of pop culture reference so it could be a bit overwhelming though.
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One thing I find good about this drama is its consistency in writing the mentality of the 3 main characters which is around middle school age (13 - 15). They were just rightly naive-ed and weren't super matured or unnaturally idealist.
Other part of writing was good too especially the "stage play" kind of dialogues by the Lightning Bolt...LoL
Will watch Season 2 for sure!
If you're interested in the history and don't mind low budget production you can watch a Taiga Drama, Nobunaga King of Zipangu. It was told from the perspective of Lois Frois, the Portuguese mercenaries. Very very truthful to the historical event without the gimmick.
The "council of 5" is actually a "council of 10" if you want to be politically correct with the historical event.
As what I have wrote before Ishido is never at the same league as Toranaga...that alone is a far stretch.
But as far as the novel goes it is all good.
But don't get me wrong. This one is based on Novel so it doesn't have to be historically correct/accurate in the first place...but promoting it as based on true historical event is really not so right either. I'm talking about their marketing team....as well as the marketing for the James Clavell's novel.
It's nothing to do with western perspective or asian prespective. We have many westernized Asian dramas/movies already....not to mention Asian works adapted from western books or literature.
Yes I agree they should have made some brief history background during the beginning. I guess that part has been overlooked....or maybe the director, Dave Boyle wanted to be more "Japanese" by putting everything as subtle as possible...haha
The Hojo clan is the samurai clan during Sengoku period that resided the Odawara Castle (the one we got to see a lot in the series). Fuma clan is the ninja that have worked for this samurai family until its abolishment at the end of 16th century. It is a common knowledge to Japanese and Japan-history fans so that's why it wasn't explained. During the school trip of the youngest kid the rivalry between Fuma and Hattori was explained briefly.
About the reporter:
Remember all her research have been burned by Haru and when she went to the other press company her bag containing proves was swapped? She also being chased by Fuma because she knows a lot. I don't know what did you expect from this reporter as it was clear from the beginning she was the side character.
The music was fitting IMO although it was all English songs. It gave the cozy family vibe which I believe what Dave Boyle wanted to convey in the series. I find the pacing of episodes directed by him to be okay despite not in the quicker sense we often see in Jdrama or Asian drama in general. Loved the 2 ninjas parallel run with long camera shot earlier in the series. It was clearly an homage to old ninja dramas/movies.
Strangely though, the 2 episodes directed by the Japanese director felt 10 times slower and too western-wanabe (hint: traffic lights)...LoL
Finally, this is a ninja story. You don't have to think logic and just enjoy the show! Yeah and the plot was straight forward too that it didn't leave anything that can't be explained or interpreted unless you're overthinking it (insert MEME of woman face with math formulae).
Link to the discord:
https://luwuang.wordpress.com/2021/09/19/luwuang-is-moving/
On the negative side, the drama featured lots of pop culture reference so it could be a bit overwhelming though.