Disappointed with the fact that the drama didn't explore the 5 Meter Radius concept it's been selling...at the end of the day I was left clueless by the metaphor...they could've simply gave a more bland title like "Fumin the Reporter with her Colleagues and Boyfriend" since that is what the drama is all about in a nutshell
Pity Yua....her character was left out unresolved at the end...I wonder how long she will serve her time in prison...lucky she's in Japan so killing someone for the first time won't be given death sentence...or maybe I am wrong?
This drama is a worth watch! Besides hikikomori, it also focus on truancy problem around middle school students which often been neglected by adults. Too bad it only has 5 episodes. 8.5/10
Wow what a surprise...I wasn't sure whether to watch this or not worrying it would be repetitive but I was totally wrong!! I'm glad i did watch this! This season is refreshing despite being a school drama...maybe because of that TBS business drama style? IDK....but I must say it's so addictive you couldn't resist to watch all episodes in one go And I think it is also watchable even if you have not seen the first season 8.5/10 for me
Great finale for an amazing sequel. I know it's easy to say the OG cast/drama was great and all because of nostalgia…
Yeah me too...I like this season better than the first. 1. We could see more of the "bike gang" side of Sakuragi Sensei 2. The story feels less formulaic/episodic thanks to the TBS Ikeido Jun's business drama style of production 3. Some kickass action during the first episode 4. Very addictive where you would feel like want to watch next episode immediately
I can't believe I liked this season more than the first. It has more dramas and the actresses were more daring in this one....Portrayal of Muranishi's character was also interesting...he surely has some sort of personality disorder apart from being an hypersexual....other characters were also interesting especially Toshi which is the MVP of this season I just wish the OST have more Japanese language songs though...I hate it when netflix series tried to westernized Japan so much 9/10
I will be honest here, this drama didn't work for me... If there's textbook of writing jdrama, this is religiously following it...nothing new or exceptional other than it focused on judges working environment...the rest are the good old cliches....even the BGM sounds generic...LoL
I don't want to comment about legal system especially Japan's legal system, but I think this could've worked if written in the POV of police, prosecutor or defense lawyer instead...or maybe it needs more "X factors" other than the usual eccentric guy cliche
However, the acting was not so bad...i think all actors did their best and some guest actors did change the vibe especially Bakarhythm and that V-cinema Ossan (ep10)....so in all fairness I think it deserved 7/10
PS: To avoid misunderstanding, I must say that I do appreciate the person who translated this drama...your work is great especially when dealing with many legal terms....so thanks again for the hard work!!
The movie is missing a lot..It felt like it was made for a tribute instead of a new adaptation....all characters were underdeveloped thanks to short 2 hours movie duration and viewers who did not watch anime will have no clue on the characters individualistic....I imagine it would feel like watching a group of school boy join bicycle club and participate in tournament...LoL
And yet even if you have watched the anime you would still feel disappointed with the movie, because it has lost the original spirit...and in my opinion Nagase Ren did nothing great in this to earned him the award...what he did was basically imitate Onoda's voice and some facial expression...he was a tone deaf too (not sure if that was intentional, although the anime's Onoda was not)
I still like the old Rika better no matter how good Ishibashi's acting is...I think her portrayal of Rika was…
Don't worry about it, that was just me...more of like personality of old Rika is what would attract me in real life...haha...I guess IRL many men (with exception of course) wouldn't dare to get close to the new Rika...she's not the type men would sexually harass/assault...if you know what I mean...this is totally opposite to the Suzuki Honami's Rika character...which was easily attract men but at the same time dangerous on the inside once men got to know her
I still like the old Rika better no matter how good Ishibashi's acting is...I think her portrayal of Rika was…
Rape: yeah that's what is perceived but we never know if that's what is intended by the director...you know rape definition is always tricky in Japan pop culture (judging from the frequent theme of their old "pinku eiga", v-cinema, as well as the Adult Videos)...just my assumption because this matter didn't resolve at the end of the drama
Talking about values in Japan pop culture, I just watched the old Hattori Hanzo (1980) which surprisingly featured nude scenes in almost all of the 27 episodes...and it was aired on TV drama...haha...
Very tricky definition indeed....isn't Nobunaga Concerto was more of TimeSlip SciFi than a fantasy? So as Jin, Ashi Girl and Nobunaga no Chef.? Ooku is right for alternate past though
This is my first Chushingura... I haven't seen or read any other versions of it even the Keanu Reeve's one..haha.
Overall quite fulfilling in terms of story development. We got to know everything behind the event, before and after .. more realistic approach in the writing with a cross check with historical fact... There are many parties involved in the story so it might need sometimes along the series to know who is who...
To be fair, the main mystery was so-so, the writing was a bit off with some stuffs left unanswered at the end, the last 2 episodes were draggy and the concept of Psycho na Futari suddenly changed somewhere in the middle and the story turned into human drama....haha...not to mention the not-so-right background music
However, Takahashi Issei had saved this drama with his excellent acting...and it's still an entertaining drama that you can watch until the end without thinking of dropping....but far from being the best Japanese mystery or investigation or police dramas...overall 8/10 for the Takahashi's effort
For those who're asking for romantic relationship between Ayako-Hidaka, read spoiler below
FORMALITYAt the beginning of the series, Yamaki immediately detected Mochizuki Ayako was suddenly speaking more…
It's not that I'm good in Japanese and I don't speak the language too but just a correction for "Watashi"...it's not female specific..male would use watashi too...I guess it's genderless but of course it's rarely used by japanese male in modern drama...informal female version would be "Atashi"
Funfact: Boku could be used by female too...there are some female songs that use Boku instead of Atashi in the lyrics
8.5/10 i finished it mainly for takahashi issei, i am so impressed with how masterful he is of feminine mannerisms…
Haha agree with the bad music...the background music selection was too dramatic it reminds me of Jin....well I liked BGM of Jin but I guess they got the wrong composer for the wrong drama
Overall just an okay taiga...but since it's a modern production it was more easier to watch unlike the 80's Tokugawa Ieyasu for example..I must say I'm not a fan of Yoshitsune's character but .can't complain much as it was written off the old manuscript Heike Monogatari that is originally verbal story telling...more legends and myths than historical accuracy
In my opinion Yoshitsune story-line in this drama only deserved a 7/10...apart from Tackey stiff acting I sometime felt annoyed with the narrator's accent especially the way she stressed the word SAMA behind Yoshitsune's name as though as he was an important heir of Genji...he was the last son of Yoshitomo and born from a mistress...casual SAMA (as in formal event) would do just fine
However, as I rarely watch drama set in Heian period, I found this series a bit informative in the sense that I've got to learn the events happened after the death of Kiyomori until the establishment of Kamakura shogunate...the involvement of ex-emperor Go-Shirokawa also added the dynamic in the overall politics at the time
Other than that, this series also has amazing support casts with excellent acting to make up for the lacking Tackey....haha...therefore in all fairness I gave this 8/10
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This season is refreshing despite being a school drama...maybe because of that TBS business drama style? IDK....but I must say it's so addictive you couldn't resist to watch all episodes in one go
And I think it is also watchable even if you have not seen the first season
8.5/10 for me
1. We could see more of the "bike gang" side of Sakuragi Sensei
2. The story feels less formulaic/episodic thanks to the TBS Ikeido Jun's business drama style of production
3. Some kickass action during the first episode
4. Very addictive where you would feel like want to watch next episode immediately
I just wish the OST have more Japanese language songs though...I hate it when netflix series tried to westernized Japan so much
9/10
I don't want to comment about legal system especially Japan's legal system, but I think this could've worked if written in the POV of police, prosecutor or defense lawyer instead...or maybe it needs more "X factors" other than the usual eccentric guy cliche
However, the acting was not so bad...i think all actors did their best and some guest actors did change the vibe especially Bakarhythm and that V-cinema Ossan (ep10)....so in all fairness I think it deserved 7/10
PS: To avoid misunderstanding, I must say that I do appreciate the person who translated this drama...your work is great especially when dealing with many legal terms....so thanks again for the hard work!!
And yet even if you have watched the anime you would still feel disappointed with the movie, because it has lost the original spirit...and in my opinion Nagase Ren did nothing great in this to earned him the award...what he did was basically imitate Onoda's voice and some facial expression...he was a tone deaf too (not sure if that was intentional, although the anime's Onoda was not)
Talking about values in Japan pop culture, I just watched the old Hattori Hanzo (1980) which surprisingly featured nude scenes in almost all of the 27 episodes...and it was aired on TV drama...haha...
Ooku is right for alternate past though
Overall quite fulfilling in terms of story development. We got to know everything behind the event, before and after .. more realistic approach in the writing with a cross check with historical fact... There are many parties involved in the story so it might need sometimes along the series to know who is who...
8/10
However, Takahashi Issei had saved this drama with his excellent acting...and it's still an entertaining drama that you can watch until the end without thinking of dropping....but far from being the best Japanese mystery or investigation or police dramas...overall 8/10 for the Takahashi's effort
For those who're asking for romantic relationship between Ayako-Hidaka, read spoiler below
Funfact: Boku could be used by female too...there are some female songs that use Boku instead of Atashi in the lyrics
In my opinion Yoshitsune story-line in this drama only deserved a 7/10...apart from Tackey stiff acting I sometime felt annoyed with the narrator's accent especially the way she stressed the word SAMA behind Yoshitsune's name as though as he was an important heir of Genji...he was the last son of Yoshitomo and born from a mistress...casual SAMA (as in formal event) would do just fine
However, as I rarely watch drama set in Heian period, I found this series a bit informative in the sense that I've got to learn the events happened after the death of Kiyomori until the establishment of Kamakura shogunate...the involvement of ex-emperor Go-Shirokawa also added the dynamic in the overall politics at the time
Other than that, this series also has amazing support casts with excellent acting to make up for the lacking Tackey....haha...therefore in all fairness I gave this 8/10