Akira to Akira is top of the list for me because.......Saito Takumi. He's my bias because he's a gifted actor, lovely guy in RL and easy on the eyes....apart from that drama I like the look Five, Hello Harinezumi, Aishite tatte, Himitsu wa Aru and Wanitokagegisu in that order. I'd love to watch Gomen, Aishiteru but the Korean version had me drowning in my own tears and only kept afloat by the crates of tissues I had surrounding me....so I'm not sure I can go through that again.
That summary should end with '.........umtil she finally snaps, kills her cheating uncaring husband and his evil mistress and buries their dismembered corpses in the Sea of Trees (aka The Suicide Forest). She then uses her mother in law as the foundations for her extended garden patio, before starting a new life with her son in Sakawa. She meets a nice man and her life begins anew a with loving husband who happens to be an orphan.'
He was excellent in Piece and Pin to Kona....I tend to keep a look out for him in dramas because his acting is always so on point. I've been told his acting in Hokuto was stunning, but I haven't seen it yet sadly.
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LPA - That's the problem with KA, whilst DN and DC have their own pop up issues they don't usually carry the viruses that KA's often do and they DON'T appear every time you touch your mouse, unlike at KA. I can recommend both DC and DN, DN edges it because, whilst run by the same people, it has the ability to have a bookmarks list of favourites. :)
Nigeru Wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu was THE *BEST* romcom I've seen in a long time. ❤️❤️ Japanese, Korean, ALL of them - this is little romcom, with it's cute dance we fans all learnt, is the best. It was so funny and as me and my daughter are so much like Hoshini Gen's character, Tsuzaki Hiramas, we really identified with the characters. Unsure of others feelings, unsure of what to do......
I'm serious here, I shook my husband's hand goodnight for first THREE dates - worse, it would've been more but thankfully on the fourth date he realised I hadn't a clue and grabbed my hand, pulling me forward to kiss me.......
The series was funny, but the main couple Kamon Hiro (played by Amami Yuki) and her first love, Himura Chouji (played by the always wonderful Sawamura Ikki) are as irritating as all hell. Hiro annoyed me as I was never sure if she was actually a lesbian or not - bisexual or not, or even just wanting to be with the other woman in a platonic way (there never seemed to be any sexual attraction or physical affection as such between the two) because of wanting a family of her own.
Likewise with Chouji - I was often irritated because I was never sure if he was really gay or not - or even if he was bisexual or not. Was he truly gay and unable or unwilling to let her move forward without him; or bisexual and truly loved her but couldn't understand his own bisexuality? NEITHER of the main couple come out of this drama well; their partners are the ones you will be rooting for and the ending is left disappointingly open as how it will FINALLY end.
The dithering of Hiro an Chouji just hurts so many innocent people that it was hard to like them and you certainly did not sympathise with them - all their problems were really self inflicted. They really appeared to not to want the other one to be happy without them; and this was ESPECIALLY relevant with Chouji; It IS funny, but it also makes you wonder about the selfishness of some people too.
Orange was the best for me as it had the most hopeful ending compared to the other two. I agree about Tada, kimi wo aishiteru - whilst not a tearjerker in the strictest sense as the ending was so highlighted so early, it was the sort of movie that really shook you and stayed with you for a while after it ended. I certainly didn't find it uplifting, but it was most definitely beautifully, and tragically, haunting.
I did like Chonmage Purin but, as with a lot of these time slip dramas where the 'out of time' lead (either gender) has to return 'home', the ending was less than satisfying, especially as it didn't finish as so many viewers hoped it would. I know Japan adores open ended dramas and dramas where honour and duty wins out over romantic love (which I think is often seen as less 'worthy' than the others), but really some dramas make it annoying more than uplifting. Whilst I liked Chonmage Purin, it's not one I've rewatched more than once or twice.
So Orange was the best of the three for me - a live action of a manga and anime so that was a win immediately. The cast was as good as the other two but this time it was a story that had a better ending; more hopeful and more likely to end well for all concerned, even if we didn't see the whole ending. That did leave you feeling better about life, whereas I'm not so sure that Tada, kimi wo aishiteru did.
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Thanks Sunny - I see they're back up, but a lot of the site isn't working. Search, etc. Still, at least they're back. :) Thanks for the links. Also KA is back pretty much as before so hopefully all three will keep going for now. I really wish East Asian tv companies would let them stream because people like me watch them and then buy our favourites on DVD, so they MAKE money in the end. smhs
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Thanks for the info LiB, I'll take a look. I wonder what the hell's happened to them all though - KA is barely working and DN and DC are completely gone. :(
I'm serious here, I shook my husband's hand goodnight for first THREE dates - worse, it would've been more but thankfully on the fourth date he realised I hadn't a clue and grabbed my hand, pulling me forward to kiss me.......
Likewise with Chouji - I was often irritated because I was never sure if he was really gay or not - or even if he was bisexual or not. Was he truly gay and unable or unwilling to let her move forward without him; or bisexual and truly loved her but couldn't understand his own bisexuality? NEITHER of the main couple come out of this drama well; their partners are the ones you will be rooting for and the ending is left disappointingly open as how it will FINALLY end.
The dithering of Hiro an Chouji just hurts so many innocent people that it was hard to like them and you certainly did not sympathise with them - all their problems were really self inflicted. They really appeared to not to want the other one to be happy without them; and this was ESPECIALLY relevant with Chouji; It IS funny, but it also makes you wonder about the selfishness of some people too.
I did like Chonmage Purin but, as with a lot of these time slip dramas where the 'out of time' lead (either gender) has to return 'home', the ending was less than satisfying, especially as it didn't finish as so many viewers hoped it would. I know Japan adores open ended dramas and dramas where honour and duty wins out over romantic love (which I think is often seen as less 'worthy' than the others), but really some dramas make it annoying more than uplifting. Whilst I liked Chonmage Purin, it's not one I've rewatched more than once or twice.
So Orange was the best of the three for me - a live action of a manga and anime so that was a win immediately. The cast was as good as the other two but this time it was a story that had a better ending; more hopeful and more likely to end well for all concerned, even if we didn't see the whole ending. That did leave you feeling better about life, whereas I'm not so sure that Tada, kimi wo aishiteru did.