I have taken the liberty to sum up the movie for those interested - Girl A gets amnesia at the airport and mistakes one man B for her boyfriend C That man B begins to mistake A for doppelganger ex D C tells B not to think of himself as C Then some mysterious moon appears and A goes back to thinking C is C, and no longer recognises B. B is confused over his feelings for A and D. Another character E begins to talk to B about how cooking and falling in love are the same thing and how he's confused too. And then he says he thinks he should go travelling. A rejects C. Then suddenly A remembers B, and begins to wonder about D. Another character F, who likes B, asks A to take care of B. B meets with an accident on the way to see A. B realizes that D is dead. A apologizes to B and tells him that she loves him. B addresses A as D. A is happy to be a replacement for D. B wakes up with amnesia and doesn't recognize A. A, B, C continue living together. F and B have a conversation about love. B watches A and C acting cosy, and the next minute A and B have a serious talk about stars and making wishes. A asks C to be her friend under the tree where B and D promised their everlasting love. B makes his sculpture. F can't understand whether it's A or D. A comes to the gallery, looks at the sculpture and thanks B for remembering her. A, followed by B, put their necklaces on the sculpture. B kisses the sculpture's lips. Add to that, they're speaking Korean one minute, and Japanese the next, that I forgot which language I was hearing.
Recommended for those who want to stimulate their mind🤣🤣🤣
Don't you just love the idea of going on a trip and having your life changed by an encounter with another fellow tourist, that too the wonderful Miura Haruma.. This mini drama featured 3 short, simple and poignant stories on self-discovery, set in Bangkok, Taipei and Ho Chi Minh. A strict one-time watch. The first episode was the best.
Kitagawa Eriko knows how to write a romance, and Nakayama Miho can create chemistry with a rock. Winning combo! If you enjoy bittersweet movies rich in dialogue, like Before Sunrise / Before Sunset, with 2 gorgeous strangers who hit it off instantly in an unknown country and have crackling chemistry together, then you'll enjoy this movie. Sigh I wish this was a drama because I could watch Mukai Osamu and Nakayama Miho interact and cuddle for hours. They were really beautiful together. Time well spent :)
What a wonderful film! The beauty of the love story between the deaf ML and hearing FL lied in the simplicity with which their feelings were conveyed, and the 'normalcy' of their relationship. Unlike movies / dramas in this genre that often make you ugly cry, this made me cry tears of joy (even though it had its lovely moments of angst). Highly recommend this gem for all :)
P.S ALSO ALL THAT SEXUAL TENSION BETWEEN THE LEADS OMGGGGG😳
Those are probably the shoujo manga live adaptations that are meant to be corny as they are mimicking the source material. You should definitely try out the non-manga Japanese dramas, which are actually quality dramas :)
"Lower quality" + "subpar acting" That is not at all true. Watch the proper cable dramas, rather than the shoujo manga dramas, and the acting easily surpasses other Asian countries. There are way too many brilliant actors, and a huge variety of stories. Also, many J dramas are shot beautifully, with great cinematography. Those that have the yellow filter effect because they let it look natural rather than do excessive colour grading. It's not because they are using 20 year old lenses.
I hope that you will be open to explore more quality J dramas. Here are some you can check out - https://kisskh.at/list/LQJEl7R3
A tender and heartwarming love story with a sincere Ninomiya Kazunari and the ever-lovely Haru. Despite this trope being done to death, what's not to like about this beautiful film :)
P.S Can Ninomiya please do more romance dramas / films? I adored him in this.
I just finished Nanyobi ni Umareta no. Highly recommend it!
I watched Kazoku Game on Dramacool and yeah the quality isn't that great. I just did a Google search though and there are episodes on Veoh and Dailymotion which are good quality (at least better than Dramacool)
I recommended Sleeping Forest to you while I was still watching it. It had the potential to be really good but it ended up being strictly decent. Worth a one-time watch though (at least for me).
Seems like you enjoy darker and character-driven stories. Check out these - Iari: Mienai Kao Watashi wo Hanasanaide Kono Yo No Hate Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi Innocent Days Mukou No Hate
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Watashi wo Hanasanaide
Kono Yo No Hate
Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi
Soredemo, Ikite Yuku
Zeni Geba
Hokuto
Feel free to reach out for more if you enjoy these :)
I love that!
Girl A gets amnesia at the airport and mistakes one man B for her boyfriend C
That man B begins to mistake A for doppelganger ex D
C tells B not to think of himself as C
Then some mysterious moon appears and A goes back to thinking C is C, and no longer recognises B.
B is confused over his feelings for A and D.
Another character E begins to talk to B about how cooking and falling in love are the same thing and how he's confused too. And then he says he thinks he should go travelling.
A rejects C.
Then suddenly A remembers B, and begins to wonder about D.
Another character F, who likes B, asks A to take care of B.
B meets with an accident on the way to see A.
B realizes that D is dead. A apologizes to B and tells him that she loves him.
B addresses A as D. A is happy to be a replacement for D.
B wakes up with amnesia and doesn't recognize A.
A, B, C continue living together.
F and B have a conversation about love.
B watches A and C acting cosy, and the next minute A and B have a serious talk about stars and making wishes.
A asks C to be her friend under the tree where B and D promised their everlasting love.
B makes his sculpture. F can't understand whether it's A or D.
A comes to the gallery, looks at the sculpture and thanks B for remembering her.
A, followed by B, put their necklaces on the sculpture.
B kisses the sculpture's lips.
Add to that, they're speaking Korean one minute, and Japanese the next, that I forgot which language I was hearing.
Recommended for those who want to stimulate their mind🤣🤣🤣
Sayonara Itsuka
Love Letter
I Have to Buy New Shoes
Butterfly Sleep
Dramas:
Kenja No Ai
Platonic
For You
We all know he's much more handsome than that.
Let me know if your thoughts if you do watch any of them :)
This mini drama featured 3 short, simple and poignant stories on self-discovery, set in Bangkok, Taipei and Ho Chi Minh.
A strict one-time watch. The first episode was the best.
If you enjoy bittersweet movies rich in dialogue, like Before Sunrise / Before Sunset, with 2 gorgeous strangers who hit it off instantly in an unknown country and have crackling chemistry together, then you'll enjoy this movie. Sigh I wish this was a drama because I could watch Mukai Osamu and Nakayama Miho interact and cuddle for hours. They were really beautiful together.
Time well spent :)
Highly recommend this gem for all :)
P.S ALSO ALL THAT SEXUAL TENSION BETWEEN THE LEADS OMGGGGG😳
I really liked him in Isa Pa With Feelings :)
You should definitely try out the non-manga Japanese dramas, which are actually quality dramas :)
That is not at all true. Watch the proper cable dramas, rather than the shoujo manga dramas, and the acting easily surpasses other Asian countries. There are way too many brilliant actors, and a huge variety of stories.
Also, many J dramas are shot beautifully, with great cinematography.
Those that have the yellow filter effect because they let it look natural rather than do excessive colour grading. It's not because they are using 20 year old lenses.
I hope that you will be open to explore more quality J dramas. Here are some you can check out -
https://kisskh.at/list/LQJEl7R3
*adds to watchlist*
P.S Can Ninomiya please do more romance dramas / films? I adored him in this.
Ep1 - https://www.veoh.com/watch/v52471613fKTQ39Qy
Ep 2 onwards on this channel - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x82i30f
I recommended Sleeping Forest to you while I was still watching it. It had the potential to be really good but it ended up being strictly decent. Worth a one-time watch though (at least for me).
Seems like you enjoy darker and character-driven stories. Check out these -
Iari: Mienai Kao
Watashi wo Hanasanaide
Kono Yo No Hate
Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi
Innocent Days
Mukou No Hate