Faarian

Thank you very much for the kind words. It's really encouraging:)

Thanks for sharing your view.
My main point and problem is that the movie covers too much, so can't go deep.
But let's talk about Yuka: I didn't blame her for her love. I criticized the movie because the character of her and that friend don't make sense. Here is why: When he comes back from prison, she and the friend first don't want him close to themselves. This means that they are worried about the consequences of being with a 'murderer', as the society sees the guy. This is understandable, as she and the friend have their families to take care. But then they changed their mind and even began to do everything they can do for him. And this is understandable as well, because she is his lover, and he is his best friend. But then the problem arises, which is not the man's fault. In fact, he does his best to begin a decent new life. My problem starts here: why do they abandon him? They are 2 mature people, and they showed before that they were aware of the possibility of unwelcome consequences. But they treat him as though he just did something terrible. I don't get this part. As a lover, I expect her to keep showing her love, maybe moving to another city together. And as for the friend, his behaviour is even more inconsistent (and ridiculous in fact). If someone is to blame for that photo, it's that friend who let the guy take the photo. However I don't think anyone is to blame, as in our time, it's so natural to see these things to happen. And Yuka and the friend can't be unaware of this.
Sorry for the long response:)

Yeah, but maybe because it's a J-dorama, we should expect anything except for this one:)

Also I think the review above by 'chesed' says it all.

You're not alone, in fact I found it really insulting full of terrible moral (immoral) lessons. I'm gonna put the director and screen-writers' names in my blacklist:)

Thanks for the review. Totally agree, and I can add that as someone who was in a similar situation, I found this series insulting, full of wrong moral message, like that other people come and go, but your family is always there, so accept them as they are. Overall, abuse is not something to laugh, something normal, something to bear with a smile.

Seems interesting, hopefully to be subbed soon!

Your point makes sense, but generally speaking, Japanese dramas aren't concerned with presenting a realistic depiction of things. What matters most is to convey people's feelings, thoughts, and so forth. The main thing about the killing scene is that they do it together in a way that each shares 50% of the whole. I think this was what the drama wanted to convey with the scene.

in fact, now we can say that she's never gone in the first place:)

Shin and Mizuki should marry and adopt Kotaro, then everyone including us are shiawase

Waiting to watch another movie from the recent wave of films on women's problem in Japan

Thanks for the info, really looking forward to watching it!

I think the reason is that in this stage of her life, what she needs more is to grow her independent character, not finding a guy, so she still have things to do:)

Well-said, can't agree more:)

Thanks:)

As far as I can see, all people here are moved by this movie, though I'm not sure how and why. In any case, I don't get the message, that there is a meaning to every death, that if a 10-year-old kid dies, it has a meaning? I don't think so ...
But maybe there is something else I'm missing.

I'm sure we'll see her again!

@kurobakari I understand your point about doing too much tasks and then leaving them and so, but as far as this series and the four subbed episodes is considered, I haven't seen any sign that 'subs are full of typos and mistranslations', as you said. To me, it's kind of the opposite: I can see some sign of doing things more than necessary. Maybe about some other projects you're right, but I don't think it's the case here.

Haha, you're going very far, I still want to give a chance to Takamine and Yuwaki, as their relationship is dynamic, slowly evolving!
As for Ichigo, my initial idea was that she was interested in Yuwaki only because he didn't fall for her. So basically she just wanted to add his name to the list of her lovers and then throw him away. But now I'm not sure why she wants him, maybe there is something more serious!

thanks