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It's really a more humanist, less dreary variation of Ushijima the Loan Shark series.

Has anyone seen him in the Polish plays? Complete opposite of his work in movies/TV: https://moldova1.md/p/50478

Her first name Yo means "Lamb". Can't get over it!

Who knew Eita (of all people) would be so good at BL??

WC Fields' small town comedies (It's a Gift, Bank Dick) had this. Marx Brothers too.

He has the goods to become a Koichi Sato version of Kento Yamazaki. Just needs challenging roles!

Per J-wiki: He couldn't be a full-time actor until 50 (2008). Had his 1st kid at 57.
Theater acting doesn't pay, so they have to take supplementary jobs!

A classic, funny lecher on Reboot (2026)!

The first 10 minutes or so has dialog that people in China will never see;)

Original novel (2010) came out 11 years after Byakuyako (1999). A new twist on "Madame X"? (1908 French play; 1966 movie with Lana Turner is popular)

An event/secret puts someone on the margins of society. Then we get some strange (or difficult) forming of human bonds.

Yuko Tanaka played similar (role functions) in Mother 2010, Amagi Pass 1982.

This is the plot that Compartment No. 6 (2021) reminded me of.

EPS 2: Yoko Maki's appearance changed so much. Turns out she gave birth last year (2025)! This production is decent. Who else is gonna do J-horror justice but themselves:D

EPS 4~5 are peak, when everything clicks into gear. The camera work suddenly makes sense why it frames the cast a certain way.

Sul Kyung-gu eats this genre for breakfast. Ryu JY was memorable as the idealistic young man in Taxi Driver movie (his breakout?) I'm excited to start this.

Character studies are more likely in indie movies. TV dramas tend to take a collectivist view, unless it's about romance.

Chalamet is signed up to play Lupin the 3rd from WBD. We'll see which adaptation worked or not, and how~

When I bought this on VCD years ago (have since sold it), Yuya Yagira was still calling Manabu Oshio his role model. Time flies!

If the drama is a "nudge" as you put it, it's probably making baby steps in making a distinction between gender and sex. Or is Miki pre-operation, that might affect physical relationships?

Switching the focus to Keisuke in S2 is a mistake. The actor, usually a delight with his sexy and menacing presence in support, simply cannot carry a story's weight like Yagira did in S1. His character is even supposed to have a bigger dilemma than Yagira's, having been born into generational abuse! Not prime time ready:(

Plot sounds like Taste of Cherry