I didn't read the plot and went in completely blind lol I just knew vaguely that it's about film-making. At first I was like: oh... I didn't expect this was about pink films... hmm interesting. Half way in: wait... this is actually a pretty nice movie about youth. And when that last 15 mins hit: oh shitttt I didn't see that coming. Well... um. All I can say is, keep in mind that it's not your typical movie, it was based on true story about pink films production in the 70s so of course it was very real and raw. Nonetheless it was still an interesting watch for me. Watching Arata doing accent was a joy I didn't know I needed. And Mugi was splendid as always.
I caved in and watched the 1st ep with Jpn subs. I liked it so far, the preview for next ep seems interesting. Also she said that her name is "Sakuko" not "Sakiko" lol and she's really cute, I love her already.
I watched it with Japanese subs. Jun is charming as always. The movie seemed low budget but the plot is quite interesting. My Japanese wasn't good enough to understand the legends / story they told at the near end though. And that ending was a bit questionable, I hope that woman is their helper or else it would be real weird lol
wew Ohku Akiko is directing this?!! and no one is subbing it ;__; I was feeling weird about the giant age gap…
I think the age gap and the infidelity theme drives everyone away lol But there are so many layers to it in this drama, at least from what I've seen from the 1st episode. I haven't read the original manga but I trust Ohku Akiko, she has an eye for good stories made for mature female audience.
EPISODE 1: The first episode is better than I expected. Interesting directing from Ohku Akiko as always, indeed felt like I was watching a suspense drama with a dash of comedy, or even dark humor. Quite a lot going on behind every character. Love the music, definitely set the eerie atmosphere on point. Let's see if the rest of the episodes can keep this up. And Rihito, so far I can't tell if he fits the role or not but his eyes... speak, it's quite scary.
Also at the very end of the episode where they showed the text "This is a work of fiction" as usual but this time they even added "...but love from the age of 40 does exist." and I think that is such an excellent detail lmao good job.
I watched it with Japanese subs btw. still no sign of anyone shows interest in picking it up.
Have you finished the drama? It’s a major spoiler.
They had the same mother (a geisha), which means they’re half sisters. Their fathers’ art genes run in their blood + their mother’s genes = extremely talented creatures.
all this time I kept thinking that both Naho and Tatsuru felt like some kind of otherworldly creatures and then it all made sense when the phrase "geisha in Gino" was mentioned twice lol
At first I was like: oh... I didn't expect this was about pink films... hmm interesting.
Half way in: wait... this is actually a pretty nice movie about youth.
And when that last 15 mins hit: oh shitttt I didn't see that coming.
Well... um. All I can say is, keep in mind that it's not your typical movie, it was based on true story about pink films production in the 70s so of course it was very real and raw. Nonetheless it was still an interesting watch for me. Watching Arata doing accent was a joy I didn't know I needed. And Mugi was splendid as always.
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The first episode is better than I expected. Interesting directing from Ohku Akiko as always, indeed felt like I was watching a suspense drama with a dash of comedy, or even dark humor. Quite a lot going on behind every character. Love the music, definitely set the eerie atmosphere on point. Let's see if the rest of the episodes can keep this up. And Rihito, so far I can't tell if he fits the role or not but his eyes... speak, it's quite scary.
Also at the very end of the episode where they showed the text "This is a work of fiction" as usual but this time they even added "...but love from the age of 40 does exist." and I think that is such an excellent detail lmao good job.
I watched it with Japanese subs btw. still no sign of anyone shows interest in picking it up.
They had the same mother (a geisha), which means they’re half sisters. Their fathers’ art genes run in their blood + their mother’s genes = extremely talented creatures.