Yup. I think Sara Minami & Ryoko Fujino deserves to be on the list. I just forgot to update this list after I…
Oh wait, so you already followed her career before Kirishima? Doubt she lead anything in that period (let alone top roles). I didn't even barely remembered her back then.
This series need another season, especially if the original material is still on continuation, with new set of student cast because Takayanagi stays at the school. We haven't seen enough explanation why he becomes the teacher he is. We've seen him in a verge of breakdown after dealing with Takasaki-Tokigawa duo (ep.5) and subtle glimpses of his lapses in ep.6 (see his dialogue with Aizawa at the beginning of the episode), and finally at the last episode too. It would be great if we see a bit more of his past in the next season, if there's any.
Lastly, I like the touch of realism at the end of penultimate episode a lot.
Saw it in 2021's edition of Osaka Asian Film Festival. The theme it brought is a recurring one - a really shy kid who gets from zero-to-hero, with dashes of local ingenuity of Japanese regional countryside. This one was set in Tsugaru area at the northern tip of Honshu (the main island of Japan), which is renowned for apple production. However, it has its own charm too and use the above ingenuity to pretty good effect. Komai Ren as the lead does really well too, granted she hails from Tsugaru but her portrayal here as a super shy girl is quite believable. A nice change of pace compared to her previous roles so far (i.e. a model student in Asa ga Kuru) to flex her versatily acting muscle too. And her performance with shamisen (the string musical instrument she holds in the poster) in the end of the movie is a blast - one might think she's a pro shamisen player. Can't wait to see her in Namae too, which is in my watch list (I just found it's now available in Youtube Movies, although still unsubbed).
Watched it in Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021. It's such a simple, yet really funny slice-of-life portraying souls working and roaming Shimokitazawa area in Tokyo, which is full of indie shops and artworks. It feels a bit like very subtle version of Moteki, where in both shows the main actors (who aren't particularly good-looking or good at dealing with opposite sex) experience a period when they suddenly become popular among girls. Aside from the low-key humor, it's the long takes of scenes with static camera that catch my attention the most. It has always been used in the genre but it's taken a bit further in this show, some of which clock up to 20+ minutes but it comes out so effortlessly and isn't draggy at all, thanks to decent improvisation of the cast.
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Minami Sara (2002) https://kisskh.at/people/15850-minami-sara
Fujino Ryoko (2000) https://kisskh.at/people/13250-fujino-ryoko
Komai Ren (2000) https://kisskh.at/people/12390-komai-ren
Ono Rina (2000) https://kisskh.at/people/22716-ono-rina
Nakata Seina (2000) https://kisskh.at/people/17721-nakata-seina
Kayashima Mizuki (2004) https://kisskh.at/people/58757-kayashima-mizuki
Kiryu Sakura (2004) https://kisskh.at/people/23182-yanagita-sakura
Lastly, I like the touch of realism at the end of penultimate episode a lot.
8.0/10
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8.75/10
BTW If you haven't watched Suzuki Sensei (the TV series), GO WATCH IT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmFT8hfewfk&feature=emb_title