Kubota is good and Fumika is surprisingly promising actress but I don't buy this idea. Japan simply don't have flair to execute a movie like this. Moreover they even use noob director who haven't even anything under his belt as movie chief director.
Can't wait for Yuusha 3, I wonder whether they will make Yuusha able to see Hotoke without the stupid glasses and moreover, how he will ressurect Yuusha et al. from their graves lol.
And of course who are the actors who will play as guests, they must be Yamada's colleagues anyway.
The thing I like the most is that Okada's character is so well-layered and relatable to the situation. Most of the CG is good except for some few scenes (like when some fighter planes land on an aircraft carrier). The first half, especially when it comes to Miyabe's character development, is quite good but the second half turns into a snoozefest. They should've write the aftermath shorter and leave the conclusion up to the audience, rather than telling it straightforwardly.
I know hirofumi arai is a capable actor but he is a revelation here
Agreed, I'd say this is his best performance I've ever seen. Someya's acting is good and believable but still nowhere as good as the Korean guy's in here.
I don't know it is actually based on real event, but would say this one is really, really well made. I'd even rate this movie higher than JSA, which is already a very good and realistic military-themed Korean movie. It is more action-packed than JSA, but still retains good deal of psychological aspect of the characters.
It is almost halfway through the series but still meddles with what happened to Sanada Yukimura's youth, which supposedly should not be the focus. The important stuffs happened when he got older, namely the battle of Sanada Castle itself which the dorama lends the name from. It should be renamed as "Sanada Yukimura" instead of Sanada Maru.
Anyway, is it only me who feel the casting of Masami is wrong? Hell she is definitely out of form here and her character is very selfish (and badly written).
Thank you for this! I'll be adding some to my watch list! I honestly left Jdramas for Kdramas and basically only…
Many doramas are indeed extremely preachy especially those generic, run-of-the-mill ones. I believe there are too many writers who are more willing to downplay the script due to the inability of some actors (who are rife in mainstream doramas)to play dramatic scenes and simply lacking writing prowess.
However there are a lot of hidden gems in jdoramas, be it witty, smart, relaxing, or absurd but entertaining.
Jdrama are famousl for its live action adaptation like AoT, samurai x, lupin and other manga adaptation, but guys…
Many over the top acting in doramas are due to bad directing, in many cases it is actually not desired but the horrendous quality of those directors and absence of acting skill among some actors make that happen. Seriously, they should've give more chance to filmmakers to do dramas, the screenplay quality in mainstream slot has become worse and worse (in exception some major projects).
The only good aspect of this movie is that the cinematography is that amazing, especially when it comes to the scenery of the old town where the whole story took place. I heard it was the director's hometown. Unfortunately the casting director did an awful job finding young talents to play in this show. Thankfully Harada (who was 16 y/o and gori-oshied at that time) improved a lot acting-wise since 1983 and still going pretty strong now.
I'd add Queen's Classroom (seems everyone's moaning the absence of this show in the list), Medaka, and Kinpachi Sensei season 6. Saw somebody recommends it anyway though.
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And of course who are the actors who will play as guests, they must be Yamada's colleagues anyway.
Anyway, is it only me who feel the casting of Masami is wrong? Hell she is definitely out of form here and her character is very selfish (and badly written).
However there are a lot of hidden gems in jdoramas, be it witty, smart, relaxing, or absurd but entertaining.