Zulu-Niner

This show reminds me of my past - I was living a life similar to those guys, but I can cope and moved on.

I wanna pinch her cheeks XD. And she can act well also.

She's technically better than Kuriyama. IMHO Kuriyama is rather overrated, she's all about screen presence and not so much deft technique.

Stupid Nipponese monopolistic policy. However she thrives in minor dramas and slow but sure she will become a force to reckon with. I wonder what happened to Jun Yoshinaga...

Yoko's cousin, I presume. She was still quite young there. Also she also takes small part in Suzuki Sensei as one of Suzuki's student (the left-handed braided girl).

Frankly speaking we're having a plain piss poor season for Jdrama after a string of good ones for a while. Death Note remake and Koinaka will certainly crash and burn, while most others are simply unconvincing. Some offer different concepts, like Dokonjo Gaeru and Enka Gold Rush but the latter is pretty unlikely to be subbed, since it is aired in WOWOW.

lol

Lontong's here. Frankly speaking, the idea is no longer uncommon, despite strong cast ensemble. Still potentially good, but we all had already seen all-star doramas like this being ruined by boring or makjang plots.

I see her future in movies if she wants to be a profilic actress. There's no way she can be a world beater through cliched, dumb series.

kanako + kirishima + fatal frame movie lol

Jin Katagiri was born to do this role. I can't think anyone could be better off, or even match his insane portrayal.

...and Virgin Road of course, a bit old but you can see her when she was one of the top actresses in the 90s.

I don't know you haven't seen Amachan.

Wow what an insight, though I already deducted some of the analysis as well (the most obvious is the fact that Hoshizaki only smokes once a year, which clearly says that he is no longer living in the world). I don't expect Shinonome as a Shinigami though, I thought she's at the same fate as Hoshizaki (departing South Atami limbo to the afterworld). I think it is the bus driver who is the shinigami instead of her.

Sorry to say realdeal, this is perhaps your most biased review so far. I'm up to episode 4 and found that it is too fast-paced, has to be at least 8 episode instead of 5, long enough to capture and exploit more details and adding more subtlety to it. A bit disagree on the directing, too dorama-esque to my liking. If only it was handled by film people, might show more 'class' in it (see Moe no Suzaku or more recently, Going My Home, which are relavitely at the same boat), since the dorama has all to succeed (good actors, picturesque setting, and its own theme). All in all, very run-of-the-mill show that offers just it needed and IMHO score of 9.5 is an overkill.

Don't get me wrong, I've been a fan of Mayu since early 2013 (when I found her in Kirishima and Aku no Kyoten) and she is technically-gifted and exceptionally versatile young actress who definitely has bright future in acting, as long as she keeps getting chances to improve herself. But as good as an young actor is, she is still pretty raw and deserves (much) better guidance from directors than what she's got so far.

I'd add Satoshi Miki's other earlier works like Instant Numa and Turtles Swim Faster Than Expected. Too bad he is no longer making comedies, his recent works have been increasingly darker (see Atami no Sousakan and Ore Ore).

LOL at Lord Gyoooten and Duck Face/Koutou Yuumin thingy XD

I second Yuusha series! Mep mep Merebu!!! Sweets!! Nanisama!

I wanna pinch her cheeks XD

Facts that why she hasn't been featured by festival filmmakers are just beyond me, considering compared to most other wonderkids she has been around for quite some times. I do hope she will grab more attention she deserves.

more than good