So I usually enjoy super dramatic shows with affairs but at a point it started feeling useless. During the sex scenes I was thinking "ok this is cool and all but this doesn't actually solve the problem". It's a shame society has conditioned everyone into thinking marriage is a must and the definition of being 'happy' automatically involves partnership. (Notice how they say 幸せになってね when someone gets married... as if happiness is only possible with legal partnership). If there's anything to be angry at it's societal expectations along with the men who didn't even try to meet their wives halfway. The only redeemable couple was the Marathon couple -_-
All of the couples needed either divorce or marriage counseling. Also I'm getting real sick of seeing DV husbands beat up their wives for long segments of time on screen... call the police or stab them I don't care! I want to see some repercussions, it's about time we let the women on the screens fight back. *Sigh* Let me not rant, I was here for Shinohara Ryoko and she looked beautiful as always.
I heard about the drug use; it sounds like it's part of a deeper issue in her life. Drugs are *not* easy to obtain in Japan, I can't even imagine what she's been through. I hope she gets the help she needs once the prison sentence is over :(
I was so over it that by the last episode I had it playing on 2.70 speed lol... All I can say is that I'm happy Kuroki got to fulfill her dream of studying abroad in Italy. I feel that she wouldn't have faced such tragedy had her mother not been so suffocating, but you live and you learn. Other than that I know it was about the porn industry but it felt too gratuitous at times to be taken completely seriously. A lot of people's livelihoods got fucked up, that's never fun to watch. Definitely less entertaining than season 1 tbh...
Halfway through and I'm so bored... also the car scene with the high schooler just rubbed me the wrong way. So her trauma got 'fixed' by another beast of a traumatic experience? Idk man... it had potential but the execution was underwhelming.
I put the movie with good subs in this Google Drive link!! It's one of my favorites so I hope you enjoy~https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Qo-NAYTr27-yWK1dpxtqjuGYnU8_xpjG?usp=sharing
You are a life saver, I was going crazy seeing those messed up subs on every website!
Even though I thought Mizuhara Kiko and Sato Honami did a great job acting, this movie did fall short on a lot of things. After reading the reviews (especially from LGBQT+ community members), you can't help but cringe at so many details in the movie. For me, the thing that stuck out the most as I was watching was Rei's character going out of her way to perform heterosexuality that served no real purpose in the long run...
I find it very hard to believe that LGBQT+ folks in Japan still subscribe to heteronormative definitions of virginity (especially in private settings amongst themselves). Japan isn't as progressive when it comes to these issues, so maybe that was meant to be reflected in how Rei still tied her virginity to penetration... idk just trying to make sense of it. But I agree with a lot of the other comments, the whole thing, especially the sex scenes, felt male-gazey.
I first noticed Machida in Sumika Sumire, and obvi I was smitten by that cool, manly demeanor. Now I just watched him in Alice in Borderland; he has got the RANGE! Leave it to EXILE to produce all these hot and talented actors, can't wait to see more! ☆☆☆
I have been unimpressed with Yamazaki's work until now. He did AMAZING in Alice in Borderland, that's what I'm talking about!! 10/10 for an awesome performance
This drama is so funny, it's a feel-good watch! Kimura Yoshino really shines in her role. The first drama I saw her in was Boku no Yabai Tsuma, so it was cool to see her during her younger days :D
So far it's an interesting drama. But every time she bends over and the camera pans in towards her butt I feel like I'm watching propaganda, her butt is not special lmaooo
Wow the first episode was quite hilarious, and shocking in the best way I think. The conversations could dig deeper, but I like that they are forcing the characters to face uncomfortable situations. Growth happens outside of your comfort zone. Also Miura Haruma really prepared for this role, he's making it a little more believable that he'd have to enroll in Adult High School. RIP beautiful soul!
All of the couples needed either divorce or marriage counseling. Also I'm getting real sick of seeing DV husbands beat up their wives for long segments of time on screen... call the police or stab them I don't care! I want to see some repercussions, it's about time we let the women on the screens fight back. *Sigh* Let me not rant, I was here for Shinohara Ryoko and she looked beautiful as always.
I find it very hard to believe that LGBQT+ folks in Japan still subscribe to heteronormative definitions of virginity (especially in private settings amongst themselves). Japan isn't as progressive when it comes to these issues, so maybe that was meant to be reflected in how Rei still tied her virginity to penetration... idk just trying to make sense of it. But I agree with a lot of the other comments, the whole thing, especially the sex scenes, felt male-gazey.