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I like that about Jdrama having the ability to mix mystery with other genres. and I also think instead of overrated drama there should be most under-rated drama, though I think Jdrama itself is underrated. and it would be better to have best new comer. I think Yagira Yuuya was amazing in Aoi Honoo although I only watched 4 episodes of it.

I thought the genres in Japanese dorama are different from Korean drama.
There should be nominees for best medical drama best detective drama, best Human drama instead of Melodrama and Jidaigeki drama not Sageuk Drama.

Best Japanese Drama of 2014: Gomenne Seishun!, Nobunaga Concerto, Hero 2

Best Japanese Movie of 2014: The Murder of Snow White

Best Specials of 2014: Saikou no Rikon Special, Murder Standard Score 70, Miyamoto Musashi, Akumu-chan Special

Best Detective Drama : Border, ST ~ Aka to Shiro no Sousa File, River’s Edge Okawabata Tanteisha

Best Law\ Investigation\Crime Drama: Hero 2, Hard Nut!

Best Action/Thriller Drama: Bitter Blood, S - Saigo no Keikan, MOZU

Best Human Drama: Boku no Ita Jikan, Ashita, Mama ga Inai

Best Comedy Drama: Gomenne Seishun!, Nobunaga Concerto, Bitter Blood

Best Mystery\Suspense Drama: Kazokugari, N no Tameni, Alice no Toge, Nazo no Tenkousei

Best Family Drama: Wakamono Tachi

Best Romance Drama: Dear sister, Hirugao, Kyou wa Kaisha Yasumimasu

Best Japanese Actor: Oguri Shun, Tsumabuki Satoshi, Eita

Best Japanese Actress: Mitsushima Hikari, Ashida Mana

Best Japanese Supporting Actor: Emoto Tasuku, Ikematsu Sosuke

Best Japanese Supporting Actress: Suzuki Rio, Kichise Michiko

Best Medical Drama : -

Best Asadora: -

If only the directing and the special effects were better, this movie would have got a 9\10 from me. I just like these quest stories with a great deal of fantasy. and I so much liked Dororo's character, Shibasaki Kou is really awesome!. what I also liked about the movie is seeing Tsumabuki Satoshi being badass and the unexpected reunion of Orange days cast. And it got me a nostalgic feeling for the 80s movies like Willow and Legend. But God, that thing about babies parts was the most creepy thing I witnessed in a movie, well I at least as much as I can remember. The special effects ruined the movie for me in some points, especially in the demons scenes, It's like they had the budget for the casting and the settings but they ran out of money when it came to the CGI parts. well, I guess it was meant to be like a tokusatsu movie from the nineties, maybe.

What I loved about this movie is the directing, the cinematography and the music were all breath taking. Storywise I'm not a fan of overly dramatic love stories, although I didn't read the novel this movie based on but that scene in the beginning about the dead dog and butterfly seems to me to represent the bad omen just like in Anna Karenina, though it was a different omen, I knew this's going to be like Anna Karenina. Anyway, what I really liked and got my complete attention to this movie were the dream scenes, it was somehow mesmerizing to me. the acting was good, I had seen Tsumabuki and Takeuchi before in Lunch Queen and they had a great chemistry in this movie too.

This movie was amazing in depicting the characters. Narimiya Hiroki proved to be the best choice for Phoenix Wright. Although I wish I knew japanese so I can play the game in japanese, the names seem to have funny meanings and I can see there were a lot of pun words from them. Btw the english sub confused me a little bit because of that.

They basically drained it out from the feels and the laughs.
it was obvious from the scene when he first heard her playing the piano
In the Japanese version, you can FEEL how much he’s attracted to her playing
His face while he was looking from the door was so intense! and his thoughts how it’s put beautifully about her playing.
In this version all he could say was “Not Bad” !!! and his facial expression was ordinary and plain.
not just that when he cooked for her and when he dried her hair, in the Japanese version, how he smiled at her in those two scene… there was so many feels!
And are they going to play the childhood trauma for Nodame from the beginning throughout the whole drama? are they trying to make Chiaki’s character falls for her out of pity?!
And did Stressman talk perfect Korean in his thoughts? I didn't feel he was talking in an accent.
I watched the original version when i didn't know anything about japanese language but still i was able to conclude he was talking differently from the others.

To me this is more like Anego + Hotaru no Hikari than Last Cinderalla ...

I'm waiting for Nobunaga Concerto and Kyou wa Kaisha Yasumimasu I just have to see Tamaki Hiroshi as a company president :D.. And I think I should watch N no Tame ni after it finishes airing and subbing if possible, And Heisei Saru Kani Kassenzu and Tamagawa Kuyakusho of the Dead sound fun to watch.
Sutekina Sen Taxi is a time travel drama too, right? I'm looking forward to watch it because right now I want to see more of Takenouchi Yutaka dramas ^____^

Everytime I watch an old jdrama, I understand why the fans likes them more than the recent ones. It used to be much more gripping and the chemistry between the leads is way much better than what they have these days... I loved this drama it's one of those dramas that kept me thinking about it even after I finished watching it.

I marathoned this drama although i predicted most of it. i gave it 7 for that because it had my attention through out the episodes, i liked predicting what's happening since it was well paced.

I'm curious about the american remake but I think reading the manga would be better.
actually reading the first three points about the differences between the movie and the manga made me calm down from the shock i had from this movie's ending.
if you watched the movie and don't mind the manga being spoiled a little bit, read this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldboy_(2003_film)#Differences_from_the_manga

on a second thought, i think i might watch the american version to see if it fallows the manga.

and how come he didn't remember her in the end?! he's really shalow and stupid!
and the one who deserves to be stabbed and burned is that primary school teacher!!

This was a brilliant movie! it shows why to never trust in unreliable poeple and unreliable media sources.
and people can really be mean to each others over the stupidest thing ><

Thank you for this article!. I am really looking forward to watching Parasyte then As the Gods Will cause I really want to know why is Sota wearing that outfit at the end of the trailer XD, plus both movies have Sometani Shota :)

I didn't really like the CGI at the beginning but later I liked it especially when Goemon story unfold... It was good but I think it'd have been better if it was less than 2 hrs.

I think it's a collaboration, so S.Korea should be added next to Japan.

No i meant You're Beautiful ... many Korean dramas have scenes in them that are similar to scenes in movies or series from all over the world and sometimes they tend to replicate scenes from older or recent Kdramas as well. I'm talking about Scenes not only story lines.

Well "You're Beautiful " was the last one they adapted, I think, and that tells me that Kdrama makers are really out of ideas ... though You're Beautiful had to many similarities with Hana Kimi 2007 version, like the swim pool scene...And I think if it weren't because of the economy the Mangaka wouldn't sell her/his work to be turned into a romantic triangle or a sappy melodrama.

I laughed so much and it really got better in episode 2... it's actually smart in a stupid way... every time I remember the pixelated strings I laugh uncontrollably XD

It was good. I liked the comedy parts, the evil guy was really annoying in the first 3 episodes with all the cheesy moves and their reactions were kind of slow in action scenes. But there was some hilarious scenes that kept me watching and liking the drama.