Can anyone tell me before I watch this if it contains too much and too over the top violence which I have found typical of Korean thrillers and really put me off otherwise good dramas?? Thanks.
Super funny apart from the soppy and teen macho bits. The adults are as good as the kids in this, the different lottery prizes of the small v large stores in episode 9 was hilarious, you could say "priceless"..
Very funny, great entertainment. Miura Haruma does the double roles beautifully, great talent. Even the ending was convincing, well done and positive, unlike many series.
This started out as a very good movie with a very interesting premiss. Although everything was neatly rounded off at the end, I thought it lost its way and the development of the story became increasingly unconvincing, unrealistic and "off the wall". It also had a big "moral" lesson about the dangers of the ruthless pursuit of excellence, in this case the battle to get into Toudai University and how the system advantages the already privileged. No doubt true, but it's a bit too obvious. So mostly enjoyable, especially due to the attraction of Miura Haruma. Very different story pairing him with Shirota Yu than Samurai High School, though.
Wow, you better keep the tissues handy if you watch this one (make that two boxes), guys as well. Lovely movie based on a rather bizarre premiss about the characters in the future writing to themselves in the past. Re-watch yes, but I don't feel I'm strong enough for it any time soon. P.S. Maybe I missed something, but where did the baby come from? If it's Suwa's, I got the impression from most of the movie he was not exactly that way inclined.
Painful to watch. I agree with the other reviewer, it's so slow and sentimental. OK I don't like police stories, but I really do not see police officers, especially cadets, behaving like that. Despite the attractions of Miura Haruma and Sato Koichi, they are totally out of character, the story is unoriginal and the development slow. Whoever cut Haruma's hair must have used a knife and fork. I think they both landed a stinker here. A generous (why am I so generous?) 4/10.
Why do some people have to be so multi-talented? I mean baseball too??!! But he's a great actor so far in his life, I wonder how he'll develop as he gets older.
Looking back from 2017, he's an excellent actor, I haven't seen all his movies/series but I've only seen one dud. I remember recently Nobuta wo Produce, Sapuri, Gokusen 2, Joker Game, Yamata Nadeshiko (reminds me a bit of Nobuta in having the weird girl). Also like the Love Yourself song from that. I think it's his sultry good looks and the fact he can play different moods - from bright to downcast, playful to serious, very well. It's not only the girls that like him:)
Now finished. It's very difficult in series like this to bring off the ending as really no one (of the fans anyway) wants to see it end. For me the central part of Episode 10 turned into unconvincing "burlesque" and was the only weak spot in the series. But the final ending was lovely. This is the sort of series that's right up my street, like Nobuto wo produce. Quirky, good back story and every episode interesting, good chemistry between actors, not just a Kamenashi Kazuya show. However, he's really good and some episodes have real depth and feeling with which I empathise. Some difficult (parent-child) issues are brought up and his acting is convincing. My respect for him as an actor grows. I've only watched 1 dud show with Kamenashi in it, he seems good at picking the right ones for his character, not just humorous but with some depth. But Oomasa Aya also excels in a very difficult role to act convincingly. I also loved cute Tegoshi Yuya with his character's human insight, not to mention his cool fashion sense. Also Osugi Ren. But all the actors were good and together made the series enjoyable. Marks: 11/10. Will surely re-watch it.
P.S. Maybe I missed something, but where did the baby come from? If it's Suwa's, I got the impression from most of the movie he was not exactly that way inclined.