毎日grind, 毎日rhymes
You may or may not have noticed that my “watch list” has disappeared! I’ve moved it to —; pretty fancy, huh? I’m also, slowly but surely, chiseling away at the 50 movies challenge in this year… hopefully I can at least break 30 by the end of this summer. Anyhoo…
Linda/Tamayama Tetsuji was EXCELLENT in the fifth episode (and this isn’t me being a biased fan, ha ha ha).
(Long time no see?) Finished BOSS early this morning… I don’t know what I’m going to watch now! I wanted to start Byakuyako, but something tells me I need to watch PRIDE very soon. Yeaaaaaahhh!
Major spoilers. This is more like an unnecessarily long recap of the last two episodes than anything…
I LOVE THIS PART (very end, episode three). Osawa Takao actually has really nice teeth haha. And can you believe this is his first drama in three years? He’s been doing movies, sure, but what a way to make a comeback. In a great drama such as this (so far, so far).
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I don’t consider this a recap because it sucks and I didn’t discuss a lot of dialogue. I’m not sure where I went with this post, but the point of it all is: WATCH THIS DRAMA. It is probably the best drama to have come out of Japan all year. I dabbled in a couple dramas each season & none of them, except for Meintantei no Okite, were as enjoyable as this one turned out to be. Solid acting all around, good story from what I can tell so far …
It’s obvious that I got very lazy towards the end here … I’m definitely doing brief brief summaries from now on
When a bored college student learns that a long lost aunt has been found dead in a park, he begins piecing together her life to see if it had any value. What he finds is a revelation. Talented film director, Tetsuya Nakashima (“Kamikaze Girls” 04), wields a host of cinematic tools to make “Memories of MATSUKO” a memorably entertaining and emotionally powerful “fairytale tragedy,” weaving together realistic human drama with offbeat comedy and spectacular (Bob Fosse-like) production numbers to tell the heartbreaking story of Matsuko Kawajiri, a starry-eyed woman who spends her entire life serching for a worthy “prince” capable of returning her limitless love. Versatile actress, Miki Nakatani, renders a virtuosic performance in the lead role of Matsuko.
Let me start out by saying that THIS DRAMA MAKES ME SO HAPPY. After watching a string of dramas that were a bit weak (but still crazy fun to watch), this happened and I am glad. Meitantei no Okite is outrageous in a good way. It’s not too over the top like Atashinchi no Danshi, but has just the right amount to keep me laughing through the entire episode. And it doesn’t hurt that Matsuda Shota is killing me with his acting. He’s such a dork, it’s adorable. ❤ And I have to give Kashii Yu (who’s annoyingly gorgeous) and Kimura Yuichi credit for holding their own, too. It turns out that MNO was based on a book by Keigo Higashino, who also wrote the one Ryuusei no Kizuna was based off of. I actually find this a lot more engaging than MR. BRAIN (both are of the mystery/”comedy” genre), to be quite honest… so if you’re looking for a drama to make you laugh & a good mystery, do watch this one! This post doesn’t really do it any justice…
I haven’t been doing much these days, except being a hermit to the max & rewatching old Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes. The more I watch it, the more I seriously think that it’s the greatest cartoon I’ve ever watched in my life. I’m a little more than halfway through Book 2, but I think it’s gearing up to my favorite of all the seasons, hands down. You’ve got Toph, fugitives Zuko and Iroh … what could be better? :)
Mei-chan no Shitsuji is the type of drama I can really get attached to. I’m really loving the supporting cast so far; a well put together cast is pretty much destined for greatness (Hanazakari no Kimitachi e … and something like My Boss My Hero, I guess).
There are a couple things I’ve noticed with this drama, though:
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The Big O (THE ビッグオー) was seriously such a great cartoon. I think that if I watched it now, I’d probably be a lot more impressed with it; the art style (really, really gorgeous), story, characters… everything. It’s all very sophisticated.
And the theme song was pretty sick, too!
