Dekichatta Kekkon [できちゃった結婚] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) The acting ability of Hirosue Ryoko is greatly overshadowed by
the more mature actor Takenouchi Yutaka. Good drama in that it addresses relevant
social issues- however, poor crew/staff selection. | GTO [麻辣教師] Rating: 8/10 Good acting, good story lines, there's absolutely no need to make
GTO a sex maniac, ruins the whole personality of the film. | Hero Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Interestine take on the justice system in Japan. Predictable solution
for lots of episodes. Lack of continuity. |
Hoshi no kinka 1 [星の金貨] Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched) Best takenouchi drama. The plot is just complicated enough to get you moving. Beautiful story line and moving character development. | Hyakunen no monogatari [百年の物語] Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched) A near perfect drama series. Points off for the last story of the century-
slow moving, bad acting, unbelievable plot. While the first two stories
are full of redemptive themes, the last one is practically a joke. | Koori no sekai [冰の世界] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) A+ for creativity in what you would traditionally expect for a
romance drama. Limited character development for Nanako Matsushima's
role, otherwise, worth trotting through the sometimes too repetitive
plot. |
Long vacation [ロングバケーション] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) This drama defintely lives up to its reputation of being a "oldie but goodie". | Majo no jouken [魔女の条件] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Wonderful acting once again by Matsushima, nonetheless, poor story line
punctuated by inexperienced acting of the leading male role. Unbelievable
emotional involvement, way over dramatized teenage crush. | Manatsu no Merry Christmas [真夏のメリークリスマス] Rating: 7/10 (Bought & Watched) An interestine perspective on a different population who lives in
Tokyo- more down to earth, less snobbish. |
Omiai kekkon [お見合い結婚] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Unlike many of its counter-parts, the plot of this drama actually
goes somewhere- contains many thought-provoking one-liners,
perfect touch of humor. | Risou no kekkon [理想の結婚] Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) Get ready for some good laughes. I really like Takenouchi Yutaka's role in
this drama- he is a lot more out-going. Even though some have said his
role is a bit "low-IQ", I still prefer it over a "stand-offish" cool attitude he
has in most of his dramas. | Seikimatsu no uta [世紀末の詩] Rating: 5/10 (Bought & Watched) The only interestine point is takenouchi's acting. Plot is boring and characters are way out of the world. |
Taiyou wa shizumanai Rating: 10/10 (Watched) This is the best J- drama I have ever watched- it's a more dramatic version of the kind of drama like "ice world": a bit of mystery, a bit of reality, a lot of character development, wonderful script, moving portrayal of family relationships. | With love Rating: 6/10 (Watched) Absolutely no sparks between the two main characters... after all,
what can one expect out of a internet-Romance?
| Yamato Nadeshiko [やまとなでしこ【大和撫子】] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Very close-to-heart acting by Nanako Matsushima. Much more
sophisticated in comparison to GTO, but it takes some pretty far-off
imagination to follow the story line... |