Fan reviews: Bara no nai Hanaya

Sun_Shang_Xiang · 31 Jul 2011

This is a real tear jerker, this is for me is Takeuchi Yuko's best drama so far, wonderful cast with great support form the ever so cute Yagi Yuki, Terejima Susumu, Shaku Yumiko (her best role so far IMHO) Miura Tomokazu and Matsuda Shota.

This is really well written with some interesting twists however it did seem to start running out of steam after episode 7 and again in the last episode.Unfortunately Katori Shingo's performance to me wasn't that impressive, he delivered all his lines in boring monotone and his expressions seemed all the same even when he was supposed to be angry and he just didn't look in love with Mio; sure his character's grieving but surely he still has to have other emotions. I can't help feeling that other actors such as Abe Hiroshi or Sawamura Ikki or even Kusanagi Tsuyoshi (ok maybe they be older than the character should be) would have done a better job.

pash · 31 Jul 2011

Just finished yesterday night watching "Bara no nai Hanaya", and I loved every minute of it: brilliantly written, acted, directed, photographed, edited...the only thing I didn't like at first was the ending song, but then it grew on me and by the last eps. I couldn't take it off my mind, LOL...

Anyway, I give this dorama a full 10/10! :applaud: :victory:

elalendi · 25 Nov 2010

I'm kind of a sucker for father-daughter relationships and cheesy family stuff like that. So that's why I was sucked in by the first (sweet and touching) episode... but I didn't expect it to be anything more than a heartwarming romantic thing. Boy was i wrong.

The twists and turns really surprised me, since from the summary I had no idea. It's not purely romantic, angsty, funny, or moving, it's a mixture of all of those. The balance between humor (and I just loved the supporting cast, they were so great) and serious/emotional parts was so perfect. I don't think anyone here over-acted at all. The music, the camera shots, all suited the story so well... multiple scenes brought tears to my eyes and are still so vividly memorable. This made me love Takeuchi Yuko even more, and Matsuda Shota quite impressed me (I never liked him before this drama, but now I do). Shingo, the leading man, was good too, especially at the end. Master, the bar guy, is one of my favorite characters here and so underrated. Every expression of his and his mannerisms cracked me up.

I don't care, I think the fact that it's a happy ending made it all the better. I'm tired of sad endings. This one wrapped everything up nicely and had a lot of hope in it. I was happy that Shizuku stayed with her grandfather, because this way nobody would be lonely. The little girl actress was amazing, I can't believe she was only 7 when they filmed this.

Anyway, great script, great actors, I didn't find it slow-paced personally. Recommended!

morical · 16 Jun 2009

This drama takes you over all 11 episodes with no single filling-episode in between! Drama starts very sweetly but first big twist turns out quite in the beginning. It almost got me to stop watching, I was so uppset for this swindling scheme plotting into this one also.

But right at the following episode it got me back inside with a marvellous storytelling. And it continued to do so in every episode including the last ones. Hontou ni I loved it all the time! The kind man, a small child, forced-to-hurt-woman and all side characters were written beautifully. As I mentioned before there was no annoying side-plots or filling stories in this drama. That was also a big reason for good score.

I really, really liked this one. I would have given it full ten if the bar wasn't set so high with Ichi Rittoru no Namida :) If you like drama which continues the same story without sidelining and is well-written I recommend this to you all. Acting by Takeuchi Yuko was splendid, best of the cast.

jed_ka · 3 Apr 2009

A good Drama

Wynter · 15 Jul 2008

The more I think about this drama, the more mixed my feelings get about it, so Ifm just going to pump out what I think at this precise moment.

I liked it. I loved it in the beginning, and I loved when all the twists and turns started happening in the plot. The screenwriter managed to surprise me a few times, which is good. Ifm just not sure if I liked the direction all the twists and turns were going in.

When the truth is revealed between Kiji and Mio, I found the preceding episodes awkward to watch. I felt uncomfortable with themc. Thinking about it Ifm sure I was supposed to feel this way, because this is what the characters were feeling. This is good, but that doesnft mean I have to like it.

Takeuchi Yuko did an excellent job, of course. I always feel so refreshed after Ifve finished seeing her in action. Katori Shingo did a decent job as well, but the robot way he talked was really annoying. I guess Ifm just used to seeing him act like he did in Hito ni Yasashiku. Yagi Yuuki was uber kawaii and Ifm sure shefll make it big when she grows up. The supporting cast was grand.

I suppose I feel like I donft like the drama as much as I should because of the ending. I liked everything about it (even tho it was one big cliché) but I donft like how Shizuku remains with her grandfather instead of returning to her father. Bleh.

The drama was good.

Jackykero · 20 Jun 2008

A typical good dorama for me.
Nice story, with its load of small surprises and small twists along the way, the past of the characters is revealed as we go along to keep you interested.

This is mostly a Romance with some comedy brought by the additional characters, in a classical setup.

The acting is flawless from everybody. Yuko Takeuchi is perfect as usual I think, the little girl is very good, and the good surprise for me was Shingo Katori. I usually find male leads quite boring or unable to express anything. He was really good, not that he had the most difficult character, but he did it just right and inhabited the role perfectly. I particularly enjoyed the moments with his daughter.

All in all, not an incredible dorama that I would put in my top10, but a very well crafted and acted romantic dorama.

hirowei87 · 16 Jun 2008

Dis little gal so KAWAI`~~she can act!!! she so cute!!! there r so many scenes dat made me cry so much for her... It 's a bit draggy in de front part of de drama, but de story is kinda unexpected...which turn out to be surprisingly touchin..makes me wanna rewatch it again

kakeru · 23 May 2008

ok, so i really like the father-daughter relationship, and it's really sweet, it moved me most of the time. but i don't like Yuko's character, i find her annoying. though she was provoked to wreck Eigi's life, i don't really see how sorry she is. and Eigi is way, way too nice to people. but i don't hate him. the storyline is refreshing but i can't help but think that the story puts more focus on the couple and less on the daughter. hmm...

whatever0024 · 20 May 2008

I finished downloading this a few weeks ago and the disk was just sitting on my desk. What made me watch mediocre dramas over this one? I don't know. I think it was because the storyline wasn't glossy or fascinating, but, wow, was I wrong. I watched all 11 episodes at once. It was that good.

There are so many good elements of this drama that I don't know where to begin. The daughter/father scenes are so touching and poignant, everyone acted well, especially the little girl...for someone so young, she's mature beyond her years. The cinematography is breathtaking also, and the ending left me satisfied. Everything came full-circled. Lastly, this has heart, and makes you care and want to invest time in the characters.

It did get a little draggy in the middle, but I can overlook this because of the strong performances from the actors.