Fan reviews: Engine

ester_grace · 28 Nov 2010

Good combination between sport, human drama and love story.. The kids are really cute (esp. nakajima!!) and have a great chemistry with kimu-taku even better than koyuki..

MonsterZero65 · 15 Aug 2010

This is kind of a typical formula drama scripted to appeal to everyone and it was very good. I would not call it special in any way but it was entertaining and enjoyable to watch. Not something that really stood out to me but I had fun.

Sambalici · 1 Apr 2010

I think this is a good example of a perfect balance between fun and drama. As long as tragedy of the infants struck you there is always Kimuya to cheer the crowd. Along with his characters will to go on and race, this is a very interesting and satisfying dorama altogether. Maybe not much "love story" but hey, there is plenty of love dorama out there. Recommended for everyone.

31cent · 24 Nov 2009

this is the first drama that made me laugh out really loud. and this is also the first drama that made me drip a tear. wonderful drama...

MonsterZero-65 · 27 Oct 2009

A Kimura Takura drama for sure. He really dominates this drama. I felt the love interest should have developed a little more. Still it is a fantastic drama and well worth watching.

pohleonguk · 19 May 2009

Great heartfelt drama, throughly enjoyed seeing Kimura play the role of Kazaki, the kids were great throughout and made me laugh many times! :-)

qwerty32 · 1 Jan 2009

This is about my first Japanese drama. Far as I can say, I saw all the episodes. The main character is not your normal character. He's kind of childish but in a adult way. The children in the orphanage are all great. You have the quiet type, the siblings, the youngest and so far and each has a story to them, though not exaggerated in anyway.

Give it a watched, all of the episodes has their own taste.

jdoramadotcom · 12 Nov 2008

This striking, nicely mounted series is also completely original in the world of doramas. This exceptionally attractive cast (which includes Kimura Takuya, Kaho, Koyuki, Erika Toda, Juri Ueno...and the list goes on) chains your eyes to the TV. And it's hard not to like the sound and small of motor engines - a real change from your standard office drama. Engine is gently humorous at times, but the flavor is more relaxed than you'd might otherwise expect.

doublemask · 2 Oct 2008

Kimura Takura once again potrays the character brilliantly! Good supporting cast as well.

fre3domlin · 1 Aug 2008

nice plot with great actors..kimura really acted really well n he's really funny here..this drama focuese on family n ambition..the kids actors are also really cute n can act pretty well..although its quite sad towards e end but it still really nice..i highly recommend coz even the theme song of this drama is so nice!!

popdod · 21 Jul 2008

The whole dorama doesn't show much racing though. Somehow the title kinda misleading the audience. Was expecting more racing scenes and storyline to that....but the expectation was totally different. However with kimura in the cast, you can't help it....to like the dorama too.

Rokugatsu Ken · 21 Mar 2008

ahh.

tiktok · 18 Nov 2007

It was a wonderful drama that had lots of meanings and lessons that we can interpret in real life. The characters were just so real that you sometimes forget that it's a drama. Kimura Takuya had an amazing chemistry with both the kids and the leading lady. He portrayed his character really well, and the audience could just sympothize with him and his character.

racerX · 4 Jun 2007

This is an incredibly well crafted drama. The adult actors are impressive enough, but the children and teens actors had me blown away.

Wynter · 2 Jun 2007

Although I enjoyed watching Engine, I must admit that it is a forgettable drama. I thoroughly enjoyed the storyline in regards to the Orphanage and the staff, but I was confused as to the importance of Race Car Driving. This career of Jirofs (played by Kimura) didnft mesh well with the Orphanage storyline. In fact, the Racing career could have been easily replaced with any other career. The purpose of having a career in the first place was to demonstrate Jirofs personal growth as an individual. It didnft have to be racing. It could have been anything. I didnft find that it was incorporated well at all.

Before watching the drama I read that many people didnft enjoy the Kimura/Koyuki pairing. I had no problem with it. I think Koyuki has a difficult job appealing to the viewers. She doesnft have the typical gkawaiih features and therefore doesnft have the mass appealc but shefs a fabulous actress. She was perfect in the role of Tomomi sensei. Her character type and Kimurafs character type really did go well together, even if they physically werenft a match.

The children at the orphanage were charming and, once again, Ueno Juri demonstrated her wide range of talent. The plot became problematic when it fell into a stringent routine of featuring a child every episode, but I didnft mind it that much.

In the end, Ifm glad I watched this dramac but I probably wonft spend the 11 hours watching it again.

bluescorpion · 20 Apr 2007

With Takuya, no drama is bad. But this drama lack of .... something I didn't get. Maybe more love scenes is needed here (^_^)

monta · 19 Jan 2007

dyamn good. period. a must watch

kusaisaru · 16 Jan 2007

Kimura does a good job of playing Jiro, a selfish race car driver who gets stuck taking care of kids. He slowly starts to care more and more for them. This leads to a good emotional scene. Good actor. In addition, some of the kids, while cute, are also good little actors. Harada as Jiro's father is also perfect. Watch this and you shouldn't be disappointed.

shari · 21 Dec 2006

Not really about race cars but more about a bunch of uprooted kids who find someone they can look up to. Kimura Takuya is perfect as the over-the-hill race car driver. But the chemistry between Koyuki and Kimura runs out of gas when romance develops.

skydiver · 17 Nov 2006

the plot's abit weird... and i think they should get a younger female lead. but takuya's just as brilliant!