Fan reviews: Good Luck !!

aiyachan16 · 9 Nov 2005

definitely worth watching. everyone on the cast acted really well, especially kimu taku... touching towards the end.. might show a tear or two!

Tatakau · 25 Oct 2005

Great characters, cast, plot and what a great soundtrack, this is up there in my favourite J-Drama list, I was in two minds about watching a show about planes, but it was really interesting and added some great moments to the story, 10/10 for everything.

jenniferyeo_86 · 22 Sep 2005

Love this show just like I love Pride... because there is Kimura takuya... i really love the way he act and he is always that cool and handsome...

galliano · 18 Sep 2005

Pretty good ...except for the actress...she seems to be in a foul mood while acting all the time.....not cute or pretty at all....

Angel2001 · 8 Sep 2005

Excellent script and cast. The use of the "sun" theme (Takuya reaching out to the sun) in depicting the "comeback" of Shinkai was very touching. The theme was superbly wrapped up in the last episode when the rising sun shone through the dark passenger cabin. Tsutsumi's excellent acting stole a lot of limelight from Takuya, especially in the early episodes.

triyandafilisus · 25 Jul 2005

Hmm okay,first off I havent done watching this show yet,but I have seen most of the episodes so I have a word..Well at first i thought all that "plane" stuff was quite unappealing and the first episode was in my opinion not that very good..I wasnt very impressed with the roles of the leading actors but everyone told me that I should try watching the next episodes,so i did and well gosh i am happy that I did ! Although i thought it was a dull,boring dorama at first my opinion suddenly changed afterwards ! So i am dying to see the two last episodes now!

tkgal · 12 Jun 2005

I just love this drama. It will make you cry and laugh. I really enjoyed watching it, never was there a boring moment.

ilovetakuya · 22 May 2005

who wouldn't fall in love with Takuya Kimura and dream of flying in the sky after watching this drama? very well-made..
top actors and actresses..very good drama for enjoying yourself and relieving stress..sure, plot line is not the best..but Takuya's face was enough for me to give 10

Tu_triky · 9 May 2005

Enjoyable star studded cast that portray individuals with realistic ideals and struggles. Kimura Takuya, great performance as per usual. Kou Shibasaki was wonderful with her realistic portrayal as the icy cool mechanic Ayumi Ogawa. Very believable and refreshing in that her character represents a departure from this stylized ideal of Japanese femininity. Kuroki Hitomi as Noriko Hitomi was awesome and lovely looking as ever. A seasoned actress with a great capacity when it comes to acting. Not as uber-depressing as some dramas that leave you drenched in tears. If you want to watch something light-hearted and romatically mellow, this might be your thing. Some intense dramatic moments but balanced out so as not to be too "heavy."
Watch it....and "good luck."

madsky · 29 Apr 2005

This is actually one of my favorites. Another great one for Kimura Takuya.

I liked how they showed Kimura's character interacting with his family, playing around with his brother and trying to get through to his father.

It seems like every character has something unique to add to the plot. I loved watching the subtle romance grow between Shinkai (Kimura) and Ogawa (Shibasaki), and Koda (Tsutsumi) finally loosening up and trying to start his relationship with Togashi (Kuroki) over. Then there was comic relief from Shinkai's crazy neighbor, and the pilot Naito Jane (Takenaka), who I really liked.

I found the flights and incidents interesting. This drama makes me think pilots are so cool! It's definetly one everyone should look into watching.

selphie086 · 27 Apr 2005

This drama is one of the best I've watched.Awesome cast and nice plot.The last 3 episodes were the most touching part.Takuya did a good job in this show and his chemistry with the lead lady is fantastic.I'll recommend watching this.

princess · 4 Mar 2005

I personally thought this was a great drama. I really like Kimura Takuya character in this drama. Shibasaki Kou on the other hand had a totally different character from him. I actually think it's funny when they quarrel all the time (but most think it's annoying, yes i know.) I seriously didn't like Tsutsumi Shinichi charcter in the drama, but if it wasn't him, then I don;t think Kimura Takuya would be as motivated in his job, but then he loves his job as a pilot anyway.
After watching the drama, i feel unsafe to go on the plane again. XD jk jk. Well, I just learnt that many things can happen on the plane and that everyone had to co-operate so well in order to keep passengers fell safe on the plane. I really like the last 3 episode of the drama. Kimura <3 LOLZ!

ac1097 · 19 Feb 2005

Being and aviation buff I must say this is one of the best aviation drama's I have seen compared to the Hollywood junks you get in the movies. Sadly while the directors tried to explain the story life of a pilot in high detail there still lack some accuracy.

But to the good points first. In terms of the technical quite a lot of the plots were well replicated such as the dispatch& NOTAMS pilot briefing rooms. As for the flight deck shots they were also well replicated. To give a few most of the procedures call outs that were played by the actors were also very accurate to the details used by everyday pilots e.g. the landing call outs sounded by Capt Kouda and Shinkai during the Honolulu landings. What really impresses me was details like the Capt Kouda take off sequence. You actually see he pushes a button in front of the throttle quadrants. That is actually real as they are the TA/GO switches used by pilots to do full automatic throttle control take off. Another example was the bad weather landing at Tokyo sequence that Shinkai and Kouda did which required the automatic pilot landing. Pushing the APP switch at the MCP activating the 3 pilot switch and all accurate.
Sadly while a lot of detail was put into making the drama extremely believable there were some shots taken by the film crew that could have been better with more efforts on their side. For example many times you will see confusion in the airplane sequence where they shot 747-400 in flight and a 747-200 at the ramp making it confusing which aircraft Shinkai was flying Even worst the first episode shot showing his senpai and him using a B767 and later on flying a 747 (the gear door opening sequence). Also the cockpit is another problem. It was model against a 747-400 so during the times Shinkai was flying a B767 or a B 747-200 would be actually totally different. Another shot that was strange was when Shinkai did the ground check of the aircraft and found a feather in the engine. That was clearly a B767 but later on you see him and the Capt flying a B747. The directors should have stick to one aircraft type shots that would have made if very realistic.
Non-technical the story line was driven by the typical Japanese company concept of respecting your senpai and juniors always fearing their seniors. This is actually not true in the case of aviation companies I would assume would be the case for actual ANA practise as well. In a flight while the Capt is responsible for everything the relationship between a co-pilot and Capt. is more colleagues orientated as appose to senior &#8211; junior relationship. Capt normally seek advice and opinions of Co pilots during any crisis and decision making to reduce error of judgment. Also for any decision made BOTH pilots MUST be in agreement. Also Co-pilots are also trained to the capacity equivalent and proficiency as the Capt. Meaning Co-pilots can carry out all necessary duties without the aid of a Capt if the necessity arises. So the first episode sequence is not very realistic from an aviation point of view. The rank associated with is merely due to seniority in the company and not to the level of competence or knowledge of the pilot in question.

All in all it is still an impressive Drama catering for the usual hustle bustle of Japanese life while adding the realistic ness of a pilots life or a co pilots life to be more exact.

dollmaster_eva · 5 Feb 2005

I watched the series in Thailand. The story is really touching.
Kimura l so cute

sweet box · 24 Jan 2005

this is a pretty good show id say...and kimura is so hot in it..not very original..but still very good...you have gotta watch it..

Piloha · 5 Dec 2004

VERY VERY GOOD!!

WinterLove · 30 Oct 2004

Hmmmm....I don't really find this drama interesting as the rating given to this drama seems to be, though I quite like Takuya acting. I don't really like Kou shibasaki character in this drama as I think it's rather annoying at some part. I think the drama started off well but after some episodes, it begins to get boring. I didn't find really find any episodes that are really touching. I think I still prefer the other drama by Takuya like Beautiful days and Love generation.

yon · 19 Oct 2004

this time he's a pilot...
fiuh... he can be anyone he like...
go kimutaku go...

bash · 18 Oct 2004

one of my fav,,

[a]-i-[r]-e-[n] · 7 Sep 2004

love it