Fan reviews: Haikei, Chichiue-sama

Sajen16 · 12 Jun 2010

very good I liked it a lot I, assume that should the story have continued he would have ended up chasing her to Paris and then they would get married when they came back

emnu · 10 Apr 2008

jalan cerita dorama ini sangat aku suka, karena memperlihatkan gambaran kagurazaka bagian tokyo yang bagus, kapan ya aku bisa ke sana he..he.. habis aku belum punya uang... pasfor..visa..ga bisa bahasa jepang he..he..

Wynter · 10 Nov 2007

When I watched the first episode of Haikei, Chichiue-sama I felt overwhelmed and confused. There was a lot of information being given about the various characters and the opening situation to the plot. The episode seemed to fly by and I only had a grasp of what was happening.

The second episode clarified a few things for mec but only a few. I began wondering if this was going to be another one of those dramas that I have to force myself to complete. By the time I had finished episode 5, however, my opinion had changed.

This is a very well written drama. The story has a lot of depth and breadth, and gradually brings about different elements that are applicable to the overall storyline. Each character, even the minor characters, are developed as much as their character needs and you therefore really get a sense of connectedness and unification. The varying relationships make sense. For example, the relationship between Ippei and his mother, Yukino-chan, is rather unconventionalc and yet when you are exposed to their situation in depth and the character traits of each, their relationship makes perfect sense.

I personally found the main character, Ippei, rather hard to like. Hefs boring, corky, lame, and somewhat selfish. Hefs SUPPOSED to be all these thingsc it just so happens that I get frustrated with these qualities in a man. Yumeko, around whom the characters gravitate, was cute and likable, though sometimes annoying. My favourite characters were Yukino-chan, Ritsuko-san, and Tokio. All three were perfectly cast and truly portrayed their characters in a believable, emotional success. Yukino-chan was incredibly believable, as is expected of Takashima Reiko. Ifve always enjoyed her in other dramas, but shefs not one of my favourites.

There is no definite conclusion to the storyline, but thatfs okay. The drama is meant to capture a time in Ippeifs life, and because life will always continue, the lack of ending didnft effect the drama over all.

This drama is made upon its characters, with a solid storyline to unify them.

JChang · 12 Aug 2007

A very interesting drama with nice scenes at Kagurasaka....only without an ending.

sadacori · 7 Jul 2007

This drama is often compared to Yasashii Jikan (another Nino drama), but there's no comparison--this is the more superb drama. This story is narrated by Ippei, an apprentice cook in a traditional Japanese restaurant, and it is mostly of his views about what goes on around him. He tells of his job at Sakashita and the people who work there; his first love; and especially his curiosity about his father, who he has never met.

The title of this drama, "Haikei, Chichiuesama" (Dear Father,) comes from his conversation with Tokio, his buffoon of a roommate, who mentions that he writes letters to his father, but doesn't mail them. Hence, Ippei's "letters" to his father as he's narrating.

The little quirks of the people (the bartender with his hobby of getting into media pics, the mistress of Sakashita with her secret little excursions to buy red underwear, Hanjiro(?) with his tendency to hiccup when angered) just add to the appeal of this heartwarming drama.

Not to add any fangirlism to it, but in this drama, I can really see why Nino is one of the better actors out there. His acting is quite impressive and made me a fan. The rest of the cast has only added to the appeal of this drama and this drama gets a high rating from me.

Kiyomi L. Denise · 7 May 2007

Well obviously this is waaaay better than Yasashii Jikan (which i fell asleep halfway watching, pardon).
Really like Nino's hair, and all the actors and actresses were simple SUPERB.
Can sorta relate to the story, since i'm looking for my unknown father too....

idetakun · 12 Apr 2007

Simply one of Nino's bests!!!!
Nino, for God's sake, is intriguing~

The heart-touching story, presented by a marvellous collection of wonderful casts, adorned by Moriyama Ryoko's Papier, has made this a GOD-DAMLY-SATISFYING dorama.

The best thing about this dorama is that everyone has done his part well and no one overdo anything~

The only harmless weakpoint of this dorama, if I were to name any, is that Yokoyama does not look like a 19~~ He is apparently older than Ninomiya-kun :S

loveaomori · 11 Mar 2007

yes, Ninomiya plays also in Letters to IwoJima !

loveaomori · 19 Jan 2007

Listen Listen!! All the actors are here!! I work at the french institute of Tokyo near Kagurazaka and... Kuroki chan and Ninomiya are here!! They're filming!! I shook hands with them! So greet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 SHIAWASE! Kuroki is so cute! I gave her my job card ( meishi)! so friendly people! I'm so excited!!