Fan reviews: Ima Ai ni Yukimasu

jed_ka · 15 May 2008

Nice!!!

shari · 30 Jan 2008

This over-stretched drama is so contrived, I kept wondering why I should care. It reminds me of those Bergman movies: you can make it look poetic and artsy but in the end a boring drama is still a boring drama.

Wynter · 8 Oct 2007

I wasnft sure what it to make of this drama when I first started watching it. The starting incident was definitely unrealistic and I wasnft sure how to handle it. As the plot progressed, and I came to terms with the gmiracleh aspect of the drama, I truly started to enjoy it. Although the ending is still questionable in my mind, I thought the drama was unique, beautiful, and altogether lovely.

This was my first drama was Mimura. I found her lovely, sweet, and altogether a grand actress. She was very convincing both as a mother, and as a woman lost in herself. Her innocent face and chaste attire really worked well with the character type. Narimiya Hiroki was justc wow. Is there any role this guy canft play?! Ifve never seen him in this type of role before but gosh, am I glad I have! He was brilliant and really portrayed the character to the best of his ability. Takei Akashi, and the rest of the supporting cast, were brilliantly cast and their connections with each other were convincing. The casting director was successful through and through.

From all the dramas I have seen, this one was the most beautiful. Each scene was linked with nature and each element of nature was linked closely to the plot. There were moments when the camera would capture something so beautiful my heart would just stop. Never has rain appeared so sinfully precious in a drama before.

This drama definitely gets my vote, and I canft wait to watch the movie.

noodlefreak · 6 Apr 2007

I honestly hid under my huge blanket as I watched this drama to cover up the fact that I was sobbing while watching. It's a bit confusing at times, but the drama is simple and really touching! It really makes me interested in watching the movie.

robbo4 · 7 Mar 2007

This was one of the sweetest, most touching dramas that I've ever seen. I found myself instantly pulled in by the story, the characters, and the beautiful scenery that the director photographed and refered to as an integral part of the entire package. Like a fairy tale brought to life, you ride the emotional rollercoaster of this family torn apart by tragedy and pulled together through the magical rebirth of the angelic young mother, Mio, played with heart-rendering subtleness by a real-life angel Mimura.

The roles of the young father Tekumi and seven year old Yuji were also outstanding as were the performances of trhe teenaged versions of Tekumi and Mio. There was nothing in this series that I didn't find engrossing and either uplifting or poingant. I found all of the players to my liking and would recommend this series to anyone who has a heart that has ever been broken and magically mended.

sucigam · 11 Feb 2007

Such a shame, this show had alot of potential as the movie it is based on is one of the best romantic films I have ever seen. There were two major problems with this show: writing and chemistry.

The show added a few more characters to create some side stories but these side stories really led nowhere. It was obvious that they were just trying to eat up time half way in so that the show would last a full 11 episodes.

The reason the movie was so special for me is the chemistry between the main leads and the drama just doesn't have it. Narimiya Hiroki is a talented guy but whenever he is in the same shot with Mimura they both seem to fall flat and I ended up finishing the show for the sake of finishing to see if there was any difference between the movie and dramas ending.

A bright spot in the show though is with the two younger actors who play the high school version of the couple. These two did a pretty good job and the flashbacks ended up being my favorite part of the entire series.

Overall though this was a waste of a great concept, disappointing.

8thSin · 10 Dec 2006

Nariyama and Mimura as Takumi and Mio?! The young Takumi was a scrawny kid with a disgusting voice, and young Mio was a nerd too. That is just some horrible casting.
This series has been a disappointment after watching the movie. It generally follows the story from novel/movie, but each event seemed to be forced, and felt very unnatural. They also failed to reenact some of the best scenes from the movie too, like when she said "It was comforting being next to you" in the end, or the scene where Mio decided she wanted to be with them even if it leads to shorter life. The concept of having the mother there and Okamoto Aya as Nagase was very good though.
And also, this is not TBS or the producer's fault, but the fan-softsub released for this series was completely WRONG in so many places, it would probably seem even worse if you didn't understand Japanese.

Susan · 5 Aug 2006

I adore Narimiya Hiroki, and so when I heard that he was doing a new drama, of course I had to check it out eventually. I have to admit, that I did not expect him to play this sort of role. It really goes to show how he has grown as an actor. While waiting for english subtitles for the drama, I decided to watch the film version of this heart wrenching story. To compare the drama and movie, the movie definetly has a sweeter, softer tone to it, with a higher level of acting and scenery. But the drama, I tink, is a fine interpretation as well! Everyone did well in their roles, and I was glad to watch it!

Kirari Ililah · 14 Apr 2006

*will post comment later*