7 reviews · average 9.0 / 10
0ldboy · 13 Dec 2011
Granted I haven't seen many jdoramas, this is the one that got me hooked and now addicted. Ashida Mana is incredible at such a young age. Cannot believe this is not on Top 100 list. Outrage, I tell you!
Electro43 · 8 May 2011
The only problem with this drama is that most others won't be able to measure up.
Every episode had chracters that interacted like real people in real situations and the end of every episode from the first to the 10th was suspensful and made the viewer on edge to see the next episode. Great ending which actually is rare, many great Doramas have not been able to end well.
Sajen16 · 25 Jan 2011
I've only watched three episodes but I love it already, I also see how it wouldn't suite some peoples tastes. Even though I just started I'd say it's kind of like Aoi Tori without Anne Suzuki, the girl does good but she's not Anne, I think I'll write more when I finish especially if the ending is different from what I'm guessing
howtwosave · 18 Aug 2010
i had expectations because the writer who wrote this also wrote watashitachi no kyoukasho. also people hyping it up saying it's the best drama that it's up there with jin blahblahblah. and i say HELL no.
And so even though the first ep was slow and boring and they barely talked (so much silence and lack of BGM) I thought just like WTNK it'll pick up etc. However it did not. It does get more MELODRAMATIC & the BGM did not incresa :(. the meloDRAMA's nowhere near the levels of 14 sai no haha (now this drama is so embarrassing) but umm... it's still cringy and embarrassing to watch.
I don't like the lead actress that much. she always makes the same face, and she always whispers during you know those type of scenes... it's just boring.
i fast/forwarded/ skipped after ep 5 and i felt like i should have done that earlier. ep 8 was about the stuff i wanted to know but still it wasn't much. If you really like SLOW MELODRAMATIC dramas with minimal/below minimal background music then do WATCH IT. the melodrama that was in hanayori dango or 14 sai
It's nowhere near JIN fer sure. mother just tries to make the watcher cry instead of making a good drama with a good storyline/acting etc.. i would suggest watching watashitachi no kyoukasho INSTEAD to see how much talent the writer has.
GOOD POINT: I like the theme song nakigao smile by hinaco.
Spider · 17 Aug 2010
Very serious drama unlike your typical serious JDoramas (Last Friends, White Spring, Smile etc.). No overacting in "Mother", just a strong lead actress and a strong and excellent performance by the little girl... she will be an actress to watch out for in the future! The things I love about JDoramas that make them so different from North American dramas, I didn't find in Mother. So the acting and story really had to carry the series through... and it did! Compelling story that will melt your heart and shed a tear.
zelie · 19 Jul 2010
Wonderful drama, great performances from all the cast. The main strength of this drama is the script, the writers treated difficult topics like child abuse and adoption with sensitivity and never took the easy way out. The backstory of Reina/Tsugumi's mother is quite an eye-opener, the drama makes no excuses for her failure to protect her daughter while helping you to understand how she ended up the way she did.
There was just one thing I found annoying about this drama: too much of the dialogue is whispered, often in scenes where it makes no sense to whisper.
Doff · 25 Jun 2010
oh my god.
Just finished watching this series. I simply just can not get my tears to stop flowing.
Probably the best Dorama i have ever watched! Really can't decide if this or 1 litre of tears gets the 1st place on my list.
I dont think i've ever watched something with this much impact. Incredible acting, especially from Nao and Tsugumi.