Fan reviews: Sekai no chuushin de, ai wo sakebu

kirei_lanford · 27 Oct 2006

when you follow the plot time to time its very natural, logic and chronological also without anything being weird.. i wonder why the tv rating is so low,,, saku plays brilliant. At the time when he fall from his bicycle after hearing shocking news about aki. the mimic is so perfect. his acting here above haruka. the idea about communicating through walkman is well done and also when he realize the lightness of his pedals without his ojii-san's riding on it. so heart-warming.. and the ending also wonderful.

duckboat · 10 Oct 2006

I hear a lot about this drama and would still like to read the book.
Maybe because I have watched this in 2006 and not 2004 so it affects my what i think. But I thought it was just ok. I thought Ayase Haruka did an amazing job portraying her character and heard she lost weight and everything for the role over the 3 months of filming to make it more believable. She was perfect for the role. I thought the scenery was very good to, I believe it was shot in IZU, makes me want to visit there some day. Now on the negative side I thought the 2 main male actors Yamada and Ogata where not good at all. Ogata was to dramatic and I did not really understand in the begining of the drama why he always falls on the ground and can not walk straight, I guess he was missing his other half, so that it why he keeps falling down?? not sure and also Ogata after awhile to me seemed not right for the role, I thought his character was to weak and after awhile I was annoyed by him. And for hevean's sake I think he never told her that he loved her once...which I thought was strange. I have the DVD version so it has behind the scenes and short speechs by each character after the shoot if complete, and I did not think that Ayase and Yamada got along to well.. in person they just shook hands and walked away from each other after the last scene and when thanking everyone for the hard work they never mentioned each other which I thought was strange.
Maybe if I saw it in 2004 my option would be different.
I think the book would be much better

Wynter · 12 Sep 2006

I didn't find it at all sad for the first 8 or so episodes. By the time it hit the 10th, I was balling my eyes out.

It wasn't so much that Aki was dying, but just the way humans deal with death. I found it very touching... and yet really sad that Saku chose to suffer for 17 years because he was afraid. Afraid of forgetting.

The acting was superb. Ayase Haruka blew me away, although this was an observation I made after I finished watching the show. She was wonderfully convincing and truly accomplished an honest portrayal of a person in her position. Yamada Takayuki reminded me once again why I became a fan of his after watching H2. There is an honesty in his acting that worked perfectly for this role. You could really feel his raw emotion eminating from the screen. A pleasent surprise for me was Tanaka Koutaro's acting. He really does have good scope in terms of his portrayal of different characters.

Over all, I found the drama a little indifferent in the beginning -- it took me a while to befriend the characters -- but came together beautifully in the end. This isn't a show meant only to portray an early death of a teenage girl. It's about the footprints left behind when a loved one passes away.

efanddy · 12 Sep 2006

as for this story... it really make cry.. and i do cry...

because of the story somehow related to my life and i have been go through his situation... its really touched me, thought we dun met the same ending... yet i feel like im in that story...

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Sooji · 9 Sep 2006

I love this drama so much. What draws me to this drama even more is Yamada Takayuki. Love his acting.

kumiz · 19 Aug 2006

my tears cant stop falling.....love it very much...i love it...

mok · 23 Jul 2006

The most touching and beautiful love story i've ever seen in my entire life. The story is all about a boy, Sakutaro Matsumoto who by fate fall in love with a iron wild but very lovely girl. (Greatly done by the kawaii Ayase Haruka). To make the drama even more heart wrenching of course there were some disease matter included. Anyway it is highly recommended. It's so great that it even beat my all time best drama - 'Beautifull Life'.... ;p

zindaka · 30 Jun 2006

great drama, i enjoyed it, although it is very sad. i would like to watch the movie, does anyone know where i can find it?

pulang tala · 2 Jun 2006

these are some of the things i posted on my blog while watching it..

this drama has claimed my soul. best opening squence ever. * yamada takayuki is capturing my heart every minute i see him on screen. ayase haruka is awesome, too and is by far the only japanese dorama actress that doesn't annoy me one bit. * I CAN'T BREATH ANYMORE. I CAN'T BREATH FOR THE LIFE OF ME. * dear sekachu, stop scraping off the outer layer of my soul and squeezing lime on it OVER AND OVER, onegaishimasu. coz yannoe, it hurts. badly. * whoever won't find this dorama beautiful is a dumbass with the worst sense of aesthetics. EVER. * im really amazed that i dun find the actress playing aki annoying. i like her even. yeah. * omg that kid's so cute!!! * i need to go to australia kthnxbi * that's what i call acting. subtle.. true.. felt. excuse me while i cry my eyes thinking about this again. * my tear ducts have been drained of any liquid. * i swear to gawd, i had an asthma attack watching this and i don't even have asthma. my eyes are swollen now and am shook up pretty badly. but yannoe, that was really really beautiful. i wish i can love someone as much someday or be loved, at least... i'm such a sucker for tragic stories so me + sekachu = BFF.

ahahaha. mmkay that's all.

zhixiong · 13 Apr 2006

Nice to hear Kou Shibasaki singing the ending song for the dorama. She was one of the actresses in the movie version.

aki_07 · 9 Apr 2006

Many people luv this but I belong to the minority. Whinning big man that gets on my nerves. Reminds me of a typical K drama with an overdone sentimental love. Nothing special. I enjoy the cinematography and scenery though..

noodlefreak · 13 Mar 2006

Sekachuu was amazing. I was soo happy when I heard that it was going to air on tv because everyone talked about how good of a drama it was...and they were right. The characters, especially Aki, were just so lovable that you really feel some sort of connection with them and it makes you share their pain more. I liked it much better than the novel and everything about it was just beautiful. All the actors played their roles extremely well in my opinion.

IntRoVertIsh · 1 Mar 2006

The world have never seen such a unbelievebly great drama. This show have created a deep impact in my life. Simply superb is the word.

Celes · 28 Feb 2006

I think Sekachuu is a masterpiece. It couldn't be more beautiful and touching than it is. I loved everything about it, the music, the story, the characters...
This is the only drama I've ever rated with 10.

shinkuji · 27 Jan 2006

if you want the best saddest drama, then this drama is the best.

If you are in a happy mood, don't watch this, it will make you depress. Only if you want to ruin your day.. then watch it.

Houjou Sekira · 23 Jan 2006

This DORAMA always sent me close to crying with each episode, then I finally did at the final episode. The actors were able to bring out the characters of the story, and had me glancing on my thoughts for experiences when I felt the same. It also surpassed the movie because the dorama was able to show how their love for each other grew better compared to the movie. Highly recommended~ definitely~

kiimura+akuya · 23 Jan 2006

you must have a really good sense of direction & time when you are watching this... the plot keeps on changing... from the past to present... though is a bit complicating.. its a good movie ne~

yukster · 11 Jan 2006

This is the drama version of one of the 2 great Jun-ai stories of 2004, the other one being Ima Ai ni Yukimasu.

One of the sadest dramas that I have seen, even if you know how it will end (Aki dies), her death hits you like a ton of bricks. Through out the drama (from the male prespective) you grow to care for Aki, root for Saku and Aki, and maybe even fall for her yourself. Their relationship is pure... just being together brings joy and happiness. This drama shows the development of the love between two people. It shows how Saku, even from the beginning was drawn to her, where, somehow, without knowing it, goes to where she is, and for Aki, she knew that when she died, he was going to be by her side. Through powerful imagery like this, you grow to care for the charachters.

People just read the discriptions, or watch just one or two episodes, especially from the middle, may and have criticized this drama, especially the Saku charachter... for holding on to the memory of someone who died for 17 years, for letting that destroy him from the inside, for not moving on.... I do understand their point of view, but if you care for someone THAT much, it probably cannot be helped... agian, you own personal experiences may deterimne how you feel about this drama.

A drama that you should watch...

Caeruleas · 1 Jan 2006

This is absolutely the saddest love story I've ever seen.

The acting is very well done on most parts. Saku's younger self seems to have a permanently sulky face, but his perfomance is great nonetheless. Hirose Aki's actress is great, too, as is the the supporting cast.

The cinematography is very breathtaking at parts, and the soundtrack, though a bit repetitive, always hits right on.

I seem to have listed a bunch of little faults and nitpicks, but I gave the show a 10 because it is very gripping, and at least one scene in every episode would push me to the edge of tears. The last episode had me sobbing out loud.

Highly recommended!

MissMonika · 26 Dec 2005

Before watching the drama, I saw the movie a couple of weeks ago. I really liked the movie and was curious to see how the drama would compare.

This drama is one of the best I have seen. It's so touching and so very heartbreaking. Yamada Takayuki and Ayase Haruka both deliver brilliant performances. They not only portrayed the characters wonderfully, but became them. You can feel whatever they are feeling when you watch them perform. This drama shows how now matter how painful situations become, you just have to keep on going and living life.

Definitely have a box of tissues with you when you watch this drama. I love it!!