By the action? I'd say they were overshadowed by the fact that the guy established a reputation for himself as the Lounge Lizard of Martial Arts films.
I never saw his early TV series. So I can't comment on them.
But I saw far more of his films than I like to admit... and by the end, I had about as negative an opinion of him as you could get.
"Shotgun Marriage" and "Kill Bill Vol. 1" completely changed my opinion of Chiba. For me, and I think for many who knows him from his movies... those performances were a revelation.
z123_us wrote:Started watching - Say u love me (Aishiteiru to itte kure)
the print is BAD ..... :(:(:(
i wanted to see it because of tokiwa ......... :(
Its awesome. Stick with it. Tokiwa is heartbreakingly beautiful in it.
Some of us have a better version than Buruburu though.
But it is still not perfect. :puppydog:
Its awesome. Stick with it. Tokiwa is heartbreakingly beautiful in it.
Some of us have a better version than Buruburu though.
But it is still not perfect. :puppydog:
ah u have a better one eh! ...
yeah i ordered it only because of tokiwa .... luved her beauty after ... Beautiful life
i still remember ... in beautiful life ... when she got her hair done the first time for the magazine ... i was like WOW .... she was sooo pretty .. !!
Aiba-Masaki wrote:Orange Days. I jest watch like 15 minutes of the first episoide xD Going back to watch the rest, later :hehe:
you watched more than i have, i watched about 5 minutes and i know this one is going to be a good one. Kou and Manami are in it, :smitten:
I gotta finished up the last three episodes of Gokusen, then i am onto Orange Days. I love these japanse dramas! :applaud: :thumbsup:
oh, jesus...i finally got to watch...and still watching :sweat: "Trick"...
oh, my god.... :applaud: :applaud: :victory: :applaud: :victory: :applaud: :woot: now i'm so happy i tried so much to find it! i just love it! :naughty: :nut: :victory: :mrgreen:
Watching Mugendorama's "Love Revolution" and loving it! I think Esumi Makiko and Fujiki Naohito have great chemistry in it - very electric. Sigh. I even went out and bought the series online just now. :beatyou:
Other than that, I"m following "Ganbatte Ikimasshoi" and "Densha Otoko". Just started watching "Sekai no chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu" and got past the 3rd episode also.
just finished Gokusen, what a good drama/comedy. I really enjoy it!
Now beginning Orange Days, manami is really cute :smitten:
this looks like a good drama so far. :thumbsup:
When it comes to comedy and the sci-fi/horror genres, there's an old rule. The weaker the script... the prettier the cast.
I just finished watching "not so Perfect Love". Well, at least they followed the rule.
Fukuyama was there to keep the ladies happy. And with Yoshino Kimura, Yoko Moriguchi, and Hiroko Hasano on the screen, what guy could complain?
If the copy of the series I had was a little clearer, I might not have noticed what a poorly written, poorly put together piece of fluff this show was.
I had the feeling that the producer handed a 15 year old intern an outline of a generic summer romantic comedy, and said; we start filming tomorrow... write a script and deliver it to the director and actors tomorrow morning -- along with their coffee and newspapers.
What a pretty cast.
Anyway... I've just started watching Suekko chounan ane san nin (The only boy and his three elder sisters). I watched the first episode and this one looks like it's gonna be a lot of fun.
Eri Fukatsu is a jewel. And I haven't seen Tomoyo Harada since Dessin. -- And I've missed her.
I've been saving this one for a while, and so far, its delivering.