It's a cute, stylish little comedy about 4 high school boys who are - or think they are - the last 4 virgins in their class.
I got the show for two reasons.
1) Yumiko Shaku. Great Googly-Mooglie that's one beautiful girl.
2) The show was directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi and I'm considering just opening up a church and worshiping this goofball.
He's the guy who did Keizoku, he did Trick, he did H 2, he's a mover and shaker behind Jam FIlms (2LDK), and I think he even did Crying out Love at the Center of the World. (At least the show is listed under his name at Yes Asia)
I absolutely love the guy's sense of style, and sense of humor. He hasn't let me down yet, and Stand Up is no exception. I'm only up to the 4th episode, but so far it's a lot of fun.
I finished The eldest Son and his three Elder Sisters the other day, and it was fun. It was Eri Fukatsu at her adorable best. It was Tomoyo Harada at her glamour girl best.
And as so often happens... it introduced me to someone I'd never seen before, that I simply have to see more of. Chikako Kaku. She played the eldest sister. The furious homemaker who'd left her cheating husband and gone home to live with her family.
Listening to her shriek and bark out orders was like listening to a gigantic Pekingese threatening to tear your head off and... spit... down your neck.
The one negative note I have on this show is that the guy who plays Eri's husband just wasn't up to the task. The ladies simply blew him off the screen.
And that's a problem, because his weak performance... his vanishing act... makes you wonder why Eri is putting up with the things she's putting up with. And once you start wondering, the show sort of falls apart.
I started Tokyo Wankei. Unfortunatelly, I have only the first episode, but I love it. I hope, I'll get the other episodes too soon. Nakama Yukie plays very good her rolle. :)