Geezer wrote:Risou no Joushi (Ideal Boss) -- 1997 --
I got this show because it features Nagatsuka Koyzo and Fubuki Jun as a married couple.
They're not pop stars. And they're not sexy young things anymore (Kimura Yoshino fills that bill in this series). They're actors. Pros. And I really like both of them. Seeing either of their names in a cast list makes me want to grab a series.
This is another of those small, office/family heart-warming comedy/dramas from TBS.
And it's the sort of meat and potatoes series that keeps me watching Japanese TV.
No flash, and a simple plot, but the people in the show have completely endeared themselves to me.
I think your description of this series is right on the mark. I believe this series appeals to mature audiences more than to younger people. There is a measure of depth and sincerity to it rather than the banality and superficiality found in many of the dorama that star the pop icon of the moment. Kyozo Nagatsuka is a terrific actor, and Yoshino Kimura is only one of a select handful of dorama actresses whose acting ability matches their comeliness. BTW, when I heard her speak a few lines of English in the first episode, I thought this woman isn't just merely speaking her lines; she's probably fluent in English.
lewiswan wrote:I am still waiting for my first Jdoramas collection to arrive!
Very excited!! :woot:
News No Onna
Long Vacation
GTO TV series
To Heart
Starwberry on the Shortcake
Bonus=Eve didn't tell me what is it yet. Thanks for the Bonus!!
I been thinking when the above titles do arrive. Which one should I start first. Maybe "News No Onna""????
I would like to guess that the Bonus drama would be Antique....maybe because Eve got a lot people hooked on it (remember Eve saying this....i think....).
Hmmm......I would say save the best for last. So watch GTO and Long Vacation after others. I haven't seen Long vacation yet, but I've heard lots of good stuff about it, am going to try to get my hands on it :mrgreen:
i'm now watching battle royale part 1 & 2. like his actor fujiwara tatsuya :hehe: real teen battle :victory: nanahara san gambatte ne !!!
I like Fujiwara Tatsuya also! I think he's a great actor, but it wasn't his performance in "BR" that caught my attention - I think it was "Shin Hoshi no Kinka" and then I saw him again in "Ai Nante Irane Yo, Natsu." I really liked his acting in the latter one!
bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, it's a good show. Predictable for the most part, but good.
I doubt if I wanna watch Gokusen 2, though.
heard that the 2nd one, has of course the main character, Yukie Nakama, and only Kuma returning from the first, think everyone else is going to be different, from what i heard. :bonk:
qilver wrote:heard that the 2nd one, has of course the main character, Yukie Nakama, and only Kuma returning from the first, think everyone else is going to be different, from what i heard. :bonk:
And the plot is pretty much a repeat of the first series. :(
bmwracer wrote:
And the plot is pretty much a repeat of the first series. :(
I think it is hard to beat the original series.
not sure if and when i am going to watch Gokusen2.
I think i am interested in watching other j-dramas first. :hehe:
I enjoyed "Gokusen 2", but mostly because I liked the interaction between Yankumi (Nakama Yukie) & the kocho sensei (Namase Katsuhisa), and of course all the cute guys in it. But like everyone else has said, it's pretty much a rehash of the 1st "Gokusen", so unless you like looking at good looking guys, you might want to just stick to the first series.
I started watching the current series of "Kochira Hon Ikegami Sho" & am enjoying it, especially since Kaneko Noboru joined the cast! :mrgreen:
I got it because Miki Nakatani is in it. And I'll watch anything she's in.
But this is one of those odd little series where the main character (Miki) is brain damaged. She does not speak. Does not react to other people. Walks around like a Zombie through the whole thing.
The gimmicks being that she is a cello prodigy, and it looks like she's got something of Stephen King's "Carrie" in her. Every time someone annoys her, we get a close up of her eyes, and the people she doesn't like get hurt.
Now it's great to get to just stare at that beautiful face through each episode. But heck, it might as well just be a still photo of Miki in the corner of the room. It gets a bit samey.
As for the annoyance factor? It's set up as a mystery... and I don't have the final episode.
Oh well, that's the price you pay when you let your "to watch" spindle empty out.
right now im watching dragon zakura, attack no.1 and densha otoko ...
I've watch a few of episodes of dragon zakura and attack no.1 and both of them is really good ... And im starting on densha otoko, hope it is good ! ! !