What dramas are you currently watching?

Deep into Toshiie now. Pretty much no time for anything else.

What a rich drama. :applaud:

Currently watching:

Shinzanmono
Osazaka no Himawari
Kekkon Shinai

Waiting next are:

Kasouken no Onna 11
Kimi Hannin Janai yo ne

Also reading Salvation of a Saint by Keigo Higashino.

Having a bit of a problem with D-Addicts though, as I haven't been able to pull up the site for several days. Anybody else?

WhiteHawk wrote:Having a bit of a problem with D-Addicts though, as I haven't been able to pull up the site for several days. Anybody else?

Did you notice the D-Addicts thread here?

Checked out the first two eps of Fuyu No Sakura.

Deep, moving. Stars the same guy from Ii Hito. The one who isn't Nagase Tomoya. :beaten:

Like the female lead too. It is well done. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Did you notice the D-Addicts thread here?

Nope. Thought I scanned for it, but must have missed it. I'll go look again.

WhiteHawk wrote:Nope. Thought I scanned for it, but must have missed it. I'll go look again.

Here: http://jdorama.com/viewtopic.4214.htm :)

Eve wrote:Deep into Toshiie now. Pretty much no time for anything else.

What a rich drama. :applaud:

I was visiting my parents last week, and they were watching Toshiie and Matsu for the fourth time according to their reckoning. I think Oshin and Suzuran, two asadora, are the only other series they've watched as many times as Toshiie.

Toshiie and Matsu might be the last Taiga that NHK produced before succumbing to the inevitable hiring of far too many young limited-ability idols to populate their series, a trend which has plagued dorama this century.

shin2 wrote:
Toshiie and Matsu might be the last Taiga that NHK produced before succumbing to the inevitable hiring of far too many young limited-ability idols to populate their series, a trend which has plagued dorama this century.

The one exception in the last ten or so might be Fuurin Kazan. Masaaki Uchino as Kensuke, Tatsuya Nakadai and Sonny Chiba. I think it's the last taiga I watched that I felt satisfied at the end.

gaijinmark wrote:

The one exception in the last ten or so might be Fuurin Kazan. Masaaki Uchino as Kensuke, Tatsuya Nakadai and Sonny Chiba. I think it's the last taiga I watched that I felt satisfied at the end.

You forgot to mention Gackt. :bleh:

Uchino is a journeyman actor, competent but not much else (although these days to be considered a competent actor in Japan is a good thing). Chiba, whom I like a lot, was never an outstanding actor--charismatic, yes; entertaining, certainly; but a great actor, no . Nakadai is way overrated. He deserves a lot of respect for having such a long career, but off the top of my head, I can't think of a single performance of his that was exceptional.

Sorry to sound so negative; I have become increasingly more curmudgeonly in recent years.

You are right that Fuurin Kazan is different from recent Taiga. And that makes it stand above the others.

shin2 wrote:
Sorry to sound so negative; I have become increasingly more curmudgeonly in recent years.

That's okay, as the country western song says, "If we all liked the same thing you'd all be after my old lady." :)

Episode 3 of Priceless. And unlike Going My Home it's got a plot I can follow that makes sense.

Also episode 1 of Osozaki no Himawari . Yoko Maki and Ryoko Kuninaka are sisters. Sure would like to bottle some of that DNA!

Spoiler — click to reveal

Kind of sucks that Mitsuko Baisho dies in first episode.

shin2 wrote:

I was visiting my parents last week, and they were watching Toshiie and Matsu for the fourth time according to their reckoning. I think Oshin and Suzuran, two asadora, are the only other series they've watched as many times as Toshiie.

Toshiie and Matsu might be the last Taiga that NHK produced before succumbing to the inevitable hiring of far too many young limited-ability idols to populate their series, a trend which has plagued dorama this century.

Im a third timer and my husband two. New facets of the story come to light each time round. Cried when Nobunaga met his inevitable end last night. :shamefulcry: Midway thru now.

Seems like I need to watch more of Oshin. I havent checked out Suzuran but now Im intrigued.

Just put Bartender in the DVD player. Keeping current with what seems to be a rather light but still so far entertaining drama about the search for the perfect coktail. :hehe:

gaijinmark wrote:

The one exception in the last ten or so might be Fuurin Kazan. Masaaki Uchino as Kensuke, Tatsuya Nakadai and Sonny Chiba. I think it's the last taiga I watched that I felt satisfied at the end.

I started it but didnt get far. Wil have to try again.

Started Tokyo Airport - seems like an easy to watch series....
Since its about air traffic controllers, it reminds me of the Happy flight movie...

Thru episode 3 of "Osozaki no Himawari".

Starting to turn into a melodrama, "Oh No!! The typhoons coming!! What'll we do!! What'll we do!!" :shakehead:

gaijinmark wrote:Episode 3 of Priceless. And unlike Going My Home it's got a plot I can follow that makes sense.

Up thru episode 4 now. Pretty sure where we're headed with this

Spoiler — click to reveal

Now that Kimura, Karina and Kiichi are all living in the old lady's house

But still a fun watch.

I had to check out this season's crowd pleaser Doctor X. Not my cup of tea at all, so unrealistic and cliched it hurts but if you are a Yonekura Ryoko fan you must check it out. They put her in really slutty clothes (for Japanese standards) and she knows how to make them work for her.
But I have to drop this as I drooled like a middle aged ojiisan: the only thing I am enjoying is Yonekura showing her fantastic body on a dance floor. And I'm a straight woman in her 30ties.

EstherM wrote:I had to check out this season's crowd pleaser Doctor X. Not my cup of tea at all, so unrealistic and cliched it hurts.

I watched the first episode as well. Not believable at all, best to check your brain at the door. Just like fangirls, fanboys will watch anything.

Still working on 9 Gakari (is Tsuda's character getting more and more spastic or is it just my imagination? :crazy: ).

Started Naniwa Shonen Tanteidan which is cute, since there's lots of elemetary school kids in this drama, and Tabe Mikako is, well, cute. :P

Also started Keishicho Shissonin Sosaka which I happened to find at the DVD rental store while looking for something new to watch (didn't see it in the database here?), and enjoying it so far.

Currently watching: Jikken Keiji Totori - I like the cases , Koisuru hae onna and Magari Kado no kanajyo.

Episode 4 of "Osozaki no Himawari".

They've expanded on Ryoko Kuninaka's character. Looks like her marriage is in trouble.

To any guy that can't stay married to Ryoko Kuninaka all I can say is, "Sir, you are an idiot!!" :beatyou:

Also up to epi 6 of "Going My Home".

If somebody asked me what it's about, I'd have to say, "It's about 6 episodes long so far. But I don't have the slightest idea what it's about!!" :crazy: