What dramas are you currently watching?

But hey, atleast the theme song was good :beaten: well I like yubiwa from daite senorita single better though :beaten:

lol, the one of the few things i will remember kurosagi from is dat creepy old man :sweat:

CenturyLover wrote:But hey, atleast the theme song was good :beaten: well I like yubiwa from daite senorita single better though :beaten:

hehe...but why did the song have the word the word senorita again :sweat:

it was almost like deja vu after watching Nobuta wo Produce. oh well!

CenturyLover wrote:lol, the one of the few things i will remember kurosagi from is dat creepy old man :sweat:

Yamazaki Tsutomu? Another great old Japanese movie actor. I always remember him as the truck driver in Tampopo.

Someone mention Tampopo??

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š wrote:

Yamazaki Tsutomu? Another great old Japanese movie actor. I always remember him as the truck driver in Tampopo.

yeah but his crass performance in the dorama does not compare with his acting in that most classic of Japanese modern films.... :mrgreen:

at least he made a quick buck for spitting up veggies and pickles.

krim wrote:Someone mention Tampopo??

:woot: :woot: :dancing: :dancing: :woot: :woot:

:hehe: So you love the first japanese noodle western? :beaten:

w3bhead wrote:

:hehe: So you love the first japanese noodle western? :beaten:

best ramen western ever... blows anything w/ Eastwood away. :mrgreen:

I watched the first episode of My Boss, My Hero. meh. I wonder if Nagase Tomoya is tired of being typecast as a punk yet? Poor guy.

š wrote:I watched the first episode of My Boss, My Hero. meh. I wonder if Nagase Tomoya is tired of being typecast as a punk yet? Poor guy.

i haven't seen it yet...but i was thinking that too...always playin' a yakuza or similar type of character can't be that great, especially given the fear of typecasting....although he does well in those roles...the boy needs to do some other roles.

Just finished Kurosagi. Yep, I agree with some of you, very disappointing. The story and plot were contrived and really predictable. The main actors performances were bleh, I'm sorry to say. Yamapi didn't really convince me that he was a swindler. Still like him better in NwP where he plays a goofy, light-hearted character. At least Horikita Maki tried to work with the material but it failed.

I have to say, I'm really disappointed with the dramas that have been coming out lately. Once in awhile, you get a really good one but lately, a lot of crap has been coming out. Makes me hesitant to download any of the new ones. I think I'll go back and start downloading the older ones from the early 90s.

MissMonika wrote:Just finished Kurosagi. Yep, I agree with some of you, very disappointing. The story and plot were contrived and really predictable. The main actors performances were bleh, I'm sorry to say. Yamapi didn't really convince me that he was a swindler. Still like him better in NwP where he plays a goofy, light-hearted character. At least Horikita Maki tried to work with the material but it failed.

i totally agree....a very sad effort overall. i think he was much more interesting in his role as Akira in NwP. Maki, Yui Ichikawa, and Yamapi all failed to give engaging performances, partly due to the vacant material they were working with i'm sure.

I have to say, I'm really disappointed with the dramas that have been coming out lately. Once in awhile, you get a really good one but lately, a lot of crap has been coming out. Makes me hesitant to download any of the new ones. I think I'll go back and start downloading the older ones from the early 90s.

yeah seems the japanese tv studios have been turning out a lot of crud lately.

personally i think it goes to show that some of the older, more established actors/actresses are sorely missed.....Kimura Takuya, Nanako Matsushima, Yuko Takeuchi, Kou Shibasaki, Eri Fukatsu, Tamara Masakazu, Hitomi Kuroki etc etc....

Tu_triky wrote:
yeah seems the japanese tv studios have been turning out a lot of crud lately.

personally i think it goes to show that some of the older, more established actors/actresses are sorely missed.....Kimura Takuya, Nanako Matsushima, Yuko Takeuchi, Kou Shibasaki, Eri Fukatsu, Tamara Masakazu, Hitomi Kuroki etc etc....

Well, there is a reason it's sometimes called, "trendy" dramas.

dochira wrote:
Well, there is a reason it's sometimes called, "trendy" dramas.

yeah but it's straight schlock....not that i disagree with you...but, for example, you can't call school doramas trendy anymore.....except maybe it is because those horny ass 55 year old oyajis still like to get their freak on with junior hi and hi school girls.

Tu_triky wrote:
yeah but it's straight schlock....not that i disagree with you...but, for example, you can't call school doramas trendy anymore.....except maybe it is because those horny ass 55 year old oyajis still like to get their freak on with junior hi and hi school girls.

I don't think you need an oracle. You just found your answer. :bow:

dochira wrote:
I don't think you need an oracle. You just found your answer. :bow:

yeah you're right tho....there are certain trends that stick way past their expiration date if you will....like the older woman, young child love scenario....

I was gonna watch Kurosagi, but since you said that.. I'll cross it off my list.

watching Densha, and Hirokita Maki has a very different role here. She really did a good job in NwP.

BOGCHI wrote:I was gonna watch Kurosagi, but since you said that.. I'll cross it off my list.

watching Densha, and Hirokita Maki has a very different role here. She really did a good job in NwP.

i also recommend watching her in the movie Always San Chome...if you go to the Horikita Maki thread and search for my post you will see i put up a torrent for the film as well as a short description...you'll have to go back several pages

Hmm, somehow I feel that Dare yori mo Mama wo Aisu will be one of the best doramas this season. Sure, its a family dorama, and the ratings are low, but the actors are great and the story is interesting. It may sound boring, but it really is good, so I recommend watching it :victory:

Tu_triky wrote:
yeah you're right tho....there are certain trends that stick way past their expiration date if you will....like the older woman, young child love scenario....

It happens in real life. ;) I read the Entertainment News thread. :hehe:

Boy wants mother figure, woman wants young blood.

dochira wrote:
It happens in real life. ;) I read the Entertainment News thread. :hehe:

Boy wants mother figure, woman wants young blood.

boy wants breastmilk, woman provides opportunity to suckle.