Im gonna start Kiken na Aneki aka Dangerous Sister starring of course Itoh Misaki.
Itoh Misaki stars as the number-one cabaret/hostess club girl. Hailing from the Miyazaki countryside, she has been told since her youth that all she has is a beautiful face. Her brilliant younger brother (played by Moriyama Mirai) who aims to become a doctor, is her only pride. For his sake, she is willing to put up with all sorts of hardships in a display of unconditional love.
bmwracer wrote:
Only because it's Itoh Misaki, ne? ;)
uhm.. that includes it. :thumbsup:
anyway.. just finished episode 1. its really like a Hotman style drama about family problems. but in this drama its between brother and sister relationship on how they will survive. Itoh Misaki plays like a hentai sister here and Moriyama Mirai as her smart brother.
Great stuff.... but then what do you expect from Kimutaku!!!!
As always superb facial expressions that say so much....
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A new element in this drama - Kimu with Shibasaki Kou. Not sure yet if this was a good combo. Will have to rewatch some of their scenes. A very different chemistry between them from Kimu and Takako and Takeuchi. More on the serious side... but that is the kind of role Kou chan usually plays.... So it's probably appropriate.
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So I will have to rank it at number 3 in the Kimutaku filmography after Pride obviously the nubmer 1 spot and Love Generation a solid number 2 spot. Sorry but Engine cannot be ranked since it's a KimuTaku abberation. Don't know what he was thinking to accept a role like that.
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ralphm1999 wrote:A new element in this drama - Kimu with Shibasaki Kou. Not sure yet if this was a good combo. Will have to rewatch some of their scenes. A very different chemistry between them from Kimu and Takako and Takeuchi. More on the serious side... but that is the kind of role Kou chan usually plays.... So it's probably appropriate.
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So I will have to rank it at number 3 in the Kimutaku filmography after Pride obviously the nubmer 1 spot and Love Generation a solid number 2 spot. Sorry but Engine cannot be ranked since it's a KimuTaku abberation. Don't know what he was thinking to accept a role like that.
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Personally, I loved the chemistry between Kimura and Shibasaki. The interaction they had was really hilarious, and at times sweet. It's a pity this pairing is one of the most underrated Kimutaku pairings. :sweat:
I'm currently watching Engine and it's really been very enjoyable so far. I can understand why some people don't like it that much since there's not much romance involved. But, I feel that his role in Engine brought out his greatest strength of being able to work with virtually anyone in the business.
In his romance dramas, he has shown that he is capable of working with various female counterparts. In Karei-naru Ichizoku, he has shown that he can work with veterans as well. What about kids and young upcoming actors/actresses? That's where Engine fits in.
Kimura may not be a very technical actor. But, his natural ability of being able to create chemistry with anyone he works with is the charm of his shows. And that's the reason why I really enjoy watching them.
Of those 3 dramas, I would rank them 1) Pride 2) Engine 3) Good Luck [/list:u] I was really liking Good Luck until the last 2 episodes, the whole "accident/operation" cliche thing really ruined it for me.
I think Kou Shibasaki is as beautiful as it gets. And son of a gun, I even like her singing. AND... she flat out stole "Battle Royale" as far as I'm concerned.
But in dramas... I don't know. It's like she over-dosed on Botox.
I still like her, and I've enjoyed some of the dramas she's been in. But she's so wooden, so emotionally dead pan, I doubt she'll ever become one of my favorites.
Anime Dad
If you're looking for something different from Koyuki you might want to take a look around for "Suekko Chounan ane San Nin" (The eldest boy and his three elder sisters.)
http://jdorama.com/drama.795.htm
Story line: it's tough to be the eldest son in the family, when all three of your sisters are older than you are. And all three are freaking Valkyries. Then try bringing your new bride into that family.
Koyuki plays the youngest of the elder sisters, and she's the Tom Boy, of the family. The unsucessful actress. The screw up. The fighter. About as far away from the sophisticated character she played in Kimi wa petto as you can get.
She's not the lead. But it's a good part, and I thought it was a terrific show.
As for myself...
I finished off Maison Ikkoku. This one was not for me.
In desperation I've gone back to trying to finish off "14 sai no Haha" Hate the story line... love the cast members. Lots and lots of fast forwarding.
Geezer wrote:I think Kou Shibasaki is as beautiful as it gets. And son of a gun, I even like her singing. AND... she flat out stole "Battle Royale" as far as I'm concerned.
Shibasaki stealing the show in Battle Royale? HANDS DOWN! My cousins and I got excited whenever she entered the scene. She also had the best/most unsettling death. :twisted:
I thought I'd be able to finished Waterboys last night, but that didn't happen (worked on JD DB instead). I have two more epi's to watch, which I shall do tonight. :victory:
Shibasaki probably had my favorite last line in any movie.
Spoiler — click to reveal"I just didn't want to be a loser... anymore." And the whole line, her whole character, turned on that last word. "anymore". As if that beautiful girl had always seen herself as a loser. Jeez!
She was already the best part of the movie. But that last line burned her into my head forever.
So far, I am... Abe Hiroshi is a really good actor... And much much more versatile an actor than most of the so-called "stars" that people are always carping about... :victory:
gaijinmark wrote:Of those 3 dramas, I would rank them 1) Pride 2) Engine 3) Good Luck [/list:u] I was really liking Good Luck until the last 2 episodes, the whole "accident/operation" cliche thing really ruined it for me.
Yes. That was a pretty childish device to throw in. Still Kimu and Kou chan handled it as well as could be expected if the writers were going to be so infantile. It was just so obvious as to what would happen.... it took out any kind of suspense. :grumble: