What dramas are you currently watching?

Geezer wrote:So I'm on to;

Love Revolution.

Makiko Esumi has never let me down.

YAY FER LOVE REVOLUTION! Makiko AND Ryoko... can't go wrong there!

Spackle1213 wrote:Just finished both seasons of Hana yori Dango. I loved this show. Anyone know any other shows I could catch Mao Inoue in? She is such a little firecracker. Any recommendations on what to watch next?

You should ask this question in the Recommendations thread. I'm sure you'll find an answer there. :)

concertmaster wrote:
Good luck...and I don't mean the drama that stars Takuya... :sweat:

Oi... another bad drama? Eve was raving about it, tho I was dubious because Tackey is in it... :fingerscrossed:

shin2 wrote:

Nakamura Tamao is a very very famous performer in Japan. Her career as a comedienne, actress, and TV personality has spanned over 50 years. Her talent, longevity and distinctive face and voice have made her a Japanese icon--there was even a special tamagotchi modeled after her--but in spite of all of her success, she is probably still as equally well known for being the wife and widow of an even more iconic figure in Japanese entertainment: Katsu Shintaro.

Thanks for the info! I had the feeling she was someone extraordinary, and knew she'd been acting for a while, considering they used clips from a previous show/movie (?) of her's in this drama. :thumbsup:

shin 2

Holy moley! I had no idea Nakamura Tamao was Katsu Shintaro's wife.

Usually I make a determined effort to ignore the personal lives of the Japanese TV and movie stars I enjoy. (Being bombarded with the personal backgrounds and foibles of American celebs tends to influence what I watch and how I watch. So I like the fact that I really don't know anything about the Japanese actors other than how well or how poorly they act.)

But a little Katsu-shin trivia is always welcome.

Taiyo No Kisetsu epi 5

Spoiler — click to reveal

I have a feeling this is a Crying Out Love type of ending so I'm not looking forward to that. I just can't understand these writers preoccupation with making endings where lovers are separated by death when they could just as easily take the high road and let everybody live happily ever after. :confused: No need for anyone to verify my suspicions since the ominous 'lost to eternity' at the end of the first episode is all I need to know right now. :rant:

Having said that, Ikewaki Chizuru never fails to give Academy award performances. What an incredibly talented actress this pretty little girl has become. And just like Kimutaku pulls the best from all around him, she does the same with her co-stars. So far the story line is great, the suspense is intense. The scenery and camera work is splendid.
And why did I not fall in love with the gorgeous Matsumoto Rio in Tokyo Friends? After seeing this beauty in this drama I will have to revisit Tokyo Friends and anything else I can find her in. She is eye candy supreme..... yeahhh
:inlove:

I just finished the first epi of Antique. :sleeping:

The disk for the first epi severely lagged and the subs are TERRIBLE, so I dunno if that's why I found the first epi really painful to watch. Hopefully the second CD will be better. :fingerscrossed:

Wynter wrote:the subs are TERRIBLE

Wait'll you see the ones for Jodan Ja Nai... :bleh:

Geezer wrote:shin 2

Holy moley! I had no idea Nakamura Tamao was Katsu Shintaro's wife.

Usually I make a determined effort to ignore the personal lives of the Japanese TV and movie stars I enjoy. (Being bombarded with the personal backgrounds and foibles of American celebs tends to influence what I watch and how I watch. So I like the fact that I really don't know anything about the Japanese actors other than how well or how poorly they act.)

But a little Katsu-shin trivia is always welcome.

I didn't know the two of them were married until several years ago when a relative of mine informed me of that fact. And I have to admit, since then when I unexpectedly see her on a TV show like Dotchi no Ryori or Kohaku Uta Gassen, I think, "Oh, Nakamura Tamao, she was married to Katsu Shintaro."
BTW, I wonder how many of the members of this web site even know who Katsu-shin was, given the fact that the great majority of posters are in their 20's or younger.

I don't think age has everything to do with it, i'm not quite 20's anymore and I have not heard of him either :shamefulcry: my knowledge of Japanese entertainment is obviously lacking.

beem wrote:
Itadakimasu...!

Gochisosama deshita...!

He reminds me of my son - in as much as he never stops eating :hehe:

Finish watching the final episode of Sexy Voice & Robo.. and i dunno when
the ep 7 will come out.. :shakehead:

currently watching Seito Shokun #4..

Anime Dad wrote:I don't think age has everything to do with it, i'm not quite 20's anymore and I have not heard of him either :shamefulcry: my knowledge of Japanese entertainment is obviously lacking.

I think he meant IN the 20's, not FROM... :naughty:

Anime Dad wrote:I don't think age has everything to do with it, i'm not quite 20's anymore and I have not heard of him either :shamefulcry: my knowledge of Japanese entertainment is obviously lacking.

You're unfamiliar with Katsu Shintaro's iconic Zatoichi, the deadly blind masseuse?

bmwracer wrote:
You're unfamiliar with Katsu Shintaro's iconic Zatoichi, the deadly blind masseuse?

I have heard of that, but not seen it :(

Just finished ep 6 of Sexy Voice and Robo...and guess who shows up...

geezer will be happy...

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this has been a fun show so far, rather innovative..definitely strange at times, but so far I recommend it

Anime Dad wrote:my knowledge of Japanese entertainment is obviously lacking.

No, AD, its continously growing, ne?...

runpup wrote:

No, AD, its continously growing, ne?...

Sou desu. Not as quickly as I would like, though ;) Although hanging out in this place definitely helps :)

thtl wrote:

I think he meant IN the 20's, not FROM... :naughty:

That's Ralph-sama you're thinking of ;)

runpup wrote:Just finished ep 6 of Sexy Voice and Robo...and guess who shows up...

She's been getting a LOT of work lately. She was also in epi 9 of Jikou Keisatsu Personally, I think she looks better with short hair like she had in Long Vacation and Hito ni Yasashiku [/list:u]

Anime Dad wrote:That's Ralph-sama you're thinking of ;)

Whoa....! :hehe: :rofl:

Well, he's the closest in age to that time that I know of.... he's only 2 years younger than my dad ;)

gaijinmark wrote: She's been getting a LOT of work lately. She was also in epi 9 of Jikou Keisatsu Personally, I think she looks better with short hair like she had in Long Vacation and Hito ni Yasashiku [/list:u]

I couldn't be happier that Ryo is showing up more and more lately... short hair emphasizes the eyes, Ryo's appeal is not her eyes... Her strength is her mouth and nose and jaw...long hair complements the slope of the face( Kirakira and SVR)...I didn't like her short hair in LV and that frizzed out disaster in Last Christmas was just awful...

Densha Otoko another finale special...

next is Himitsu no Hanazono episode 2...