Geezer wrote:I've been watching "Otona no Otoko" (Three Grown Men) for the last couple of days.
http://jdorama.com/drama.309.htm
It's an oddly... flat series. "Odd" because this one stars Koji Yakusho, probably the best leading man in today's Japanese movies. And the other two "Grown Men" are Masahiko Nishimura and Yasunori Danta. Two guys who are in almost everything, and almost always do a great job.
But 4 episodes in and I really don't have much to grab onto here.
In supporting roles Maiko Kikuchi & Kimiko Yo are (so far) the only reason to watch the show. Both have created original, interesting, funny, and sort of edgy characters.
But there's just nothing compelling about either the story or the main characters.
I'll stick with it because I know how talented the three main actors are. But so far... this is just kind of boring.
Kimiko Yo delivers about as sexy a performance as you'll see in a dorama. You could tell she had a lot of fun in this role. And Maiko Kikuchi's character--you don't know whether to hug her or run as far away from her as you can. Two memorable performances.
One of the problems with this series is the repetitiveness of set scenes from episode to episode. I found them annoying and redundant.
However, as you pointed out, Geezer, the cast is first rate--really excellent veteran actors and actresses. They make the series worth watching to the end.
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