JDrama Recommendations

hitomi #1 wrote:
Actually Moteki is really weird in it's own way, that's a really good recommendation plus Keizoku 2 may have been the best drama from last year. :mrgreen:

Yes you're right, it's definitely in weirdo corner :mrgreen:

I am new to the forum and I would like some recommendations. I haven't watched that many drama's yet.

I did like:
Raifu (Life)
1 litre of tears
Summer Snow
Mioka
Hikari to Tomo ni (With the Light)

I like series that focus on disabilities or diseases. I am also interested in watching J-drama with the focus on food. Is there anything you can recommend? I like drama with a deep story but not with too much blood. So I am curious what you will come up with :) I only have 3 eps of Mioka left so I am looking for something new :) Thanks!

Uniflame wrote:I am new to the forum and I would like some recommendations. I haven't watched that many drama's yet.

I did like:
Raifu (Life)
1 litre of tears
Summer Snow
Mioka
Hikari to Tomo ni (With the Light)

I like series that focus on disabilities or diseases. I am also interested in watching J-drama with the focus on food. Is there anything you can recommend? I like drama with a deep story but not with too much blood. So I am curious what you will come up with :) I only have 3 eps of Mioka left so I am looking for something new :) Thanks!

I recommend Kamisama Mou Sukoshi Dake. It focuses on a girl who contracts HIV after making an ill-advised mistake. It's one of my favorite dramas ever. As far as food dramas, I haven't seen that many food dramas so I can't help you out there.

Good food dramas...

King's Restaurant
Haikei, Chichuie-sama
Lunch Queen
Kuitan
Shota no Sushi

Thank you both so much :) I don't mind a few more recommendations, so keep them coming, please :)

Uniflame wrote:Thank you both so much :) I don't mind a few more recommendations, so keep them coming, please :)

You're welcome. Those are the only food-themed dramas I could think of, off hand. I'm know there are more...I'll try to chime in again when I can give further recommendations.

Uniflame wrote:Thank you both so much :) I don't mind a few more recommendations, so keep them coming, please :)

For dramas where the theme deals with illness, I absolutely recommend:
Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu (also goes by Sekachu)
It's one of my favorite dramas of all time. :woot:
And as an added sales pitch - it received 9 Television Drama Academy Awards including Best Drama and Best Casting :hehe:
There's also a movie version but I like the tv series more as it has more time to capture the human element.

For food dramas, you could try:
Shota no Sushi
Its easy to watch and interesting as you learn more about sushi.

arnel98 wrote:

For food dramas, you could try:
Shota no Sushi
Its easy to watch and interesting as you learn more about sushi.

LOL. I just mentioned that drama. Hehe.

Tu_triky wrote:

LOL. I just mentioned that drama. Hehe.

Yes, u did.. For some reason I forgot and recommended it again :sweat:

arnel98 wrote:
Yes, u did.. For some reason I forgot and recommended it again :sweat:

No worries, I just thought it was ironic we both recommended the same show.

Tu_triky wrote:

No worries, I just thought it was ironic we both recommended the same show.

Yeah, just goes to show its a good series :hehe:
Its the first food drama i've seen

arnel98 wrote:
Yeah, just goes to show its a good series :hehe:
Its the first food drama i've seen

Yeah, it was entertaining and educational. Moreover, it was unusual given that series had several more episodes than is typical for a Japanese drama.

And I am recommending ... Shota no Sushi :P

Just kidding I was throwing in Orange Days - lovely, the main heroine has a disability but it's fun and very positive.

Uniflame wrote:I like series that focus on disabilities or diseases. I am also interested in watching J-drama with the focus on food. Is there anything you can recommend?

By coincidence, two dramas that fall into those two categories star the same actor, Higashiyama Noriyuki: GM Odore Doctor and Kuitan/Kuitan2. :victory:

EstherM wrote:And I am recommending ... Shota no Sushi :P

Just kidding I was throwing in Orange Days - lovely, the main heroine has a disability but it's fun and very positive.

Good call. Really enjoyed that one.

Thanks again all :)

I have to say that I have a hard time finding a link to the series: Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu (Sekachu). It seems that I can only find the movie.

I will see if I can find Shota no Sushi, since everyone is so eager to recommend it ;)

Uniflame wrote:I have to say that I have a hard time finding a link to the series: Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu (Sekachu).

Unlike the others, I can't recommend this film: It's depressingly sad and weepy.

Uniflame wrote:
I have to say that I have a hard time finding a link to the series: Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu (Sekachu).

http://www.sars-fansubs.com/downloads/#completed

Thank you so much :)

Uniflame wrote:I like series that focus on disabilities or diseases.

Then it is a shame that Daisuki!! is not on your list, by far the most realistic drama dealing with a disability.

You could also give Smile a try. But I am not sure, if it really fits here, because normally having a foreign father does not count as a disability, apparently not so in Japan...