Kekkon Dekinai Otoko

Yeah, and Abe-san is a greengrocer. :hehe:

Tu_triky wrote:

what? she likes veggies.

Yup! :drooling:

Tu_triky wrote:

I liked Reiko Takashima (Maya, Shinsuke's business manager) in this drama...she's still attractive even at her age. :sweat:

It's funny that in real life she's married to the guy who played Kaneda, the playboy architect.

Yesh! I read that on dramawiki! Too bad they didn't have one scene together...

And she's not old! What, early 40s? The girl has a body that would put any 20 year old to shame. Fo show.

Anime Dad wrote:Yeah, and Abe-san is a greengrocer. :hehe:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Wynter wrote:
And she's not old! What, early 40s?.

I agree - that's still young ;)

Anime Dad wrote:

I agree - that's still young ;)

Yup, and her hubs is waaaaaay smexy. Do they have any kids? Talk about perfect genes from both parts. :shakehead:

Wynter wrote:

Yesh! I read that on dramawiki! Too bad they didn't have one scene together...

And she's not old! What, early 40s? The girl has a body that would put any 20 year old to shame. Fo show.

yeah of the "older" actresses on Japanese TV i think she and Kuroki Hitomi are the most attractive.

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Tu_triky wrote:

I liked Reiko Takashima (Maya, Shinsuke's business manager) in this drama...she's still attractive even at her age. :sweat:

And they made her play some frumpy housekeeper in Engine :grumble:

Finish 3 eps of it today and its pretty entertaining.

Abe Hiroshi once again delievers a great performance and same with the cast.

The little dog is pretty cute.....but for some reason i get reminded of the talking dog from MIB :sweat: :sweat:

jade_frost wrote:

And they made her play some frumpy housekeeper in Engine :grumble:

yeah i remember that....the one from the orphanage

Tu_triky wrote:

yeah of the "older" actresses on Japanese TV i think she and Kuroki Hitomi are the most attractive.

Hmmm... I haven't seen any of Kuroki's dramas...

Edit: She's in Good luck?! Grand, cause I have that downloaded and waiting to be watched. :thumbsup:

Wynter wrote:

Hmmm... I haven't seen any of Kuroki's dramas...

Edit: She's in Good luck?! Grand, cause I have that downloaded and waiting to be watched. :thumbsup:

Another drama featuring Kuroki is "Oyaji". You may want to give this a try.

Tu_triky wrote:

yeah of the "older" actresses on Japanese TV i think she and Kuroki Hitomi are the most attractive.

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true. i thought she was, what? 31,32? she looks young.

kapchan wrote:

true. i thought she was, what? 31,32? she looks young.

yeah she's known for her youthful look...she's one of the more popular female actresses in japan.

thtl wrote:

Another drama featuring Kuroki is "Oyaji". You may want to give this a try.

Thanks! I've put it on my list of downloads. :thumbsup:

Tu_triky wrote:

I liked Reiko Takashima (Maya, Shinsuke's business manager) in this drama...she's still attractive even at her age. :sweat:

It's funny that in real life she's married to the guy who played Kaneda, the playboy architect.

And don't forget her part as older sister in Matriarchial Family. :woot:

ralphm1999 wrote:

And don't forget her part as older sister in Matriarchial Family. :woot:

yeah i've heard some positive reviews of that drama but i've haven't seen it. i don't have it a copy in fact...but yeah it looks really somber.

Wynter wrote:

Hmmm... I haven't seen any of Kuroki's dramas...

Edit: She's in Good luck?! Grand, cause I have that downloaded and waiting to be watched. :thumbsup:

Try this one : http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/torrents.php?search=haruka+yakusoku&type=&sub=View+all&sort=
Haruka Naru Yakusoku ~ 50 nen no Toki wo Koeta Unmei no Ai
Cast: Abe Hiroshi, Kuroki Hitomi, Hirosue Ryoko, Konno Mahiru, Sasaki Kuranosuke
Synopsis: Haruka Naru Yakusoku is about the love between a man (Abe Hiroshi) and woman (Kuroki Hitomi) torn apart by the Japan-Russo War ( based on a true story).

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Given the current state of dorama, kudos should be offered over the fact that here is a romantic comedy where one of the leads is over 40 and the other is in her late 30's. The performances given by Hiroshi Abe and Yui Natsukawa were excellent. What struck me was how well they were able to express themselves nonverbally. Their facial expressions, their postures, their mannerisms-- often done subtly but conveying so much. Lets see some Jpop boytoy or dime-a-dozen Kewpie cutie come even close to the performances of these two veterans. Hell, lets see if your typical Androgynous Andy or Saccharine Sally can even come close to Ken-chan's performance.
Re: actresses in their 40's.
Hitomi Kuroki--you'd never guess she is closer to 50 than she is to 40. Another pretty good series to check her out in besides the ones already mentioned is Golden Bowl--good-natured fun with a little seriousness thrown in.

Yuki Amami, a superb actress who imo is also extremely attractive, turns 40 this year. I wonder if the powers-that-be will continue to give her lead roles in dorama series.

Finally, I recently saw a picture of the incomparable Tomoko Yamaguchi, who is in her early 40's. She looked great! Someone-- please give her a quality series to star in.

shin2 wrote:Given the current state of dorama, kudos should be offered over the fact that here is a romantic comedy where one of the leads is over 40 and the other is in her late 30's. The performances given by Hiroshi Abe and Yui Natsukawa were excellent. What struck me was how well they were able to express themselves nonverbally. Their facial expressions, their postures, their mannerisms-- often done subtly but conveying so much. Lets see some Jpop boytoy or dime-a-dozen Kewpie cutie come even close to the performances of these two veterans. Hell, lets see if your typical Androgynous Andy or Saccharine Sally can even come close to Ken-chan's performance.

agreed....the johnny come lately actors <and i mean johnny literally> are lame...they often give trite, hackneyed performances....it's old already

Re: actresses in their 40's.
Hitomi Kuroki--you'd never guess she is closer to 50 than she is to 40. Another pretty good series to check her out in besides the ones already mentioned is Golden Bowl--good-natured fun with a little seriousness thrown in.

i have one episode left of that actually! it's very fun and hitomi does an excellent job as always.....

Finally, I recently saw a picture of the incomparable Tomoko Yamaguchi, who is in her early 40's. She looked great! Someone-- please give her a quality series to star in.

long overdue.

maui wrote:

Try this one : http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/torrents.php?search=haruka+yakusoku&type=&sub=View+all&sort=
Haruka Naru Yakusoku ~ 50 nen no Toki wo Koeta Unmei no Ai
Cast: Abe Hiroshi, Kuroki Hitomi, Hirosue Ryoko, Konno Mahiru, Sasaki Kuranosuke
Synopsis: Haruka Naru Yakusoku is about the love between a man (Abe Hiroshi) and woman (Kuroki Hitomi) torn apart by the Japan-Russo War ( based on a true story).

Thanks for the recommendation! Is this the entire drama (the link) or just the special?