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The natural talent and grace of Koyuki were the only things that could hold together this weak plotline. Kyozo Nagatsuka also put in a good performance as an amusing and irregular psychiatrist. In fact, the drama does not suffer from lack of memorable individual performances.

The problem was the plot. The storyline - about a top notch ballet dancer who becomes someone's pet - is difficult to swallow from the start. Lacking a feasible context, the actions of the characters make little sense throughout the entire story.

Frankly, I am amazed to see the number of positive reviews of this series. I guess it can be gleaned from individual performances, many of which were interesting and memorable. They were interesting enough to keep my attention through the end, but no performance, however strong, can compensate for the lack of a good plot.