littlemissfab wrote:

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i don't necessarily like to watch those hella sad dramas all the time either but you HAVE to watch beautiful life...it's a tremendous performance on the part of kimura takuya. simply amazing...

i dunno reflecting on that drama...i really felt absorbed in the sense you could really FEEL this story about this guy and girl living in the big city of Tokyo, struggling with their lives....the emotion was almost palpable at times.

btw, you should download the latest episode of smapxsmap it shows kimura takuya and tsuyoshi participating in this "mini triathalon" ...they show kimura takuya without his shirt on for a minute or two...that fool is in good shape...he even had some guns (i.e. biceps) i was impressed.

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btw, you should down the latest episode of smapxsmap it shows kimura takuya and tsuyoshi participating in this "mini triathalon" ...they show kimura takuya without his shirt on for a minute or too...that fool is in good shape...he even had some guns (i.e. biceps) i was impressed.

Where would one be able to download these episodes? I'm really interested, but I don't know where to start looking.

I would like to say hello. Yeah, this is my first post on this forum..I've only recently gone into a Kimura craze. ^^ I've heard of him for quite a long time, but it wasn't until I had a chance to rewatch Hero that I suddenly became fascinated with him (too much spare time on my hands, probably...).

I am also looking for Kimura Takuya CMs, Smap shows, and other clips of him. But I'm unable to find many... Is there anyone who could direct me to some sources? Through either torrent, mirc, or download...anything, basically

Thanks for reading this post, I hope to become more active in this community in the future.[/quote]

yeulih wrote:

. Quote: btw, you should down the latest episode of smapxsmap it shows kimura takuya and tsuyoshi participating in this "mini triathalon" ...they show kimura takuya without his shirt on for a minute or too...that fool is in good shape...he even had some guns (i.e. biceps) i was impressed. Where would one be able to download these episodes? I'm really interested, but I don't know where to start looking. I would like to say hello. Yeah, this is my first post on this forum..I've only recently gone into a Kimura craze. ^^ I've heard of him for quite a long time, but it wasn't until I had a chance to rewatch Hero that I suddenly became fascinated with him (too much spare time on my hands, probably...). I am also looking for Kimura Takuya CMs, Smap shows, and other clips of him. But I'm unable to find many... Is there anyone who could direct me to some sources? Through either torrent, mirc, or download...anything, basically Thanks for reading this post, I hope to become more active in this community in the future.

if you want to see many of his dramas

go to www.d-addicts.com and www.jtv-drama.net you can look up the titles of his dramas here at jdorama.com

as far as episodes of smapxsmap you can download them from www.jpopsuki.com

Tu_triky wrote:

i don't necessarily like to watch those hella sad dramas all the time either but you HAVE to watch beautiful life...it's a tremendous performance on the part of kimura takuya. simply amazing... i dunno reflecting on that drama...i really felt absorbed in the sense you could really FEEL this story about this guy and girl living in the big city of Tokyo, struggling with their lives....the emotion was almost palpable at times. btw, you should download the latest episode of smapxsmap it shows kimura takuya and tsuyoshi participating in this "mini triathalon" ...they show kimura takuya without his shirt on for a minute or two...that fool is in good shape...he even had some guns (i.e. biceps) i was impressed.

Triky-boo moved by a kimutaku drama?? I gotta see this then.. will watch after Good Luck..I saw caps of that smap x smap thingie.. Kimutaku in spandex.. hahahahahahaha..

anyhoo.. I really would feel uncomfortable in a place where the captain tells his passengers "let's have a good flight... good luck" I mean.. WTF??

I just had that alarming moment when i was watching it..

littlemissfab wrote:

Triky-boo moved by a kimutaku drama?? I gotta see this then.. will watch after Good Luck..I saw caps of that smap x smap thingie.. Kimutaku in spandex.. hahahahahahaha.. anyhoo.. I really would feel uncomfortable in a place where the captain tells his passengers "let's have a good flight... good luck" I mean.. WTF?? I just had that alarming moment when i was watching it..

lol...haha...well my three favorite dramas are long vacation, beautiful life and orange days...the screenwriter for all three is this woman named eriko kitagawa. in any event, i'm pretty sure you'll enjoy it. it's a great piece of fiction albeit a sad one.

tu_triky:

Thanks for the jpopsuki site! I've already been to d-addicts, but the former was new to me. I'm really a noob when it comes to j-star fangirling ^^

Is it also the site where one can get CMs and MVs?

littlemissfab wrote:

I think, IMHO.. if you're a Kimura beginner.. by all means, watch PRIDE last. Everything I watched after Pride (which is not much, hehe) is just so-so... I haven't watched Beautiful Life.. I have this penchant for avoiding total sob out lout dramas because I know I'm going to make an ass of myself by crying uncontrollably.. so I wouldn't know if that would be "his best work"

littlemissfab,
If you havent seen One Million Stars from Sky, may I recommend that you watch it. in my opionion it was Takuya's best. The acting and the story is just great. Whereas for Beautiful Life, i'm not much into it, but there was this one episode ( dont worry its just one episode) that you have to have a tissue box at your side. Again, Takuya is so great in that episode - he was really good in crying

crimsonRED wrote:

littlemissfab, If you havent seen One Million Stars from Sky, may I recommend that you watch it. in my opionion it was Takuya's best. The acting and the story is just great. Whereas for Beautiful Life, i'm not much into it, but there was this one episode ( dont worry its just one episode) that you have to have a tissue box at your side. Again, Takuya is so great in that episode - he was really good in crying

but I don't want to see him cry... I cried in Engine when he cried.. i'll go hang myself now for saying that..

thanks for the info guys,

I haven't watch beautiful life yet nor long vacation but okie...I will get it soon

since I'm still hook into PRIDE....I need to get over it before I hit another dorama

JennieN wrote:

thanks for the info guys, I haven't watch beautiful life yet nor long vacation but okie...I will get it soon since I'm still hook into PRIDE....I need to get over it before I hit another dorama

until now I'm still addicted to pride.. I actually have Pride attacks.. When I answer people with "maybe" or say "must be" the grin just can't be scrubbed off my face.. I was actually smiling upon the lightbulbs at Home Depot and Walmart.. now.. isn't that pathetic?

JennieN wrote:

hi Just a question, out of all Kimura's dorama...which is the most popular/high rating and which is least. Though, I know all his dorama are high rating and well know. Thanks also, which one is his breakthrough?

Dorama With Highest Single Episode Rating From 1990-2005

1. Beautiful Life_41.3%_Mar2000
2. Hitotsu Yane no Shita/Under the Same Roof_37.8%_June1993
3. Good Luck!_37.6%_Mar2003
4. Ienaki ko/Without Family_37.2%_Jul1994
5. Hero_36.8%_Mar2001
6. 101 Kaime no Puropozu/101 Proposals_36.7%_Sep1991
7. Long Vacation_36.7%_Jun1996
8. G.T.O._35.7%_Sep1998
9. Yamato Nadeshiko/Perfect Woman_34.2%_Dec2000
10. Wataru Seiken Wa Oni Bakari Special/Making It Through Special_34.2%_Mar1997
11. Hitotsu Yane no Shita 2/Under the Same Roof 2_34.1%_Jun1997
12. Zutto Anata ga Suki Datta/I've Always Loved You_33.7%_Sep1993
13. Kou Kou Kyoushi/High School Teacher_33%_Mar1993
14. Hyakunen no Monogatari/A Century Tale_32.6%_Aug2000
15. Ai to Iuna no Moto ni/In the Name of Love_32.6%_Mar1992
16. Gokusen 2_32.5%_Mar2005
17. Tokyo Love Story_32.3%_Mar1991
18. Love Generation_32.1%_Dec1997
19. Shiroi Kyoto/The Great White Tower_32.1%_Mar2004
20. Asunaro Hakusho/Asunaro the Ordinary People_31.9%_Dec1993
21. Sugao no Mama de/Just the Way we are_31.9%_Jun1992
22. Sleeping Forest_30.8%_Dec1998
23. Imouto yo/Tokyo Cinderella Story_30.7%_Dec1994
24. Double Kitchen_30.7%_Jun1993
25. Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo/The files of Kindaichi_29.9%_Sep1995
26. Majo no Jouken/Witch's Requirement_29.5%_Jun1999
27. Pride_28.8%_Mar2004

u can see there is a lot of kimura drama..and the number one is him too..but i think Hero would be the highest rating (average) but Beautifull life in the last episode the rating is about 40 % ..woww this is SupERb..!!...

maybe Hero become the highest rating due to its kimura first dorama after his marriage
for the story is not that good but I still love to watch it because its has kimura-matsu couple I really love these couple ever since I watch Love Generation

Good Luck beat Pride and is at the bottom of the list??????

yabe na..

hey.. engine didn't make it? Is this a sign for the slow decline of the KT dynasty?

littlemissfab wrote:

Good Luck beat Pride and is at the bottom of the list?????? yabe na.. hey.. engine didn't make it? Is this a sign for the slow decline of the KT dynasty?

that list only consists of ratings for SINGLE episodes...from a statistical perspective...it's almost worthless.

edit: it's interesting though..i've seen it before.

Tu_triky wrote:

that list only consists of ratings for SINGLE episodes...from a statistical perspective...it's almost worthless. edit: it's interesting though..i've seen it before.

ah.. for SINGLE eps and not the series as a whole? i get it.. but still.. not one ep of Engine was on it... well, engine was less than stellar i suppose.. but dang.. Beautiful life?? Almost half of Japan watched it.. that's some crazy sh*t

littlemissfab wrote:

ah.. for SINGLE eps and not the series as a whole? i get it.. but still.. not one ep of Engine was on it... well, engine was less than stellar i suppose.. but dang.. Beautiful life?? Almost half of Japan watched it.. that's some crazy sh*t

beautiful life is one of the three highest rated dramas of all time....

dang.. a lot of good reviews.. now i have a LOT of expectation for this series.. hmmmmmm... bitcomet is taking forever to download Taiyou no Kisetsu..

im on the verge of finishing Good Luck while folding laundry...

littlemissfab wrote:

dang.. a lot of good reviews.. now i have a LOT of expectation for this series.. hmmmmmm... bitcomet is taking forever to download Taiyou no Kisetsu.. im on the verge of finishing Good Luck while folding laundry...

word.

Tu_triky wrote:

word.

i take back my clothesfolding.. im still here.. listening to Remioromen wail "konayuki"

and then.. im going to DL some News songs to listen to.. then watch Good Luck..

I'm going through Engine right now, and I find it to be pretty good, actually. Sure, the on-air chemistry with the main female lead isn't there. But I find Kimura's interaction with the kids hilarious and engaging.

Now what I didn't like was Pride...the whole weak, submissive, timid, saint-like self-sacrificing behavior of the main female character and the over-the-top masculine, patriarchal attitude of Halu annoyed me to no end (though now that I think of it, maybe it's a reflection of societal attitudes in Japan...).

Now I know I've annoyed all the Pride lovers out there. Sorry!