Tu_triky wrote:

I like his sharp, beak-like nose. It is very aerodynamic and makes me laugh.

Maybe he should be in an Olympic event.

bmwracer wrote:

Maybe he should be in an Olympic event.

Yes it's called "crowing." Whose face can look the most like the bird.

Ender's Girl wrote:

And OH MY SOUL, that opening song. What's the title? It's not listed on DramaWiki. ("Sotto Kyutto" ain't bad too, heh heh.)

the title is All My Soul. I love that song. Whenever it started playing we just knew that something cool would happen

you can download the entire soundtrack here
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bmwracer wrote:

Maybe he should be in an Olympic event.

Hehe.

Ender's Girl wrote:

I didn't cry because of the Yakuza stuff, obviously. They could've taken out the whole gangsta slant and instead focused on an ordinary bunch of misfits forced to help out in a nursing home, and the story would've worked just the same. It was the treatment of the various issues on eldercare -- and just the thought of growing old in general -- that turned on the waterworks for me. That, and the central story arc involving Tsuyoshi, Natsukawa Yui, and the little kid. I did not expect the plot to develop the (ironic) way it did. This drama made me care about their characters when I never even expected to. And I'm glad the writer went easy on the slapstick, as I doubt I would've invested as much emotionally had the series gone the way of-- oh I dunno, My Boss, My Hero or something.

Yes it did have its moments which kept me watching.

I took a detour from Jikou Keisatsu to watch episode 5 of Anata no tonari ni dare ga iru - subs have just been done and I was QC'ing them.

All I can say is: They have a lot of explaining to do in the next five eps

Ender's Girl wrote:

I didn't cry because of the Yakuza stuff, obviously. They could've taken out the whole gangsta slant and instead focused on an ordinary bunch of misfits forced to help out in a nursing home, and the story would've worked just the same. It was the treatment of the various issues on eldercare -- and just the thought of growing old in general -- that turned on the waterworks for me. That, and the central story arc involving Tsuyoshi, Natsukawa Yui, and the little kid. I did not expect the plot to develop the (ironic) way it did. This drama made me care about their characters when I never even expected to. And I'm glad the writer went easy on the slapstick, as I doubt I would've invested as much emotionally had the series gone the way of-- oh I dunno, My Boss, My Hero or something.

I couldn't put it better myself. This really is two shows in one. The first deals with the Yakuza and is dumb, unbelievable, poorly acted (by the younger cast members) and is best ignored. The second is about the Care Centre, Natsukawa Yui and her son and Kusanagi's interactions with both of them, which is much more realistic, thought provoking, well acted and emotionally involving.

qnuy wrote:

the title is All My Soul. I love that song. Whenever it started playing we just knew that something cool would happen you can download the entire soundtrack here

You're wonderful!

Been watching the opening sequence and end credits on Youtube. Love the gritty, stylized, Hong Kong noir cinema feel of the action. Tsuyoshi fighting in the rain, hellyeahhh! Lol

Cerebus wrote:

I couldn't put it better myself. This really is two shows in one. The first deals with the Yakuza and is dumb, unbelievable, poorly acted (by the younger cast members) and is best ignored. The second is about the Care Centre, Natsukawa Yui and her son and Kusanagi's interactions with both of them, which is much more realistic, thought provoking, well acted and emotionally involving.

Watching the last several episodes had me going from time to time, "Oh, now I know what Cerebus was talkin' about," lol. But yeah, the younger Yakuza boys' faces were practically interchangeable. Only the tall dude and Kuroki Meisa were given a backstory. I'll have to disagree on Mesia, though. Take away the ridiculous young-chick-is-Yakuza-family-head premise of her character, and I thought she did a respectable job. She played it tough, and I believed her.

Still, the care facility scenes outnumbered the Yakuza scenes 4:1, so I guess we had a good enough deal on this schizophrenic drama.

Jikou Keisatsu ep. 3.
The "cold cases" are pretty forgettable, but the interactions between the cast members are great

Anime Dad wrote:

Jikou Keisatsu ep. 3. The "cold cases" are pretty forgettable, but the interactions between the cast members are great

Yeah, the coworkers are a funny, kooky bunch.

Anime Dad wrote:

Jikou Keisatsu ep. 3. The "cold cases" are pretty forgettable, but the interactions between the cast members are great

True, cases they solve aren't that exciting, but the cast is great, especially the interaction between Joe and Kumiko. Just finished episode 4, every one seems to be getting just a bit better ...this seems like a series that needs at least one more viewing, there are so many subtle things going on easy to miss them, so far though a big

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I think I�Lll attack the Keizoku SPs and the movie.
I usually never watch SPs but in this case I think it�Lll be neccessary.

hitomi #1 wrote:

True, cases they solve aren't that exciting, but the cast is great, especially the interaction between Joe and Kumiko. Just finished episode 4, every one seems to be getting just a bit better ...this seems like a series that needs at least one more viewing, there are so many subtle things going on easy to miss them, so far though a big

Yeah, I watched ep. 4 last night too. Hilarious

Mop Girl episode1..........keiko is soo cute and tanihara san is (though he looks more handsome in Konkatsu)

Man, JIN is addicting. I finish an episode and want to watch the next episode right away. The Finale better be worth it :-p

It's just me, but while watching JIN I feel like this is a superior version to Back to the Future Part III Obviously there are a few differences, but oh well

tinyamaki wrote:

Mop Girl episode1..........keiko is soo cute and tanihara san is (though he looks more handsome in Konkatsu)

Tanihara Shosuke stole the show in that drama, IMO.

Rev wrote:

Man, JIN is addicting. I finish an episode and want to watch the next episode right away. The Finale better be worth it :-p

It was the same for me, too, but I watched just 1 episode a day to stretch it out otherwise I would've finished it in 2 days. Post your thoughts after you watch the finale.

Anime Dad wrote:

Yeah, I watched ep. 4 last night too. Hilarious

Also took a slight detour with Jikou Keisatsu, watched the first 2 episodes of Liar Game 2. Think it's better so far then season one, didn't need an episode to introduce everyone, started right in on the action, can see though how some may not like it, quite a bit of stats, etc, can get a headache trying to figure all that out, movie that ties everything together will be out March 6th..for some!
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Liar Game2 is good, but I think 1 is better. Toda is very talented.heh
Looking forward to the movie in March.

Going to watch Mop Girl 2..........pretty funny, Tanihara san is sooo cool!!! I'm starting to like him