Beautiful life [ビューティフルライフ] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) Good story, one of the first dramas I watched so I don't remember much. I like the way the relationship between the two main characters was handled. | Densha Otoko [電車男] Rating: 10/10 (Watched) Great story, good character development too. The drama really pulls you in. Itou Atsushi was amazing as Densha Otoko. | Dragon Head [ドラゴン ヘッド] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) Interesting movie to watch, shows a Japanese perspective on the end of the world. You might not like it but it's worth the experience. |
Engine [エンジン] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) A good drama with a lot of great acting from supporting characters. Pretty typical drama format but Engine does it well. | Friends [フレンズ] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) The premise was good but it could've been done better. | [email protected] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Very interesting movie, good watch. |
Gokusen [ごくせん] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Pretty good series, it was funny. The actors all did well. | Good Luck !! [グッドラック!!] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) Entertaining - Kimura does a great job again. Cute girls also. | GTO [麻辣教師] Rating: 8/10 Very enjoybale, pretty funny also. Oguri Shun and Kubozuka Yosuke stood out. |
H2~Kimi to itahibi [2〜君といた日々] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) Good series, highly recommended for baseball fans. Based off a great manga. Funny too. | Hana Yori Dango [花より男子] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Inoue Mao does an amazing job as Tsukushi, she's incredibly cute too. The story's not bad and the rest of the cast does a good job too. The highlight is definitely Inoue Mao though. | Hero Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Different than most Kimura dramas but still good. It was fun to watch. |
Long vacation [ロングバケーション] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Not bad - good soundtrack, lots of pleasant classical pieces. | Love generation [ラブジェネレーション] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Pretty good, I liked the fact that it was a love story about people in the working world in a major city. | Lunch no Joou [ランチの女王] Rating: 10/10 (Watched) This was a good drama. Very solid acting from the leads, especially Tsumabaki Satoshi and Takeuchi Yuuko. It was interesting seeing Yamada Takayuki play a supporting role instead of a main one but he did well too. This drama always made me hungry. |
Mukodono! [ムコ殿/女婿大人] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Can get a little repetitive but turns out well. | Nobuta wo Produce [野ブタ。をプロデュース] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) This was a good drama but it could've been so much better. The story was a simple yet good one and I liked the relationships between the main characters. The drama also deviated from the typical drama formula which is a refreshing thing. But too much time was spent on petty things when it could have been used on further development of charaters and relationships. Otherwise, it was a fun drama to watch with some hilarious acting from Yamashita and Horikita was pretty convincing as an outcast girl especially since she's so damn cute in real life. | Orange Days [オレンジデイズ] Rating: 10/10 (Watched) Great series! and Tsumabuki Satoshi and Shibasaki Kou did an amazing job. |
Pride [プライド] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) A little slow in the beginning but it picks up. I recommend it especially if you're a Kimura fan. | Sekai no chuushin de, ai wo sakebu [世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ] Rating: 10/10 (Watched) An amazing drama and it deserves all the awards it won. | Slow Dance [スローダンス] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) Great acting by all four leads. Good story and decent soundtrack too. A solid drama overall. |
Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi [空から降る一億の星] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) A good drama - very different from most KimuTaku dramas but you should watch it. However, if you do watch it, don't watch the one available for download on the internet. The translation is terrible and some files corrupted. | Stand UP!! Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Pretty funny series, the four main actors all did a good job. | Summer snow Rating: 9/10 (Watched) Very good story, Dohmoto Tsuyoshi and Hirosue Ryoko were great. |
Taiho shichauzo [逮捕しちゃうぞ] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Fun to watch, it was pretty interesting. | Tokyo Friends [東京フレンズ] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Not a bad drama, great music and an impressive debut for Otsuka Ai. | Water Boys [ウォーターボーイズ] Rating: 10/10 (Watched) Great story, really funny and entertaining. Yamada acted really well. |
Wedding Planner [ウエディングプランナー] Rating: 10/10 (Watched) An extremely enjoyable romantic comedy series with some great acting by all the main characters. The series mixed comedy and romance very well and the plot progressed smoothly. Yusuke Santamaria was amazing as Oomori Toru and all the female leads played their characters very well. My only complaint is that the ending could have been stronger but was otherwise not a bad way to finish off a highly-recommended series. | | |