JDrama Recommendations

[shin2]

Recently I've made some lousy choices in dorama. The last three titles I tried watching were all terribly bad; I did not go beyond the second episode of any of them. So late last night, with a little time to kill, I went back and watched Rikon Ryoko (Separate Ways), a made-for-TV special starring Toshiyuki Nishida and Keiko Matsuzaka which I had first viewed about a year ago. It's about a couple in their fifties having to deal with forced retirement, divorce, and unfulfillment. Sounds grim? Well, not entirely. Yes, it is somber, sad, and even heartbreaking; but it is also witty, funny, and heartwarming. Nishida and Matsuzaka are superb as the couple: great chemistry, utterly convincing as husband and wife. It's worth watching just to see these two interact with each other. Plus there are cameos by some wonderful character actors like Isao Hashizume and Takehiko Ono. Most of the story takes place over the course of several days and reads like a mini-travelogue as Nishida and Matsuzaka leave their home in Tokyo to go to Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Ehime prefecture, Uwajima, and finally Kobe before returning home. Highly recommended for those wanting to see a mature story which reveals much about Japanese society and deals with adult relationship issues in an entertaining way.

[Tu_triky]

Train Man wrote:

I have just watched Train man I got in a store ^^ but does anyone know about some similar doramas about otakus ^^ hehe I love that one or any good doramas about sweet love like in train man ^^ Domo arigato mina san ^^

i'd recommend watching Akihabara@deep

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Akihabara@deep

and although it's not a dorama it's a 6 episode comedy with short 20 minute episodes about otakus, called Maid in Akihabara

http://iitran.secchan.net/

http://cerealandmilk.net/torrents/

[Train Man]

Tu_triky wrote:

i'd recommend watching Akihabara@deep http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Akihabara@deep and although it's not a dorama it's a 6 episode comedy with short 20 minute episodes about otakus, called Maid in Akihabara http://iitran.secchan.net/ http://cerealandmilk.net/torrents/

Domo Arigato Tu_triky-san Domo ^^
I gonna chek it out ^^

[Drazer]

today i jsut finished watching a drama called " Koi Ni Ochitara"

and i really liked it, and im wondering if u guys knew any otehrs similar to it?

I really liked the rising frm bottom to top theme in the office/industry setting, with slice of life etc .

So anyoen knw any similiar drama's?? pls reply here =)

[Shindou]

Drazer wrote:

today i jsut finished watching a drama called " Koi Ni Ochitara" and i really liked it, and im wondering if u guys knew any otehrs similar to it? I really liked the rising frm bottom to top theme in the office/industry setting, with slice of life etc . So anyoen knw any similiar drama's?? pls reply here =)

Bijo ka Yajuu, Nanisama and News no Onna are somewhat like that and probably Sarariman Kintaro
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[junn_tk]

hey. dropped by here to ask a question. can someone recommend me nice japanese dramas please!! (wad else can i ask in this thread?! haha.)
and i see you are everywhere huh Tu_triky. haha! hello there.
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[K.T.Tran]

junn_tk wrote:

hey. dropped by here to ask a question. can someone recommend me nice japanese dramas please!! (wad else can i ask in this thread?! haha.) and i see you are everywhere huh Tu_triky. haha! hello there.

Some of my favorites

-GTO
-Kizarazu Cats Eye
-Tiger and Dragon
-Last Christmas <----coming up to Christmas season. I suggest you dl and watch it with someone you hold close to your heart. Its really good and be a waste to watch it alone.
-Attention Please
-Kinpachi Sensei *season 6, but its listed as Kinpachi Sensei over at D-addicts*
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[junn_tk]

K.T.Tran wrote:

Some of my favorites -GTO -Kizarazu Cats Eye -Tiger and Dragon -Last Christmas <----coming up to Christmas season. I suggest you dl and watch it with someone you hold close to your heart. Its really good and be a waste to watch it alone. -Attention Please -Kinpachi Sensei *season 6, but its listed as Kinpachi Sensei over at D-addicts*

arigato! now i have dramas to last me thru my hols! =)
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[K.T.Tran]

junn_tk wrote:

arigato! now i have dramas to last me thru my hols! =)

glad to recommend some of my favs.
I hope you enjoy them as much as I did
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[junn_tk]

K.T.Tran wrote:

glad to recommend some of my favs. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did

i will try to watch them soon. then tell you how i find them. thanks again!
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[tempura]

I everybody. I've just seen Densha Otoko with some friends. We laught so much!!! It was realy hilarious... So, now I'm looking for other funny stuff. I know that Kisarazu Cat's eye is quite fun as well but I've already seen it. Could you give me some ideas?

[Tu_triky]

tempura wrote:

I everybody. I've just seen Densha Otoko with some friends. We laught so much!!! It was realy hilarious... So, now I'm looking for other funny stuff. I know that Kisarazu Cat's eye is quite fun as well but I've already seen it. Could you give me some ideas?

you might want to try Tiger & Dragon (same write as Kisarazu Cat's Eye, Kudo Kankuro)

there is also a Kisarazu Cat's Nihon Series movie that was recently released as well http://jtv-tracker.clubbed.org/

My Boss, My Hero & Attention Please were pretty funny as well.

[junn_tk]

Tu_triky wrote:

My Boss, My Hero & Attention Please were pretty funny as well.

my boss my hero really is a hilarious drama. the dorky sort that is. and it's quite touching too. towards the end.
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[Orion]

Tu_triky wrote:

you might want to try Tiger & Dragon (same write as Kisarazu Cat's Eye, Kudo Kankuro) there is also a Kisarazu Cat's Nihon Series movie that was recently released as well http://jtv-tracker.clubbed.org/ My Boss, My Hero & Attention Please were pretty funny as well.

and...don't forget satorare...it's pretty funny....

[ainangst]

Tu_triky wrote:

you might want to try Tiger & Dragon (same write as Kisarazu Cat's Eye, Kudo Kankuro) there is also a Kisarazu Cat's Nihon Series movie that was recently released as well http://jtv-tracker.clubbed.org/ My Boss, My Hero & Attention Please were pretty funny as well.

thanks Tu_triky for the heads up!
i wouldn't have noticed
YATTAAAAAAAAA!

[tempura]

thanks for your help. I've already seen Kisarazu as well which is realy great as well. The world series I've watch it with my girlfriend last week and she realy laught a lot.
I will try My boss my hero and Satorare. Thanks a lot.

[karin-chan]

DENSHA OTOKO!!! i swear you wiLL never regret...
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[Train Man]

I must say that I raly love Densha otoko and akihabara@DEEP ^^

So I whuld be realy glad of somr tips of other series about Otakus or of some game ^^

[K.T.Tran]

Train Man wrote:

I must say that I raly love Densha otoko and akihabara@DEEP ^^ So I whuld be realy glad of somr tips of other series about Otakus or of some game ^^

I don't think there are many other series out there right now that are about Otakus or........games


Unless you consider Nobuta Wo Produce to be something of a game.
If you haven't seen it yet and do watch it, I think you'll see why I consider that drama to be somewhat of a game....
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[Train Man]

K.T.Tran wrote:

I don't think there are many other series out there right now that are about Otakus or........games Unless you consider Nobuta Wo Produce to be something of a game. If you haven't seen it yet and do watch it, I think you'll see why I consider that drama to be somewhat of a game....

ah domo ^^