Thursday, October 22, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
autumn 2009
my WATCH 2009 Autumn Drama:
i'm quite happy both JIN and Fumo Chitai did well for their first episode.
i dun expect high rating actually.. as fumo chitai is considered heavy story which is based on the famous novel. jin probably a bit fun as the drama is based on the famous manga.
and i'm so happy knowing J-viewers watched Fumo Chitai drama, mostly because they're fans of karasawa, fans of amami, fans of takeno... and fans of amami-takeno, haha.
ah, glad. certainly said those two will become the epic dramas. the best from TBS and FujiTV.
i've watched few volumes JIN manga previously.. and i'm satisfied watching JIN drama, so far. the flow really smooth. and so many favorite stars there.
and Tokyo DOGS just started.. from beginning till the end of Episode 1... i can't stop laughing. muahaha.. my comment? choooo cute, choo funny, sugoi, kakkoi, saiko!^^ i watched Tokyo DOGS purposely because of my favorite girl YURIKO YOSHITAKA. my combi wish yuriko yoshitaka with osamu mukai actually. however, to see her with oguri shun and mizushima hiro is A-MUST! and otsuka nene!! i miss her and i love her roleplay. oh, we were born on the same day. so can i considered otsuka nene as my elder sister? :P
i love this season. normally i watched 1-2 dramas per season..
but for this Fall 2009, 7 dramas?! crazy.
but because those story lines quite balanced, my brain should be ok, i think. after heavy historical fiction theme [Fumo Chitai], then exciting time-slip Edo drama [JIN], then funny and cool special investigation theme [Tokyo DOGS] ... phew, now i'm gonna start to watch nakama yukie and mizuki arisa... also erika toda.
- Fumo Chitai [Fuji TV]
- JIN [TBS]
- Saka no Ue no Kumo [NHK]
- Untouchable [TV Asahi]
- Ohitorisama [TBS]
- Tokyo DOGS [Fuji TV]
- Liar Game Season 2 [Fuji TV]
i'm quite happy both JIN and Fumo Chitai did well for their first episode.
i dun expect high rating actually.. as fumo chitai is considered heavy story which is based on the famous novel. jin probably a bit fun as the drama is based on the famous manga.
ah, glad. certainly said those two will become the epic dramas. the best from TBS and FujiTV.
i've watched few volumes JIN manga previously.. and i'm satisfied watching JIN drama, so far. the flow really smooth. and so many favorite stars there.
and Tokyo DOGS just started.. from beginning till the end of Episode 1... i can't stop laughing. muahaha.. my comment? choooo cute, choo funny, sugoi, kakkoi, saiko!^^ i watched Tokyo DOGS purposely because of my favorite girl YURIKO YOSHITAKA. my combi wish yuriko yoshitaka with osamu mukai actually. however, to see her with oguri shun and mizushima hiro is A-MUST! and otsuka nene!! i miss her and i love her roleplay. oh, we were born on the same day. so can i considered otsuka nene as my elder sister? :P
i love this season. normally i watched 1-2 dramas per season..
but for this Fall 2009, 7 dramas?! crazy.
but because those story lines quite balanced, my brain should be ok, i think. after heavy historical fiction theme [Fumo Chitai], then exciting time-slip Edo drama [JIN], then funny and cool special investigation theme [Tokyo DOGS] ... phew, now i'm gonna start to watch nakama yukie and mizuki arisa... also erika toda.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
ten ten
on 10.10.2009, japanese theater will screen line of great movies. imagine, when i check the schedule... my favorite actors and actresses did the four five movies which start their road-shows on the same day. sugoii~
[edited: haha.. i'm wrong.. there's another more.. make it five movies released on same day.. yaabe~ ooo, my pocket money]
so here, my must-find 10th October 2009 Movies:
based on osamu dazai's novel. A MUST-WATCH... best director category for Montreal World Film Festival 2009. i heard from one of the judges... the Commission were thinking deep and discussed whether to award this movie on Best Actress category or Best Director category. so yes, with her overwhelming acting, unofficially.... matsu takako was world-recognized and almost got the title!
from the talks and reviews by international and japanese audiences who already watch this movie..
one word: RECOMMENDED.
Casts: matsu takako - asano tadanobu - tsutsumi shinichi - tsumabuki satoshi - hirosue ryoko.
Official website: http://www.villon.jp/
- based on a 2004 novel written by Keigo Higashino.
- directed by Shoichi Mashiko
- actor akira terao has been cast as the lead and yutaka takenouchi as the co-star besides shiro ito.
- music by kenji kawai
- in original story, the set was in summer... but in the movie, director decided to change it into winter. i bet the dark, gloomy and white snow really give a great impact. same feeling when i watch akira terao in his Yasashii Jikan drama! i love veteran actors [akira terao and shiro ito] and of course, my takeno. :) oh btw, this movie also screened at Montreal Festival Film last time.
The story revolves around a man named Nagamine (Akira Terao) whose daughter is brutally killed by two boys. However, due to their ages, the boys are protected from prosecution by Japan’s Juvenile Act. Driven by his own mounting anger and despair over the loss of his daughter, Nagamine decides to track the boys down and take the law into his own hands. At the same time, Nagamine himself is tracked down by detectives who investigate this case [Yutaka Takenouchi and Shiro Ito] to prevent more killings.
official site;
http://yaiba.goo.ne.jp/index.html
- director is shinichi mishiro
- casts: takako tokiwa, nakajima tomoko
- besides tokiwa and nakajima tomoko.. the rest casts are unfamiliar to me.. therefore it sounds sweet and warm.. so, i'm looking forward to this movie.
A radio DJ, Mao starts a new program called, "Love Letters from the Drawer" to assist people who need an extra push to send out their simple yet very important message for their loved ones. Through her radio show, various characters come to light as everyone awaits for a miracle to happen. A miracle which can occur only by them expressing their true feelings...
official site;
http://www.hiki-koi.com/
- Based on the 1945 novel "Pandora no hako" by Osamu Dazai.
- another osamu dazai's novel. probably my big reason to watch this... because of Yosuke Kubozuka.
previously he said he gonna quit acting, to concentrate his new career as singer.
lol, trust me, he should do acting and quit singing.
and i'm glad he changed his mind.
kubozuka hasn't change much, right.
still cute ... the king of ikemen for period. ^^
Set shortly after Japan's defeat in WWII, "Pandora no hako" follows a young man named Risuke (Shota Someya) who has contracted tuberculosis. He travels to the countryside to a unique nursing facility to receive treatment for his disease. At the sanatorium all the patients and nurses go by nicknames and Risuke decides to reinvent himself as Hibari.
During his stay, Hibari develops realationships with other patients and nurses. After Hibari's friend Tsuikushi (Yosuke Kubozuka) gets discharged from the nursing facility, Hibari writes to him about his relationships with Dakesang (Mieko Kawakami) the chief nurse and Mabo (Riisa Naka) another nurse that is bright and seems to like him.
official site;
http://pandoranohako.com/
- Based on nobuyuki fukumoto’s gambling manga “Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji”.
- directed by toya sato.
- casts: fujiwara tatsuya, amami yuki and kagawa teruyuki. aa.. those three are my favorites!
a down-and-out gambler named Kaiji who’s forced to board a gambling ship to clear his debt. His situation quickly turns dire, but he finds his instinct for self-preservation improves his gambling ability by leaps and bounds whenever his own life is at stake.
official site:
http://www.kaiji-movie.jp/
[edited: haha.. i'm wrong.. there's another more.. make it five movies released on same day.. yaabe~ ooo, my pocket money]
so here, my must-find 10th October 2009 Movies:
- Villon's Wife
from the talks and reviews by international and japanese audiences who already watch this movie..
one word: RECOMMENDED.
Casts: matsu takako - asano tadanobu - tsutsumi shinichi - tsumabuki satoshi - hirosue ryoko.
Official website: http://www.villon.jp/
- Samayou Yaiba / The Hovering Blade
- based on a 2004 novel written by Keigo Higashino.
- directed by Shoichi Mashiko
- actor akira terao has been cast as the lead and yutaka takenouchi as the co-star besides shiro ito.
- music by kenji kawai
- in original story, the set was in summer... but in the movie, director decided to change it into winter. i bet the dark, gloomy and white snow really give a great impact. same feeling when i watch akira terao in his Yasashii Jikan drama! i love veteran actors [akira terao and shiro ito] and of course, my takeno. :) oh btw, this movie also screened at Montreal Festival Film last time.
The story revolves around a man named Nagamine (Akira Terao) whose daughter is brutally killed by two boys. However, due to their ages, the boys are protected from prosecution by Japan’s Juvenile Act. Driven by his own mounting anger and despair over the loss of his daughter, Nagamine decides to track the boys down and take the law into his own hands. At the same time, Nagamine himself is tracked down by detectives who investigate this case [Yutaka Takenouchi and Shiro Ito] to prevent more killings.
official site;
http://yaiba.goo.ne.jp/index.html
- Hikidashi no Love Letter / Listen to my Heart
- director is shinichi mishiro
- casts: takako tokiwa, nakajima tomoko
- besides tokiwa and nakajima tomoko.. the rest casts are unfamiliar to me.. therefore it sounds sweet and warm.. so, i'm looking forward to this movie.
A radio DJ, Mao starts a new program called, "Love Letters from the Drawer" to assist people who need an extra push to send out their simple yet very important message for their loved ones. Through her radio show, various characters come to light as everyone awaits for a miracle to happen. A miracle which can occur only by them expressing their true feelings...
official site;
http://www.hiki-koi.com/
- Pandora no Hako / Pandora's Box
- Based on the 1945 novel "Pandora no hako" by Osamu Dazai.
- another osamu dazai's novel. probably my big reason to watch this... because of Yosuke Kubozuka.
previously he said he gonna quit acting, to concentrate his new career as singer.
lol, trust me, he should do acting and quit singing.
and i'm glad he changed his mind.
kubozuka hasn't change much, right.
still cute ... the king of ikemen for period. ^^
Set shortly after Japan's defeat in WWII, "Pandora no hako" follows a young man named Risuke (Shota Someya) who has contracted tuberculosis. He travels to the countryside to a unique nursing facility to receive treatment for his disease. At the sanatorium all the patients and nurses go by nicknames and Risuke decides to reinvent himself as Hibari.
During his stay, Hibari develops realationships with other patients and nurses. After Hibari's friend Tsuikushi (Yosuke Kubozuka) gets discharged from the nursing facility, Hibari writes to him about his relationships with Dakesang (Mieko Kawakami) the chief nurse and Mabo (Riisa Naka) another nurse that is bright and seems to like him.
official site;
http://pandoranohako.com/
- Kaiji
- Based on nobuyuki fukumoto’s gambling manga “Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji”.
- directed by toya sato.
- casts: fujiwara tatsuya, amami yuki and kagawa teruyuki. aa.. those three are my favorites!
a down-and-out gambler named Kaiji who’s forced to board a gambling ship to clear his debt. His situation quickly turns dire, but he finds his instinct for self-preservation improves his gambling ability by leaps and bounds whenever his own life is at stake.
official site:
http://www.kaiji-movie.jp/
Jane Eyre Tokyo
last september, Jane Eyre The Musical was performed at tokyo for 1-month period. adapted from Broadway musical, starring Matsu Takako, Hashimoto Satoshi and Konishi Ryosei. music by Paul Gordon. writer, lyricist, and director by John Caird.
just sharing some stuff here. all in rm file.. you can watch it at any real player.
these three clips... are interview about their personal life and opinion/experience doing this musical play.
keep on watching. coz behind-scene footage were inserted in between or at the end of talks. i feel great when listening to the songs. can't wait for ost cd and dvd.
1- Jane Eyre - Matsu talk and footage.rm [66.02MB]
http://www.sendspace.com/file/2z33ag
2- Jane Eyre - Hashimoto talk with Matsu's behind footage.rm [62.55MB]
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ybucd6
3- Jane Eyre - Konishi talk with Matsu's behind footage.rm [55.49MB]
http://www.sendspace.com/file/6pqgmi
O-matsu as usual... giving her superb extravaganza.
i heard they got standing ovation and three curtain calls during opening night.
oh fyi, ryosei once act in japanese Les Miserables as the handsome Marius.[also a guest for episode 3 of 'Love Game' drama.] lately, i got soft spot on him.. haha. hope he'll do well... like tatsuya fujiwara. some tidbits of ryosei on my Refreshment blog.
these three clips... are interview about their personal life and opinion/experience doing this musical play.
keep on watching. coz behind-scene footage were inserted in between or at the end of talks. i feel great when listening to the songs. can't wait for ost cd and dvd.
1- Jane Eyre - Matsu talk and footage.rm [66.02MB]
http://www.sendspace.com/file/2z33ag
2- Jane Eyre - Hashimoto talk with Matsu's behind footage.rm [62.55MB]
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ybucd6
3- Jane Eyre - Konishi talk with Matsu's behind footage.rm [55.49MB]
http://www.sendspace.com/file/6pqgmi
O-matsu as usual... giving her superb extravaganza.
i heard they got standing ovation and three curtain calls during opening night.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
boss
i made simple music video last time.. who's the boss
using 1090 Dreams by Tak Matsumoto [B'z]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kTW-1V-Sxg
using 1090 Dreams by Tak Matsumoto [B'z]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kTW-1V-Sxg
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
box of movies
right now, i'm anticipating for these 2009 movies.
- Amalfi: Megami No 50-Byou
so happy when my favorite TEAMS members were united in one movie...
oda yuji [bayside shakedown], amami yuki [BOSS], toda erika[BOSS], otsuka nene [HERO] fukuyama masaharu [galileo] and koichi saito [uchoten hotel].
also nakai kiichi [HERO] and mitsuru hirata [LoveGene].
plot:
Kuroda (Yuji Oda) is a foreign diplomat working in the coastal town of Amalfi, Italy. He investigates the case of a young Japanese girl who was kidnapped off the streets of Rome at Christmas. Later on, he eventually falling in love with the girl's mother (Yuki Amami).
Oda Yuji = diplomat of Japan Embassy In Italy
Otsuka Nene = diplomat of Japan Embassy In Italy
Toda Erika = trainee of Japan Embassy In Italy
Amami Yuki = tourist / mother of kidnapped daughter
Koichi Saito = director.
100% filming at Italy.
directed by Yuinchi Shinpo, wrote by kameyama chihiro & toru uta.
the movie is a production of Fuji TV 50th Anniversary.
- The Villon's Wife
all-STARS in this amazing post-war period movie.
Matsu Takako, Asano Tadanobu, Tsutsumi Shinichi, Tsumabuki Satoshi, Hirosue Ryoko.
also Muroi Shigeru, Ibu Masato, Mitsuishi Ken, Mirai Yamamoto, Takuji Suzuki, Kobayashi Asako, Shida Masayuki, Arai Hirofumi.
plot:
a love story between husband and wife (Asano-Matsu).
one of Dazai Osamu's finest short stories is 'Viyon no tsuma" (Villon's Wife) which wrote in year 1947. the narrator is the wife of a poet, who has virtually abandoned her.
the wife works at the tavern to pay back the husband's debts.
- a tavern where he usually drink every night.
her determination to survive is tested by hardships, rape and her husband's self-delusion.
despite to alcoholic, women-affairs and debts' problems,
her will and promise to her husband is still strong.
The husband and wife has child and their feelings as man and woman has never disappeared. She's a wife, but she's also a woman. She's a charming, powerful woman who lives to the fullest.
Matsu Takako = The Writer's Beloved Wife
Asano Tadanobu = The Writer who Struggle To Live
Hirosue Ryoko = The Writer's Lover
Tsumabuki Satoshi = The Young Man who has Feelings for The Writer's Wife
Tsutsumi Shinichi = The Man who Couldn't Forget the Past
also Muroi Shigeru, Ibu Masato, Mitsuishi Ken, Mirai Yamamoto, Takuji Suzuki, Kobayashi Asako, Shida Masayuki, Arai Hirofumi.
plot:
a love story between husband and wife (Asano-Matsu).
one of Dazai Osamu's finest short stories is 'Viyon no tsuma" (Villon's Wife) which wrote in year 1947. the narrator is the wife of a poet, who has virtually abandoned her.
the wife works at the tavern to pay back the husband's debts.
- a tavern where he usually drink every night.
her determination to survive is tested by hardships, rape and her husband's self-delusion.
despite to alcoholic, women-affairs and debts' problems,
her will and promise to her husband is still strong.
The husband and wife has child and their feelings as man and woman has never disappeared. She's a wife, but she's also a woman. She's a charming, powerful woman who lives to the fullest.
Matsu Takako = The Writer's Beloved Wife
Asano Tadanobu = The Writer who Struggle To Live
Hirosue Ryoko = The Writer's Lover
Tsumabuki Satoshi = The Young Man who has Feelings for The Writer's Wife
Tsutsumi Shinichi = The Man who Couldn't Forget the Past
directed by negishi kichitaro, wrote by tanaka yozo and dazai osamu.
the movie is Fuji TV production for 100th Anniversary of Dazai Osamu.
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