Rinjo臨場 – Release April 09

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Japan Drama Story:
Kuraishi Yoshio (Uchino Masaaki) 内野聖陽 is a crime scene coroner. His task is to process the crime scene to determine if it’s an accident, suicide or murder case. The police investigation starts base on his judgment. Kuraishi Yoshio (Uchino Masaaki) 内野聖陽 is very good in his profession. Throughout his professional career he never misjudges a case. Perhaps he might be too good in his work as he always over step his authorities by keep on investigates the case until it is solve. That causes a lot of trouble for his colleagues and his subordinates. As he is very good in solving cases, he always gets his way around. Even though most colleagues do not like him but they still respect him.

Feelings and comments:
This is another Uchino Masaaki (内野聖陽) version of drama just like Gonzo. Perhaps the previous detective drama Gonzo is too good which makes this new drama Rinjo feels repeated. It’s always hard to break through when the previous drama is good. At least if you like the acting of Uchino Masaaki (内野聖陽), you won’t be disappointed with this drama.
There are too many detective dramas lately. Solving crime is not a new thing and I’ve seen too many similar building that represents Japan Police headquarter. The key attraction in this drama is the ability of Kuraishi Yoshio (Uchino Masaaki) 内野聖陽 to solve crimes. I think this drama produces a hero identity, a heart broken hero who determine to solve all cases no matter what.
When we talk about being professional in our work, we are merely referring that we shouldn’t involve our personal feelings into our work. This is easier to say than done, especially when you’re young and inexperienced. In most area of work, performance can be better when we exclude personal feelings. Sometimes the feelings might cloud our judgment or shall I say assume the result or pre judge before looking at the facts.

Things that caught my eyes:
It should be interesting to take a look at Kuraishi Yoshio (Uchino Masaaki) 内野聖陽’s house, a partly indoor vegetable garden in an apartment. I’m curious about how he take care of the garden that supplies so many fresh vegetable daily. Perhaps it’s just a fictional scene but I think it can be done. The tomato and cucumber really looks delicious.

Japan Drama Rating:
Nice to watch. This is a detective drama that similar with the US famous C.S.I series.

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2009 Japanese Drama : - Rinjo - W/ English Subtitle

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Shiroi Haru 白い春– Release April 09

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Japan Drama Story:
Sakura Haruo (Abe Hiroshi) 阿部寛 was just release from 9 years of prison. He was involved in Japan yakuza and sentence to prison because he killed a man. Before he was thrown in prison, he was actually thinking of quitting Yakuza. As his girl friend Takamura Mariko (Konno Mahiru) 紺野まひるneeds the money for her illness, he decided to make a final deal with the yakuza to earn the money. He managed to complete the deal by killing a man but he was then caught by the police. Knowing that he will be in prison for a long time, he broke up with Mariko. Thinking that she is better off without him and she should find a better man now that she has the money to seek medical attention. After 9 years of prison Sakura Haruo (Abe Hiroshi) 阿部寛 is free again. He thought that Mariko is now well and alive, perhaps might already married and have kids. Turns out that she died after few years he was prison. He was furious and decided to find the man Mariko with right after he was prison. He managed to find out that the man Murakami Yasushi (Endo Kenichi) 遠藤憲一owns a small bakery shop and seems to marry another girl. As he tries to approach Murakami Yasushi for answers, he met a young little girl that seems to like him very much. The young girl name Murakami Sachi (Ohashi Nozomi ) 大橋のぞみseems to get along pretty well with Sakura Haruo (Abe Hiroshi) 阿部寛.

Feelings and comments:
Honestly, I never did interested in watching this drama at the beginning. The only reason that I took a peek is because of Abe Hiroshi (阿部寛) and lucky that I did. The drama turns out great. The story is simple or shall I say it’s the same kind of story that is told again and again in movies and dramas. The thing that makes this drama attractive is that the script is written in such a way that you can feel the love of a man that willing to sacrifice anything for it. The love of a man towards his 2 precious women in his life is all you can feel in this drama.
One particular thing that bugs me always is those that are love by did not know or realize the sacrifices that their loves one make. It is consider fortunate to be able to find someone that loves you very much. I suppose it’s difficult to find these kinds of people nowadays as they are almost extinct. The world can be a better place if lot more people sacrifice for love.
Abe Hiroshi (阿部寛) really is good in what he does. His appearance in this drama makes every single moment special. There isn’t a moment that you’ll feel bored in this drama. You might find some similarities in another drama call “kekkon Dekinai Otoko” where Abe Hiroshi (阿部寛) is the lead actor.

Things that caught my eyes:
Getting the road sign and the statue in front of the bakery shop definitely is a way to disturb their business. I was hoping to see how the big post box gets in front of the shop, but then it never did happen.

Japan Drama Rating:
Worth watching. The story is not new as you might figure out the whole story just by watching the first episode. Still I just can’t stop watching the drama till the end. The script is well written and the drama has one of the best actors - Abe Hiroshi (阿部寛) in Japan.

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2009 Japanese Drama : Shiroi Haru w/ Eng Sub

Drama Theme Song: Yokogao by Sakai Ayumi
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Konkatsu!婚カツ！– Release April 09

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Japan Drama Story:
Amamiya Kuniyuki (Nakai Masahiro) 中居正広 comes from a family that owns a tongkatsu restaurant. His father wants him to take over the restaurant but sadly Amamiya Kuniyuki (Nakai Masahiro) 中居正広 hates tongkatsu. He rather works in other company then helping up with preparing tongkatsu. As jobs are difficult to come by, he needs to fake his marriage to get hired by the local government. In order to make things right, he needs to get married as soon as possible so that his story becomes true. That’s when he starts joining group dating call konkatsu. Trying to find someone and get married but instead did not realize a girl that is close to him has been in love with him for a long time.

Feelings and comments:
This drama really is slow tempo. For the first couple of episode, it might seem a bit boring as there isn’t anything special about it. It’s about a thirty year old guy trying to get married just to keep his job. You can feel that this is just a story of a simple ordinary guy that you can find anywhere around. If you’re able to survive the first couple of episode, then you’ll start to get interested in the drama as there is a sense of finding out the extraordinary right from a simple ordinary life.
Marriage is about 2 people that are able to find each other, love each other and wanted to stay together for the rest of their life. It can be consider as miracle. In order to create this miracle we have to get involve. That means meeting with people. It’s like a game of finding the right one. There are no rules and there are no hints. All you can rely on is just your feelings. It might looks strange attending events like konkatsu but it’s actually a way to expose yourself and increase the possibility of the miracle. Besides it’s just an event to get to know more people.

Things that caught my eyes:
As shown in the picture above, the drama is mixing up konkatsu and tongkatsu. What in the world that konkatsu has to do with tongkatsu. At least the drama succeeded in convincing me to have tongkatsu for dinner.

Japan Drama Rating:
Nice to watch. Perhaps the story line is too simple and direct, nothing special but the story is nicely presented.

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Original Soundtrack, 2009 Japanese Drama : Konkatsu! W/ Eng Sub

Drama Theme Song: Wedding Bell by PUFFY

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MR. BRAIN– Release May 09

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Japan Drama Story:
Tsukumo Ryusuke (Kimura Takuya) 木村拓哉 was a simple ordinary guy. Right after an accident that injured his brain, his IQ increases rapidly. It’s a miracle that he is able to survive and gains such talent. Still there are many questions that are unanswered for what has happened to his brain. In order to understand better the changes of his brain, Tsukumo Ryusuke (Kimura Takuya) 木村拓哉 went back to study. He is able to obtain a PhD on human brain in a short time of period thanks to his gifted miracle. Tsukumo Ryusuke (Kimura Takuya) 木村拓哉 later was hired and assign to the Research and Science department of police force, a department that uses high end technologies to solve criminal cases. Tsukumo Ryusuke (Kimura Takuya) 木村拓哉 is in charge of the brain section. Which is responsible in figuring out how the mind of a criminal works. In other words Tsukumo Ryusuke (Kimura Takuya) 木村拓哉 might just have a brilliant mind that come close to what the criminal is thinking.

Feelings and comments:
The appearance of Hirosue Ryoko (広末涼子) in the first episode is enough to make me continue watching this drama until the last episode. Seriously I had never seen that many famous top actors appear in a drama as guest stars. On top of that, this drama has Kimura Takuya (木村拓哉) as Tsukumo Ryusuke and Ayase Haruka (綾瀬はるか) as Yuri Kazune. It’s enough to draw a lot of attention from a lot of fans. Of cause not to mention how good both their acting is.
There are still a lot of areas within human brain that we don’t quite understand yet. It’s the most sophisticated part in our body. It’s also very fragile. Any injury that involves the brain is going to look ugly. As for the case of Tsukumo Ryusuke (Kimura Takuya) 木村拓哉, I don’t think anybody can be that lucky.
Adding human brain study into detective drama certainly is something new. In most of the cases the drama is focus more on the criminal instead of the crime. In order to get the best results, getting top actors for the role of the criminals is the right choice.

Things that caught my eyes:
There are lots of advance technologies shown in this drama but I doubt not all of them are real. I actually like his table with a large touch screen monitor. I’ll definitely get one of those if available, but most probably will be very expensive.

Japan Drama Rating:
Worth watching. The drama uses a different approach on solving crime. I’m very surprise that this drama is able to invite a lot of top actors and singers as guest star.

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 2009 Japanese Drama : - Mr. Brain - W/ English Subtitle

Drama Theme Song: JUMP by Van Halen

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