Ouroboros finale is going to make everyone cry their hearts out, or maybe not, depending how much you're attached to the characters. I did shed some tears, nevertheless. Just FYI, the manga itself is not completed so obviously the screenwriter didn't follow the manga's ending, now people are curious how the manga author will end the story.

On the other hand, I'm glad with how Mondai no Aru Restaurant ended. God, I love this show so much. When I first started, I thought the first episode was really confusing and I might not continue but after ep2-3, I knew for sure, this is going to be one of my favourite dramas this season. It won over Ouroboros personally for me.

I have yet to finish Date, Ryuusei Wagon and Ghost Writer (this drama is kinda slow though. However, the soundtrack is really good). I'm going to drop Zannen na Otto even though I like Tamaki Hiroshi. I might go back to it in the future.

i think not yet but this movie came out sometime end of last year...?

i cried

didnt read the manga but i hope its not the same


btw

tenshi to akuma looks interesting enough for my next weekend time killer

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I've watched the first episode, it's quite good. Definitely in my must watch list.

looks like mozu movie is coming, i hope for the better it doesn't disappoint me like the series


http://asianwiki.com/Mozu

nice plot! but the story seems typical. hope it's good

hehehe


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Any new thriller/crime/police drama to recommend?

For this season, the only crime drama I'm following is Tenshi to Akuma (a combination of smart lawyer who is assisting the police). It's not bad, I kinda like it so far.

Is that the actress from Kurokochi?

currently on last episode of uoroboros

yes, gouriki ayame.

Funny how Mother Game ended up as my favorite drama of the season. I love everything about it even though it's formulaic and rather generic. However, the charming points are the characters, especially lead role played by Kimura Fumino. It's her first lead role and she rocked it. The show's quite balanced too with comedy, some touching moments and overall gives a refreshing feel. It's got good messages that I think every parent, especially mothers should learn from. Background music is great (theme song by Superfly). The camerawork is awesome, slow-motions and bokeh focusing. Colours are bright and it just makes you feel happy The kids are cute, especially the one who plays Haruto (lead character's son)





Some behind the scenes pictures


Tennou no Ryouriban is also highly recommended. If you're into food and history of the Emperor's Cook, give this a shot. Also prepare tissues. I think I cried for more than 5 episodes already. Quite refreshing to see Sato Takeru play this kind of role



I'm halfway through I'm Home. It feels lacking and if it's not for the purpose of knowing the secrets and the cause of the accident, I don't think I'd even finish this. The lighting is dark and gloomy also that it makes me sleepy after a while The masks are still creeping me out.



Watched first ep of Dr Rintaro and a bit underwhelmed. Maybe I expected too much since it's got Sakai Masato. I will continue when I feel like it. It's a pity how both dramas with high profile actors (Takuya Kimura + Sakai Masato) are not up to the expectation



Ishitachi Renai Jijou is boring. I'm only forcing myself to watch it for certain characters who I want to know the ending of. They're sadly, not any of the lead characters. I'm more interested in the minor characters for this show.

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SUMMER 2015 DRAMAS



Tantei no Tantei
Cast: Keiko Kitagawa, Kawaguchi Haruna, Miura Takahiro
Synopsis:
Sasaki Rena (Kitagawa Keiko) is a beautiful woman with excellent memory and intelligence. She becomes a private detective and risks her life to chase down evil private detectives, because her younger sister was murdered by a stalker. The person that provided information to the stalker on her sister’s location was a private detective.



37.5°C no Namida
Cast: Misako Renbutsu, Hiroki Narimiya, Naohito Fujiki, Miki Mizuno, Mokomichi Hayami
Synopsis:
Momoko Sugisaki (Misako Renbutsu) used to work as a teacher at a nursery school. Her poor communication skills with parents led to her leaving the school Now, she works as a home teacher. She visits the home of sick children and takes care of them when their parents can’t take the day off.



Age Harassment
Cast: Takei Emi, Inamori Izumi, Seto Koji
Synopsis:




Risk no Kamisama

Cast: Toda Erika, Shinichi Tsutsumi
Synopsis:




Koinaka

Cast: Fukushi Sota, Honda Tsubasa
Synopsis:
Aoi Miura (Sota Fukushi) was born and grew up in Toyama Prefecture. He has an indecisive personality and does not like summer. He was the focal member of the high school swimming team, but he now works as an assistant at a small architectural office in Tokyo. One summer day, he meets his childhood friend and first love Akari Serizawa. During their school days they spent everyday hanging out together until the fireworks night in their 3rd year of high school. That night, Akari suddenly disappeared. Now, Akari has a man named Aoi.

Continue below.

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Death Note
Cast: Kubota Masataka, Kento Yamazaki, Mio Yuki
Synopsis:
Light Yagami (Masataka Kubota) is an ordinary university student. One day, he receives a death note which changes his life. The death note awakens his warped sense of justice and genius. He becomes murderer Kira and punishes criminals. L (Kento Yamazaki) is a well known private detective. L appears in front of Light Yagami. L defines Kira as evil and decides to catch Kira. Then N (Mio Yuki), who has a beautiful appearance but dangerous existence, appears.



Hanasaki Mai ga Damattenai 2
Cast: Anne, Kamikawa Takaya
Synopsis:




Dokonjo Gaeru
Cast: Matsumaya Kenichi, Mitsushima Hikari, Maeda Atsuko,
Synopsis:
Hiroshi (Kenichi Matsuyama) is now 30-years-old and lethargic, but Pyonkichi, the frog imprinted on his shirt, is always energetic. Sometimes Hiroshi does not wear t-shirts with Pyonkichi, but Pyonkichi always encourages Hiroshi.



Hotel Concierge

Cast: Mariya Nishiuchi, Shohei Miura, Katsunori Takahashi
Synopsis:




The Last Cop
Cast: Karasawa Toshiaki, Kubota Masataka
Synopsis:
In 1985, when detective Kyogoku Kosuke (Karasawa Toshiaki) was hunting down some criminals, he suddenly found himself in the center of an explosion and ended up falling into a coma. In 2015, after 30 years Kosuke wakes up and has a lot to catch up, new values, technology, family, work, everything he has missed. Back to the Criminal Division, Kosuke and his new partner Ryota (Kubota Masataka) are entrusted with classified security data that aims to a terrorist group Schiesser.

Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san
Cast: Akari Hayami
Synopsis:
Koizumi (Akari Hayami) is an attractive, but quiet female high school student. She’s actually a ramen master and looks for delicious ramen restaurants.




Ishi no Mayu / Stone’s Cocoon
Cast: Kimura Fumino, Aoki Munetaka, Nakamura Toyu, Koyanagi Yu, Furukawa Yuki
Synopsis:
Toko Kisaragi (Fumino Kimura) is a detective who just transferred to 11 Section of the 1st Investigation Division at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Her father was also a detective. A body is found under the basement floor of an abandoned building. The body has been cemented. Detectives hold a meeting to investigate the case. The murderer then calls the investigation headquarters. The murderer introduces himself as Toremi. Toko Kisaragi becomes Toremi’s negotiator. While giving hints about the murder, Toremi also ridicules and provokes the detectives. Toremi then calls and announces a second murder. The second victim is found and that person is also cemented.



Shimeshi
Cast: Murakami Jun, Hayashi Kento, Manaka Ayu
Synopsis:


My Watch list for the season:

Tantei no Tantei - Want to see Keiko kick ass.
37.5 no Namida - Since I loved Mother Game last season, thought this might be nice too.
Shimeshi - only 4 eps and one of a kind drama with delicious food to see. Some eps made me
Ishi no Mayu - WOWOW drama always delivers so I have quite high expectation and want to see more of Kimura Fumino (she was amazing in Mother Game).

Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san - Ramen otaku Koizumi is really fun to watch.

This smile of hers


Testing before deciding:
Age Harassment
Death Note
Koinaka

Waiting for this!!!

Akagi
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Fridays, 17 July 2015
Station: BS Sky Perfect
Scriptwriter: Tanabe Mitsuru (Henshin, Jui-san Jiken desuyo, dinner)
Original Work: Akagi ~ Yami ni Oritatta Tensai by Fukumoto Nobuyuki
Cast: Hongo Kanata, Tsugawa Masahiko, Tanaka Yoji, Jinbo Satoshi, Kaku Tomohiro, Kasahara Hideyuki
Synopsis: Akagi Shigeru (Hongo Kanata) is a young, white-haired mahjong genius. One summer in 1965, he ends up facing off against Washizu Iwao (Tsugawa Masahiko), Japan’s King of Darkness who has amassed enormous fortune and power, at the request of his acquaintance, the rogue detective Yasuoka (Jinbo Satoshi). As the observer, Ogi Takeshi (Tanaka Yoji), a leader of the henchmen of Inada-gumi watches over them, mahjong with special rules called Washizu Mahjong begins. It is a life or death struggle with Akagi’s fresh blood and Washizu’s entire fortune at stake.

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More WOWOW dramas this season.

Shi no Zouki



Synopsis:


Yokokuhan - THE PAIN



Synopsis
Eiji Sakuma (Noriyuki Higashiyama) is a judge. He also leads the group Shinbunshi in secret The group holds court on a video site and imposes punishment against defendants. Detectives, including Erika Yoshino (Erika Toda), attempt to take down the group.

MOVIES

MOZU
People who have watched the drama version should remember this show. Some scenes for the movie was shot in Philippines.
Release date: November 2015





Piece of Cake



Cast: Mikako Tabe, Ayano Go
Release date: September 2015
Synopsis
Shino Umemiya (Mikako Tabe) readily dates guys interested in her, because she believes that's better than being alone. She breaks up with her violent boyfriend after he discovered that she cheated on him. She moves to a new area to get a fresh new start on her life. There, Shino Umemiya meets her neighbor Kyoshiro Sugahara (Gou Ayano). He is also her manager at her new job. Shino Umemiya becomes interested in him, but he lives with mysterious woman Akari.

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Initiation Love



Cast: Shota Matsuda, Maeda Atsuko, Fumino Kimura
Release date: May 2015
Synopsis
Set in Shizuoka and Tokyo, Japan in the late 1980's. Suzuki (Shota Matsuda) is a university student in Shizuoka attempting to find a job. Mayu (Atsuko Maeda) is a dental hygienist. They meet through a blind date and begin to date, but Suzuki finds a job in Tokyo and goes there. They begin a long distance relationship, but their relationship breaks down.

Trailer



Kuchibiru ni Uta o



Cast: Aragaki Yui, Fumino Kimura
Release date: February 2015
Synopsis
Yuri Kashiwaga was once known as a genius pianist. One day, she returns to her hometown in Goto Islands from Tokyo. There, she begins to work as a temporary teacher at a middle school and advisor for the school chorus. The chorus aims to take part at a competition. Yuri gives the members of the chorus members an assignment. She instructs them to write a letter with the title of “To myself 15 years later.” The 15-year-old boys and girls write about their secrets and worries.



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Attack On Titan / Shingeki no Kyojin Live-Action



The world premier was held couple of days ago in Hollywood so first reviews are already out from people lucky enough to watch it. Based on the review, fans of both Eren and Mikasa especially might be devastated as their characters have different backstory as compared to the original manga/anime adaptation. Mikasa seems to suffer the most so if you're watching the movie wanting to see her badassery, you might be left disappointed. Hanji and Sasha though are depicted very well and closely to their original versions.

Take a look at the reviews below but beware of spoilers.





This post has been edited by avanpiper: Jul 19 2015, 05:17 PM

Ishi no Mayu (WOWOW drama) new 60sec trailer. It's getting my hopes up with each new trailer. They better not pull a MOZU here coz MOZU had great cast which were mostly wasted with a poorly written plot. Anyways, I can't wait for this! Fumino Kimura in her first detective role