ThatJapaneseDramaGuy

Drama: Beyond Goodbye Romaji: Sayonara no Tsuzuki Japanese: さよならのつづき Screenwriter: Okada Yoshikazu Network: Netflix Actors: Arimura Kasumi, Sakaguchi Kentaro, Ikuta Toma At times it felt like a giant coffee ad with Wabi Sabi philosophy that is ever present with this type of stories in Japan. The symbolism of trains and coffee is a nice touch so this drama has depth and not just simple romance genre. Finding the beauty in imperfections whether in an inconvenience where trains needs to stop, fixing an old coffee maker or maybe an event when a loved one died, each has different effects, some affected us little, but finding the beauty in it will help us to cope and eventually move on. Saeko (played by Arimura Kasumi) loses her fiancé, Yusuke (played by Ikuta Toma) due to an accident, one day he met a man named Kazumasa (played by Sakaguchi Kentaro), a man who received a heart transplant from Yusuke but also shares memories from him. It is not the first time this story was told a heart tran

So it is that time again where I share what I think the best Japanese dramas for these past two years. I only have 6 on my list not a lot because I want to make it shorter this time and I feel we have 2 consecutive weak years where 2024 is the weakest year in a long while. I only include dramas that I really really like and I only have 1 this year. I also didn't include Shogun and One piece for obvious reasons as they are American produced series. We also have tons of Netflix dramas but sadly I didn't like most of them. My lists includes 1 Asadora, 2 slice of life (yeah my fav genre), a road trip human drama, a social commentary comedy and lastly suspense horror one. Tora ni tsubasa ( 虎に翼 ) Let me start with a bold statement that Tora ni tsubasa is the most progressive asadora in a sea of progressive asadoras. Morning NHK shows aka Asadora is not new for progressive themes in fact you could argue that most Asadoras are feminist but Tora ni tsubasa crank it up a bit higher, it i

Drama: Lion no Kakurega Romaji: Raion no Kakurega Japanese: ライオンの隠れ家 Screenwriter: Tokuo Koji Network: Netflix Actors: Yuya Yagira, Bando Ryota, Sato Tasuku So I was browsing for shows on Netflix when If found this drama I was surprised because it is not often for Japan to put their on going dramas on Netflix and Yuya Yagira is the lead which I am a fan so I decided to watch it. Lion no Kakurega is part mystery and part slice of life drama. The mystery is somewhat okay very predictable but it is the life aspect the made me glued on screen. It is fascinating full of life lessons just like any slice of life drama. The story revolves around two brothers, the older one is just your typical government employee and the younger whom is on autistic spectrum works as a painter. One day they found a child in their home and from then their life was changed, their daily routine was changed which is the theme this drama trying to convey. I only watched 3 episodes and so far I liked it. The male lea