ThatJapaneseDramaGuy

Drama: Over Time Japanese: オーバー・タイム Screenwriter: Kitagawa Eriko Network: Fuji TV Actors: Sorimachi Takashi, Esumi Makiko, Kimura Yoshino, Ishida Yuriko, Shiina Kippei, Nishida Naomi Let me give you a fair warning most people I see hated the ending but for me they just don't understand the theme the writer is trying to convey. Not all romance dramas should stay the same creativity is what I value the most which ironically I found it with these old dramas, modern dramas don't take as much risks anymore. Written by Kitagawa Eriko which is known for writing some of the best Japanese dramas of the 90s this drama is no different from the vibe of great dramas of that era in fact this maybe controversial take but I like this drama more than Long Vacation, yes I just said it. I was afraid at first when I saw that cast of 8 because I know huge cast for a romance genre is a formula for a disaster so I am glad they just focus to only 4. I am mostly glad that they drop the infidelity scena...

Ashura no Gotoku Review Drama: Ashura no Gotoku Japanese: 阿修羅のごとく Writer: Koreeda Hirokazu Network: Netflix Duration: 55 min. Actors: Miyazawa Rie, Ono Machiko, Aoi Yu, Hirose Suzu The latest Hirokazu Koreeda collaboration with Netflix is an adaptation based on the classic Japanese drama of the same name, Ashura no Gotoku . I haven’t seen the original work so I can’t compare but from what we know both have 7 episodes so this could be a 1 to 1 adaptation. "Is it really happiness for women like us to live without making waves?" This is the quote that has been revisited throughout the entire drama. The theme of patriarchal culture in Japan is a theme that has been used in many Japanese movies. It is almost as known as Godzilla or Classic samurai films like almost everybody already knows it. The setting is 1979 Koreeda didn’t change or modernize it. It could probably be his commentary saying that even decades have passed, Japan may have progressed a bit but it still remains as pa...