New Subs: Chicken Race [SP]

I just finished new subs and uploaded them on d-addicts. 

This is a story of friendship between 64-year-old man who just woke up from his 45-year-long sleep, and his nurse whom the old man calls "my best friend".  

They both have relation, family and life issues, but the two help each other and start new chapters of their lives.   

This drama was broadcasted in Nov. 2013 on WOWOW.    

Wonderful Days: Still keeping great rating

This drama is getting the highest rating among the weekend dramas.  Today's rating was 25.1% followed by;
  2. Jeong Jun Do (19.0%) Final Episode
  3. Come! Jang Bo Ri (16.3%)
  4. Hotel King (9.9%)   
  5. Endless Love (8.3%)
  6. Glorious Days (6.8%)    

This is 50-episode long, and 38 episodes were shown so far.  I've been watching and can't believe I'm still following it.  I have never watched such a long drama series.  The story is not a flashy one.  It is a family drama, showing ups and downs, dark and bright sides of a multi-generational, multi-family household.     

Park Yong Ha：4th Anniversary

Park Yong Ha (Aug. 12, 1977 - June 30, 2010)

Still so sad.  

http://youtu.be/rQzeI_H92iM (He's singing in Japanese.)

Taiga 2016: Sakai Masato

So, Sakai Masato will play the leading role in Sanadamaru.  The drama is written by Mitani Kouki.  I'm not a big fan of Taiga drama.  The last Taiga that I fully watched was "Gou" in 2011. 

What I'm concerned is that if this news on Sakai Masato mean that there will be no Hanzawa Naoki 2.  I loved the series.

     

Time Spiral (Gackt and Meisa)

This is a new drama on BS Premium starting in September, starring Kuroki Meisa and Gackt.  She is a student/researcher(?).  He is a physics professor and "lonely" time traveler.  They are "fated" to be together.

I'm waiting.　　　

More info: here　(English)　　

Yoshiwara Uradoushin

Just watched this drama. Yoshiwara (a red-light district in Edo/Tokyo) scenes reminded me of Miotsukushi Ryouri Chou.   This is a "木曜時代劇" series.  "木曜" means Thursday.  As for "時代劇", please check this page.  On an official NHK World English page, it is described as Thursday Samurai drama.

While watching this drama, a word came up to my head.  It is "Cham-ba-ra （ちゃんばら）".  Cham-ba-ra is translated as sword-fighting, but actually, my idea of cham-ba-ra is not a serious sword-fighting.  It's something silly and a bit funny. 

As for the drama, I'll watch the 2nd episode if I have time.
        

It's Okay, That's Love

I'm looking forward to watching this drama.       

HIGH SCHOOL KING

This is a fun drama.  I like it!

Platonic

I've been watching Platonic.  The original novel must be a good one, but script writing is questionable as I find some speeches/lines to be awkward/unnatural.  

I like the theme song "Honesty" by Billy Joel.  Natsukashi'i!!!  
 

Inokashira Gorou is coming back!

Kodoku no Gurume 4 is starting on July 9. Can't wait.

Kimu-taku in Gokuaku Ganbo

  


I was very surprised to see Kimutaku in Gokuaku Ganbo at the ending.  Then I realized that Hero 2 is starting from next week taking over the time slot of Gokuaku Ganbo.  

Gokuaku Ganbo didn't have high ratings, but it was a quite unique series showing a group of people who live in the dark side of society.  These people steal/snatch a huge amount of money by lying and deceiving other people.  

My Subtitles

English Subtitles that I
created:

Poplar no Aki [SP]  
Hoshi Hitotsu no Yoru [SP]
Like Shooting Stars in the Twilight: Galaxy C-46 [SP]
Oyaji Battle [SP]
Koi Aji Oyako [SP]


translated:
Hei no Naka no Chuugakkou [SP]  
Tenshi no Wakemae [SP]
Ueno Juri to Itsutsu no Kaban (Primary Translator)
Camouflage (Primary Translator) 
Shijuu Kunichi no Recipe

helped:
Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien [SP]

These are my favorite j-dramas as well.