Dososei Ep.8

Our guys and gals push their love forward, but as we all know, it's not easy as they encounter hesitation, guilt, and physical violence.

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Kazoku Gari Ep.9

The end is near.  The final episode is next week.  Now we know who did the killings.

This week's key word is shampoo.  It's a special shampoo made in Italy.

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Dososei Ep.7

The key phrase for this episode is "there's no turning back".

The two couples are pushing their loves further to the point of no return.  

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Seijo Ep.1 & 2

Is she "Seijo 聖女" (a holy woman) or "Akujo 悪女" (an evil woman)?  That is the question.

She looks pure-hearted in front of Katsuki, telling him he's the only man she truly loved.  However, what she's done to many other men makes her look like she's a swindler, sucking money and possibly, life out of them.

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Dososei OST

楽園 (Paradise) sung by Merengue

Laft Time Music (Merengue - Rakuen) by laft-time-music

Petero no Souretsu Ep.8

We now know more about Kureki, the bus-jacker, and this week we have a new character, an old woman who knew him.

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Henshin Ep.5 Final

Good Old Days

A sad ending, asking viewers to think about what life is, what death is, what a brain is, what a heart is, what a person is, to what extent an organ transplant can be permitted, whether we can sacrifice a person's life for medical development.

This was another good WOWOW drama.  Great story (by Higashino Keigo), scripts, acting, and directing.

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Kazoku Gari Ep.8

The end is near, and we're seeing things and their connections more clearly.  The whole picture is not there, yet, but we're beginning to see what the "Revitalization of family" refers to or what "termites" signifies.

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Petero no Souretsu Ep.7

What will you do if someone gives you a large amount of money for no reason?  Will you make a reason to justify?  Will you return the money because you think you don't deserve it?  

Does "evilness spread" as in Sugimura's narrations which we heard so many times?

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Time Spiral Premieres on Sept. 2 (Gackt and Meisa)

I talked about this drama previously (here).  It's officially announced that this is going to start at 11:15 pm on Sept. 2 on BS Premium (NHK). 

(continued)

Henshin Ep.4

Oyasumi (good night) by Takahashi Yu'u

Henshin Theme Song

Who is Jun'ichi (the brain receiver) after all?  Is he really becoming violent because Kyougoku (the brain donor) is taking over him?

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Shinya Shokudou is coming back! Movie & Drama

Shinya Shokudou (Late-night Diner) is coming back.  The season 3 drama series is starting in October this year.  And the movie is to premiere on January 30, 2015.

It's a short, heart-warming drama based on a manga with the same title.  Not a fancy restaurant, but a small diner where Master is the owner, manager and cook.  Not fancy gourmet, but every-day food.  It's a place people gather after midnight to feel warmth from food and other people.  

Kodoku no Gurume 4 Ep.6

Cheese Kulcha and Lamb Mint Curry

This week Gorou-san went to Shitamachi (Low Town) in Tokyo.  To be exact, he went to Kiba in Koutou ward and had Indian food.  (continued)

Dososei Ep.6

   

It's love, but it's extramarital love.  It brings hesitation and guilt.  Will they follow their brains or their hearts?    

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Coming Soon: Mahoro Ekimae Kyousoukyoku (Movie)

Here is another Mahoro Ekimae movie.  It's a story about two divorced men played by Eita and Matsuda Ryu'uhei who work as handymen, meddling with their clients' lives.  This is going to be a fun movie, I bet.  (continued) 

Henshin Ep.2 and Ep.3

This drama on WOWOW is at halfway point as it has only two more episodes.

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The Way We Were (t-drama) Ending Theme Song

Let's Not Be Friends sung by 周興哲/ Eric Chou

This is a beautiful song.  I'm looking for good English translation of the lyrics.

(lyrics) 

Kazoku Gari Ep7

Kazoku Gari Theme Song   

"Shout" by androp

   

Art teacher decides to meet case worker face-to-face

People have different ideas about who is doing "kazoku gari (family hunting)".  They all look suspicious.

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Three Musketeers (tvN) Ep.1 Highlights

Here's a 6-minuite teaser for the first episode which is to be broadcasted this coming weekend.

   
TvN is a cable channel in Korea which produced quality dramas including;

•  Gap Dong
•  Reply 1994, 1997
•  Queen In-hyun's Man
•  Shut Up Flower Boy Band
•  I Love Romance 1, 2, 3
•  Joseon X-files
•  Nine: Nine Time Travels
•  Dating Agency: Cyrano
•  Emergency Couple
•  Flower Boy Ramen Shop
•  Flower Boys Next Door

Nine's producer and Queen In-hyun's Man's writer are involved in this new action-sageuk drama.  The drama will be broadcasted once a week for 12 weeks for a season, and it will go on for 3 seasons.  It is not clear stories and actors change every season or the same story with same actors continue throughout the seasons.

I don't know what actors are saying, but I can't wait to see this drama!

Petero no Souretsu Ep.6

Things are getting a little clearer, and we are beginning to see the connections among them.

The Original Novel by Miyabe Miyuki

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Dososei Ep.5

The story progresses, but no one is sure about his/her love toward the other person.  

(spoiler)

Kazoku Gari Ep.6

"If suffering like this continues, it's better to bring an end to the whole family.
(Quote by Hizaki Yu'uko, the case worker)

"That woman is aiming for a perfect crime."
(Quote by Mamihara Kouki, the detective)

Is she the one?
Did she really do it?

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Kodoku no Gurume Ep.5: High in cholesterol, but tastes great

Gorou-san goes to Himaka Island off the coast of Chita Peninsula in Aichi Prefecture to meet his client and to give him back his pocket watch.  The peninsula is south of Nagoya.  Himaka Island is a small island with no buses or taxis running, but draws tourists for its catches of octopus and blowfish.  There, Gorou-san's transportation was a bicycle he rented.

(continued)

New Summer J-drama (8): Soko wo Nantoka (Please Do Something) 2

I'm glad to have this drama back again.  It is about a young female lawyer named Kaise Rakuko (played by Motokariya Yuika).  She's from a poor family as her father ran away from home to get away from debt collectors.  Her mother died and she raised her younger brother and went to school by working in a club/bar.  She decided to become a lawyer with a dream to make a quick buck (一攫千金).  

(Continued)

Dososei Ep.4

This week it was mostly about the couple No. 1; Kenta and Akehi.  Kenta got to know what was going on in Akehi's family.  As for the couple No. 2; Ryousuke and Kaoruko, he admits he likes her, but doesn't know what to do with his wife and kid.  Kaoruko isn't sure about anything.    

(Spoiler)

Petero no Souretsu Ep.5

 Stories are progressing with new story lines, but we still see only dots, not knowing the connection among them.

(  Painting by 19c poet William Blake )

The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed in Sun

(Spoiler)

Kazoku Gari Ep.5

Stories are developing, and we know more about the art teacher's past, why he does not believe in family, why he does not seem to have a family as he never talks about it.  As for the detective's family, the wife is now crazy with jealousy toward his lover.

(Spoiler)