Seijo Ep.5

Motoko is a free woman, and tries to re-build her life and become a Seijo (sacred woman).  She knows what she wants and goes after Haruki.  

Haruki's weird brother now has a fresh look with clean/shaved face and clean/ironed clothes.  However, his mind is far from fresh.

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Time Spiral Ep.4 (Gackt and Meisa)

 

Time Spiral Original Novel by Mizumori Eren

Shu'uya (Gackt) tries hard to split Natsuki (Kuroki Meisa) and Kentaro (Hiraoka Yu'uta).  He has to do it to reach his goal. 

Shu'uya's going back in time and changing other people's actions cause Natsuki to have 2 different memories of the same event.  She's confused.

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Seijo Ep.4

Motoko's trial has begun.  She claims she didn't kill nor she tried to kill anybody.

We still don't know Motoko is telling the truth or she's a big liar.

Haruki's big brother Katsuki (played by Aoyagi Shou) is a mysterious man.  What part is he going to play in this drama?

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Seijo Ep.3

Some people claim Motoko (played by Hirosue Ryouko) is evil.  Some others claim she's a saint.  Who is she? 

She's now behind bars.  Haruki (played by Nagayama Kento) is her defense lawyer.  She's his first love.  He still carries a special sentiment for her.

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Time Spiral Ep.3 (Gackt and Meisa)

She wonders why he looks the same as 15 years ago.  He admits but doesn't tell the truth.  Instead, he makes it look like they were fated to be together.  She wonders why, why, why...  After all, she's a scientist and wants to know how things work.

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Petero no Souretsu Ep. 11 Final

It's supposed to be a "happy ending" for everyone.  However, we can't help wondering "So what were that bus-jacking and Nissho Frontier scamming organization all about?"  Many things need more explanations.  

This episode focuses on individuals rather than incidents.  It's the aftermath of all the incidents that took place before.

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Dososei Ep. 10 Final

It's a new start for our guys and gals.  It's a happy, sad, and bitter time for them.  One pushes his own happiness.  One backs off not to be a burden to her loved one.  One is deserted by a loved one.  One doesn't want to be happy after hurting somebody.  

Life isn't all happiness, and today's bitterness may bring happiness in the future.  As they say, "If you keep living, you'll surely encounter something good."

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Time Spiral Ep.2 (Gackt and Meisa)

The distance between Natsuki (played by Kuroki Meisa) and Shu'uya (played by Gackt) is shrinking before the watchful eyes of Kentaro (played by Hiraoka Yu'uta).  Shu'uya pulls her hard.  Natsuki is swayed.  Kentaro is frustrated.

Is Shu'uya a manipulator?  Did he plot all the happenings around Natsuki?

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Petero no Souretsu Ep.10

The end is near.  The final episode is next week.  Perhaps this episode's incident is just a prelude to what is to come; something really big.

It's the second bus-jacking.  One of the first bus-jacking hostages, Sakamoto is the bus-jacker, and Mano Kyouko, the mysterious woman who may be a big liar is the hostage this time.  Are they both evil?   Will they be like Petero who committed a big sin, but regretted for what he has done, reformed himself and became a saint? 

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Midnight After (Hong Kong Movie 2014)

那夜凌晨，我坐上了旺角開往大埔的紅VAN

This is a fun SciFi-comedy movie.  Although the story doesn't complete, I enjoyed it a great deal.  It's funny and mysterious.  And it is so Hong Kong.

It's about a minibus that goes from Mong Kok Road in Kowloon to Taipo in New Territories with 16 passengers and a driver.  The bus leaves after midnight in the hustle and bustle of Kowloon.  After going through the Lion Rock Tunnel things change.

People on the bus notice "Something's different" when they arrive at Taipo.  It's quiet-- No cars and no people around.  It's only their minibus and themselves.  Nobody outside the minibus answers cell phones.   And the passengers are dying one by one...    
And David Bowie's "Space Odity" is playing......

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Kazoku Gari Ep.10 Final

Here comes the final episode.  It's a happy, sad and scary ending.  The good thing is that everyone stopped hiding/escaping from the reality.  They are facing their own difficulties, and trying to deal with them.

This drama is telling us many things which cannot be described in easy terms.  Please watch the drama to fully grasp the ideas and messages this drama is trying to convey.

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Dososei Ep.9

 

The husband and the wife now know the affairs of their spouses, and they have no intention to let their spouses leave them.  

Kenta and Akehi, Ryousuke and Kaoruko.... Will both couples end up together?  Will they really leave their spouses and kid(s) to be their loved ones?

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Petero No Souretsu Ep.9

We know more about the bus-jacker, but still don't know why he did it or for what.  Is "evilness" spreading?  Are those who were involved in the bus-jacking getting bad?

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Time Spiral Ep.1 (Gackt and Meisa)

This is an eight-episode series, and each episode lasts for less than half an hour.  I felt the story is a bit strange, and acting/scripts a bit awkward.  This might be because it's still not clear what "a time spiral" is.  According to the drama synopsis, Gackt is supposed to be a "lonely time traveler", but in this episode, he is a manipulative man who travels back in time to gain his own benefit.  I have no idea how "love" can start under such circumstances.

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