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Type: Reporter drama
Genre: society
Year: 2006
Synopsis:
The legendary (exiled) anchor Haruka Tsubaki returns! Out of everyone she appoints Nozomi Asuka as her assistant. Asuka is basically her closet slave/servant.
Critique:
The show is pure entertainment with some serious themes.
Features:
international food (fish,beef): the infamously smelliest in the world!
Horse jokes!
Verdict: 8.3
Cast: 8
Cast performance: 9
Script/Directing: 8
Onna Nobunaga
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" /> Type: historical fiction drama
Genre: samurai, action
Year: 2013
Introduction:
This show is about Oda Nobunaga, who arguably paved the way for Japan’s final unification by Hideyoshi and later Ieyasu, and the departure from savagery of the Warring States. Ultimately, this would set Japan on the path toward the modern age. That said this show is a pseudo alternative account of who Oda Nobunaga really is…..
Synopsis:
Oda Nobunaga, born as a girl, is raised as a boy in order to be the heir of the clan.
Critique:
Simply put, Oda Nobunaga in this show is no ordinary man!!!!! It’s Lady Oscar!
The show features two of the best actresses.
Her Amami Yuki shows her famed performances as an ex-all-female theater performer. She’s in her element.
Kato Koyuki as Onou; in some scenes she has her act down so meticulously as if she was doing those unnatural things naturally and automatically…I was wondering if she was born into it. It must have come from lots of training all her actress life.
better than expected.
The majority of animes about Oda Nobunaga weren’t worth watching. One reason being there are too many versions, hence,in trying to make a new version things strayed.
The show has foul language; the BGM theme seems to have pieces from the Legend theme. There are some mistakes: the arrow stuck to her back fell off! I guess they couldn’t burn the house again to redo the scene.
Overall it’s amusing and fun to watch. Nothing to take seriously.
Verdict: 8.7
Cast: 8
Cast performance: 10
Script/Directing: 8
Kagi no Kakatta Heya
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Type: riddle drama
Genre: detective, crime
Year: 2012
Synopsis:
It’s Friday, Aoto Junko, a hotblooded woman, starts her new job at a law firm. Junko “acidentally” pushes the button to a bank safe while her boss and the bank manager are still inside. The door needs two codes to open. One of which is held by the manager. The door can only be opened on work days, though.
Enomoto Kei is sent to open the door which he does. Enomoto Kei is master lock maniac working at Tokyo Total Security firm. He’s a super nerd and versed in any area of science and technology. However, he has no interest in anything but locks.
Junky has a strong sense of righteousness which drags her and her boss into followup locked room murder cases.
Critique:
Something’s strange with the management and direction of the show and how actors are hired or designated in this show. It also only has a cast of three while the rest being all guests. The show is shown from the point of view of Toda Erika as Aoto Junko. She has the most texts and screen time. On episode 1 basically is running the show by herself but Ohno Satoshi as Enomoto Kei does the revelations. Yet, she is just a supporting cast. Anyhow, in this show she’s just started in a law firm. Her acting and appearance is different from the usual: showing lots of puzzled faces (furrowing eye brows). Like Mitsuki she’s compulsively attracted to buttons, levers, and anything that has some sort of action function or trap.
After visiting the scene, Kei rebuilds a model of it in just a day to precise measurements he took while walking and remembering it in his mind. We only get a glimpse of him “walking”, though, so it may not be so. Well, for room size scale walking isn’t the best method because of the bigger error margin compared to eye sight. Or maybe he remembers it in detail without having to take any kind measurement. Both ways works for me to recreate a floor plan.
Kei solves how the locked room suicide cases are actually murder cases. He also solves how the murder took place as it is usually necessary to unravel the mystery of the locked room. However, he has no interest about the murderer, hence, (sometimes) Junko and her boss are left (with a dump founded look; Junko’s hope shattered) to somehow proof or pin point the murderer. Remember he has his own job and this is just asking for a favor (during work hours and free time). He doesn’t consider it work and won’t accept compensation but in return he asks for free advise when needed. I had to wonder if this was a hint. As it turns out the advises are his way to bring in new cases for him to solve… He may also not mention it’s a murder case when he deems the case to be a real closed room case.
Her boss makes all kinds of excuses to get it over with to reduce this waste of time. But when talking to corporate clients or press etc. he takes all the credits. In any case he gets dragged along and even starts to make suggestions.
The interesting thing is several cases have “magic” involved.
Overall it’s partially a parody and comical so it’s real fun sometimes.
It’s well prepared and directed; everything weird has a reason. The staff was meticulous about details. The BGM is used as a means to control attention, it’s a beat type or exciting type of music. It stops and or resumes at certain cut scenes. We are well led here. Either way the result’s the same nothing’s coincidental. You can’t miss things here.
Verdict: 8.3
Cast: 8
Cast performance: 8
Script/Directing: 9
