What I really really liked about Osen is the constant compare-and-contrast between past and present. Things like, is it really necessary to get rid of the un-modern things? Is it really that new inventions are better?
I was struck by episode 1 where Osen (Aoi Yu) just took her own time and creativity, as well as [...]
Easily the most gripping drama of Spring 2008 in Japan. Superb acting from the young cast, as well as a pretty twisted plot. How often do you get such a group of unlucky people together as friends in real life? Much as I hate to say it, I feel Eri (Mizusawa Asami) and Ogurin (Yamazaki [...]
Episode 1-6
Probably because I had watched a fair amount of such politics-driven dramas, I guessed right from the start Asakura Keita (KimuTaku) would have to fight against Kanbayashi sensei (goodness, this jiji has an air of evilness, especially when he smirks) and the other old jijis. And also, it was pretty obvious Asakura the dummy [...]