Spring 2010
I had strong mixed emotions about this drama. For one, I thought it was really hyped up because of the all star cast. I do believe that Kimura Takuya is probably the best in the business and Shinohara Ryoko is a favorite of mine as well. Lin Chi Ling, Kitagawa Keiko and Matsuda Shota were all good. I don't know how well Matsuda and Abe Tsuyoshi spoke Chinese, but I thought Lin Chi Ling did a good job with her Japanese.
Anyway, from the first few episodes I got this feeling that the plot was getting really messy. I didn't feel anything for Rensuke or any of the other characters, although I did appreciate the romantic buildup between Rensuke and Xiu Mei. I guess if the theme was romance, I wanted to see more development with all three women with Rensuke but it didn't really happen for me. It was a bit sudden and I felt it would have been nice to add one or two more episodes even though the last episode was quite long.
Recommendation: The last two episodes were enough to keep me satisfied with this drama. Kimutaku and Shinohara are polarizing. Because of these two actors, it is enough for me to recommend watching this series. It was too short and drastic for me to say it was a classic though.
STORY: 0.5
ACTING: 1.0
DIRECTING: 0.5
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: 0.5
EMOTIONAL FACTOR: 1.0
3.5 Out Of 5.0 Crowns
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