[Japanese Movie Review] MARS ~ ただ, 君を愛してる~ / MARS ~ Tada, Kimi wo Aishiteru

Just before, I write about the dorama MARS ~ Just, I love you. Now I'm going to write a little bit about the movie. This movie was also aired in 2016, and it's the continuation of the dorama.

For the dorama review, you can find it here:
MARS ~Tada, Kimi wo Aishiteru dorama

Okay, the first thing I will say is I'm very impressed with this movie.
I wonder when does it start to change from a romantic, high school genre into something quite mysterious and thrilling?

If the dorama tells many thing about the male side, the movie tells us more about Asou Kira (played by Iitoyo Marie)

Unexpectedly, in this movie, it will reveal more about Kira's past. If you have watched the dorama, you must be noticing that Kira has some kind of trauma related to a man. I only could guessing in the dorama, but with this movie, it is all clear.

On the other side, Kashino Rei (played by Fujigaya Taisuke of Kis-My-Ft2) starts to change. Doesn't want to hurt his girlfriend, Kashino tries hard no to be violent anymore.

However, it's not as smooth as it seems to be. Kirishima Makio (played by Kubota Masataka) starts to reveal his true face. He, who seems to be a quiet and introvert man, is actually a psycho... It was already introduced also in the last part of the dorama.

If the dorama tells us more to a romance story, in this movie, it's more thrilling, mysterious, and psycho, even though it still has some romance in it. Before, I said the dorama is quite interesting, but with this movie I conclude that it's wonderful. I bet the viewer expect that this is a pure standard romance story at first, but actually it is not. It's just so unexpected.

I like this movie more than the dorama, however, the movie and the dorama completed each other. It's just a package you need to watch.

I gave this movie 8 out of 10 for this dorama.

*this review is a personal opinion and made by me who is a newbie reviewer, if there is any mistakes, please feel free to make a correction*

[Dorama Review] Siren

Today I’m going to write a review about a mystery Japanese dorama. The title of the dorama is Siren, a beautiful yet dangerous creature in Greek mythology. It was aired in 2015.

Murder cases keep happening in Tokyo. The murderer is suspected to be a psycho since the murder is being gruesomely done.

Satomi Shinobu (played by Matsuzaka Tori) and Inokuma Yuki (played by Kimura Fumino) are a detective couple from Mobile Investigation Unit of The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department who dated secretly due to their job. Satomi and Inokuma are working together to find the truth behind these murder cases.

Strangely, a beautiful woman named Tachibana Kara (played by Nanao) often appears in the murder scene. Satomi suspected that Tachibana is behind all of these murder cases, while Inokuma considered Tachibana as a helper to the detectives. What’s the relationship between Tachibana and the murder case?

                                                              

While trying to find the truth, Hayami Sho (played by Kitayama Hiromitsu of Kis-My-Ft2), Satomi and Inokuma’s rival, is also trying to find the truth to win the rivalry.

Even though you can guess some of the storyline, some of the story came out unexpectedly. This kind of unexpected story is the one which makes me interested in this dorama the most. The story of finding the murderer is also thrilling, it could make me so impatient and sometimes so scared. The way how the dorama is shot is as good as the other top Japanese doramas, as always. Not to mention, the Japanese actors and actresses are also as good as it is always be.

For those who likes thriller genre of dorama, I recommended this dorama. I gave 8 out of 10 points for this dorama.

*this review is a personal opinion and made by me who is a newbie reviewer, if there is any mistakes, please feel free to make a correction*

[Japanese Movie Review] Aku no Kyouten / Lesson of the Evil

Another Japanese movie review from me. Aku no Kyouten, or in English it literally means the Lesson of the Evil. This movie is a thriller genre movie located in the school, aired in 2012.

Hasumi Seiji (played by Ito Hideaki) is a teacher in one of a Japanese high school. He is a Harvard graduate and is a genius. The students love Hasumi very much.

One day, one of his student's house is burned. Also, one by one of his students start to be missing. Tsurii Masanobu (played by Fukikoshi Mitsuru), a loner Physics teacher, realized something wrong with Hasumi.

Hayami Keisuke (played by Sometani Shota) is a genius, sly student in the school. He realized that Tsurii Sensei know something. Then, Tsurii Sensei started to explain everything he knew.

They suspected that Hasumi is a psychopath killer and when they tried to find out the reality, something happened to them...


A thriller movie is one of my favourite genre of movie. This movie is sooo thrilling, and the concept of the movie is quite unique to me. The story is quite predictable I guess, but it's still thrilling. Also, there are some scenes in this movie which is quite disturbing for me, so better be prepared for that.

For those who like a thriller movie, this movie is so recommended. I give this movie 8 out of 10 points.

*This review is just a personal opinion and made by me who is a newbie reviewer, if you find any mistakes, feel free to make a correction*

[Dorama Review] Remote

Remote is a dorama about detective which broadcasted on 2002. I decided to write a review about this old dorama because this is one of my favourite dorama.

Kozaburo Himuro (played by Domoto Koichi) is a genius detective, but never step out of his home. He use Kurumi Ayaki (played by Fukada Kyoko), who is actually a traffic cop, to do errands from him. Shortly, Kurumi can be said as Himuro's eyes and ears. So many cases happened, and Kurumi with Himuro's guide try to solve every case happened...

As you should already know from my previous post, I really love to watch detective/mystery genre of dorama. This is also one of my favourite detective dorama. The cases are so thrilling, so interesting. The idea of the story is cool. Besides the quality of the dorama, everything is just so interesting. The quality of how the dorama's taken is not that good since it's an old dorama.

I recommend this dorama for those who like detective/mystery/thriller genre movie. I gave 8 out of 10 points for this dorama.

*this review is just a personal opinion and made by me who is a newbie reviewer, if there are any mistakes, feel free to make a correction*

[Dorama Review] Liar Game

Okay, this time I want to write a review about one of the best dorama also, Liar Game!

This dorama is also adapted from a manga written by Shinobu Kaitani. I don't really know the manga and only watch the dorama, so I can't compare the dorama with the manga.

This dorama is a story about Kanzaki Nao (played by Erika Toda) which is very "baka shoujiki". I don't really know the exact word to explain "baka shoujiki", but I think it is best explained to be someone who is too honest until you look so stupid. Because Nao is very honest and stupid, she is easily fell for a lie or a trap, such as she got caught into a pitfall for 42 times, or when she nearly fell for a phone fraud which the caller is claiming to be her younger brother, when she is actually the only child in her house (I laughed so hard for this one, you can see this story in the introduction of the dorama in the episode 1).
One day, Nao is chosen to be a part of the liar game, a game where you need to trick other people to win. Desperately rejected when she went to the police for a help, she met Akiyama Shinichi (played by Matsuda Shota), a genius swindler who is just released from a prison. Reminded of his belated mother, Akiyama agreed to help Nao.

The dorama is parted in several season. Season 1 is aired on 2007 and season 2 is aired in 2009. Season 2 is the continuation of season 1, and it lasted until the semi-final game. The final game is aired on 2010 which is made into a movie. Several special episode like Liar Game Reborn, Fukunaga vs Yokoya, and Alice in Liar Game are also made afterwards.

I personally think the idea of the story itself is very genius. It's a really good story plot with a unique and extraordinary theme which is brought by the writer. You can see a lot of dorama about school life, about detective, or about love, but it's rarely to find this kind of dorama. It's kind of refreshing and brand new dorama theme.

The dorama is very recommended and I give 10 out of 10 points for this dorama! (again) ^^


*this review is a personal opinion and made by me who is a newbie reviewer, if there is any mistakes, please feel free to make a correction*