Summer Dorama/Movie Reviews Part 1
Because I am such a lazy ass, I haven't updated with posts of reviews of ANY of the suff I have watched during (and even WAY before) this summer. SO here comes a massive lot of them. There's 24 atleast I need to review on here, so in advance and multiple times: I am sorry if I spam your friend page (if you even look at it. I never do! o_O)
So here to start off with, a nice favourite: 明日のジョー。
Japanese: あしたのジョー
Release Date: February 11, 2011
Genre: Sports / Youth / Drama
Production Company: TBS
Plot
Set in the 1960's, Joe Yabuki (Tomohisa Yamashita) lives in a run-down low income ara. There, alcholic ex-boxer Danpei Tange (Teruyuki Kagawa) notices Joe Yabuki's talents as a boxer. But then, Joe gets into trouble and is sentenced into the youth detention center. In the youth detention center, Joe gets into a brawl and then is knocked out by Toru Rikiishi (Yusuke Iseya) who is a champion caliber professional boxer.
While incarcerated, Joe gets special training from Danpei Tange through letters. Upon Joe's release, he quickly becomes an elite boxer and famous for a devastating cross counter. Meanwhile, Toru Rikiishi is also released from prison and quickly resumes his boxing career. Toru finally gets his shot at the world championship belt, but before that, Toru wants a match with Joe Yabuki. The two men enter the ring ...
Cast
Joe Yabuki - Tomohisa Yamashita
Toru Rikiishi- Yusuke Iseya
Yoko Shiraki - Karina
Danpei Tange - Teruyuki Kagawa
Kanichi Nishi - Katsuya
Restaurant's Father - Morooka Moro
Restaurant's Mother - Naomi Nishida
Yoji Andou - Tetta Sugimoto
Mari Hanamura - Mitsuko Baisho
Mikinokai Shiraki - Masahiko Tsugawa
Review
Quick review but packed of cinematic lexis xD
Boxing <3
Amazing cinematography and great use of the camera with the 360 spin and slow motion and shaking camera during the fight scenes.
I cried twice - very emotional film!
Makes me like watching boxing again - wanna rewatch 一ポンドの復員 (One Pound Gospel) now xDD
I've figured that I like Yamashita only as an actor (sometimes singer) not as a person but I am still willing to watch his Travelling America documentary this summer and I do like some of his music, I'm just still annoyed over him leaving NEWS...
Beautiful end song: Utada Hikaru ~ knew straight away it was her! xDD
Could NOT stop looking at Yamashita's crotch (he's defo got something good in there ;)). If only I'd screencapped the moments... haha xDD
And YamaPi look damn good in this film! So buff in it! xD
I love that it was set in past decade and time and I loved the costumes and the sets =]
His character's weight 117, that's the same weight I am! And I'm 5ft3 and a girl! *cries*
Overall Ratings
Story: 8/10 - really good, can't fault it!
Cast: 8/10 - some I knew, some I didn't but they all did amazing!
Characters: 8/10
Music: 9/10 - That ending song ReWatch? Most definately!
Recommend? To all boxing fans and all people that like to perv on YamaPi and/or very hot many in nothing but shorts getting all hot and sweating in a lovely HD cameras face xD
Total Rating: 8.5/10
So here to start off with, a nice favourite: 明日のジョー。
Japanese: あしたのジョー
Release Date: February 11, 2011
Genre: Sports / Youth / Drama
Production Company: TBS
Plot
Set in the 1960's, Joe Yabuki (Tomohisa Yamashita) lives in a run-down low income ara. There, alcholic ex-boxer Danpei Tange (Teruyuki Kagawa) notices Joe Yabuki's talents as a boxer. But then, Joe gets into trouble and is sentenced into the youth detention center. In the youth detention center, Joe gets into a brawl and then is knocked out by Toru Rikiishi (Yusuke Iseya) who is a champion caliber professional boxer.
While incarcerated, Joe gets special training from Danpei Tange through letters. Upon Joe's release, he quickly becomes an elite boxer and famous for a devastating cross counter. Meanwhile, Toru Rikiishi is also released from prison and quickly resumes his boxing career. Toru finally gets his shot at the world championship belt, but before that, Toru wants a match with Joe Yabuki. The two men enter the ring ...
Cast
Joe Yabuki - Tomohisa Yamashita
Toru Rikiishi- Yusuke Iseya
Yoko Shiraki - Karina
Danpei Tange - Teruyuki Kagawa
Kanichi Nishi - Katsuya
Restaurant's Father - Morooka Moro
Restaurant's Mother - Naomi Nishida
Yoji Andou - Tetta Sugimoto
Mari Hanamura - Mitsuko Baisho
Mikinokai Shiraki - Masahiko Tsugawa
Review
Quick review but packed of cinematic lexis xD
Boxing <3
Amazing cinematography and great use of the camera with the 360 spin and slow motion and shaking camera during the fight scenes.
I cried twice - very emotional film!
Makes me like watching boxing again - wanna rewatch 一ポンドの復員 (One Pound Gospel) now xDD
I've figured that I like Yamashita only as an actor (sometimes singer) not as a person but I am still willing to watch his Travelling America documentary this summer and I do like some of his music, I'm just still annoyed over him leaving NEWS...
Beautiful end song: Utada Hikaru ~ knew straight away it was her! xDD
Could NOT stop looking at Yamashita's crotch (he's defo got something good in there ;)). If only I'd screencapped the moments... haha xDD
And YamaPi look damn good in this film! So buff in it! xD
I love that it was set in past decade and time and I loved the costumes and the sets =]
His character's weight 117, that's the same weight I am! And I'm 5ft3 and a girl! *cries*
Overall Ratings
Story: 8/10 - really good, can't fault it!
Cast: 8/10 - some I knew, some I didn't but they all did amazing!
Characters: 8/10
Music: 9/10 - That ending song ReWatch? Most definately!
Recommend? To all boxing fans and all people that like to perv on YamaPi and/or very hot many in nothing but shorts getting all hot and sweating in a lovely HD cameras face xD
Total Rating: 8.5/10