A Takuya Kimura/Takeshi Kaneshiro dorama resource post
UPDATED 16 January 2008
NOTE: Official versions of Japanese dramas (jdoramas) that have English subtitles don't exist, as far as I know. If anyone knows of any official source of the following doramas with English subtitles, I'd love to know. Fansubbing is the only way that English speakers can ever watch Japanese programs, so fansub groups have generated the following and made them available for non-Japanese or Chinese speakers.
***I have written about some of these doramas. All links can be found at my dorama index.
Takuya Kimura jdoramas
***These links are for complete series batches unless noted as individual.***
[1996] Kyousoukyoku (Concerto); available via direct dl here at jdramas
[1996] Long Vacation (hardsubbed); see also at jdramas here to dl directly.
[1997] Gift; available via direct dl here (soft subs) at jdramas.
[1997] Love Generation; individual & batch. (softsubs); see also at jdramas here to dl directly.
[1998] Oda Nobunaga SP; available via direct dl here (hardsubbed) at jdramas.
[1998] Sleeping Forest: individual & batch. Also known as "Nemureru mori." (hardsubbed); see also at jdramas here to dl directly.
[2000] Beautiful Life (hardsubbed); see also at jdramas here to dl directly.
[2001] Hero (hardsubbed); see also at jdramas here to dl directly.
[2002] A Million Stars Falling from the Sky (RAW) This dorama is also known as "Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi" and "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes" and "One Million Stars Falling from the Sky." Please see the subtitle thread at d-addicts for soft subs. See also at jdramas here to dl directly.
[2003] Good Luck! (hardsubbed); see also at jdramas here to dl directly.
[2004] Pride; see also at jdramas here to dl directly.
[2005] Engine (softsubs); see also at jdramas here to dl directly.
[2006] Hero Special (RAW), subtitles; see also at jdramas here to dl directly.
[2007] Karei-naru Ichizoku; soft-subbed by s-projects (must register); hardsubs available at jdramas here
Takeshi Kaneshiro jdoramas
***These links are for complete series batches unless noted as individual.***
[1998] Kamisama mou sukoshi dake; also known as "God please give me more time" and "Precious time." (hardsubbed)
[2000] Nisennen no koi/Love 2000; individual only: type in either "love 2000" or "nisennen no koi." THESE ARE RAW/NO SUBTITLES - you'll have to look for soft subs elsewhere.
[2002] Golden Bowl (hardsubbed); see also at jdramas here to dl directly.
NOTES: I did not personally use all of these links myself, but it does look like most of them are being seeded. If you want to know about any series, feel free to ask, and I'll do my best to fill you in, or point you in the right direction, as I've seen most of them. My favorite Kimura doramas are as follows (in order of preference): #1 Good Luck!/Long Vacation, #2Hero, #3 Sleeping Forest/Love Generation #4 Beautiful Life #5 Engine, #6 Pride, and I haven't gotten to "One Million Stars..." yet. Of Kaneshiro's I adore "Golden Bowl", but I had big problems with "Kamisama..." even though there were touching moments, and I don't have "Love 2000" yet.
***If you choose to use the jdramas links, please read their userinfo carefully and make sure you join the comm in order to see the links!
Click on the actor headings for complete dorama listings.
This is the best comprehensive site I've found so far - click on "groups" for links to individual sites and click on "shows" for individual show listings. The d-addicts MegaFAQ is an invaluable resource as well, especially if, like me, you need to figure out how to use soft sub files.
If you don't know how to use the series links above, please consult the MegaFAQ to answer any questions you may have. Also, Google is your friend. :)
If anyone has any resource that you think I should add, let me know! Also if you know of anywhere else where you think this would be appreciated, let me know. :)
Infinite thanks go to koalathebear for setting me on this path. :)
I may eventually flock this post, but appropriate elements of it have been posted to the respective comms below.
xposted to tkaneshirofans and smapxsmap
NOTE: Official versions of Japanese dramas (jdoramas) that have English subtitles don't exist, as far as I know. If anyone knows of any official source of the following doramas with English subtitles, I'd love to know. Fansubbing is the only way that English speakers can ever watch Japanese programs, so fansub groups have generated the following and made them available for non-Japanese or Chinese speakers.
***I have written about some of these doramas. All links can be found at my dorama index.
Takuya Kimura jdoramas
***These links are for complete series batches unless noted as individual.***
[1996] Kyousoukyoku (Concerto); available via direct dl here at jdramas
[1996] Long Vacation (hardsubbed); see also at jdramas here to dl directly.
[1997] Gift; available via direct dl here (soft subs) at jdramas.
[1997] Love Generation; individual & batch. (softsubs); see also at jdramas here to dl directly.
[1998] Oda Nobunaga SP; available via direct dl here (hardsubbed) at jdramas.
[1998] Sleeping Forest: individual & batch. Also known as "Nemureru mori." (hardsubbed); see also at jdramas here to dl directly.
[2000] Beautiful Life (hardsubbed); see also at jdramas here to dl directly.
[2001] Hero (hardsubbed); see also at jdramas here to dl directly.
[2002] A Million Stars Falling from the Sky (RAW) This dorama is also known as "Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi" and "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes" and "One Million Stars Falling from the Sky." Please see the subtitle thread at d-addicts for soft subs. See also at jdramas here to dl directly.
[2003] Good Luck! (hardsubbed); see also at jdramas here to dl directly.
[2004] Pride; see also at jdramas here to dl directly.
[2005] Engine (softsubs); see also at jdramas here to dl directly.
[2006] Hero Special (RAW), subtitles; see also at jdramas here to dl directly.
[2007] Karei-naru Ichizoku; soft-subbed by s-projects (must register); hardsubs available at jdramas here
Takeshi Kaneshiro jdoramas
***These links are for complete series batches unless noted as individual.***
[1998] Kamisama mou sukoshi dake; also known as "God please give me more time" and "Precious time." (hardsubbed)
[2000] Nisennen no koi/Love 2000; individual only: type in either "love 2000" or "nisennen no koi." THESE ARE RAW/NO SUBTITLES - you'll have to look for soft subs elsewhere.
[2002] Golden Bowl (hardsubbed); see also at jdramas here to dl directly.
NOTES: I did not personally use all of these links myself, but it does look like most of them are being seeded. If you want to know about any series, feel free to ask, and I'll do my best to fill you in, or point you in the right direction, as I've seen most of them. My favorite Kimura doramas are as follows (in order of preference): #1 Good Luck!/Long Vacation, #2Hero, #3 Sleeping Forest/Love Generation #4 Beautiful Life #5 Engine, #6 Pride, and I haven't gotten to "One Million Stars..." yet. Of Kaneshiro's I adore "Golden Bowl", but I had big problems with "Kamisama..." even though there were touching moments, and I don't have "Love 2000" yet.
***If you choose to use the jdramas links, please read their userinfo carefully and make sure you join the comm in order to see the links!
Click on the actor headings for complete dorama listings.
This is the best comprehensive site I've found so far - click on "groups" for links to individual sites and click on "shows" for individual show listings. The d-addicts MegaFAQ is an invaluable resource as well, especially if, like me, you need to figure out how to use soft sub files.
If you don't know how to use the series links above, please consult the MegaFAQ to answer any questions you may have. Also, Google is your friend. :)
If anyone has any resource that you think I should add, let me know! Also if you know of anywhere else where you think this would be appreciated, let me know. :)
Infinite thanks go to koalathebear for setting me on this path. :)
I may eventually flock this post, but appropriate elements of it have been posted to the respective comms below.
xposted to tkaneshirofans and smapxsmap