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Nobunaga Concerto 信長協奏曲 (2014)

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I generally like period dramas, regardless of the country origin. I like the historical and cultural references and enjoy researching, seeking historical accuracies while watching. Sometimes I will have Chrome up and be searching away while watching. Add a dash of romance, wit and cast I like, the drama will not be far from the top of my favourites list.

Nobunaga Concerto definitely satisfied these criteria. At first glance, one may associate the title with manga titles like Nodame Cantabile. But the story is very different. It’s about a high school boy who time slipped back to the warring states era and took Oda Nobunaga’s identity. A historic background with Oguri Shun, and Mukai Osamu was definitely enough to get me started.

While it is not quite true to historical events, it retains key events in history, characters, the alliances and betrayals. It weaves in a modern character and ideas of present society and draws laughter in the audience through the witty conversations and plot twists.

Rating: ❤︎❤︎❤︎

Actors/actresses to watch for: Oguri Shun, Osamu Mukai

Ouroboros ウロボロス (2015)

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In my last day of leave, I decided to watch another Japanese drama. Flipping through a list of latest dramas, I decided on Ouroboros played by Oguri Shun, Ueno Juri, and Toma Ikuta. Didn’t have high expectations but it turned out to be great.

Gripping mystery plot with a largely acceptable ending. Gripping enough to keep my eyes glued to the screen and finish the whole series in a day. I thought the script was well paced to sustain tension throughout the series and was even able to show character development within the 10 episodes. A little overboard with the anti-police theme, but why bother? It’s just a story. Though as I had expected, it was spun out of an existing manga. Great acting by the actors and actresses and Cool moves by Ikuta Toma and Oguri Shun.

Highly recommended. ♥♥♥♥

Actors/actresses to watch for: Ueno Juri, Toma Ikuta, Oguri Shun and Ryoko Hirosue

Juui Dolittle 獣医ドリトル (Fall 2010)

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Show on pets and veterinary practice.

Oguri Shun and Narimiya Hiroki is worth watching at anytime. As for the story, the range of cases is well spread to cover different types of pets and their illnesses as well as their relationship with their owners. However, rather than educating people how to take care of their pets, it emphasises more on the veterinarian profession and the dilemmas. It does touch on some aspects of the animals that is good to know.

Another educational show by Japan. Romance factor? Not much.

“veterinary care is a business”.

Rating: ♥♥