[Movie] Kisarazu Cats Eye: Nihon Series

2003

Starring: Okada Junichi, Sakurai Sho, Sato Ryuta, Tsukamoto Takashi, Okada Yoshinori, Sakai Wakana, Kohinata Fumiyo, Yakushimaru Hiroko, Furuta Arata...

[Warning: Lotsa spoilers. Beware.]

Half a year passed and Bussan found himself alive and kicking. The quintet yet again found themselves involved in crazy shit and getting out of trouble illogically easily.

Bambi retains his Mr. Kisarazu title for two years. The future scene where the four became crazy old men pestering a pizza delivery guy who looks exactly like Bussan showed that Moko and Bambi remained together - or not. Really I cannot tell which is the truth and which is crap in the Kisarazu Cats Eye series. But yeah, Bambi and Moko are still tight... Moko still seems to have a thing for Bussan. Anyways, Bambi seems to have beaten Bussan to the title, yet again.

Master, still married. Still horny despite marriage. Still manage to retain his wife's affections by saying "I love you".

Ani... we now know Ani's real name and it is too complicated to call therefore, Ani is fine with being Ani. Ani is still stupid.

Ucchie is no longer such an enigma. It has been revealed in the previous series that his dad is a spy for the CIA. Well, I'd think that his dad is an English-speaking wacko who loves the sea and Ucchie's mom probably have kinky games to play with his dad while his dad dresses up as a sailor.

Ozzy is back!!! T_T But there's a twist! xD

Kishidan is back too! xD This drama is getting more and more hilarious with every spawn it throws out.

The moment they sing the Kisarazu Cats Eye theme song. I choked. I seriously choked. xD OMFG like... Okada Junichi is not like this~ unless when he is high. I think he gets high before filming such characters.

The boysies' adoration for Aikawa Sho is just... I can't even begin to express how ridiculous this is. This reminds me of Stephen Chow and his ridiculous movies which I just cannot tear myself away from. Though nowadays, I cannot hold an interest for more than a month. Sad. Me.

Anyways, xD CAMEOS are great.

So, this time, there will be Korean hostess club, money forgery, an old flame of Mirei's and lots and I mean LOTS of Yassai Mossai. xD Oh yeah and their other worldly experience of sex and crabs. (Not pubic lice, the crabs you eat. Like the ones with the hard shell.) And... how can I forget the Gomingo Monstaaa...

Yeah, to sum it all up in a few words: Pure Crap.

Rating: 2.5/5 I am extremely entertained. Extremely. But... seriously? I don't get it at all. xD Its kinda like... its so bad, its good.

[Drama] Kisarazu Cat's Eye

ada2002

Episodes: 9

Starring: Okada Junichi, Sakurai Sho, Sato Ryuta, Tsukamoto Takashi, Okada Yoshinori, Sakai Wakana, Kohinata Fumiyo, Yakushimaru Hiroko, Furuta Arata, Narimiya Hiroki...



This drama follows the story of Bussan (real name Tabuchi Kouhei) who was diagnosed with cancer when he was 21 years of age. It was then that he decided that he was going to do some serious shit, since he had only 6 months to live, he might as well just go around and do all sorts of shit along with 4 of his pals, Bambi, Master, Ani and Ucchie. Set in a town called Kisarazu, hence the title and the name of the group, the story is laced with eccentricity and um... wackiness.



Actually, the idea sprouted when Bambi asked Bussan if he has anything that he wants to do before the half a year passes by, besides what he had been doing up till that point in time - which is drinking and baseball and that is about all. After considering the alternatives at hand... such as finding a girlfriend, debut in a band and being a pornstar, Bussan settled on the idea of doing suspenseful crap.



Bambi is a university student, Master is a father, Ani is the loser elder brother of a future baseball star, Ucchie... he is an enigma. And Bussan is a dying man. This is the story of how friends support each other through doing meaningless stuff when one of them is dying. ^^


*****

Frankly, I have no effin' idea what the story was actually conveying or where the story was heading. Its a weird one, sort of like young people doing meaningless crazy shit kinda story. The money they got from their adventures are never used for themselves.

You know... weird stuff.

Young Sho. xD Back when he wasn't that stupid. Young Okada, before he becomes the hotshot that he is today. Tsukamoto Takashi, whom to this day, isn't really as big as he should be.

I like the cast, I like the concept of young people doing crazy shit. I like how Bussan decided that he should do something different before his death. I like the weirdness of the drama. But above all, I like the idea of friends sticking together through thick and thin. You don't get that in real life. NO YOU DON'T. Plus there is a hint of humanity in the drama. Just a hint. Amongst all the crazy stuff.

Yeah, and when did Okada become the sex-oozing mancandy that he is today? I would say around the time he starred in Tiger and Dragon eh? He should always have black hair, with black hair, he has that refined... perfect look. I said it before and I will say it over and over again. I think Okada is the hottest man that has debuted under Johnny's Jimusho and is still in the industry. Because the early old farts, I am unsure of how they look with proper grooming, I will begin only with SMAP. KimuTaku's looks eroded through time and him, at his peak, to me, is still not as hot as Okada. Period.

I look at Okada and the image of a boy born with a silver spoon stuffed up his ass came to me. He lost almost all of his Kansai accent hasn't he? Wonder why. T_T Back then, he was totally stupid. As was Morita and Miyake. Watching V6's early shows is extremely entertaining.

Sakurai Sho... what can I say about the man?

Rating: 3.5/5 - Solely because of the hotties. I don't get the first few episodes. The eccentricity threw me off. But, the cameos are great. Aikawa Sho, Kishidan. xD And the name dropping. From The Blue Hearts to Yoshiki of X Japan to Komuro Tetsuya. xD Luv it. References to pop culture of Japan... though a wee bit outdated... but yeah. Tsumabuki Satoshi!!! xD

[Drama] Sasaki Fusai no Jingi Naki Tatakai

2008

Starring: Inagaki Goro, Koyuki, Koide Keisuke, Sakai Wakana, Furuta Arata...

Sasaki Norimichi met Ritsuko at a very confused time in his life. He is a lawyer with an ambition to help those who needed it. After he met Ritsuko, another lawyer with a personality that is completely opposite to his, they fell in love and got married. Yes, opposite attracts. Norimichi is a hardworking, clean-freak that loves to tidy things up. Ritsuko is a complete slob. This drama follows their marriage and about 2483q759 times of their divorce attempts.

*****

Love it. I love this drama!

It stars Goro-chan from SMAP and Koyuki! Its funnay!

I love it.

I don't know how to explain why I like this, I just do.

Its not finished yet, so I can't really say how it goes. But its good up to the 6th episode.

I like Koyuki, she's so... elegant and she looks like one of those ice queen corporate woman types. Although her character in here isn't. But yeah, she's cool!

In addition to that, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi of SMAP made a guest appearance. xD The combo of Goro and Tsuyoshi reminds me of that LOHAS thing at Utaban. xD xD

Johnny's crack me up.

[Drama] Kimi wa Petto

[Moved from my old blog.]

Starring: Koyuki, MatsuJun, Eita, Ishihara Satomi,...

Story starts with Iwaya Sumire, a cold, lonely career woman getting dumped by her boyfriend of two years. She also received a demotion after punching her boss on the face causing him to lose his front tooth.

The night after she was demoted she went home all gloomy and sad. And then she saw a box in front of her condo building.

She opened the box and found a puppy-like man sleeping inside the box, injured. He reminded her of her dead dog Momo.

She brought him home and nursed him back to health, thinking he'd leave the next day.
She cooked for him and all and later came back from work to discover that the man wanted to stay.

At first she was against the idea, then the man was like "I'd do anything, just let me stay!"
She jokingly suggested for him to be her pet. He agreed to her surprise.

Awwwww.... MatsuJun is sho kiut in here like a fluffy-animal-thing.
See, he gave her his hand... like a well-trained pup would.
Eita plays MatsuJun's character's friend. MatsuJun's character wasn't always Momo, at times, he'd go to dance classes and have a social life. He also has a bitch... I mean girlfriend(since he is sometimes a dog and all... even I am confused if he is a dog or a man) pining for him all the time. And fans of his dancing.

Soon Sumire grew attached to this understanding, cute, cheerful pet of hers.
Her ex was played by Nagano Hiroshi of V6, since they sang the theme song... its no surprise.
Despite all the cuteness, MatsuJun's natural aura of arrogance still shows up at times... and he really has this arrogant look. Even without trying.
"Wash my hair, clean my scalp!"
Shoooo kiut!

Koyuki appeared in "The Last Samurai" the same year this was aired, I think. She reminds me of a certain PK HEM I had back in school. It was disturbing.

Anyways, MatsuJun at his fluffiest and cutest in here. I don't mean in a guy-cute sorta way. I mean he was playing a puppy to his Sumire-chan. It was just plain cute, like how you would call a puppy cute.

Eita plays the best friend whose name I still can't remember, like how I couldn't remember his character's name in "Nodame Cantabile" and "Sapuri".

Ishihara Satomi plays Momo/Takeshi's ex. She looks so young in here. She recently appeared in another drama called "Hanayome to Papa" with Taguchi Junnosuke of KAT-TUN. That guy with the suspicious smile... I am planning to watch that, but only after it finishes airing.

To wrap it up, MatsuJun's cuteness makes the whole thing so... awwwwwww.