[REVIEW] Chonmage Purin

[sukaretto]

Chonmage Purin
Japanese Movie

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family

Cast:

• Nishikido Ryo as Yasube Kijima
• Tomosaka Rie as Yusa Hiroko
• Suzuki Fuku as Yusa Tomoya

Synopsis:
          Single mother Hiroko and her 6-year-old son Tomoya are walking along the street one afternoon when they suddenly encounter a young samurai. Not just a period drama actor, but a real one from Edo period who somehow sliped forward in time 180 years to the present. Hiroko decides to help lost shelterless samurai named Yasubei and allows him to stay with her. Yasubei, being a properly raised son of Edo, feels obligated to repay her kindness — offers to do housework and cooking. After making pudding for Tomoya, Yasubei discovers he has a natural gift for making various western desserts.

info credits: http://asiacue.com/movies/Samurai-Pudding_Chonmage-Purin_2010.html

Sukaretto says:
P.S. read at your own risks. major spoilers coming up.
          a light and cute movie! made me drool over the desserts Ryo's making. i think Tomosaka Rie's a natural, she really seems like she's a single working mom. and Ryo's character, acting fierce when he's really not. my only complaint about Ryo's character is that he seemed to be too relaxed even if he knew that he's not in his own world. he wasn't surprised about the technology and everything. he's just too calm. i especially love the ending. no cliches. i was expecting that Rie's character would find Ryo's descendant who looks like Ryo too and they ended up with each other instead. ah no, but that's not what happened. they just found out that Ryo's character continued making Pudding and other sweets even when he's back in Edo Period and he became successful and the sweets shop he opened back in the past is still thriving in the future.

My Ratings: i'll give this 8/10 :)