[REVIEW] W no Higeki

[sukaretto]

W no Higeki
Japanese Drama

Episodes: 8

Genre: Mystery, Drama

Cast: 

• Takei Emi as Watsuji Mako/Kurasawa Satsuki
• Kiritani Kenta as Yumisaka Keiichiro
• Matsushita Yuki as Ichijo Haruo
• Fukuda Saki as Tachibana Kirara
• Gouriki Ayame as Mido Sayaka
• Morita Ayaka as Layla
• Kon Natsumi as Kurara
• Terada Minori as Watsuji Yohee
• Nogiwa Yoko as Watsuji Mine
• Wakamura Mayumi as Watsuji Yoshie
• Nakamura Shunsuke as Watsuji Michihiko
• Takeda Kohei as Watsuji Takuo
• Takeda Akio as Watsuji Shigeru
• Takahashi Issei as Masaki Shohei
• Hirooka Yuriko as Kimura Shino

Synopsis:
     “W no Higeki” is an adaptation of a novel by Natsuki Shizuko, which was first published in 1982. It was turned into a theatrical movie in 1984, then got two separate drama adaptations in 2001 and 2010.

The new version of the story will have Takei playing two different characters. One is Mako, the daughter of a major business conglomerate. She has always lived in comfort, and as a result, she yearns to finally grasp life with her own hands. The other character is Satsuki, a show pub dancer who lives a solitary and destitute life in a corner of the city and who desires money and power. Although the characters and setting are different from the original, the drama appears to follow the same concept of two women who exchange lives, leading to various tragic events for both of them. 

info credits: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/W_no_Higeki

Sukaretto says:
p.s. read at your own risks. major spoilers ahead.
     i got mixed feelings for this drama. the plot and the twists is really spectacular (yes, i'm using that word). you'll literally grip the edges of your seat at every end of an episode. or maybe it's just me? at first you'll think it's cliched much that you can predict what will happen next and then something unexpected happens instead. like when Satsuki pretending to be Mako was worried that her mom will ruin her chances to get the inheritance, i thought she'll kill the mother but then at the end of the episode the grandfather's dead instead. and a lot more happened about who killed who.
     the acting's okay. i won't say it's superb but it's okay. Emi's getting better. i like the fact that she's exploring new characters and not just stick to the sweet type like other actresses. and it's like whoever you pair her with, there's chemistry. i don't like the ending much though. or maybe they altered the novel's ending to fit the drama? i don't know. but i thought they could've made a better ending than that.
     lols at the dancing scenes. Emi can't dance? XD they're like filming only her face when she dances. XD and they kept on dancing the same routine, i'm so glad they changed it at the end. i'm starting to memorize the steps. XD

My Ratings: i'll give this 8.5/10 :)