[REVIEW] Osozaki no Himawari

[sukaretto]

Osozaki no Himawari
Japanese Drama

Episodes: 10

Genre: Drama

Cast:

• Ikuta Toma as Kodaira Jotaro
• Maki Yoko as Nikaido Kahori
• Kiritani Kenta as Fujii Junichi
• Kashii Yu as Morishita Ayaka
• Emoto Tasuku as Matsumoto Hiroki
• Kimura Fumino as Imai Haruna
• Kuninaka Ryoko as Shimada Sayori
• Taguchi Junnosuke as Aoyama Kaoru
• Yashiba Toshihiro as Shimada Hisashi

Synopsis:
     "Late blooming Sunflower –My life renewed-" is a story of 7 young adults living their ordinary days near the Shimanto river of Kochi prefecture, renowned as the last of the crystal clear streams. Somewhat nostalgic, somewhat new, they hold on to their dreams and insecurities. It's a true-to-life portrayal of the days in young adulthood.

     Kodaira Jotaro, the main character, played by Ikuta, is an easy going, slow starter who spends a rather relaxing time at a private college before graduating to work at a company as a contract employee. He leads a so-so life with moderate satisfaction and moderate uneasiness, like any other young man of the modern times. Later, his character and honest ways are acknowledged by the company and he is planned to become a full-time employee when suddenly things take a complete turn. He is not only laid off, but left behind by his girlfriend who he dated for over 7 years.

     Jotaro returns to his parents' home only to find that his brother was now the central part of the family, working for the government, the most dependable figure in the family. There is no room for him to fit in and feeling bewildered, he finds a website online that is recruiting volunteers for the revitalization of Shimanto city, Kochi prefecture. Without much thought, he desperately jumps at the opportunity and finds himself in the middle of Kochi, where nature is grand and time is of abundance.

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

Sukaretto says:
p.s. major spoilers coming up.
     i really like this drama. it's so realistic. well, maybe not THAT realistic but it hits me right between the eyes. it tells us that age doesn't matter. it's always never too late to start something new. that everything won't always work out the way you want it to but there will always be another day to look forward to. that there's no such thing as quick money/success, you always have to crawl first before you reach your goals. 
     i really like that they didn't push through all the love teams they were building at the beginning. like Junichi and Sayori, Sayori didn't divorce her husband for Junichi, which i think will happen if this is any typical drama. instead, she talked it over her hubby and tried her best to get along with him, which tells us that despite what she said that they'll probably just drift apart when their kids grew up because they didn't marry for love and they're just together at the moment for the kids, she had feelings for him. same with Jotaro and Kahori, we know they'll end up together but Jotaro stayed permanently in Shimanto and didn't come with Kahori when she returned to Tokyo.
     i really like the ending. well, it's kinda predictable that Jotaro showed up in Tokyo to surprise Kahori but that kiss was so spontaneous. it's almost like it wasn't in the script. just look at Toma's face, it's like saying "i got you there".

My Ratings: i'll give this 4/5 :)