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Peach Girl
Japanese Movie

Genre: Romance, Drama, Youth

Cast:

Yamamoto Mizuki as Adachi Momo
Inoo Kei as Okayasu Kairi
Arata Mackenyu as Toujigamori Kazuya
Nagano Mei as Kashiwagi Sae
Motokariya Yuika as Aki Misao
Mikami Kensei as Okayasu Ryo
Masu Takeshi as Okayasu Takashi
Kikuchi Momoko as Adachi Sakurako

Plot:
Adachi Momo is a female high school student. She appears to be a wild girl due to her tan skin and dyed hair, but she is a actually naive and sweet student. Since her days in middle school, Momo has secretly held feelings for classmate Toji. Meanwhile, the most popular male student, Okayasu Kairi, becomes interested in her. Her friend Sae is jealous of her and tries to block Toji from Momo. Momo is conflicted with Toji and Kairi, but she has to make a decision.

info credits: http://asianwiki.com/Peach_Girl

Sukaretto says:
p.s. spoilers ahead.
( read at your own risk. )
My Ratings: i'll give this 5/5 :)
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Ouran High School Host Club
Japanese Movie

Genre: Comedy

Cast:

Kawaguchi Haruna as Fujioka Haruhi
Yamamoto Yusuke as Suou Tamaki
Daito Shunsuke as Ootori Kyoya
Ryusei Ryo as Nekozawa Umehito
Chiba Yudai as Haninozuka Mitsukuni
Nakamura Masaya as Morinozuka Takashi
Takagi Manpei as Hitachiin Kaoru
Takagi Shinpei as Hitachiin Hikaru
Shinoda Mariko as Michelle
Nickhun as Lawrence
Tomohiro ichikawa as Football club president
Totsugi Shigeyuki as Fujioka Ryoji/Ranka
Masu Takeshi as Suou Yuzuru

Synopsis:

Ouran Academy is a prestigious school with most students coming from wealthy families. One of the few students who comes from a modest background is Haruhi Fujioka. Through unexpected circumstances, Haruhi Fujioka ends up joining the male "host club," while hiding her gender. Friendship and love grows between Haruhi Fujioka and the male "host club" members.

info credits: http://asianwiki.com/Ouran_High_School_Host_Club_(Movie)

Sukaretto says:
p.s. major spoilers coming up.
one word: disappointed. i was really looking forward to this movie, thinking that maybe they'll continue the story in the manga because so far the drama was loyal to the original story as much as they can make it. i was looking forward to the darker side of the story. Haruhi and Tamaki clueless about their feelings. Hikaru trying to make Tamaki realize his love for Haruhi despite being himself being in love with her too. Kaoru and Hikaru finally stepping out of their comfort zone, aka being together and looking the same. Mori and Honey graduating but still watching them. and Kyoya doing everything, as always. Tamaki finally accepting being the Suou heir and was imprisoned by his grandmother and was taken away from the host club. Tamaki and Haruhi's almost entangled past.
and what did this movie gave me? a made-up/filler story. the "Haruhi and Tamaki struggling with their feelings" part was there though. the funny part where Haurhi thought she was sick and Tamaki thinking his feelings was paternal love. Kaoru looking after Hikaru who was also struggling with his feelings for Haruhi. that was it. it was only a side story, not the main part. it was still funny though.

My Ratings: i'll give this 3/5 :)

SPEC~Ten
Japanese Movie

Genre: Action, Comedy, Supernatural

Cast:

Toda Erika as Toma Saya
Kase Ryo as Sebumi Takeru
Ito Atsushi as Ito Atsushi
Fukuda Saki as Shimura Misuzu
Kuriyama Chiaki as Aoike Satoko
Kamiki Ryunosuke as Ninomae Juichi/Toma Yota
Miura Takahiro as Miyano Tamaki
Shiina Kippei as Tsuda Sukehiro
Denden as Ichiyanagi Kenzo
Asano Yuko as Madame Yo
Ryu Raita as Nonomura Kotaro
Maro Akaji as Ninatai Akira
Riju Go as Fukutomi Kaoru
Arimura Kasumi as Masabi Miyabi
Okada Kohki as Baba Kaoru
Matsuzawa Kazuyuki as Shikaima Ayumu
Sainei Ryuji as Inomada Souji

Synopsis:

SayaToma is a female detective with an IQ of 201. Takeru Sebumi is a career detective with a distinguished background. They work on cases by postulating the "SPEC" of the unknown criminals and then deduce the criminal's unknown "SPEC" to make arrests.

A mystery occurs when bodies are found on a cruiser in the ocean. Saya Toma and Ryo Kase of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department are brought in to solve the case.

info credits: http://asianwiki.com/SPEC:_Heaven

Sukaretto says:
p.s. major spoilers coming up.
excited for this movie to come out last year and then i realized a week ago that i've yet to watch it and i admit, i forgot. so i grabbed a copy, fast and watched.
hmmm, the humor's still there but i think it lacks action. and it made me ask a LOT of questions. at the end of the movie, it only answered one, about Yin and Yang. okay, so Ninomae's a clone. who made those clones? Ninomae himself when he was still alive so he was still able to put them on capsules and stopped time until they're 17 yrs old? and the clone's agenda was to kill them all before they were killed themselves with the so called "Simple Plan". and they seemed to be the same people from Season 1, lead by Tsuda. the real Tsuda's dead now. or maybe he's not just another double? who knows. and Miyano, wasn't he the spy? and that guy in white at the end with Jun calling himself "Sekai", wasn't that Mukai Osamu. in short, this movie was all about Toma and Sebumi's love story. and everything was just a prologue for a new movie or season. we've even yet to know what the called third prophecy of Fatima was. well, i'll be waiting for that.

My Ratings: i'll give this 3/5 :)

Ai to Makoto
Japanese Movie

Genre: Romance, Musical, Comedy

Cast:

Tsumabuki Satoshi as Taiga Makoto
Takei Emi as Saotome Ai
Saito Takumi as Iwashimizu
Ono Ito as Takahara Yuki
Ando Sakura as Gamuko
Ihara Tsuyoshi as Zao Gonta
Yo Kimiko as Taiga Toyo
Hitoto Yo as Saotome Miyako
Ichimura Masachika as Saotome Shogo
Maeda Ken as teacher
Kato Seishiro as young Makoto

Synopsis:

Troubled high school student Makoto arrives in Tokyo to exact revenge from a past incident. He then falls in love at first sight with Ai, a daughter raised in a wholesome family. Around Makoto and Ai are Iwashimizu, who has feelings for Ai and Gamuko, a gang member who eyes Makoto.

info credits: http://asianwiki.com/For_Love's_Sake

Sukaretto says:
p.s. contains major spoilers.
i have mixed feelings with this movie. i didn't read the synopsis before watching so when Satoshi started singing (my speakers were in full blast), i was scrambling hard to lower the volume. this is supposed to be a comedy, right? because i was really laughing hard with a lot of scenes. especially the singing parts. hands up (and feet) to the cast. i've yet to see the director's other works (Audition and Ichi the Killer) but they say they're better than this one.
i just thought that Satoshi's too old for the part. i know he doesn't look 30 but he doesn't look like 16-18 too. Saito Takumi barely passed the high school character. but both's so good so let's just ignore their age. i'm just wondering, i know Makoto died in the end, but did he fell in love with Ai, because he died walking all the way to the hospital (fucking hospital, he should have at least got himself treated first!) and hugging her, or was he just grateful to her because she'll go to that extent to save him.

My Ratings: i'll give this 3/5 :)

Hotaru The Movie: It's Only a Little Light in My Life
Japanese Movie

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Cast:

Ayase Haruka as Takano Hotaru
Fujiki Naohito as Takano Seiichi
Matsuyuki Yasuko as Saeki Rio
Tegoshi Yuya as Saeki Yu
Itaya Yuka as Futatsugi Sachiko
Yasuda Ken as Futatsugi Shoji

Synopsis:

Set two years after after "Hotaru no Hikari 2" drama series, Hotaru Amemiya learns that her boss and now husband Seichi Takano has dreamed of vacationing in Rome, Italy like in the movie "Roman Holiday". Hotaru then makes plans to go to Rome for their honeymoon. Rome, Italy prepare ... Hotaru Amemiy and Seichi Takano are coming!

info credits: http://asianwiki.com/Hotaru_The_Movie:_It's_Only_A_Little_Light_In_My_Life

Sukaretto says:
p.s. contains major spoilers.
sad about this movie. it's like the plot's all over the place. or is it just me? i was yawning halfway through the movie. i was tempted not to finish it. though there are some funny scenes. and Fujiki Naohito in drag is not a thing to miss! i just thought that the story's too much like Nodame's. but Seiichi tolerates Hotaru's whims a lot.

My Ratings: i'll give this 2.5/5 :)

Rurouni Kenshin
Japanese Movie

Genre: Action

Cast:

Sato Takeru as Himura Kenshin
Takei Emi as Kamiya Kaoru
Aoi Yu as Takani Megumi
Aoki Munetaka as Sagara Sanosuke
Tanaka Taneko as Myojin Yahiko
Eguchi Yosuke as Saito Hajime
Kikkawa Koji as Jine Udo
Kagawa Teruyuki as Takeda Kanryu
Ayano Go as Gein
Sudo Genki as Inui Banjin
Okuda Eiji as Yamagata Arimoto

Synopsis:

Former legendary assassin Kenshin Himura has now become a wandering samurai. Offerring aid & protecting those in need as atonement for his past deeds. During this time Kenshin Himura comes across and aides Kaoru Kamiya. Her father opened the Kamiya Kasshin-ryu, a kendo school located in Tokyo and Kaoru is now an instructor there. Kaoru then invites Kenshin to stay at her dojo. Their relationship develops further, but Kenshin is still haunted by his violent past ...

info credits: http://asianwiki.com/Rurouni_Kenshin

Sukaretto says:
p.s. major spoilers coming up.
the most anticipated movie of 2012. i think so. XD i was so excited that when i already have it, i don't want to watch it anymore. what if my standard's too high, the movie won't reach it? i don't want to be disappointed. and i was getting sick of seeing Sato Takeru's face everywhere. gave in after almost 2 weeks.
not bad. maybe one of the best adapted manga ever. i thought the story's entirely changed, like the rebooted manga they were releasing before the release of this movie. nothing THAT major. changed how the characters met, because it'll make the movie longer, i guess. the actors didn't disappoint me. superb acting. Takei Emi lacked being tomboyish though. oh and Aoki Munetaka's really fun to watch! i think he and Eguchi Yosuke weren't tall enough for the role though. the action scenes were not that intense for me though. and perfect soundtrack. Taka's voice is just LOVE.
i think they should do the Shishio arc next. include Aoshi and Misao in the characters. and use 1/3 no Junjou na Kanjou by Siam Shade for the soundtrack.... i wish. XD

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

Tsure ga Utsu ni Narimashite
Japanese Movie

Genre: Drama

Cast:

Miyazaki Aoi as Takazaki Haruko
Sakai Masato as Takazaki Mikio/Tsure
Osugi Ren as Kurita Yasuo
Yo Kimiko as Kurita Satoko
Fukikoshi Mitsuru as Sugiura

Synopsis:

Mikio is a married man and works hard for the company where he is employed. Then one day Mikio is diagnosed with depression. Mikio's wife is Haruko. They have been married for 5 years. Haruko draws comics for work, but they do not sell well. She mainly relied on Mikio for support. Meanwhile, Haruko did not notice any changes in her husband. She begins to blame herself for not noticing any signs. Mikio's depression derived from his work. His company has been pressing him to quit the company. After Mikio quits his job his condition improves, but the dynamics of their relationship changes.

info credits: http://asianwiki.com/My_So_Has_Got_Depression

Sukaretto says:
p.s. major spoilers coming up.
this movie is too cute. too cute and realistic. Aoi and Sakai, despite the age difference has chemistry and are too cute together. there's no awkwardness. and i like it that they made it as normal as possible. i mean there's the kissing and cuddling like other couples do.
the way they tackled the issue on depression is also good. well, for me. the way Mikio's mood swings from really high to low, his loss of appetite, losing hope, feeling useless, suicidal. and how his wifey handled it. she was ashamed at first and then there were times that she loses it too. it really is about acceptance.
i like it how they did not make it too dramatic. i lost it when Haru's drawings came to life. lols.

My Ratings: i'll give this 8.5/10

Waterboys
Japanese Movie

Genre: Comedy

Cast:

Tsumabuki Satoshi as Suzuki
Tamaki Hiroshi as Sato
Miura Akifumi as Ota
Kondo Koen as Kanazawa
Kanebo Takatoshi as Saotome
Hirayama Aya as Shizuko
Takenaka Naoto as Isomura
Sugimoto Tetta as Sugita

Synopsis:
It's springtime in Japan and the Tadano High School swim team is barely keeping afloat. When a pretty new coach turns up with the nutty idea of creating a top synchronized swimming team of her own, she has just a few problems to overcome. First, she's teaching at an all-boys school; second, the 5 boys who have committed to the team are all hopelessly bad swimmers; third, she suddenly discovers she's 8 months pregnant and due for maternity leave.

Inspired by their darling coach's dream, the boys bumble through the spring and summer, preparing a routine for Tadano High's festival. They face great adversity: the derision of their fellow students, a swimming pool full of dead fish, the mounting pressures of college entrance exams, and worst of all, their own dismal record of constant failure. Their only encouragement comes from a gaggle of local drag queens and the crazy owner of an aquarium, whose idea of trainin them, is making them polish fish tanks round-the-clock.

When autumn finally rolls around, the boys have not only miraculously perfected a truly unique routine, they've won the respect and participation of a whole crew of new teammates. On the eve of the festival, the performance is threatened by one last catastrophe. Will the Waterboys hard work be wasted, or can they paddle their way to the success and recognition they've worked so hard to win?

info credits: http://asianwiki.com/Waterboys

Sukaretto says:
p.s. contains major spoilers.
TROLL MOVIE. XD never expected this to be freaking funny. i thought this was a really serious movie, the reason why it got 3 drama seasons. XDDD i wasn't able to enjoy their bodies cox they're waaaaaaay too skinny. except for Tamaki Hiroshi. i was like "who is this guy again? he looks so familiar but i can't remember his name." and then the credits rolled in. Tamaki Hiroshi. ARE YOU SERIOUS? NO FUCKING WAY. he doesn't really look like the Tamaki today and the past 5 years. he's skinny but he's got muscles. the facial structures are different. he looks more like his brother than himself (if ever he has one). what happened to you Tamaki? bring back the old days.
and their performance in the end. secondhand embarrassment. XD look at them guys in swimming trunks swinging their hips like that. hahaha. that scene where they went up from the water and wriggled their butts in front of the girls (audience) and Satoshi went nearer his girlfriend and started shaking his skinny shoulder... i think that was sweet. lols. but yea, i enjoyed this movie a lot.

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

Surely Someday
Japanese Movie

Genre: Drama, Comedy, Action, Youth

Cast:

Koide Keisuke as Takeo Takumi
Katsuji Ryo as Kyohei
Ayano Go as Hideto Shuto
Suzuki Ryohei as Goto Kazuo
Muro Tsuyoshi as Satamura Yuki
Konishi Manami as Hazuki Misa
Yokota Eiji as Miyagi Tasuku
Yoshida Kitaro as Kito
Endo Kenichi as Ijima
Moto Fuyuki as Satamura Yuichiro
Hara Hideko as Satamura Miwako
Suga Takamasa as Sagakuchi
Takahashi Tsutomu as gym teacher
Sasano Takashi as Vice Principal
Inoue Mao as Goto Shoko
Abe Tsuyoshi as Wakashugi
Otake Shinobu as manager of lunch box shop
Tsumabuki Satoshi as Police Officer A
Oguri Shun as Police Officer B
Ueto Aya as Ueto Aya
Takenata Naoko as Kishi Takeo
Okamura Takashi as Yachusang

Synopsis:
Takumi, Kyohei, Hideto, Kazuo, & Yuki are five friends who form a rock band to perform at an upcoming school festival. When the friends learn that the festival is cancelled, they threaten to blow up the high school unless the school's administration reinstates the festival. The vice principle agrees to their demand, but the friends find themselves unable to stop the timing device on their homemade bomb. The classroom in which they are barricaded then blows up and so does their hopes for a bright future.

Three years later, Takumi & Kyohei walk down a street and witness a blond haired woman hit by an oncoming car. When they run down to the scene of the accident, they see the blond haired woman remove a pistol from the driver of the car and then drive off with his car! To Takumi and Kyohei's further amazement, they realize that the driver of the car is none other than high school pal Kazuo who now works for the yakuza.

Later that day, mob boss Kito walks into Takumi's workplace and looks for Kazuo. Before leaving, Kito threatens to kill Takumi, Kyohei, and their families if they don't return 300 million Yen and a prostitute, he believes they may know, by tomorrow. The longtime friends must now frantically search for the prostitute and the 300 million Yen ...

info credits: http://asianwiki.com/Surely_Someday

Sukaretto says:
p.s. major spoilers ahead. read at your own risks.
i don't know why i waited this long to watch this when i was anticipating it when it was released in 2010. i don't know but it think the cast were too old for the roles but damn they still nailed it. the actor who played Kyohei really looks familiar, i thought i've seen him somewhere before. and then it hit me, i don't know him but he looks like a friend of mine. XD and i think Kyohei did all the work here. i love his character, especially when he's making a fool of himself. lols.
at first i was like, what's that scene supposed to do with the story and then it all matched up in the end. and i love that robbing a bank scene. AWKWARD. XD i was really looking forward for the cameos! it's like almost half the actors did a cameo instead of starring in this movie. and i though Yamada Takayuki was here, too bad. hmm, not bad for Shun's first movie.

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

WILD 7
Japanese Movie

Genre: Action

Cast:

Eita sa Dairoku Hiba
Shiina Kippei as Sekai
Maruyama Ryuhei as Pyro
Abe Tsuyoshi as Sox
Ukaji Takashi as Oyabun
Hirayama Yusuke as Hebopie
Matsumoto Minoru as BBQ
Fukada Kyoko as Honma Yuki
Kaname Jun as Masashi Todo
Motokariya Yuika as Iwashita Kozue
Nakahara Takeo as Narusawa Mamoru
Yashida Kotaro as Kiryu Keigo
Nakai Kiichi as Kusanami Masaru

Synopsis:
To combat rising crime and terrorist activities in Japan, the Japanese National Police Agency authorizes the formation of a secret motorcycle unit known as the Wild 7. The motley group consists of reformed convicts - ranging from simple thugs to former Yakuza members. The Wild 7 are tasked to take out criminals the police cannot touch - due to the criminal's connections with politicians and wily lawyers.

info credits: http://asianwiki.com/Wild_7

Sukaretto says:
read at your own risks. spoilers ahead.
anticipated watching this movie mainly because of (too hot) Maru and Eita as well. after the movie, i was like "this is a fucking love story." XD yea yea sorry i just only found out that time too that this was adapted from a manga. that's why.
also, maybe i expected too much Maru. their promotions were misleading. the way they used Maru, it's like his role was huge. but it turned out to be Eita and 6 other people. Sekai's role was bigger than Pyro's. and Abe Tsuyoshi! i didn't know he's part of this movie! and his hair's bleached!
i will judge this movie if it isn't manga-adapted. but so far, from all the manga-adapted movies i've seen, this is one of the best. the action scenes were good. and with such good actors in it.

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

Current Mood: full

Maiko Haaaan!!!!
Japanese Movie

Genre: Comedy

Cast:

Abe Sadao as Onisuka Kimihiko
Tsutsumi Shin'ichi as Naito Kiichiro
Shibasaki Kou as Osawa Fujiko
Kitamura Kazuki as Doctor
Kyono Kotomi as Koume
Maya Miki as Komatsu
Namase Katsuhisa as Senzaki
Takayuki Yamada as lost highschool boy (cameo)
Koide Saori as Komako
Sakai Wakana as Mamefu
Ito Shiro as Suzuki Hiromi

Synopsis:

Kimihiko Onizuka is a salaryman infatuated with maiko (apprentice geisha) and whose greatest goal in life is to play a party game called "yakyuken" with one. Upon being transferred to his company's Kyoto branch, he dumps his coworker girlfriend Fujiko and makes his first ever visit to a geisha house. However, when the realization of Kimihiko's lifelong dream is rudely interrupted by a professional baseball star named Kiichiro Naito, he vows revenge by becoming a pro baseball player himself. Meanwhile, Fujiko decides to become an apprentice geisha. A rivalry between Kimihiko and Naito ensues where they try to out-do each other at baseball, K-1, cooking, acting and even politics.

info credits: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiko_Haaaan!!!

Sukaretto says:
P.S. read at your own risks. major spoilers coming up.
this movie is hilarious. this movie is hilarious. this movie is hilarious. this movie is hilarious. this movie is hilarious. THIS MOVIE IS CRAZY! hahaha okay. really. crazy. the cast is crazy. and good!
i thought at the end that Kimi will end up with Komatsu, he even burned the forest but aww, Fujiko took him back after pushing him to Komatsu. and the actresses playing Maikos and Geikos are all so cute with make up.
i laughed so hard when Kitamura Kazuki popped up as the crazy doctor diagnosing everyone with ulcer. XD i thought he's a regular character but it was just a cameo. same with Yamada Takayuki!

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

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 :)

GANTZ & GANTZ: Perfect Answer
Japanese Movie

Genre: Action, Sci-fi

Cast:

Ninomiya Kazunari as Kurono Kei
Matsumiya Kenichi as Masaru Kayo
Yoshitaka Yuriko as Kojima Tae
Natsuna as Kishimoto Kei
Hongo Kanata as Joichiro Nishi
Yamada Takayuki as Shigeta Masamitsu
Taguchi Tomorowo as Suzuki Yoshikazu

Synopsis:
After trying to rescue a man on the subway tracks, two teens wake up in a room dominated by a mysterious black sphere that sends them to hunt down and kill aliens hiding on Earth.

info credits: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1525835/

Sukaretto says:
P.S. read at your own risks. major major spoilers coming up!
i enjoyed GANTZ movie one. the cast, how they portrayed their characters. the action and effects, flawless. their suits! awesome, really great! i was so moved by the awesomeness of the first movie that right after watching it, i decided that i'll read the manga (aside form the reason that people were saying that the movie is very different from the manga) while waiting for the second movie DVD to be released.
and so i read 300+ chapters of the manga, it's not finished yet but i think it'll be over soon. and yea it is waaaaaaaaay too different from the movie. the only similarity i can think of were their characters' name, the black sphere and how it revives people and use them to hunt aliens, and (some) aliens that they fought in the movie. that's it, the storyline's miles away from the original story.
and then i watched Perfect Answer earlier, i was excited cox everyone's saying it's as cool as the first movie. i almost stopped watching halfway. i don't know but i really find it boring. my mind ruined the movie. while watching, my mind kept on reminding me what should've happened according to the manga. the only scenes that i found exciting were the subway train fight and alien MatsuKen fight. even the ending was bull. anyways, if (maybe) i didn't rushed on reading the manga, i could've enjoyed it, like the first one. still giving it a high rating cox i ruined the story for myself, it isn't the movie's fault. i still think that the cast and effects and the way they altered the story and gave it a different ending were awesome.

My ratings: i'll give this 9/10 :)

Current Mood: bored

Ōoku: The Inner Chambers
Japanese Movie

Genre: Alternate History, Romance (?)

Cast:

Ninomiya Kazunari as Mizuno Yunoshi
Shibasaki Kou as Shogun Yoshimune
Tamaki Hiroshi as Matsushima
Horikita Maki as O-Nobu
Tadayoshi Okura as Tsuruoka
Sadao Abe as Sugishita

Synopsis:
In the year 1716, a mysterious epidemic stricken men in the country of Japan, dropping the population of men to 1/4 of it's prior state. With the drastic reduction of men, the gender roles had become reversed in Japan. Women became the dominant members of society and males are sought out for the ability to produce children.
A young man named Yunoshin Mizuno hopes to marry childhood sweetheart O-Nobu but due to class differences, realizes that this is almost impossible. To raise his social status and also save his poor family, Mizuno enters the Ooku (inner chambers of the Shogun's castle) and attempts to vie among the 3,000 other men for the affection of the female Shogun. What Mizuno quickly learns about the Ooku is that the men there are all beautiful but highly ambitious and conniving. In this environment, the 7th Shogun Tokugawa passes away and the new Shogun Yoshimune takes the throne and enters the Ooku.

info credits: http://myasiancinema.com/j-movie-ooku-the-inner-chambers-2010/

Sukaretto says:
P.S. read at your own risks. will contain major spoilers.

i anticipated watching this, first because of the cast (you must be kidding right? Nino, Tacchon, Kou and Tamaki all in one movie? i must be crazy if i decided not to watch this!) and second because of the good reviews i've been reading everywhere.
as expected with the cast, they played their roles really well, oh yea i think Maki did well too. i won't rant much on how good everyone did, just Tacchon. GAWD FREAKING TACCHON! my pretty Tacchon! he's so beautiful, i'm envious of him, he's prettier than me! haha my complaint, he showed up in the movie not until after 30mins after the start and killed him off after 30mins of screen time. WTF? he did really really good, i think he was the best among all the cast. okay i'm biased hahaha. but that anger, jealousy, gracefulness and prettiness, he portrayed all those emotions in just 30mins. i love his sword fight with Nino. 2 sword fights! first with wooden swords then with real ones. and it was Nino who killed Tacchon! watching all Tacchon scenes, my heart was racing, i was so excited with every frame, with his every move, i think i love him more than Nino now haha.
the plot was pretty interesting, and i like Kou's character here. i was satisfied with the ending, except that they didn't kill Nino off in the end. they should've killed him. still bitter with Tacchon's death haha.

My Ratings: i'll give this 9/10 :)

Current Mood: loved

Paradise Kiss
Japanese Movie

Genre: Romance, Drama

Cast:

Kitagawa Keiko as Hayasaka "Caroline" Yukari
Mukai Osamu as Koizumi "George" Jouji
Yamamoto Yusuke as Tokumori Hiroyuki
Iragashi Shunji as Isabella
Kaku Kento as Nagase Arashi
Omasa Aya as Sakurada Miwako
Kato Natsuki as Asou Kaori

Synopsis:
Yukari is a typical high-school student who listens to her parents and attends school everyday. As she starts to question her way of life, she encounters a group of fashion design students who has a clothing label known as "Paradise Kiss". The group needs to find a model to showcase their designs in an up-coming fashion show and decides to pick Yukari instead. Initially, Yukari was reluctant to be associated with this seemingly eccentric group, but eventually, she realises that they are really nice people. Furthermore, their passion and enthusiasm to follow their ideals and dreams make Yukari realise that she has not been enjoying her life and this motivated her to pursue her own dreams.

info credits: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5081

Sukaretto says:
P.S. read at your own risk. will contain major spoilers.

too many familiar names and faces in this movie. i haven't read the manga or watched the anime so i can't compare the story and characters.
Keiko is pretty. i like her more without make-up. but seriously, her face (as well as Mukai's) doesn't pass as a high school student, as an 18-year-old (or 17?). she matured but she's still pretty though but too skinny. well, being skinny is good i think cox she's a model here. as for Mukai, same with Keiko, he's too old for the role. i don't know much about the manga character but he looks gay in this movie. even the way he kissed Keiko, too gay! i don't know if he's just too absorbed with his character or...? and Kento! bless him. he looks good here. i didn't recognize him from the photos and gifs before i see this movie. he's too skinny now.
i like the story but the ending didn't give much of an impact. like that feeling that i will definitely watch this again in the future.

My Ratings: i'll give this one a 7/10 :)

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