Anyone here into Japanese Dramas? (DORAMA)

[IkemenTommy]

real woman can easily transcend the walls of race and ethnic.
and later woman is Kanda Uno

Ding ding! One point to Takechan.
Actually, I was thinking about Utada Hikaru.

[Typhoon]

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Haken_no_Hinkaku


Haken no Hinkaku - The Temp Worker's Pride is also watchable.

[Gum]

I am not too into dramas and stuff but the first two that come to mind are Densha Otoko and Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (Hana Kimi).

I really dig Densha Otoko minus the main char being a bitch 99% of the time, but besides that the music and everything was pretty cool... The same applies for Hana Kimi's character "Sano".

Is there anything else out there like these two that are more current?

-Gum-

[Coligny]

There are still jdramaz ? Me dj00ly spend here life taping kdramaz and watching them... I need appointments to talk to her nao...

curse youz hdd recorders...

[Coligny]

Just realised yesterday while taking an appointment with me Julie to talk aboot dinur, interompting some random schoolgirl based lame as shit jtvshow,those where the acting manage to be over the top and cardboard standup based at the same time... quite a feat...
When you see how pathetic are regular tv series or movies... you understand MUCH BETTER why their pr0n lameness is second only to their nukular powerplant safety management practice...

[sublight]

I think the last drama series I was into was Trick, with Hiroshi Abe and Yukie Nakama, and that was over ten years ago.

The main reason I stopped watching dramas was probably because I started a job that I usually don't get home from before 11pm, but even now with a DVR I just don't give a crap about them.

'course, the same goes for US series. Tried a few of them, like Lost, Prison Break and Rome, but never got beyond the first season before losing interest.

[kurogane]

So, he asks knowingly, has anybody seen any Japanese drama series or movies lately that they would recommend to a fellow adult. I just watched Konna Koi no Hanashi (1996) which made me cry, laugh, puke and remember how gorgeous Nanako Matsushima was in her 20s, and how cool Hiroyuki Sanada is. I also just watched The 35 Year Old High School Student (2013), which made me laugh and cry until the last episode....after that it was mostly puke.

Any recommendations?

BTW, I found this site:
http://www.dramanice.us/konna-koi-no-ha ... e-1-online

But it seems to be very Otaku/Weebo oriented judging by the fare on offer. Lots of that dramatised geek fare anime and manga BS.

[wagyl]

Last drama I remember getting into is Nemureru Mori, with interesting characterisations and creepy atmosphere, and a plot with some meat to it. And also the important factor that it didn't scream out to me "I'm watching a Japanese drama, with stilted, unnatural dialogue." But I see that it was last century, which comes as a bit of a shock to me. It had a cute tie in with the plot climaxing on Christmas Eve, and the last episode broadcast on Christmas Eve.

Not a deep movie by any means but an enjoyable romp and a reminder of what skiing was like back in the bubble, you can't go past 私をスキーに連れてって. Lots of corny stuff to criticise about the movie, but that is part of the charm.

[kurogane]

Cool, thanks. Anything with Miho Nakayama is watchable anyways. AND, she's recently re-singled!!!!!! CHANSUUUUUUUuuuuuuuu

Seriously, though, thanks, and good description. I also...find. The impossible dialogue. and delivery. to be. unbearable

[wagyl]

Just remembered another one I wished I got into, but didn't. Rendez-vous, set in a mysterious Tokyo Bayside community populated by gaijin. There doesn't seem to be a lot of information out there about it. http://www.tbs.co.jp/drama_archive/rendez-vous/

[Isle of View]

Last drama I remember getting into is Nemureru Mori, with interesting characterisations and creepy atmosphere, and a plot with some meat to it. And also the important factor that it didn't scream out to me "I'm watching a Japanese drama, with stilted, unnatural dialogue." But I see that it was last century, which comes as a bit of a shock to me. It had a cute tie in with the plot climaxing on Christmas Eve, and the last episode broadcast on Christmas Eve.

Not a deep movie by any means but an enjoyable romp and a reminder of what skiing was like back in the bubble, you can't go past 私をスキーに連れてって. Lots of corny stuff to criticise about the movie, but that is part of the charm.

Suggest Kekkon Dekinai Otoko (結婚できない男).

[Takechanpoo]

the reason i dont like j-drama is the big divergence between the actual j-behavioral pattern and in-dorama one.
ordinary j-ppl never shout "行くなああああ！(dont go!!!)" and collapse to their knees in the hard rain in daily life. they even dont say "愛してる(i love you.)". when i rewatch the doramas i watched in my childhood in youtube etc, i cant resist itching all over my body. i said sayonara to doramas when i was a high school boy. but this shall not apply to detective doramas (my favorite was 刑事貴族 series and re-air of 探偵物語 by yusaku matsuda )and currently i even dont have TV.

[Mike Oxlong]

When I first arrived in Japan, The Eel was a movie I found interesting.

Later, I enjoyed Yamada Yoji's Samurai Trilogy.

http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=505977

A little more recently I confess to ジャッジ being a guilty pleasure.

[Coligny]

Tsss... Best jdorama ever... Unless you are siding with the slants.

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[Samurai_Jerk]

Netflix to deliver Fuji TV original content

Fuji Television Network Inc announced Wednesday that it has decided to produce and distribute original content for the world’s leading Internet television network operated by Netflix Inc, that boasts a membership of approximately 62 million subscribers in 50 countries.

There will be two productions: a new series of “Terrace House,” called “Terrace House New Season Coming” (tentative title), and drama serial “Atelier” (Japanese title - “Underwear”). In addition, both productions will be forerunners in being broadcast for distribution to exclusively premiere on Netflix globally. The credit of “Fuji Television presents” will be seen together with Netflix’s logo in global distributions.

[matsuki]

LOL, Underwear!!!

I was just chastised by some bitch for "only watching kaigai dorama." I pointed out that it was on demand, most J-people also watch kaigai TV shows, and I swear too much panel TV leads to suicide.

[kurogane]

LOL, Underwear!!!

Made you say it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I get schtick from Jpn because I refuse to watch CSI or 24 or any of that America The Paranoid cookie cutter crap they seem to prefer here. Or House. To be fair, American TV mostly sucks shit, just in a different way. I always giggled wondering if the producers titled shows Breaking Bad, Mad Men, or Walking Dead as an ironic deprecation of the audience.


It would be nice if Fuji TV were to release their back catalogue in a similar way. They used to make some pretty good stuff, as cheesy J-Dora go. I know I can still rent them at Tsutaya...........if I had a PC from 2003 that has a disc drive. Is there a good business reason for outfits like that to lock down their catalogues like a mediaeval princess in a chastity belt?

BTW, I don't get how anybody could commit suicide from watching Jpn panel variety TV; I get so paralysed by disbelief and despair I can't move for 3 days

[matsuki]

LOL, Underwear!!!

Made you say it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I get schtick from Jpn because I refuse to watch CSI or 24 or any of that America The Paranoid cookie cutter crap they seem to prefer here. Or House. To be fair, American TV mostly sucks shit, just in a different way. I always giggled wondering if the producers titled shows Breaking Bad, Mad Men, or Walking Dead as an ironic deprecation of the audience.


It would be nice if Fuji TV were to release their back catalogue in a similar way. They used to make some pretty good stuff, as cheesy J-Dora go. I know I can still rent them at Tsutaya...........if I had a PC from 2003 that has a disc drive. Is there a good business reason for outfits like that to lock down their catalogues like a mediaeval princess in a chastity belt?

BTW, I don't get how anybody could commit suicide from watching Jpn panel variety TV; I get so paralysed by disbelief and despair I can't move for 3 days

Besides the cookie cutter stories and shitty acting, between the over reacting shots and scenes you're never likely to see in Japan, the J-drama spend like 1/3rd of the show on shots of characters thinking or staring off at nothing. I can't dumb myself down enough to get into that shit I guess at one point it was original to do those shots but now it's like it's mandatory??

BTW, Game of Thrones is always good, Homicide hunter if you're in a chipper mood, and then there are all kinds of documentaries and such. Family Guy, Simpsons, Robot Chicken, Southpark, make good BGM when you're working

[kurogane]

Yeah, I have noticed my fuse for those Jpn production or filming techniques is getting shorter. I watched Konna Koi no Hanashi a few weeks ago and not even Nana-chans big round bottom and meltingly beautiful eyes could keep my attention during those long nothing shots. BTW, I get that there is lots of good American TV. I misspoke above. It's the stuff they seem to show here on WOWOW or wherever that I don't care for. I find those are just as forced or posed, and that rapid fire editing where the scenes are constantly switching drives me batty. I seem to either watch old crap on Youtube (currently: BBC's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) or stuff like The Wire, which is up on geek...tv.....me (the GTV part is one word, then Dot me). And Arrested Development really is good, clean nasty assed fun.

[wagyl]

if I had a PC from 2003 that has a disc drive.

If this is serious and you are interested in an external optical (DVD and CD) drive with USB connections, I have one which is excess to my needs, used a total of two times, and still with original packaging. In black. PM me if interested, anybody.

[Samurai_Jerk]

Japanese TV Rant

I don’t watch TV in Japan often. When I do I’m quickly reminded of one fact. Japanese TV is fucking rubbish.
“Kenmin Show” was on just last night. For those who don’t know, Kenmin Show is a show where mostly talentless celebrities are amazed at footage of regional differences in Japan. Examples include “Did you know that old women in Osaka wear bright colours?” HUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEERRR? Well fuck my cock right down to the balls; no I did not know that.
The particular clip that shat itself into my living room last night was of some little old dear on some little old island off Kagoshima making a local delicacy. They interviewed a few local people.
Do you, sir, eat this local dish?
Well yes I do.
Cue ripples of excitement in the studio.
Do you, madam, eat this local dish?
Well yes I do.
Talento bird with stupid fucking hat tries to look inquisitive.
We re-join the little old dear in her little old kitchen on some little old island off Kagoshima to watch her prepare the mystery dish. First she gets some fish and grills them. The panel in the studio comment on how nice they look. The old dear then pulls out the second ingredient. What could it possibly be? Tits on Christ it’s a secret. We can tell this ingredient is a secret because it has been edited in post-production and obscured with the word “SECRET”.
The panel, visible in little boxes in the corner of the screen, ponder the many wondrous possibilities. Some knob in thick rimmed glasses audibly asks himself, “What is this mystery ingredient?”
One guy on the panel, a Kagoshima native, is looking insufferably smug. He already knows what it is. The cunt.
Kitchen. We see the old dear breaking the fish apart with her fingers and throwing them in a pan. Some twat in the studio says “wild”, other twats giggle. The secret ingredient is introduced to the mix so that now the pan itself has become shrouded in secrecy.
It’s not over. We see a third ingredient, sugar. Not a secret, but no less important. In fact the sugar itself has inspired awe in a number of the studio audience. Not one, not two but THREE spoonfuls are added to the secret brew. The two hosts of the show, wide eyed, silently mouth the word “three?” to each other.
“Ah yes, three”, the smug fucker from Kagoshima nods to himself.
Back to the action. The feast is complete. The little old dear whisks the dish out into the dining area where it is received with rapturous applause from the eagerly waiting friends and family. They eat it. They confirm it is delicious. Talento bird in stupid hat says it sounds delicious. Cunt from Kagoshima already knows how it tastes!
Meanwhile, us poor saps at home still don’t know what it looks like. Not to worry, it’s time for the big reveal. Cue music, camera slowly pans down towards kitchen bench. What is it? Could it be?
CUT TO CLOSE UP OF TALENTO JIZZ FACES. HUUUUEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRR???!!!!
Commercial break. People eating. People gulping. Birds cleaning faces. People eating. Sexy yet compact cars. People eating.
We return to the show. Luckily we are given time to compose ourselves with a recap of the little old dear in her little old kitchen on some little old island off Kagoshima guiding us through the process of cooking once more.
15 minutes have elapsed since we were first privy to the existence of this magical local delicacy but now it is time. Cue music again, camera slowly pans down towards kitchen bench again. Talento jizz faces again. Huueeerr again.
We are allowed to see that inside the pan is mushed fish. Bird in stupid hat confirms that it looks delicious. Studio audience reasserts this fact. That’s not what we came here for though. The fish mush is just the warm up. We still don’t know what the secret ingredient is. WE MUST KNOW. Fear not. It is time.
The two hosts announce energetically and in tandem, “KAGOSHIMA, COMING OUT!”
Cue music for the final time. The camera, positioned on the old dear’s face ever so slowly pans out, the people at home, the studio audience, the panel in their little boxes in the corner of the screen, are all wetting themselves in anticipation…
Until…
Finally…
…
Miso paste.
HUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRR???!!!!
It is absolute fucking chaos in the studio. Nobody can fucking believe it. The bird in the stupid hat looks almost incredulous that someone, Japanese no less, would use such an ingredient in such a dish. The knob in thick rimmed glasses nods as if he has unlocked one of the great complexities of the world.
Just when the atmosphere couldn’t get any more electric, the two hosts announce that the mystery dish is here, in this very studio. It is ushered out into the waiting mouths of the talento, who clap in wonder. The bird in the stupid hat can finally say with conviction that the dish not only sounds, looks, but tastes delicious. The smug cunt from Kagoshima has a face which beams “I told you so!” and welcomes his new brothers and sisters to the higher plane of regional knowledge.
Commercial break. People eating.

[kurogane]

Damn that is well written shit. Fun Fun Funny.

Now, onto the quibbling: I am now fascinated with this Japanese word the author translated as "wild", but maybe that's a secret too.........and "sounds delicious" is not the phrase the airhead in stupid hat was using. But I digress: Miso paste, added to a fish dish. Japan is freaky, man. Who could have thought of that........besides me and a number of others that like both miso flavoured sauce and fried fish???

[Mike Oxlong]

If you must know...

[Samurai_Jerk]

Damn that is well written shit. Fun Fun Funny.

Now, onto the quibbling: I am now fascinated with this Japanese word the author translated as "wild", but maybe that's a secret too.........and "sounds delicious" is not the phrase the airhead in stupid hat was using. But I digress: Miso paste, added to a fish dish. Japan is freaky, man. Who could have thought of that........besides me and a number of others that like both miso flavoured sauce and fried fish???

I'm not going to bother watching that video but most likely the commentator said ワイルド.

Would you prefer 美味しそう be translated as "looks delicious"?

[kurogane]

Would you prefer 美味しそう be translated as "looks delicious"?

Well, if it was primarily a visual impression...........Yes????? A bit of a pet peeve that one. I get corrected a lot for saying Looks Delicious by people that insist that set phrase translation is acontextual. Which it isn't. If you're any good. Which.............awww, F it

If Wairudo is now a TV word I plan to watch way less variety TV than I do now, but I like your reasoning, Holmes

[Samurai_Jerk]

Would you prefer 美味しそう be translated as "looks delicious"?

Well, if it was primarily a visual impression...........Yes????? A bit of a pet peeve that one. I get corrected a lot for saying Looks Delicious by people that insist that set phrase translation is acontextual. Which it isn't. If you're any good. Which.............awww, F it

If Wairudo is now a TV word I plan to watch way less variety TV than I do now, but I like your reasoning, Holmes

I think I can outdo your pedantry here. Since the information is both visual and aural I think that either phrase would work. If it were just a photo of something with no explanation, then looks delicious would be correct. However, if we're really going to for natural sounding English, when is the last time you heard a native English speaker actually say delicious in real life?

Yes, "wildo" is now a TV word.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugi-chan

I've heard real people say it sometimes too though I think that peaked a couple of years ago which is when that rant was written.

[wagyl]

I'm not going to bother watching that video but most likely the commentator said ワイルド.

I did, so you don't have to. The mystery word is in fact ワイルド.

While agreeing that Amami Oshima has a culture distinct from mainland Japan, I can't help thinking of miso mackerel.

[Takechanpoo]

TV Tokyo's 孤独のグルメ(lonely gourmet) is superb.

[kurogane]

........when is the last time you heard a native English speaker actually say delicious in real life?

Ooooh, you're good. You're very very good.

I had happily forgotten Sugi-chan.

[Coligny]

TV Tokyo's 孤独のグルメ(lonely gourmet) is superb.

Seen that turd once...
I think the BBC drama showing paint drying for 4 hours was less embarassing for mankind...
Don't know what's worse... People greenlighting production of these shows or the fact that some people actually watch them...