Sean Akizuki's East Asian Drama and Movie Blog

Eiga  I remembered being a fan of the Rurouni Kenshin anime or others remember it as Samurai X . I remembered Netflix temporarily had the series but I didn't feel so excited about rewatching the Anime as much as watching the movie trilogy which the first was the origins while the next two featured Shishio Makoto's origins. Shishio's probably the most popular villain in the franchise as to have two movies devoted to him. Now, I thought about how the Anime series had its end with what I call the substandard Feng Shui Arc. I felt that Shogo Amakusa's arc was totally adding depths with a sympathetic villain who only wanted to save his people but was doing it the wrong way. After that, I remembered a Questor issue that talked about the final arc involving Enishi Yukishiro (acted by Mackenkyu, son of Sonny Chiba) of the Jinchu Arc. Yes, we NEVER got to see that in the Anime.  The story of Kenshin is a complicated guy - a bloodthirsty killer who swore to never kill again. The ...

  Well, here's another surprise watch! Well, it's something that I did decide to finally stop doing my HOBBY posts with Super Sentai and Kamen Rider for my newest trend. Here's  Awaken from Netflix which is another weird case of science fiction x police drama - as if it's so new, right? The last one I checked was Tunnel with Choi Jin Hyuk - a guy who's done several action roles already. The beginning shows some supernatural cases as the main character Do Jung Woo (Namkong Min) as a child displays some supernatural powers in nearly the same manner as Village of the Damned . Yes, this show is full of nightmare fuel. The viewers' discretion is ADVISED! The plot goes from 28 years ago when Baekya Foundation runs a charity. In reality, this charity has been exploiting children and many have died. What's worse is that some characters are related to the antagonists. The fraternal twins Jung Woo and his Americanized twin sister Jamie Leighton (Lee Chung Ah) have to ...

Yesterday was the finale of the legal drama Law School . the tensions of the students that explore the flaws of Korea's legal system. Although I'm not a law student -I still feel the tension in this drama since it's a legal drama. The love story x legal drama of Pride and Prejudice did have its mix of comedy and suspense. this one is suspense as law students start to dare challenge the flaws of the Korean legal system. There are mock trials and an actual murder, an innocent man framed, and I felt it really probably needed a little more episodes as people try to figure out a series of cases. The main character Professor Yang Jong Hoon (Kim Hyung Min) is accused of a murder he didn't commit. The other characters involved with Professor Yang are Hwan Joon Hwi (Kim Bum) a top law student and Kang Sol A (Ryu Hye Hyeong) who are well spoilers, not really a tandem. Kim Eun Sook (Lee Jung-Eun) is a former judge turned professor. these guys start to face a lot of charges especia...

I finally finished Goodbye My Princess and the title says it all that it'll be a tragic historical drama.This ending almost reminds me of the series Demigods and Semi-Devils to which Hu Jun (Mendu in Hua Mulan: Rise of a Warrior ) played its main protagonist. Hu Jun did end up committing hara-kiri at the end of the series in the midst of a war to stop it. Guess what - the picture above says it that all that the main protagonist, Xiaofeng, ended her life in a similar fashion to stop the Xi Province and Li Empire feud.  I would say that it was dragging due to how could Xiaofeng and Chengyen can both have such a dysfunctional political marriage for most of the show's 52-episode run? Chengyen is despicable and ending their sad marriage is the way to go. Chengyen is only possessive and doesn't truly love Xiaofeng. I think Chengyen was only hurt by Xiaofeng's hara-kiri because he felt he owned her. Xiaofeng's hara-kiri was meant to stop the battle between the Xi Province ...