Sean Akizuki's East Asian Drama and Movie Blog

While I'm slightly disappointed that Tori Matsuzaka isn't the one acting as Kenshin Himura for the live Rurouni Kenshin film, however it's still a delight to see Takeru Sato do the role as he did his role in Kamen Rider Den-O as the main character pretty well. I wonder if Yasuko Kobayashi herself could do a live series of Rurouni Kenshin?  Hopefully she will while I hope she recovers from her burnout. My closing thoughts maybe it's pretty much pun intended that he got chosen to be Kenshin... maybe while they might have not been able to get Tori Matsuzaka for the role, they got him maybe to pay tribute to Tori Matsuzaka's role as Shinken Red who was also named Takeru.  Then again, Takeru was also the name of Red Mask.  LOL!

Here are TV dramas with Tori Matsuzaka I'd like to see... Kaito Royale... Oneno Katani Ume-Chan Sensei The King and I- A reunion with his co-star Hiroki Aiba from Shinkenger.

Well here's a clip of Zhen Xiu Zhen's "Tonight Leave a Little Love to Me".  I am not familiar with it entirely but I believe this is one of my late paternal grandmother's soap operas that she would watch before when I was still little.  Okay I was too young to remember the plots but I think it would be a promising watch to see this old series as well.  After all, Zhen Xiu Zhen is a big influence to Taiwan drama even today when she plays the part a good or a bad parent.  If her performance in Meteor Garden was that good, I guess she's just a natural talent.

Well I did feel pretty mixed about Pace Wu's arrival.  I'll admit Pace Wu's acting is really below par and it looks like she's just a pretty face compared to Esther Liu (who she later worked with in "The Concerto") but at least she didn't overact or piss me of.  Now where was I?  Ah yes the chemistry of Mei Zuo and Xiao Qiao.  At first it felt just "pretty random" because Mei Zuo's mom wanted to matchmake them out of "prestige issues" which I felt while he looked "lucky" to us to have such a gorgeous fiance, he was feeling out of pace with himself because it was just parents' wishes.  However what I find pretty funny is that Xiao Qiao had a real longtime crush on him after all.  Hee hee- talk about getting your childhood wish granted.  Other than that, I thought this was pretty forced because Winnie Qian left the set (thus forcing the writers to break up Lei and Qing) and create another couple.  As for me though, Pac...

I honestly feel like Esther Liu has been doing some Liu Xue Hua roles after Westside Story. Here's where I think where she does those Liu Xue Hua type roles which I think is coming out naturally. She starred in Chinese Paladin as Ah Nu where her adventures in Wuxia romance begins. Liu Xue Hua had that kind of charming smile in the movies. In Green Forest, here's one photo with the stare to remember- one that reminds me of Liu Xue Hua's stares in the past. In fact, I kind of feel she's ready for it. Although she wasn't in very dramatic scenarios, this picture kind of makes me feel like she's ready to play those teary eyed scenes. Next guy? I seem to vote for Vic Zhou! She also has that rather smart look and a stare to tell you she's not just a pretty face. And her part was well played- she showed flexibility whenever needed.

Well I just got to admit that with Dolphin Bay, I really was on the losing side (siding with Xiao Gang) and during that night of the concert, proved to be when my bet was already slipping into oblivion.  Well losing the bet meant this- wah I lost.  Well yet in the end, the song had a nice melody or to at least, my character lost gracefully.  All I could say when Xiao Gang looked at Tian Bian for the last time, I felt the same way he did with some girl.  But still... this song is still nice.

I'm not a bit surprised about Vic Zhou being cast into the rather intense story of "Last Night of Madame Chin", which I think could be a remake of old Chinese dramas my late grandma watched when I was little. With the setting being in 1930s British China, the more I feel like Vic Zhou has "Chin Han" roles.  The Taiwanese actor "Chin Han" or Sun Xiao Zhong. The new image of Vic Zhou as a drama star you can take seriously. I can see him able to do Chin Han's parts in a different way. Flashing as a 1930s gentleman, it kind of reminds me of Chin Han in older films and series. I honestly think Vic Zhou is really able to be "Chin Han" in this role with Fan Bing Bing. I can see the old Chin Han and Liu Xue Hua scripts again in these scenes. The dance scene is kind of really old but classic. Chin Han was famous for ballroom too. Why do I imagine I'm watching "Courtyard" when I see this "wedding scene" he has wit...