Sean Akizuki's East Asian Drama and Movie Blog

After the destruction of Freeze or 001 (the leader of the Roidmudes), there was the dangler that said that who killed Eisuke Tomari? I started to suspect that Mitsuhide Nira was actually the killer. I mean that guy is mean and obnoxious to the core, I wanted to smash the guy's head. So he is always angry with everyone, especially Shinnosuke Tomari, he's power hungry but at the same time he is a coward. So what was all in the past? Looking at the latest episode of Kamen Rider Drive, Mitsuhide is actually an incompetent cop who was jealous of Eisuke. His reasons for killing Eisuke was based on jealousy... which the Roidmudes actually took advantage of him. It's really a petty reason to kill someone in a fit of jealousy, isn't it? But he did it, he killed his own partner out of jealousy so he could get the spotlight. Right now, he's even experimented on by Brain, Heart and Medic which made me think... it his guy also going to bite the dust soon like 001? The...

One song that was used for both the 1986 version and the 2001 version of "Romance In The Rain" was the song "The Unforgettable Past".  The Mandarin title is "Wang She Nan Wang" which was based on an oldies song called "Long Long Ago" which was written in 1883 by Thomas Haynes Bayley.  The translation of the lyrics is as follows: Can you remember when we first met in that late March? The unforgettable past, the unforgettable past We were leaning against each other in the light breeze and sweet scent of flowers The unforgettable past, I could not forget I like the way you sing me those old songs again   The unforgettable past, the unforgettable past And it is so sweet of you to tell me those old stories The unforgettable past, I could not forget Now that you have come back, I will not be sad anymore The unforgettable past, the unforgettable past I will forget how you had left me behind and wandered alone for so long  The unforgetta...

I decided to watch Kamen Rider Wizard from start to end where not anyone can learn wizardry... a far cry from most wizardry based shows.  So far, I am rewatching it from episode one though the last episode I saw was 16.  I'm watching the show and so far, it has gotten me more interested in it than ToQGer, note both ToQGer and Wizard are produced by Takaaki Utsunomiya. Somehow I view Kamen Rider Wizard as the season that before Timmy Turner loses his Fairy Godparents, he ends up wishing, "I WISH I WAS A KAMEN RIDER!" then poof, we got Haruto.  I know it's a forced comparison but I always want to make fun of Haruto as a spin-off of Timmy Turner from Fairly Oddparents... did the guy also have stupid parents and an evil babysitter?  He learns several magic spells without even uttering too many words. Now I have stupid reasons to watch the show... and one of them is for the cute Erina Nakayama.  IMO even with the cute appearance, the actress herself knows how ...

While looking at the movie Killers where Rin Takanashi's character Hisae dies off-screen (man I just can't stand deaths like that and her little brother will starve), I just wanted to think of what if Nomura ran into Makoto Kiryu instead. I just thought of it since both characters are played by Rin Takanashi. Chances are, I think Makoto Kiryu will still die or she will survive depending on circumstances. Note that Hisae is a fragile person while Makoto Kiryu canactually fight. I can imagine how circumstances will be especially if Nomura might actually try to victimize any of her female students into bed for the sake of art. If you look at it, Makoto Kiryu is a tough girl and she became a P.E. teacher who tries to encourage her student (who can't walk) not to give up. What I thought was Nomura may actually view her as a threat instead of being drawn to her but he might not easily think it that way. A genocidal killer might want to make her the latest art of sorts... mayb...

While I feel I am losing interest with Ninninger but Kamen Rider Drive is where I usually cope up with what I currently feel about Tokusatsu. While I felt Riku Sanjo wasn't good with Kyoryuger (no thanks to a lousy sexist producer) but for me, he's still fit to write Kamen Rider. Moving on... I think Kamen Rider Drive is really interesting me. What I find funny is how Tomori's secret is out with the department and well, Chief Jun knew all the time? Wow, I wonder why the Asian culture has a habit of keeping secrets and slowly revealing it? With Tomori himself, I feel like the whole was shocked to discover that Chief Jun was in charge of the whole Drive. Later, the identity of Tomori is exposed though why am I now having the feeling that Tomori might be a Jiban 2.0.?! I'm just guessing but I'm having a feeling Tomori may not be human anymore. Again, it's just me SPECULATING... considering this show has a lighter feel than Jiban. So there's the question o...

Hojo is one character in Kamen Rider Agito I have mixed reactions towards because he frequently derailed the G3 Unit.  I just thought he's the show's version of Naoto Takizawa and many times, I wanted to strangle him yet I can also relate to him.  So what did I think of Hojo?  He's a very skilled detective of sorts but he has selfish agenda towards himself and mass jealousy towards the G3 Unit, which I can relate to because I can be the jealous type whenever somebody got the position I thought I deserved.  Note that this opinion came in after I watched Timeranger from start to end (painfully under Portugese subs and I had to rely on my little knowledge, synopsis, etc.) and some bad quality videos. I felt Hojo should have been closer to this guy... Naoto Takizawa! Sometimes, I tend to think Hojo is either a result of bad writing or two, he should have been Kamen Rider G3 FROM THE START.  I always felt that he should have been, "Well I'm G3, I'm the hero!...

Although I'm not such a big fan of Korean dramas but I cannot deny Brilliant Legacy was one series that got me haunted.  I remembered viewing this series under the title "Shining Inheritance" which for me, was a real charming series.  It presents a very three dimensional view of characters especially for Hwan (who goes from the character you hate to a character you'll love midway) to the villains who aren't exactly villains either.  So what made Brilliant Legacy fun to watch?  I simply focused too much on Hwan who goes from "Heck you deserve not to get your inheritance." to "Man, he deserves it." in a steady pace you can easily accept he's changing for better. What I liked about Brilliant Legacy was how Go Eunsung and Sun Woowhuan were acted by really great actors.  For one, Sun Woohwan or simply "Hwan" is acted by Lee Seunggi (he looks like the Japanese actor Hidenori Iura who played as Prince/Shuichi in Bioman) who really ca...