Dramas To Watch When Angry A psychological drama about unhealthy interpersonal relationships explained often through elaborate flashbacks. Takanako Mayuko, who grew up in an idyllic mansion with the perfect loving family, blames her childhood best friend for everything that has gone wrong in her life. While maintaining the façade of friendship, Mayuko finalizes the revenge she’s been secretly plotting for decades. (Source: kortkrachtig at MyDramaList) Edit Translation
- English
- Ελληνικά
- Español
- Română
- Native Title: 賢者の愛
- Also Known As: Love of Sage , Love of the Wise Man
- Director: Minamoto Takashi
- Genres: Psychological, Romance, Drama
Cast & Credits
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Nakayama Miho Main Role -
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Ryusei Ryo Main Role -
![Takaoka Saki in Kenja no Ai Japanese Drama (2016)]( "Takaoka Saki in Kenja no Ai Japanese Drama (2016)")
Takaoka Saki Main Role -
![Asari Yosuke in Kenja no Ai Japanese Drama (2016)]( "Asari Yosuke in Kenja no Ai Japanese Drama (2016)")
Asari YosukeIshidaSupport Role -
![Tanabe Seiichi in Kenja no Ai Japanese Drama (2016)]( "Tanabe Seiichi in Kenja no Ai Japanese Drama (2016)")
Tanabe SeiichiSawamura RyoichiSupport Role -
![Asami Himeka in Kenja no Ai Japanese Drama (2016)]( "Asami Himeka in Kenja no Ai Japanese Drama (2016)")
Asami HimekaTakanaka Mayuko [High school student]Support Role
Reviews
Well, I love revenge dramas so i couldn't miss this one but even myself didn't expect this to be so good. The plot looks like some typical revenge drama: 40 years-old lady wants revenge against her best friend, who has always stealed her everything she hold dear, the final blow: stealing her man when they were 20. So, it seems she has endured this betrayals all this years in silence... but she has a plan.
CHARACTERS: this is the best of all drama. The characters are very complex and you can relate to them, even when they are despicable you can understand their actions because they look so human: with good and bad traits.
I loved Naomi, btw.
CASTING: perfect, all the actors nailed it.
PLOT: mindblowing
CHEMISTRY BETWEEN MAIN LEADS: they have a lot of chemistry, and I mean A LOT.
NEGATIVE POINTS: Ii don't consider this a 'negative point' but I think they could have reduced the number of flashbacks, although I loved them and focus in the present a little bit more.
(If I have some grammatical mistake, sorry, I am not native)
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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You want to see a drama with complex characters? Gray storylines? Uncomfortable themes? This is the drama for you.
Apart from Naomi (and Mayuko's mother i guess), not a single character in this show is white or black. EVERY ONE IS GRAY. I didn't want to root for anyone. It was a mess. A chaotic mess. I loved it!
The downfall was that with this amount of grayness, complexity and the amaaing pilot episode, I was expecting something to shock me. Some twist that I didn't see coming, or some character back story that catches me off-guard. That, however, didn't happen.
But, I'd still recommend it for the characters (and it's only four episodes, so you're not wasting too many hours).
Oh, also. The music. A-MAH-ZING! The background score was absolutely beautiful, worked so well with the scenes. Since I'm not the technical person for it, I can't put it into words, but the music enhanced the experience so much!!
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