This is the second Aoi Yu work I have seen(the other being Osen) and she can really sell a strong woman who does not lose her femininity in the process. Okada Masaki whom I have seen in several things before this(Mirai Niki, Taira no Kiyomori, Ito-kun A-E) did excellent with his part. While a lot of the parts are predictable, the ride was still enjoyable. I will be adding this to my recommends lists.
The scenery was beautiful with only a few locations the world still felt big and wide open. Overall I give this an 8 rating .
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Man, I have just finished watching the most awesomest movie! Years ago I saw a super fun episode of Kuwazu Girai featuring Okada Masaki and one of my very, very favorite actresses, Aoi Yu, who were at the time promoting a movie called Raiou (The Lightning Tree) and the couple was so much fun and seemed to get along so well that when I found the movie up for grabs, I downloaded it right away!
First thing I gotta say is MAN, this movie is NOTHING like what the synopses I’d been reading had indicated- far from a typical romance separation by class, Raiou took that basic premise and took a MAJOR left turn with it, turning the movie into one featuring not only romance but Action, Adventure, and Human Drama- Beyond the tale of a high class young nobleman falling in love with a peasant girl, we’ve got the male lead Narimichi (Okada Masaki) as a prince plagued by illnesses that not only make his sickly but prone to bouts of delirium as well, meeting Rai (Aoi Yu), a gruff wild-child raised in the mountains by the assassins who stole her away from her family when she was just a baby. Put these two together and you’ve got a whole new tale on an old tale!
And the second and probably most important thing about Raiou is the awesome acting, ESPECIALLY on the part of Aoi Yu, my GOSH can this chick ACT!!!! MAN, her scenes were always so gripping, emotional and intense- I have to say that by the end of the movie, I was just DRAINED! Man, NOBODY sells a character better than her, NOBODY! What will this girl do NEXT?!
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It took a while to find this movie..
[I found this movie on mydramalist more than a year ago and finally found it on a torrent website last year.]Plot (as far as I remember):
Girl is living with her adoptive father in the mountains and hiding away from people. One day she meets the ML. I think after that her father tells her who she actually is and shortly after their house gets burnt down and she goes to her actual home. turns out the ML is the Lord of that area and they meet eachother again. He starts being interested in her..because their families somehow don't want them to marry, they elope but get caught..
i hope i did a well enough job explaining this movie..
overall it seemed slow even though it maybe isn't. i guess just the music but I think it fits.
the acting is good and I think the main couple had some chemistry.
the ending was acceptable.
overall 8/10
it's not my favourite but the visuals for this movie especially the scene where he meets her by the horse and the lighting is very good.
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