The director of this drama used a lot of actors expressions and camera works for telling the story and did not rely so much on the dialogs (except for information-loaded scenes). I love how the main character's psychological complex was portrayed well by Tamaki.
This is hard to explain without giving a spoiler, but I noticed that the camera panning was also used cleverly to tease the viewer, especially for the side-plot mysteries apart from the main one. Sometimes during the series, there was a long shot that made you think there must be something, but in the end it was ended abruptly like nothing important for that part. Then on the next episode, it was indeed important. Once you caught this trick, you will keep your eyes open on each episode even for trivial scenes.
I also like the settings of this drama from the crowded streets, back alleys, dirty old apartment, restaurant eating scene, until the underground HQ of the Chinese mafia, everything was done realistically amazing. Somehow it gives me the Hong Kong movies vibe in it (something with the "messy-feeling" of the atmosphere). The last jdrama I watched with this vibe was Kurokouchi.
Overall I only rated this as 8.5, because I found the last episode a bit lacking compared to the first 4. Otherwise this could be rated as 9 or even 9.5. Anyways, this is still an interesting watch. I personally recommend this for mystery drama lover and for those who want to see something different for a change.
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What Is Real and What is... Fake...?
This is one of the more curious drama story's I've watched in a long time. I was intrigued by the synopsis and the actor Tamaki Hiroshi is one of my absolute favorite actors to watch so I really wanted to not only give this show a chance but enjoy it as well. The progress is quite fast, if you miss a beat you may miss a few important moments; though I never really felt confused or that I misunderstood something in the long run.I'm curious as to why this only has so few episodes, but while watching it kind of fits the five episode range; toward the end it felt like if more was added then it may feel like it was an improbable idea or a completely different show. Watching Tamaki Hiroshi work as someone who remembered faces was fascinating! I've never seen him work so hard to create such a mesmerizing character. It was nice to see the character's not only succeeding but also failing in their work(s). Only seeing the success of a character(s) is good, but can get boring after a while; so to see that the writers/creators/directors/etc... included the bad along with the mundane and the good was truly interesting and had me on the edge of my seat during the last couple of episodes.
I have to add though, if you aren't good with strong violence, then this may be a show you watch in the daylight or with a partner or not at all. It isn't AWFUL and it isn't too prevalent, there is a few points where I thought "okay time to watch some child cartoons" to try and calm myself down before bed, but that may just be a personal issue. However, the violence does not control the show, it doesn't overtake any point of the story and it isn't too gory or unbelieveable.
This story is honestly great for the five episode line up... Less is more and all that. Each episode was jam packed, though, with so many emotions and mystery and thrills that I was on the edge of my seat, biting my nails in anticipation! If you enjoy thrilling suspense, unsolvable mysteries, dramatic action, and story's that make you think... REALLY THINK what is real and what is fake and what is only in your imagination... Then give this show a try!
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